Another edition to the "Who Is.?" series, this time around we shine the spotlight on 18 year old Isaiah Dreads. When we talk about grime cities and surrounding areas such as London, Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield all feature heavily on the grime map. One part of the UK we mainly associate with seaside, fairs, caravans and well anything other than grime is Dorset, thanks to Isaiah Dreads that's all changed. […]
One of the brightest stars in urban music In the UK the one and only Fabian Secon returns with a brand new single featuring grime heavyweight J Spades. Fabian Secon was a guest on my show a few months ago and we talked about this forthcoming single and collaboration with J Spades, its as good as I was anticipating and better. A perfect example of his smooth, soulful vocal talents, […]
Manchester's finest Bugzy Malone is back and as always on point showing why he is fast becoming one of the most rated MCs in grime. Forget a polished, expensive video shoot with girls and marque cars. Bugzy keeps it raw, gritty and seriously moody with the video for "Late Night In The 0161". With a signature atmospheric and sinister production in full effect here, providing the perfect bed for Bugzy […]
When it comes to DJ's people always like to put labels on people and associate you with a certain type of music. Tim Westwood: hiphop, Trevor Nelson: R&B/Soul, Fabio & Grooverider: D&B and so on. Then there is Nottingham's MistaJam mostly associated with... yeah, its not easy to tag MistaJam with any one genre, a pioneer, tastemaker, new music breaker and always at the forefront of every single new urban, […]
Continuing the roller coaster of music and moments In 2016. Kano drops his debut "Fire In The Booth" for Charlie Sloth on BBC 1Xtra. With his brand new album "Made In The Manor" out now, it was only right that Kano dropped a "Fire In The Booth" for Charlie Sloth, but did you know it was his debut in the booth. Setting the bar extremely high it was full of […]
Without a doubt Shay D is one of the hardest working ladies in hiphop. Whether its performing across the UK and Europe, organising the hugely popular "Lyrically Challenged" events alongside MC Angel. Running hiphop and writing workshops for the world famous Breaking Convention or co hosting the weekly "L.C" radio show, Sunday evenings 18.00-20.00 on Itch FM alongside DJ Shorty. Shay D is without a doubt covering all the angles […]
"Wavey" Taken from Black The Ripper's forthcoming project "Motivated Stoner", is the 2016 smokers anthem and what an anthem it is. A dreamy, cinematic production from Flyo sets the mood perfectly here. Always on point Black The Ripper delivers some seriously hard lyrics giving the track just the right touch of grittiness. On the guest spot Lskins takes the track to the next level with a laid back verse, a […]
As we head into spring in the UK my inbox is starting to fill up with some seriously soulful and sexy R&B. "XYZ" Produced by Grammy nominated Willie B, is the latest release from Mikey Taelor, taken from her forthcoming project "Essentials". A perfect edition to add to your spring/summer playlist. Willie B delivers a multi layered industrial, catchy, melodic production which works perfectly with Mikey Taelor strong soulful vocals. […]
A 90s Hip-Hop audio visual mix from Mr.Dex to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mario Van Peebles New Jack City. Starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T and Chris Rock. Featuring music from Mobb Deep, Redman, Pusha T, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah, and Kool G. Rap. New Jack City (25th Anniversary AV mix) from Mr. Dex on Vimeo. Check out the Itch.fm 2 hour special. True school Hip-Hop with a twist of Soul […]
