Thursday, 31 December 2009

Souls Of Mischief

Souls of Mischief is an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. With... http://bit.ly/6sNbRR

Monday, 21 December 2009

Driis - High Class Problems Vol 1 EP [Hevlar Recordings]

Many actors have made the transition into singers (and vice versa), some have been successful and others haven’t. Jamie Foxx yes! Terrance Howard, sadly, no. Driis is the musical alter-ego of A-List actor Idris Elba (The Wire, Obsessed, American Gangster... http://bit.ly/5t3O0G

Friday, 4 December 2009

Rhymes Won't Wait At Sound, Leicester Square 20/11/2009

An invitation to a ‘thought provoking’ Friday night and how could I resist? I’m always up for new thoughts. This coupled with the fact that the Rhymes Won’t Wait collective had a heavy weighting of Slam Champions… instilled me with... http://bit.ly/5H8wJe

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Hilltop Hoods

I was the first person to interview Hilltop Hoods when they arrived in the UK for the first stop of their world tour, a sold out show at Cargo. Although knackered from a long flight they were very friendly and... http://bit.ly/8gKCFq

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Dres - From The Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude EP [Bum Rush]

Dres, of the legendary Queens outfit Black Sheep is proud to announce the first of two brand new Black Sheep projects to be released in the next several months. The Native Tongues veteran is gearing up for his first full... http://bit.ly/930ZMV

Dres - Biography

It all began with a thundering baseline and an unmistakably classic phrase - this or that . One of the most widely recognized songs in rap music history, the 1991 classic The Choice is Yours was hailed... http://bit.ly/5c4a3G

Nefew - Homesick EP [On Our Feet]

Hip-Hop is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Switzerland, but rap group Nefew are looking to change that. Made up of rapper Polemikk and DJ / Producer PA-Double, Nefew are the first non-athletes... http://bit.ly/8mXUTA

DJ Mehdi

When we talk about ground breaking DJs / producers, DJ Mehdi is right up there with the likes of DJ Krush and Shadow for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop from early on. A Parisian of Tunisian descent you only have... http://bit.ly/6FGfun