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Apples And Snakes In Soho Featuring Ty

Apples And Snakes In Soho Featuring Ty

Ty is a name to conjure with. Nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2004. He's a tireless ambassador for UK Hip Hop. As well as being one of its harshest critics. But he's never forgotten his early days in London's spoken word workshops. And tonight - for one night only - he returns to his roots with a poetry gig. Just the man, his voice, and perhaps a few backing beats.

Baby J

Baby J

Seasoned UK producer Baby J took time out of his busy, pre album launch schedule to answer a few questions for Britishhiphop.co.uk / Certified Banger with questions put by Aidan Severs. Read on to find out what Baby J had to say about his latest LP amongst other things...

BASS Festival 2008

MCs For Life

As part of this year’s month-long BASS (British Art and Street Sounds) Festival, which pays homage to everything Hip Hop, the organisers will be hosting a special two-day conference ‘MCs for Life’. This unique and enlightening conference will take place in Birmingham on 28th June and in Manchester on 29th June.

Soweto Kinch Presents - The Flyover Show

Soweto Kinch Presents – The Flyover Show

Led by multi-award winning jazz musician and MC Soweto Kinch, The Hockley Flyover Project is an ambitious day-long street festival that brings world class jazz, hip hop, poetry, dance and theatre to a neglected corner of Birmingham. Also featuring notables from across the country such as Bashy, TY, Eska Mtungwazi, Jonzi D and Zena Edwards, it will be a pertinent national statement about ‘Urban’ art.

BASS Festival 2008

BASS Festival 2008

Forget Glastonbury, T-in the Park or any of the other Summer festivals this year and make your way to the Midlands for the ultimate explosion of music, art and culture at the BASS Festival. Throughout the month of June, venues across Birmingham, Leicester, Derby and Nottingham will play host to over 50 events that form the basis of the BASS (British Art and Street Sounds) Festival.

Ty

Ty

The Mercury Music Prize Nominee Rapper “TY” has unleashed his third album entitled “Closer”. I caught up with TY to get his views on the music industry and what we have to look forward to on his new album.

Friday Nite Flavas Live

Friday Nite Flavas Live

Here we have details of a launch of a New monthly Night which is to put hip-hop back on the Map to London. It has been a long time, but long time stalwart DJ 279 of Choice FM is set to step back into doing regular gigs and for his new night - the re-launch of the famous Friday Nite Flavas he has chosen to hold it in Ladbroke Grove at Neighbourhood.