It's time to get real this Valentines Day. Forget cards, flowers and dinner for two. Save your money, buy some condoms. You gotta treat everyday like it's Feb 14th cause love is not what is used to be. The emotion may be the same but not the conditions it is living under. Forget the body, although that's probably just as far up shit creek, but shouts to society and The Age Of Chaos. Under this theorem falls Chaos' cousin, technology, the internet definitely a top 5 contender for the 'who's to blame for the state of relationships' award. While not entirely pessimistic, with 14th Feb now upon us, it's as good as time as any to address the outdated ideals forced down our throats, not just by the laws of marketing but by expectations in everyday dating (*linking in youth speak). Where dating and relationships are concerned, we're still kidding ourselves into living by rules, manners, morals and expectations determined way, way back. This was in a time when young people didn't mail nude shots of themselves to 'friends' on msn, myspace or facepic, a time when temptations were fewer and promiscuity wasn't been thrust in our faces (pun intended), left right and centre. Ultimately It was a time when faithfulness, respect and fidelity were far more common place. Perhaps society and the age we live in would have been preferable in a past life, but we're living in the now. What we need to be readdressing is the way we are acting in and out of relationships, not just the way we present ourselves but how we deal with the consequences, problems and forces at work. Don't be governed by the way people around you are living, what you read in magazines, see in films or handed down expectations. Do you. And if you're going to do someone else, make sure you're doing it with dignity and pride.
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
Sunday, 12 February 2006
Wednesday, 8 February 2006
Straight Outta Bethnal
We're back with another night of moshing, mic checking and one finger skanking as Straight Outta Bethnal & Run The Road brings another industrial portion of indoor street party action to Shoreditch.
Representing on Feb 17th: DJ Tubby & Newham Generals (D Double E, Monkey & Footsie/ Dirtee Stank), Logan Sama (Kiss 100), Samuarai (Def Jam UK), JME & Skepta (Roll Deep/Meridian), Plastician aka Plasticman (Radio 1/Rephlex), True Tiger camp (Scandalous Unltd), DJ Wonder (exclusive deep electro house set), Matchstick (crunk & club classics), Chewy (funky house), ELSid (Hotflush/dub/breaks), Fiddy & Collins (RWD)
And you can bet your gran Prince Harry's gonna want g-list.
STRAIGHT OUTTA BETHNAL, 17TH FEB @ 333 OLD STREET. £5 B4 11PM, £10 AFTER. NO DRESSCODE. As recommended by Time Out, Metro, Evening Standard, i-D and RWD Magazine.
"It's the sort of night you'd want to go to... Get down and represent" i-D Magazine
Tuesday, 7 February 2006
Banging On The System
NY 'Fire'
Ghetto 'Watcher'
No Bizzi 'Sinkin or Swimin'
JME 'AWOH'
Wiley 'Stormy Weather'
Kano 'Sometimes Remix'
Plan B 'Missing Links'
Test Icicles 'Catch It' (Jitset Remix)
Mystery Jets 'Can't Fool Me Dennis'
Bailey 'Fuck Yo Couch'
Infinity 'Come Get It'
Various 'Aim High 3'
Various 'Slit Jockey Mixtape'
Skepta 'Fuckin Wid Da Team'
DFA1979 'Romantic Rights' (Mizz Beats Remix)
Devilman 'Freestyle'
Disney 'Every Girl Can Be A Princess'
DJ Cheeky 'Don't Get Cheeky Vol.1'
Sway 'This Is My Demo'
L Marie 'Liza Heat Vol.2'
Lady Sovereign 'Drunk On Radiation' (freestyle)
The Little Mermaid 'Part Of Your World'
NASTY 'Run 4 Cover/Nasty Gangbanger'
Melky Sedeck 'Picturebook'
Jenna G 'For Lost Friends'
Plastician 'Japan/Intensive Snare'
Prodigy 'No Good'
Various 'Razor X'
Radio clit podcasts
Mr Slash 'Concerto Riddim'
Virgo 'Down'
Ne-Yo 'So Sick'
Skepta/Skream 'Request Line V's Duppy'
Moet 'Dirty Girl'
Virus Syndicate 'WD25'
Son Of Dave '02'
Beef Pattie
I think we're gonna have to clash. my blog is getting pure less hits recently." You chat so much polluted breeze, shit, if you had a wind chime it would get confiscated by noise pollution. Well, Shottie C is more than woman enough to murk Mr Stay Anonymous So I Don't Get Got, she's supplied some bars and home truths over at www.hattiecollins.blogspot.com. (N.B note to Hattie, I remember when Prancehall wrote bars for me you had the cheek to laugh, regardless of whether I did too, you like sooooo owe me).
