Leeds Hip Hop Scene

[ September 23, 2007; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Fresh Jive presents: Back to the 80s Tracksuit Party

Fresh Jive presents: Back to the 80s – Tracksuit Party with a double dutch special international breakdance competition, featuring Spain Vs the UK with DJ Renegade (Ex Scratch Perverts) on turntable duties

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THE BRITISH NATIONAL SKIPPING TEAM! showing off their talents and hosting a skipping competition for all-comers [...]

Last summer, when Wiley’s 2nd Phaze mixtape hit the streets the pioneers’s disappearance from the grime scene was half explained (differences with label XL) but more importantly, tracks like Grim, I Like the Way and Friday Night generated a real buzz. The young pretenders like Sway and Kano should’ve been nervous - with Dizzee Rascal [...]

Every week or so I’m going to post a list of blogs and Myspace pages I have come across lately that I think would be of interest to our regular readers. Whether it be a funny article, a banging track, videos or simply a whole bunch of interesting articles I’ll be sure to keep you [...]

DJ Tricksta is back once again with Part Two to the success ‘National Anthems Mixtape’ that he dropped around the same time last summer. It features the cream of the UK scene including some unreleased tracks and remixes by the likes of Akala, Conman, Late, Reveal, Baby Blue, Big Wayne, Swift It Major, Mr. Ti2bs [...]

Coming straight from East London’s council estates , he is now on his third album with his newest release, Maths and English. Along with Wiley & Kano he has come to be the main figure of grime for anybody outside of the UK Scene. The main point here is whether his new album lives up [...]

Aesop Rock’s first full-length in quite a while is set to arrive on Def Jux on August 28. Entitled None Shall Pass, the album will feature guest appearances from El-P, Rob Sonic, Cage, Breeze Brewin, and, interestingly enough, Mr. Mountain Goat himself, John Darnielle. None also features quite an eye-catching cover, as you can see. [...]