Leeds Hip Hop Scene

It’s a cold Friday December night in Leeds and Aidan Severs is stood outside the Atrium club with the IRS boys trying to get an interview out of them before they hit the stage and tear it up with their usual brand of comedy and social commentary…
Can you tell me who we’ve got here first?
Ed [...]

Seems Christmas has come early for me this year.Last week some tubby old guy in a red suit came up to me in the skuzzy little ‘after hours’ bar that is The George. Very quietly he slid a CD under my beer mat. I did not react, continuing my hand of Black Jack, but I [...]

Aidan Severs catches up with LG to discuss his influences and career to date.
For those not in the know can you introduce yourself?
I’m from London. I started Sit Tight Records with Lopez a good few years back and we put out:
Rocket Fuel feat Jehst & Skriblah / City Breaks featuring Yungun 12″ (which I produced)
Micall [...]

On Tuesday 11th December Sound People, welcome Hip Hop/Pop act Olympic Lifts to Leeds as part of their mini UK tour.  Support on the night will be from local hip hop act 9 Lives Clik featuring Eliphino, Chief Wiggum and Pro-Optic.
Leeds Hip Hop Scene have teamed up with the venue and promoters to offer you [...]

This an exclusive video interview for LHHS - we were fortunate enough to meet up with Jehst, Micall Parknsun, Sir Smurf Lil and LG at their recent gig at New Bohemia in Leeds. We sat down and chatted about UK Hip Hop, Yorkshire, the Mengi Bus Mixtape, Aubergines and check for some exclusive footage from [...]