There are many nights in the life of a scene that are hotly anticipated. Few however raise the pitch of expectation so high as the recent appearance of US Hip-Hop veterans Masta Ace and Edo G at Fresh Jive in Leeds . In the moments before the MC duo stepped on stage, the atmosphere was [...]
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Markus The Sadist – West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, 27th October 2009 (review)
October 29th, 2009
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Playing to a fairly diverse audience, including those who I suspect don’t frequent the theatre, Jonzi D’s cast of eight wowed the audience at the West Yorkshire Playhouse last night with their performance of his rap opera ‘Markus The Sadist’. Using minimal props and scenery alongside music, dancing, video and of course rapping and acting, [...]
Sway Live – Mint Club, Leeds – 24/9/08
September 30th, 2008
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I caught Sway performing at the Mint Club, Leeds. After sitting through a couple of hours of mindless R’n’B ‘hits’ (seriously, I can’t even recognise music in that genre as R’n’B now) I managed to get crushed up against the front barrier by a load of screaming girls when Sway hit the stage at around [...]
RATM @ Leeds Fest
August 27th, 2008
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Just in case you missed the epic performance from RATM at Leeds Festival last weekend here’s the tracklisting, pics and news.
Get Cained – 28/02/08 Shipley
March 4th, 2008
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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 [...]
