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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‘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 [...]
‘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 [...]
’17 Samurai Vol. 1′ – VA – Kidkanevil (album review)
August 6th, 2009
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Featuring enough boundary blurring styles to please the real music fan as well as names to attract a disparate listenership the lastest release from the excellent First Word Records is ’17 Samurai’, an album of remixes of Kidkanevil tracks. True to Kidk’s original design this selection of reworks will take you on a rollercoaster of [...]
‘Unconditional Hustle’ – Yung (mixtape review)
May 13th, 2009
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Yung (you may know him as Yungblud), dropped his mixtape ‘Unconditional Hustle’ on 4th May. Yung spits ruggedly over beats from S.Chu, Wizard, 7th Dan of MKD, Mikey J and some self-produced instrumentals. Tight and focussed freestyles flow thickly as Yung asserts himself alongside full tracks like heavy heaters like ‘The Dedication’ and ‘It’s Alot’. [...]
