So it's September, the six weeks' summer holiday's are over for all those in education and the UK is inundated in a three day mini heatwave... yep I said 3 days.. :) The famette Little Simz has announced on social media that she'll be situated at Rough Trade East, the record store in Shoreditch London, all day. I've known Simz for many years, being an avid supporter of her music […]
A couple of days ago I ventured into central, Soho to be precise.. once the centrifugal point of club and vinyl world for many of us DJ folk... the talk was about photos being exhibited from my long time bredren... Teemax ! During the 90's and much of the noughties my peoples like Paul H, Jennie Baptiste, Eddie Otchere, Teemax etc were capturing and collating much imagery in […]
Covent Garden Internationally known for it’s famous cobblestoned piazza, the Royal Opera House, outdoor restaurants and busking street performers. If you were lucky enough to have visited between 1982-85, you would have also witnessed the nucleus of London Hip Hop culture. Diehard first generation Hip hop heads from all over London and beyond would congregate in Covent to share skills, battle opponents and earn money. Poppers, lockers and breakers […]
Hymna - 'Mentiras' Hmyna (Hannah to her friends) is an emerging and mercurial talent with an impulse to experiment and try out fresh ideas. London-based for the last 5 years but with a lifetime of living in other places including France and Barcelona and with a strong family connection to Salvador de Bahia (the most Africanised part of Brazil) she first appeared as a featured vocalist on releases for […]
Pharaoh Santana is a 25 year old rapper and actor from Westchester, Los Angeles and he’s got bars ! A graduate of New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, he also has his own multi-media company, New America Digital. His acting resume includes, starring in Amazon Prime’s post apocalyptic comedy "Nuke City", as well as Facebook Watch’s satirical news show "Fake News At Night", both produced by New America […]
It’s kinda mid February ish…. The snow and ice grip of the UK which has lasted more than a fortnight has subsided and dare I say it, we’ve got a little warmth in the offerings 😊 Fresh from Slowthai, another domestic rapper having recent chart topping success, its now the release of east London MC, Ghetts new album.. I’ve been aware of Ghetts from Nasty Crew but […]
We still only kinda fresh into 2021, six weeks ain't that deep ! New presidential inaugartions and invasions of the White House take a back seat to this worldwide disease 'Covid 19', which seems to be awkwardly re-inventing itself frequently. It's with excitement and anticipation that I welcomed the arrival of New York MC Marlon Craft's new album.. 'How We Intended' !!! His pengame and rap delivery has captivated me […]
Pharaoh Santana is a 24 year old rapper and actor from Westchester, Los Angeles. A graduate of New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, he also has his own multi-media company, New America Digital. His acting resume includes, starring in Amazon Prime’s post apocalyptic comedy "Nuke City", as well as Facebook Watch’s satirical news show "Fake News At Night", both produced by New America Digital. After live performances at […]
You gotta recognise that the mixtape has been around since the mid 80’s, a pivotal part of US Hip Hop culture. For years’ the major labels and distribution entities were not committing financially to the rap world and participants creatively compiled their body of works and put it on cassette tapes. A promo method even bypassing unsupportive radio, over the decades this has been the backbone of independent rap artists […]
