Oddisee has brought us "The Iceberg" and what a welcome it is for hip-hop fans. This is something fresh that can put a hole in the Titanic of bile currently being spewed by the industry, on the none-the-wiser set. Here Oddisee provides us with a track entitled "NNGE", which depicts the current social and political climate right now in the U.S. https://youtu.be/wiuqP51iDpQ
Talib Kweli, Styles P, Freddie Gibbs, Stormzy, Joey Bada$$, The Get Down and Biggie Smalls are all in this episode of the Weekly Wind-Up 92 hosted by Shante Hudson. We’re here with our 92nd weekly news show Weekly Wind-Up 92 features Here's Talib Kweli & Styles P with "Last Ones" "Last Ones" is From their new joint project "The Seven & Shared" Video: https://youtu.be/jJLceusXPxs Freddie Gibbs drops "Crushed Glass" The track is from his new project "You only live twice" […]
Stormzy, Young M.A, Your Old Droog, Wiki, Edan, Leaf Dog, Planet Asia & Main Source are all in this episode of the Weekly Wind-Up 91 hosted by Shante Hudson. We’re here with our 91st weekly news show Weekly Wind-Up 91 features Man of the moment Stormzy with his 1st video entitled "First Things First" from his debut album "Gangs Signs and Prayer" Young M.A. Goes in hard with a freestyle over Jay Z's "Dynasty" intro called "Kween". Video: https://youtu.be/7jt5MchaxM0 Old Droog, […]
It's that time of year, and for the first time, the Itch FM DJs present to you their top 100 hip hop albums of 2016. We asked our DJs to lace us with their Top 10 albums of the year, and we ended up with a huge selection from across the spectrum of this thing we call Hip Hop, with some Beats, Soul & Grime pieces thrown in too. The science bit: Each No.1 album got 10 points, and so […]
Itch FM present Raised by the Mic on the 12th November at the Chip Shop Brixton In Celebration of the Chip Shop's 1st Anniversary 378 Coldharbour Ln, London SW9 8LF Performing on the night will be lyrical titans: Ty & Blak Twang DJs on the night: DJ BobaFatt Mr. Dex TUFKUT NOISIBOII DJ WRECK DJ Madhandz Hosted by: Mr Penfold 8pm-1am £6 entry ITCH.FM WILL BE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM THE CHIP SHOP BRIXTON ALL DAY LONG! https://www.facebook.com/events/319847298372423/
It's a warm humid Wednesday evening outside the picturesque famous north London music venue, the Roundhouse.. One of the most famous music venues in NW1 and the annual home of the ITunes Festival..The throng of fashionably attired music fans gearing up for the evening's celebrations. GRMDaily are one of the most popular and significant social media platforms reporting Urban Music culture and lifestyle in the UK; I met GRMDaily bossmen Posty and Pierre many years ago and was on a […]
Following on from the huge hit 'Driving A Benz' Bundi drops his latest banger '3210'. This has been doing the rounds for about a month now and its dangerous. A throwback theme pivoting around an awesome hook 'I am oldskool like a 3210'. This is a another huge record from one of the hardest Mcs in London. Produced by Jimmy James Beats, who delivers an effortless heavy laden slice of sinister hard hitting hiphop. The bass line moves through the […]
I was privileged enough to be A&R manager at Primary Wave, one of the largest independent talent management, music publishing and marketing & branding companies in the United States. Founded in 2006, they create marketing and branding strategies through Music Publishing, Talent Management, Recorded Music, Television/Film Development, Brand Marketing and Digital Marketing. In 2011 Larry Mestel, head honcho at Primary Wave partnered with Chris Lighty and his company's Violator rosta (the list of artists they had worked with in some […]
The homie, Lowkey after a self imposed retirement from the rap game is scheduled for a return to the music industry. A thought provoking rapper, he has been releasing music for more than a decade. The early naughties were spent rhyming with the crew 'Poisonous Poets' and independently releasing a series of classic mixtapes which led to European tours and collabs with the likes of Immortal Technique and Dead Prez. A passionate and vocal story teller of Iraqi descent, Lowkey […]
