Leeds Hip Hop Scene

Founded in 1997 by e.g. bailey, Trú Rúts Endeavors is a multidisciplinary artistic organisation, developing innovative, cutting edge work and projects. Covering projects as diverse as spoken word, live hip hop, theatre and the visual arts, based in Minneapolis in the USA.
Tru is an Egyptian word which means turn, time and season, and likewise it [...]

Following the huge success of the ‘LeedsByExample’ album, this October will see the first and highly anticipated ‘LeedsByExample Live’ HipHop night.
‘LeedsByExample’ is a project that has brought together the city’s very best up-and-coming hip hop artists. The album was released in April 2006 to huge acclaim from both the local and national music press whilst [...]

Hey readers, hope you guys go and support the release of the first issue of Bonafide magazine, a new quarterly publication celebrating originality in hip-hop and modern culture.
Issue 01 is a completely advertisement free, self financed initiative produced by a triumvirate of Leeds hip-hop heads. The magazine dedicated to individuals who have not compromised their [...]

 Northern Hostility is an ever-growing, ever-changing music collective based around Leeds, York and Huddersfield but with affiliates and collaborators around the UK. It is still in its youth, we only started this April 2007 with members of loads of different crews and collectives, such as DS Fam, Battlers, Alphabetix, Invizible Circle, Watchmen, Moulding the Breaks [...]

The ‘Leeds By Example’ project has enabled a variety of local artists to come together and release their music on one album; showcasing the wealth of talent in the city. The album was released in April 2006 to huge acclaim from both the local and national music press. It has already had radio play on numerous stations [...]

There’s a lot of hip-hop, R n B, and soul acts that are up and coming in and around Leeds, a lot of it unsigned, a diverse range of talent with something different to give and to promote, as well as having something to say about where they’re from. And someone needs to look after [...]