from Certified Banger Instead of choosing his favourite beats from the 90s S.Kalibre has chosen the best beats from the 90s for his ‘The Return of the Boom Bap’ mixtape. Then he’s taken cues from the original subject matter and made his own piece of art from the original elements. 37 tracks deep, one verse [...]
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‘It Came From Across The Pond’ V/A (Free)- ft @Mystrogen, @JokerStarr, @DJIQ
January 5th, 2010
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Supporters of all things UK Hip Hop, the good guys at BMX/Skate/Music/Art mag Style 43 have put together a compilation of UK Hip Hop niceness in collaboration with US based indy Hip Hop site aboveGround. Download it here Peep the tracklist: 1. Sound of a Genius – Jack Flash 2. Strange Fruit – M9ine 3. [...]
‘Soulscapes & Jazz Breaks’ – Pat D & Lady Paradox (album review)
November 27th, 2009
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Pat D and Lady Paradox have returned with a brilliant LP by all accounts. Any one of this album’s elements on its own would have me championing the record but the fact is that everything I look at – beats, rhymes, content, guests etc – is all of such a high quality. It’s the album’s [...]
‘Careful On The Way Up’ – Diversion Tactics (album review)
November 25th, 2009
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Authentic Hip Hop from the UK – don’t believe that? OK – Percee P and Tim Dog, two pioneering Bronx rappers, feature on this LP. Believe me now? Thought so. Need proof from the UK? UK legend Blade endorses this by lending an out-of-retirement verse – dopeness and total awesomeness in my books. ‘No Collaborations’ [...]
‘Thoughts Of The Nameless’ – Defenders of Style (mixtape review)
November 21st, 2009
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With Big Band Swing samples, crunching and crashing drums and a crew of hungry Yorkshiremen on the mic ‘Thoughts of the Nameless’ is one of the properest releases you’ll hear this year. With 100% original productions from Jack Danz, High Top, Prys and Mike D this hour long mixtape is as good as a full [...]
