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 surprises to say the least. First of all he didn't […]
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 and is always putting in the work. With her highly […]
"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 hybrid of spoken word meets rapping, his words melting with […]
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. On a level with all of the superstar R&B stars […]
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 from 1986-89 in true DeX Files fashion. mixcloud.com/ItchFM/mr-dex-the-dex-files-ep-128/
When the clocks rang in 2016 the #ExpectTheUnexpected should have been trending, its been a real roller coaster music wise and Kendrick Lamar has taken things to the next level with his unexpected new album. Putting himself into a seriously elite league of super artists like Beyoncé, Madonna, Jay Z, Kanye West etc who can drop an album, with zero promo, publicity and have the whole world talking about it, the voice of an entire generation Kendrick Lamar really is […]
"Must Be The Drugs" has been around for quite a while now and was the January single of the month on my show. Myself and others have said that Lskins sounds similar to Mike Skinner from the Streets or Maxi Jazz from the world famous Faithless. As far as comparisons go you cant go wrong there. With a seriously laid back flow which is half rapping meets spoken word, Lskins simply has one of those voices that you can never […]
Meridian Dan is without a doubt one of the most vital voices in the world of grime. Since his 2014 huge crossover record "German Whip" Meridian Dan is one man you can always rely on for great music. His brand new release "Couple Killers" sees him teaming up with fellow crew member Mytus, for a monster release. This is one that you will be disturbing the neighbours with as you cant listen to this one with the volume low. Looking like […]
Benjamin Coyle Larner better known to most as Loyle Carner is a rapper, actor from South London. That's what Google tells us, but who is Loyle Carner? I first found out about Loyle Carner at Stig Of The Dump unofficial album launch in the basement of the Deal Real Legacy pop up store last summer. Loyle Carner was supporting and within the first five minutes of his performance, I knew I would be a fan for life. To make some […]
