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 [...]

Here at LHHS we like to celebrate Xmas in style and to get ourselves in the Christmas spirit we’ve compiled a mix of some of our favourite Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul & Funk Xmas songs to compile an alternative Christmas playlist for your parties, iPods and cars over the coming weeks!!
Tracklisting:

Intro
Rufus Thomas - I’ll Be [...]

I was chatting to Wisdomtooth the other day about the lyrical content in Hip Hop and most importantly the intellectual fodder we are provided by many mainstream artists… so I got down to thinking and decided I’d put down a couple of my favourite worst Hip Hop/Rap lyrics into the public domain:
NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - Whats [...]

A beginners’ guide to doing graffiti, covering paints, spraypaints, stencils, surfaces and general advice.
What you will need
Paint.
Oh really. However, there are a f*ck of a lot of different types of paint so here’s a few pointers:

Brush paints
Come in several flavours. All of which are preferable to spray cans as they are not so environmentally damaging. [...]

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 [...]

I was checking out the Northern Author Blog this afternoon and I was drawn into Adam’s post on The Greatest UK Rapper. In which he puts forward his case for Blade;
Blade has been in the rap game as long as Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane or Large Professor, and arguably has created as vital [...]