Fresh off their massive tour of Europe, Souls of Mischief are releasing their latest solo album very soon and they are kicking things off by dropping the first single, “Proper Aim“. The Prince Paul produced joint is set to blow up speakers around the world, as one of hip hop’s favourite crews returns after almost a decade away from the mic.
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It’s all been a bit quiet round these parts over the past few weeks, what with us relocating and not having any internet access. Plus all that festive cheer being rammed down our throats, kinda drained all the creativity out of us.
Luckily free internet access is everywhere these days and so I’ve finally managed to drag myself away from the festering mass of turkey, chocolate coins and neverending Tim Allen movies, to see what we’ve missed out on since we were last on it. And where better to start than the UK compilation we dropped a fortnight ago, thanks to our American friends at aboveGround Magazine.
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A few weeks ago we found out that Paper Tiger was going to be releasing a series of 20 mini-mixes covering different genres/themes/acts, and he kicked things off with a favourite for all the b-boy and b-girls: 80’s electro.
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As if this is some sort of impromptu UK hip hop video Monday, we’ve got yet another blessing on celluloid for you. This time from Asaviour and DJ IQ with “No Days Off“, featuring Sir Smurf Lil and TB.
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Today sees the release of Mystro’s “F.D.T.” EP, so in light of that fact and also just cos it is dope, we have got the brand new video for the track, “U Live & U Learn“.
Wales is dropping a lot of nice hip hop right about now, with people like Metabeats, Ruffstylz, Mudmowth and Squid Ninjaz, making big movements recently. 2010 looks set to be a big year for UK hip hop in general, but I think we’ll see even more quality raps coming out of Wales in particular, and someone sure to be at the front of the charge is D.Gritty.
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The Mighty Mystro, MysDiggi, Digmund Freud - whatever name you give him, we can all agree that he is one of the most respected emcees to come on to the scene in the last decade. And he’s not just limited to being a natural born spitter; those who have checked his recent “Mystro Investigates” series will know what I’m talking about. (Those who don’t, hit up his site)
His spitting is what this is all about though, as this month sees the release of his latest lab creation: the “F.D.T.” EP. Luckily for us Mystro seems to always bring the tightest deliveries to everything and if anything he has only upped his game, during the hiatus since his last releases, a couple of years ago.
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From Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak’s 2008 album, “Hand Over Fist“:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=101105653
The fifth installment of the UK hip hop showcase series is out now, so we thought we’d drop a little science on what you lucky listeners have in store this time round, if you haven’t got yours yet.
In line with the original “On the Radar” mission statement, this is an opportunity to gather some of the best hip hop on the rise at the moment in this country - along with some of our more notorious wordsmiths and beatmakers - and give them all a platform to be heard by a wider audience.
Britain’s repping hard on this one: from Scotland to London and Yorkshire to Wales; proving that hip hop in this country has been as fresh and original as ever this year.
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INCLUDING the “LL COOL J MIX’ pt1 and 2, and the “MJ EXTENDED TRIBUTE MIX” !!
Monday sees the Carhartt store in Covent Garden being taken over by some of the top cats in UK hip hop.
Phoenix Da Icefire and DJ Roast are about to release their “Baptism Under Fire” mixtape and to honour the event, Mr Icefire will be doing a live performance at the Carhartt store.
Also playing on the night will be Triple Darkness and The IRS, which is a dope line-up in itself. But in case there are those of you wanting more, you can also see Cappo and Endemic who will be there to perform some joints from their “Needle Drop EP“.
The event is hosted by Kingpin and DJs on the night will be Roast and Charlee Brown. The doors are 7-9.30pm and there will also be free drinks courtesy of the Mean Time Brewery.
If you caught the piece we threw up a week or so ago, then you already know about the soon-to-drop Freeway and Jake One album, “The Stimulus Package“.
The album is set to drop mid-February on Rhymesayers and will feature, among others, Raekwon and Jay-Z favourite, Beanie Siegel, alongside Freeway’s relentless rhyming and the beats that have made Jake One, some of RSE’s hottest property.
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Hot on the heels of November’s dose of dope from Suspect Packages, Disorda now has Christmas in his sights as he has lined up another massive show for the festive season
This time the line up will feature one of my favourite crews of all time, The IRS. Their album is still one of my favourite UK releases of the past few years and their live shows are always a riot, so this should be no different. Joining them will be two of Cardiff’s finest, Mudmowth and Metabeats, from the Associated Minds label, alongside Ralph Rip Shit and a potentially explosive special guest…
More musical mayhem from Murs, Slug and Aesop Rock this week, as the video for “Felt Chewed Up“, premiered on MTVu (we got it from the RSE Youtube channel instead). The video basically involves a child dressed up something like Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels (minus the hat), riding a tricycle. Goddamn it, it works though. Check it out..
We’ve recently learned that the Stones Throw Xmas show has been cancelled. Tony Adams, from The Doctor’s Orders, sent out this message on Facebook earlier this evening:
“We here at The Doctor’s Orders are very sorry to announce the cancellation of the Stones Throw Xmas party @ Plan B. Due to the tragic loss of our sister and photographer Alicia’s Eyes Wisdom we are not able to commit to the work load involved in this event and would rather her memory was respected in a different way when the time is right. We will be contacting all ticket agents to arrange full refunds. Sorry for the disappointment and thank you for your understanding. The Doctor’s Orders”
Our condolences to Tony and all of Alicia’s friends and family.
DJ IQ has a new mixtape coming out next week and to save me the trouble of writing more than a few lines, D.E.D has made a nice little “Flashing Lights” animation to distract you all…
It was 10 years ago that the YNR label burst onto the UK scene with some of the freshest hip hop English ears had ever heard, in the form of Jehst’s “Premonitions” EP.
And they kept bringing the goods after that, again and again and again, with a roster that featured some of the finest emcees & producers in the country: Evil Ed, Tommy Evans, Lewis Parker, Cee Why…
Now to celebrate their first decade, the Young n’ Restless are descending on the Jazz Cafe to give us a showcase of the sort of hip hop that has made them a force to be reckoned with.
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More antics occurring over at Doomtree.net, courtesy of Paper Tiger. He is going to be doing a series of quick-fix mixtapes that will be released ‘whenever I get a chance to make a new one’.