Guess Who?
New competition for you. Guess who's masked up and you win a copy of said artists forthcoming CD. Clues are in the background... And this picture has nothing to do with me so don't try it.
Plan B Ringtones
Little Dereks Doing OK
Little Dereks doing fine. Went to the Sway album launch party last night with my sister in tow. She'd never heard any of his material before and think she's been errr... swayed. Waste jokes aside, good luck on this cause Sway's been putting the work in and it goes to show just how much you can do without the assistance of a major record label. Bar the Observers swaggle rock review, all's been looking good on the press front and judging by the camera's inside last night, his face is going to be getting even baiter. , if Ben Harris doesn't get nominated for press campaign of the year in Record Of The Day awards or whatever, then those people should go suck sweaty batty crease for like timeeeeee. I've told Sway I'll be buying it anyway... and emailing him a copy of the receipt so I've gotta put my money where my mouth is. The next single, we're told, is Product so watch out for that too. Go to www.swaydasafo.com and you can hear two new album tracks and if you're quick in nabbing the album, there's a limited edition that includes a bonus DVD. Shouts to Aftershock Camp, Dan Greenpeace, Bruza and his chickens, Reggie Yates, Semtex, Twin B, NY, Saj, Blenks, Walker and everyone else who represented last night.
Winners
Friday, 3 February 2006
Next Straight Outta Bethnal
Monday, 30 January 2006
Giveaway Time
Those nice guys at Slit Jockey have given me five copies of their new mixtape to give away. If you want a copy simply leave a comment on here telling me why you deserve it or drop me an email. Easy.
The mix CD is also available now at www.slitjockey.com for $5 plus shipping. The first release a 7" between Dev79 and Starkey is available, too as well as digital downloads of both releases. As for the mix CD, here's the lowdown... "Slit Jockey Records was founded by Gair Marking aka Dev79, PJ Geissinger aka Starkey, and Aaron Berg aka El Carnicero. Dev79 and Starkey are part of the Seclusiasis crew in Philadelphia, and have been hosting the monthly Grime party “Get In” since September 2004. With this new label they plan to explore the Grime genre from US producers’ point of view, utilizing both UK and internatinal MC‘s and vocalists. Slit Jockey will be releasing limited pressing white label vinyl singles and mixcds.
The labels latest release is the Slit Jockey Mixtape Volume One, which to many is the first true representation of Stateside Grime in the form of a DJ Mix CD, and in many ways is also a compilation of some the best international talent in the current grime game. This CD clocks in at over an hour of music, spanning 33 tracks that are primarily rare and many never before heard, including exclusives and dubplate tracks from Kano, Riko of Roll Deep, Ghetto (formerly of Nasty Crew), Vex'd, Drop the Lime, and many more. This first edition in the Slit Jockey Mixtape series was selected and mixed by Dev79, who brings his upfront and urgent style to the table with a frenzied array of raw and gritty mixes. Special attention was paid to running a wide gamut of styles, with almost every subdivision of grime related sounds being represented here; there's something fresh for all listeners to hear."
Slit Jockey Mixtape Volume One Mixed by Dev79
01.dev79 - from the get (vip) - exclusive
02.slew dem f/ wiley - grime - slew dem
03.starkey f/ kano - leak riddim - exclusive
04.starkey f/ ghetto - leak riddim - exclusive
05.ruff sqwad - ur love feels - white
06.tubby t f/ bruza & shizzle - ready she ready (terror danjah mix) - 51st state
07.el carnicero f/ micsouljah - focus riddim - exclusive
wiley - firefly (bass mix) - white
08.s.a.s. f/ jim jones - dutty clap - diplomats
09.mayhem crew - thunder - white
10.starkey f/ sniper e - revolve riddim - exclusive
11.stacs of stamina f/ earz - roll - werk
12.dev79 f/ lix - bubblegunk riddim - exclusive
13.lady fury - nang - dubplate
14.monkey steak - dirty madge - dubplate
15.dev79 f/ riko - snapper riddim - exclusive
16.2 twisted crew f/ animate & h2o - smoke - white
17.pitbull - ole ole (forward) - dubplate
18.lethal b & fire camp - forward 2 - dxp/lethal bizzle
19.nasty crew - nasty bonanza - heatseeker
20.wiley f/ kano - fire hydrant - exclusive
21.drop the lime - oceans - dubplate
22.drop the lime - glassy eyes (starkey revision) - dubplate
23.lil wayne - go dj (paul devro grime mix) - dubplate
24.vex'd - 3rd choice - dubplate
25.el carnicero f/ riko - mosquito riddim - exclusive
26.ts heritage - grim - dubplate
27.crime mob - knuck if you buck (dev79 clean south mix) - exclusive
28.dev79 f/ ghetto - clean south riddim - exclusive
29.dev79 f/ ghetto - gully ish riddim - exclusive
30.statik f/ the all stars - charge (remix) - allstarr
31.el carnicero f/ sneakz - north side ting - exclusive
32.stumble - oh i think they like morgue tees (vip) - exclusive
33.starkey f/ zilla - less than paper (remix) - exclusive
Now that's how you put the work in.
