Leeds Hip Hop Scene

Yorkshire Terrierz, for those that don’t know (shame, shame!) are a hip-hop crew out of Chapeltown, Leeds (CPT) consisting of producer Menza and MCs Low-Key, Dogge and Dirty. Since the release of this album, vocalist Rachel (Rae-Rae) has also become an official part of the crew.
Blended In West Yorkshire is their debut album, available right [...]

When I was told that Vauxhall were sponsoring a series of competitions to find the best undiscovered talent in the fields of UK urban dance and vocals, I was understandably sceptical.  Since time immemorial (okay, maybe not that long but it’s been a while), old men in suits have been on a remorseless mission to [...]

Another Friday night of hip hop infused goodness at the Fav. New Bohemia have been good to us these last few weeks with the likes of Braintax and Kids in Tracksuits providing the soundtrack to our night. This week Jehst is the big name on the bill and I was excited as I’d not seen [...]

There’s a lot of hip-hop, R n B, and soul acts that are up and coming in and around Leeds, a lot of it unsigned, a diverse range of talent with something different to give and to promote, as well as having something to say about where they’re from. And someone needs to look after [...]

Although I’d heard positive things about the headline act Zero dB’s new album Bongos, Bleeps & Basslines, I’d still not got round to actually listening to it before the show. Instead my enthusiasm fell to the next act down the roster, Kids In Tracksuits. Their immensely enjoyable mini album New Kids Rock The Block has [...]

So, having checked out Braintax’s show at the Faversham the night before I had the chance on Saturday to catch the other half of the Lowlife foundation equation playing a free show at Dr Wu’s. Having seen BTI play before I knew it was likely to be a phat show and I certainly wasn’t disappointed.
Tom [...]