After the Sloshpot EP alongside Mr Boss earlier this year (check our review here), it was only a matter of time before Uk Hip Hop’s favourite loudmouth Dirty Dike was back, this time with his third solo album. What I was unsure of however, was which way the album would go in. Sloshpot showcased both [...]
There’s plenty of new hip hop to get our teeth stuck into this week, from cyphers to tracks, US to UK, so without further ado… Here’s the latest greatest hip hop on the tube. M9 & Tesla’s Ghost Cypher Anything M9 has anything to do with is straight up ill, but when you add Tesla’s [...]
The variety in sounds on the High Focus roster is something that hasn’t gone unnoticed in the last few years and is without a doubt a big factor in their ongoing domination of the Uk Hip Hop scene, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that their latest release strays further off the beaten track. [...]
No, this isn’t the kiddy sitting next to you on the Northern line bumping Wu Tang at ear splitting levels, but another episode of some of the illest Hip Hop to hit Youtube of late. From UK heads through grimey US basements, it’s all linked by two international releases that have got me especially hyped: [...]
The latest news from the High Focus camp is of a new album coming soon from brand new crew Brothers of the Stone. With workaholic MC’s Leaf Dog and BVA joined by Leaf’s younger brother Illinformed, it’s a natural collaboration formed by a trio that have been working together for a while. Any 3 Amigos [...]
Appearing on two Foreign Beggars tracks back in 2003, Dr. Syntax, with his Banbury upbringing and self proclaimed ‘speccy’ looks, seemed an unlikely candidate to become a known name on the UK Hip Hop scene, until you heard him spit. You can’t help but enjoy his dry humour, sarcastic anecdotes and that element of self [...]
The increased ammount of nights, releases and press UK hip hop acts are currently receiving isn’t the only positive effect of the boom in this little culture of ours we’re currently benefiting from. With more heads, promoters and publicity in general knocking about, the ammount of overseas artists hitting our fine shores recently has also [...]
Real freestyle has become somewhat of a lost art recently; Youtube videos feature the word in the title when actually they feature nothing of the sort, rap battles are generally pre-written and most MCs stepping to the cypher are armed with their latest bars rather then straight off the dome wit. However, there are still [...]
Strolling around in the wreckage of Boom Bap Festival (watch out for the review soon), brainless from 3 heavy days of the finest hip hop and alcohol abuse, I felt like nothing more then a conscious-less animal aimlessly wandering barren lands. My one saving grace was looking forward to the flood of videos that would [...]
Other than his early summer Ep More Dynamite, mic veteran Verb T has been fairly quiet in terms of solo output recently, despite keeping himself heard as one quarter of The Four Owls and plenty of guest verses. He’s set to return with a bang this October though, with his first solo album on High [...]
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