Live Returns
If you can get down to this then do. I've got to give an extra mention to The Thirst, an all male band hailing from Brixton who are yet to release anything. I've only seen then perform once are Cargo but had me hooked and been listening to the CD ever since.
New Roll Deep Dates
DJ Lioness Playlist
R Biz - Snappy [Committee]
Slicks & Shifty - Oldskool [Ruff Sqwad]
Faction G & Triple Threat - Swear Down [Committee]
Triple Threat - Triple Threat [Aftershock]
Fire Camp - Forward 2 (instrumental) [White]
Blackjack - Arcade [On Another Level]
Brothers Grim - More Than Music [Dub]
Flirta D - In The Club [So Low Key]
Dogzilla - Story Teller [OT]
Stormar - Me, Myself, My Life [Dub]
Knuckles - Lewi Times Freestyle [Dub]
Monkey - Lewi Times Freestyle [Dub]
Skary - Lewi Times Freestyle [Dub]
Big Mighty - Rocker Freestyle [So Low Key]
Kano Feat. Klashneckoff - Sometimes Remix [679]
L Man - They Dont Wanna War [Dub]
Newham Generals - We Are Generals [Dub]
Hyper Fenn, Marcie Phonix & Skepta - Best Friends [Dub]
Ne-Yo Feat. Doctor - So Sick Remix [Def Jam]
Essentials & Neckle Camp - Untitled [Dub]
DCoy - Roadrunner [Dub]
DaVinChe - Sometimes [Paperchase]
Dogzilla, Kozy & Devlin - Untitled [OT]
Stormin - Dojo Freestyle [Dub]
Stormin - Bareface Freestyle [Dub]
Brazen - Roll On Him [Dub]
Ghetto - Skinny Sort [2000 & Life Mixtape]
Alpha - Im A Champion [Dub]
Devlin - Untitled [OT]
Jammer - Shangooly (Lewi White Remix) [Dub]
77 Klash & Jah Dan - Brooklyn [Dub]
Mr.Slash - Breddin Like [A.R.M.Y]
Bearman & Bruza - Keep It Bangin [Mastermind]
Stormar - Trim Beat Freestyle [Dub]
P Money - My Soldiers [Dub]
Hector (Regal Players) - Me, Myself & I [Frog]
Tormar - Voodoo People [Dub]
Narstie, L Man & Jammer - Triumph [Dub]
Scandalous Unlimited - My Life VIP (instrumental) [True Tiger]
SATURDAYS FROM 3PM ON RINSE 100.3FM
Friday, 27 January 2006
Our Youth?
Hard to believe but according to Popbitch get ready to be Seagulled. "Happy Slapping is so 2005. To be too cool for school these days you have to do the Seagull. In schools all over London, apparently, break-times are seeing boys running into the bogs to masturbate furiously, collect their jizz in the palms of their hands, then go out and find a younger kid.... then slap them in the face while shouting SEAGULL!". Now if we're to believe this, could this follow in the steps of Happy Slapping and spill out onto the streets, the tube, in the office? Learn from Hitchcock.
