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: [...]
You’ve gotta love those weeks when Hip Hop is rife on Youtube, with fresh videos popping up left right and center from old and new heads alike. The past week hit that nail perfectly. From Sonnyjim demolishing Rappertag to fresh Fliptrix and Cutta Chase videos, there’s plenty to keep a head happy, and way too [...]
You gotta love Mystro. Not only is his music dope, and accompanied by a stage show that puts most to shame, but he also doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously, something that can’t be said for many rappers. I loved the ‘UK Rap Up’ he did last year so what better way to celebrate [...]
Brighton based MC Awfer has been making moves over the past year or so as part of the trio Concept of Thought alongside Frankie Stew and Illiterate. Part responsible for a whole host of tracks to bless my ears in that time, he recently took the leap of dropping his first solo track, an expectedly [...]
With more top quality Uk Hip Hop cropping up left right and center, here’s a little update of some of our Youtube picks to keep your ears entertained this week. Here’s to anyone who ever said we’re not good to you….. Res & Datkid- Comparisons Split Prophets men of the moment Res and Datkid on [...]
It’s been a while since there was a documentary focusing on d&b knocking about, and with a lot of change in the genre over the last decade or so it was about time someone took up the mantle. In steps ‘The Drum and Bass Diaries’, an eight part Youtube documentary that’s airing a 10 minute [...]
To put it bluntly, I couldn’t be more hyped for Ed Scissortongue’s forthcoming album Better.Luck.Next.Life. A real lyricists lyricist, the Contact Play member is a wordsmith in all of it’s forms, from side splitting Facebook statuses through insightful album reviews and twisted press releases all the way to his poetically apocalyptic imagery on tracks. He’s [...]
It’s rare that we just drop a tune on you out of the blue, but someone just reminded me of this Mos Def classic and I can’t help but share. A crunchy beat with an incredible, yet subtle, bassline and violins provide the backing for one of my personal favourite Mos Def tunes, where he [...]
Despite the fact that rap is alive as it’s ever been in the UK right now and it took a whole lot more than one MC to resurrect it, this new tune Resurrect the Rap from young London MC Drew Bakes is pretty ill. If I’m honest, I know very little about him, but I’m [...]
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 [...]
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