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Wall of Sound - Hip Hop is 50 Edition The Artful Fro's Iconic Exhibition

The Artful Fro “Wall of Sound – Hip Hop is 50 Edition”

Hip Hop, a cultural phenomenon that revolutionized the music industry and influenced generations, is commemorating its 50th anniversary. To honor this milestone, renowned artist The Artful Fro has curated a week-long exhibition, showcasing hand-painted vinyl records adorned with iconic artwork. After six years of dedicated work, these masterpieces will be publicly displayed for the first time. In this blog post, we'll delve into the details of this extraordinary event, featuring […]

June 23, 2023 17

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Hip Hop Music and Its Influence on the UK

Hip Hop music has had a significant influence on the UK’s music scene, fashion, and culture. In the late 1970s, Hip hop started to gain popularity in the United States. It wasn't long before the genre made its way across the pond to the United Kingdom. The UK has a rich history of producing talented hip hop artists and has been home to some of the biggest names in the […]

January 21, 2023 70

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Jay Electronica – A Written Testimony Tour !!!

The festiveness is over, even though I'm still seeing remnants of discarded Christmas trees outsde buildings.. The homie and birthday boy DJ Shortee Blitz hollared to invite me to a legendary event of Jay Electronica at the prestigious Jazz Cafe on one of his sold out nights from his 'A Written Testimony Tour' UK tour.. My last Jay Elec performance was pre Covid times in Stoke Newington at a […]

February 3, 2022 8

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Code + Culture Exhibition !

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 […]

September 5, 2021 4

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Marlon Craft – ‘How We Intended’ Album

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 […]

February 16, 2021 12

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Can You Really Live Stream Securely As A DJ

In the constantly evolving world of the Disc Jockey (DJ)…. From 78 rpm vinyl to the modern world of laptops / .wavs and .mp3’s !!! The mission has been simple, to entertain the audience / listener with music. I myself an avid record collector of vinyl who has been fortunate to work in Wyldpyrch Rekords Soho and for more than two decades been privileged to receive free new music from […]

June 2, 2020 10

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Your Old Droog – BDE ft. Mach-Hommy & MF DOOM

New York emcee, Your Old Droog drops BDE feat Mach-Hommy & MF DOOM. This is the third track released from his album “Jewelry” The Preservation produced track, BDE, was directed by Jonah Schwartz and edited by Matthew C. Levy. Check out the visuals below produced by SHOTCLOCK. Your Old Droog – BDE feat Mach-Hommy & MF DOOM Download and Listen to Jewelry (Album) released December 23, 2019. Jewelry by YOD

December 30, 2019 16

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Es – The Do Better Challenge

Check out Es visuals to track entitled The Do Better Challenge. The Canadian rapper inspects and questions our social media obsessed world. The is track lifted from album “Social Meteor Vol. 1: Inspired By My Timeline” Anyone who has frequented social media will be able to identify with someone inside or outside of their circle who fits the description. This jam is summary of the many wack things I've observed […]

October 3, 2019 8

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NOISIBOI – The Little Freebie Beat Tape

NOISIBOI is back with a free to download beat tape for all you beat heads out there: These were sketches/sample chops that were either not finished in time or just me made run over the allowed time for the upcoming cassette release "Phases". All but 'Without A Paddle' were made with just a turntable, an NI Maschine and a pile of records. As always, NOISIBOI keeps the 'raw' feel in […]

August 30, 2019 3