Leeds Hip Hop Scene

 
It seems as though in all this ‘true hip hop’ palava we’ve forgotten who the true saviours of the scene really are. They don’t have to be rockin the stereotypical dress or accent. It’s about having a pure, rooted, hip hop mentality. And of course, some genuine talent to go with it.Don’t Talk To Strangers [...]

UK turntable titan DJ IQ has just dropped “Know The Ledge Vol. 1″ - the first in a series of mixes featuring both old and new cuts which will be available for free download.
Peep the tracklisting below and download the mix here.
1. Intro
2. Pete Rock - ‘Til I Retire
3. Evidence - Mr Slow Flow (Koolade remix)
4. [...]

Check the nights at their new home The Elbow Room, Leeds - the last Wednesday of every month! Where else will you find great acts in Leeds City Centre for the cost of a pint??

Words: Nino
With AfroPhysics there’s no box. No tracks. No train.  They’ve taken hip hop and music as a whole back to its roots. Something the mainstream industry are so keen to dissolve. Music when it was more than something to float aimlessly around the room and occasionally brush against our minds and hearts but completely [...]

After just one or two minutes of listening to ‘Outside Looking In‘ Life’s voice is instantly recognisable as THE sound of Phi-Life Cypher. In the same amount of time Life and Nappa set the tone for the entire CD; this is an introduction in the truest sense of the word.
Lyrically this [...]

Beit Nun’s self released mixtape ‘Where The Art Is (Volume 1)’is out now on his label Innit Records. At 14 tracks long, the 41 minutes fly-by in this sombre yet at times upbeat commentary of UK society. Feturing guest spots & production from Jabba tha Kut, OJB, Dan Bull, Dr Freud and Leeds based emcee’s [...]