Get Cained - 28/02/08 Shipley
Published by Editor March 4th, 2008 in Live Reviews, Local.The top thing that Brutal Artistry does is stay true to the roots. So there was none of this, ‘lets just sell out to students and pissheads’…It was a hip hop night. They wanted a hip hop crowd. And man did they get one. It seems nowadays the common acceptance is that real hip hop doesn’t sell. Many djs are forced to put on R&B or house nights in order to really make some money. But here you have it - hip hop in the rawest, purest most honest form. Envelopes of solid beats and talent gushing into dem dere mikes and outta dem dere speakers. Every person there for the music. Not cos its nice. Hip hop ent niiiiiiiice.
The show kicked off with the ever energetic Spida Lee who didn’t stand still for one second. The guy cocktailed the mike several times before exercising some serious command over the whole spot to shoot his music video. Where every single mother sticker with a pint in hand managed to throw it all over me. (Cheers)
Northern Hostility were far from hostile with some heavy spitting complete with a few grime fuelled explosions of honesty. Northern Hostility practically provide their own continent. And with just four out of the crew of MCs present, they proved their genuine ability as each provided his own style and sass that kept us boppin. All funking over some quality beats a la Mike D on the decks who kept implicit timing and didn’t once let the beats get tiresome.
Ball Zee(UK beatbox champ) and Megamouth gave us the dictionary definition of mike control with some flawless larynx management. Ballzee pulled out his top class two mike act - one to the throat, one to the lips…only a genius could carry that off. And Mega didn’t hold back in laying down some perfectly rolling beats and masterpiece effects. Complete with a lovely lil drum n bass number the two providing one of those performances you just don’t see everywhere, and you just won’t forget.
Jack Flash(End of the weak winner), J Simple and ThaBo had everyone singing along one minute to the moreishly catchy track ‘Intoxicating’ but left us in silent awe after some incredibly enthused acapella. Anyone who doesn’t think spoken word has a place in hip hop really, really needs to catch Flash and Simple in their element.
Electro Dj Ellis from Cyberreign crew provided a more tangy fire on the ones and twos and Mista Ed(Waxworks) threw down some proper classic beats. And,to be honest, looked like he would have had just as good a time if nobody else was there at all…
The universitality of hip hop is evident not just in comparing the West Yorkshire scene to the rest of the world. But in comparing the exciting blend of acts Miki B(Brutal Artistry’s ‘man with the plan’)managed to twine together for what proved to be a truly buck night. Watch this spot people, and if you’re not further than Australia. i’ll see you on the floor next time.
Peace.
Nino
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Twas a dope night! not enough peeps but there never is! at least 99% of the crowd where heads which is always a good thing!
Gutted Chief Wigz couldn’t perform due to illness, get well soon blad!
Yeah, I had a good night, chilled out but motivating, yeah?
I can’t decide what I think about the fact that most people there are involved in Hip Hop in some way…MC’s, DJ’s, writers, journalists etc…Is it that everyone is just have-a-go? Is it that only artists support other artists in local scenes? Is it that Hip Hop is so universal and gives EVERYONE the opportunity to express themselves? Big up to everyone who showed their whatever they do.
Well written too Nino, keep it up.
the bottom line is
if someone likes hip hop
they get hip hop
they practise it
its an active culture
u cant claim to be hip hop and have no involvement in the scene
so i’d hope and expect everyone to hold that true
we are in the minority as far as real souls go
but thats that innit?
i dunno… being a fan is surely enough involvement?? without them no one gets anywhere…
i think the thing with local hiphop is you have to actively go find it usually - and most ppl wont do that unless they are invovled with the scene or want to get involved.
ive met plenty of hiphop fans who are like “yeah i used to be into the uk stuff, but the uk scene died five yrs ago”, but play them some stuff by eliphino, dttss, pat d, kidkanevil etc and theyre like “shit, howd i not know about this?” - because they wont actively seek it, and wont pay attention unless its there in front of them.
i went to new bohemia for percee p, and went along with some mates who had no idea who percee p was - but it was at new bohemia so were happy to go. getting ppl to do something they wouldnt normally do is alot harder - i managed to get some ppl to diff’strokes nights, but tis hard to find ppl who are simply fans, as the casual public isnt exposed to local music and arent open minded enough to wander along to a cheap local night to check it out
I agree with you both…this should be in the forum though!
Yeah Hip Hop truly is an active culture but being a fan is enough…but only if as a fan you are active in the scene. It’s pointless claiming to be a Hip hop fan if you don’t support the scene, that’s not being a fan…it’s kinda like leeching and stealing!
Some people are pathetic though, Hip Hop aint hard to find in Leeds and its surrounding areas.
When ‘Brutal Artistry’ put on a ‘Get Cained’ nite… dey rule da roost!!
People complain theres not enuff hiphop nights! Where are these people when mans put one on??? Like Aidan says ‘hiphop aint hard to find in these areas!!! Big up everyone who was there! Big up Megamouth & Ballzee. Big up Northern Hostility! Big up Jack Flash & J Simple! Big up Spida Lee!!! Big up Nino 4 the write up!
UP NORTH 4LIFE!!!!!
Top night. Shame 9 Lives were not there! Would have been even better!!!
Came down to sort some personal business out and stumbled into Get Cained,so glad I did,cracker of a night,great to see Get Cained before it goes to bigger and better venues
Same Ol’ Topic of discusion i see…
Well if they wont come to HipHop then we’ll bring HipHop to them!
Thats my Logic!
Big ups to Brutal artistry, 9 Lives, NINO for the lovley write ups, Aiden for the sweet review of the Blue, Spida Lee (you better be cuttin my ugly mug out that vid of yours bro) and of course my DTTS bredren & sistren.
BREAKNORTH/GRIM UP NORTH will be returning very soon so hope to see you all there.
peas 1
HEY! GUYS THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC NIGHT WE WERE ALL IN OUR ELEMENT WATCHING YOU GUYS PERFORM. WHAT TALENT IT WAS SUCH A GREAT PLEASURE TO HAVE HAD THE OPPERTUNITY TO COME SEE YOU. IT WAS A BRILLIANT NIGHT, SO MUCH TALENT WE ALL APPRECIATED COMING TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS. PLEASE MAKE THE NEXT SESSION VERY VERY VERY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOON. CAN’T WAIT TO COME TO THE NEXT SHOW. WE ARE ALL HERE, TO HELP YOU GUYS PROMOTE THE NEXT SESSION IF YOU NEED US. THANK YOU AGAIN CLASS ACT RESPECT MIKI B AND D CREW.
EASY NAH
GOWN
ANGELINA AND D VENUS CREW