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Between them Diamond D and Large Professor have produced enough Hip Hop heat to burn out the sun. A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, The Fuguees, Outkast, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Common, Cypress Hill, Fat Joe and The Pharcyde are just some of the legends that appear on their combined CV. This is before you take…
Cryptic One is an emcee/producer from Brooklyn, NY that has been making and releasing Hip Hop music for well over 20 years. Over the course of his career, he has produced tracks & remixes for various artists including MF DOOM, Cannibal Ox, Aesop Rock, Blueprint, Illogic, Atoms Fam, and Hangar 18. ‘The World According To…’…
Hotly-tipped UK rapper Piers James is set to release ‘The Era’ – the second track from his soon-to- be-released ‘Vibes & Tribulations’ EP – on the 19 th August. With UK rap music now at the forefront of mainstream culture, Piers James looks set to cement his place among the very top of the scene,…
Having already picked up a wave a critical acclaim from the Wonderland, SBTV, The 405 and Complex off the back of his previous EPs ‘B.A.T.A Vol 2’ and ‘Green Screens In Visible View‘, Essex based rapper Piers James – who also recently supported Ghostface Killah at his Royal Festival Hall show in London – has…
A.M. SNiPER flashes back into the limelight with ‘Hype’, the first single from his forthcoming debut album. The British-Cypriot rapper is renowned for teaming up with some of the biggest names in music across both the UK and US scenes from his base in Ayia Napa (the original hotspot and mainstay for UK Garage, Grime and…
Fresh-faced four piece THE AGE OF L.U.N.A take us behind the scenes of their throwback video for ‘Blow Me Away’. “Imagery wise it’s a very 90’s to early 2000’s inspired vid but has a new edge to it with the UV paint effects near the end” The Age of L.U.N.A. explained, “It was our first…
Today we woke to the news of the death of a Hip Hop legend, Phife Dawg of the group A Tribe Called Quest. Below are some heartfelt words and a tribute mix from German Hip Hop website I Still Love H.E.R. .de. “I write this with a very heavy heart. The last death in Hip Hop that…
Fresh-faced four piece THE AGE OF L.U.N.A are the voice of the next generation and “Live. Under. No. Authority”, their moto. Having dropped last year’s standout mixtape aptly entitled ‘Live Under No Authority’, The Age of L.U.N.A. follow up with their seductive new offering ‘Blow Me Away’. The collective fusion of eclectic influences and their…
Named as one of Annie Mac’s artists to watch in 2016 for the latest edition of Mixmag, the all round Sheffield don that has exploded on to the scene in 2015 with tracks ‘Big Bou Yah’ and ‘Target Practice’, Coco shows why he’s the man that everyone is talking about by delivering his brand new,…
First video off Truth’s debut album ‘From Ashes To Kingdom Come‘, featuring O.C. (of D.I.T.C.). The Album is entirely recorded and mixed by PF Cuttin and features and production by Sean Price, O.C., AG, Da Beatminerz, PF Cuttin, DJ JS-1, JK1 The Supernova, DJ Doom, Psycho Les, The Barbarian, and Red E. The emergence of…
To mark 10 years of these incredible parties celebrating the genius of James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey, The Doctor’s Orders have booked their biggest line up to date. Featuring a live performance by those that worked more closely with Dilla than any others plus A special DJ set from De La Soul’s DJ Maseo and live…
A forgotten ancient world of bloodstained samurai swords and majestic sunsets over desert landscapes, ASM’s third album, ‘The Jade Amulet’, is their Magnus Opus. Imagine a Quentin Tarantino movie set in ancient Greece and scored by Ennio Morricone and A Tribe Called Quest. ASM is principally composed of MC’s Green and FP and DJ/Producer Fade.…
A Tribe Called Quest and Sony Legacy have announced a special 25th anniversary edition collection of the group’s classic debut album ‘Peoples’ Instinctive Travels And The Paths of Rhythm’ will be released on November 13th. In celebration of the 25th anniversary, the album will be remastered from the original tapes by Grammy-Award winning engineer Bob…