Thursday, 26 January 2006
Back In Bethnal
Kronik is one dude who will blaze more than you, remember that. Big up Collins on this pic, check her blog for more and you even get bonus joke captions (what were you smoking?). So Straight Outta Bethnal last Friday, quick time sekkle, was a rather mad one, firstly no trouble to report just good vibes. Once again I didn't get to see much but upstairs Samurai, Matchstick and Crackin Skullz were definitely getting reloads on a selection as random as Chaka Khan to Kris Kros. Hands in the air, what we like to see. Downstairs in the basement it was suitably rowdy and kinda out of control Forget Grimdy, we got more rock than (bread) rolls. Generally the reviews/feedback I've had have been positive and the club gotta be pleased cause we've been promoted to the 4th Friday of the month (pay day baby!). Some people have suggested they'd rather have what's on the tin so to speak, while that is true it's also the nature of a grime event and to an an extent, the beauty of it. Wiley might not have performed loads of new material, but he turned up, so shut your mouth! As for the 20+ MC's who got on the mic who weren't booked, If I'd had another pair of hands perhaps it could have been dealt with before the stage looked like Sainsburys on a Saturday morning. There's nothing worse than a swag MC hogging the mic and the wrist band action simply didn't work, so next time the plan is to keep the sets as close to the plan as possible, even if that means me learning marital arts. If you're not booked you're not going on (shout to All In One, the only MC not booked who asked if he could go on mic, rate the guy). It's a double sided sword though, at the end of the day you gotta give these guys a chance cause that's how talent grows and you find the next one to blow. Are you really gonna complain when the likes of Flow Dan, Fuda Guy, Kronik, Scorcher, Dollar and that wanna give you a bar for nothing? Perhaps an idea that will work is to open it up for the last hour for a power showering. Apologies though for the non-show of Bossman, turned out he's on curfew for next few months so once he's off the hook, you'll have his face all up in the dance. From what I can gather, Bearman, Pres T, Skepta (in the much talked about bowler hat), Jammer, Wiley, Fender and the rest did give it some welly mate. Target, Logan, Maximum, Skepta and Jammer are also up for Duke Of Edinburgh Awards for deck activity, so thanks to everyone who performed and all that came to the event. Quick note to the people that kept holding me up on the door - people need to understand that if they want nights to happen, a fiver's not really going to go amiss. I still pay to go out, buy records I already have MP3's of and never expect freeness. Point really getting at is don't turn up and beg guestlist, the list gets submitted way in advance, we're not going all deli counter on the night and artists need to be paid. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do, listennnnnn...
Sama's Sessions
Logan Sama's Top 10 Dubs blowing up soon...
Geeneus ft. Dogzilla & Devlin - Where's All The Beer? (Nu era)
Kano - Signs In Life (679)
Slix & Guests - No Bass Riddim Versions (Ruff Sqwad)
Wiley & Vybz Kartel - Eski Boy Oneaway (Strictly Dub... of course)
JME & Skepta - Don't Get Rude (Boy Better Know)
Blazer ft. Shizzle, Napper, Bearman & Doctor - Swingers (Mastermind)
Ghetto ft. Scorcher - Skinny Sort Remix (Dub)
Scorcher - Chance Us (CB)
Wiley - Gangsters (Wileykat)
Terror Danjah ft. Sadie & Wiley - The One (Aftershock)
Make sure you go out and pick up the "Logan Sama Presents: The Business"
mixtape in all good independant stores soon. Hear Logan Sama on Kiss100 FM, Thursdays, 2-4am. http://www.logansama.blogspot.com Enquiries: info@logansama.com
Looking Out In 06
If you haven't yet heard Bearmans debut, 'Drinkin Bear', get on the Mastermind Trooperz website now. If you thought grime was all about shotting crack and murking people's mums, you've got it twisted. Bearman, so named because, well, he looks like a Bear, drew on the novelty factor and took his boys down the pub to bring comedy back to the streets. Follow up 'Brown Bear Picnic', a remake of 'Teddybears Picnic' is the first installment in his nursery grhymes series. Plans for 2006 naturally include a mixtape and album. www.mastermindtrooperz.co.uk
SKEPTA & JME
2005 was a good year for Meridian Crew brothers Skepta & JME. Joining forces with Roll Deep, parring alongside Wiley they quickly rose to underground prominence. As we enter the 06, it's all about Meridian Crew's 2nd coming as well as solo projects from both. JME's mixalbum (as he calls it), 'Shh Hut Yuh Muh', his all good independents this month with album 'Public Service Announcement' to follow. Skepta's debut, 'More Than Grime' is also nearing completion and a video for 'Go On Then' hits Channel U soon. If you're looking for love on Valentines, be sure to nab a copy of 'Single' too.
www.myspace.com/jmeserious
NASTY JACK
As Nasty Jack will tell you himself, he only seems to have garnered love since 'In Da Place' hit screens and his Wiley diss 'Superstar' began circulating the web. But there's more to come. Once signed to Jive (2002), under the same management as Ms Dynamite, Nasty Jack has been making the transition from jungle to grime and is now a firm favourite in the new NASTY Crew line-up. Although the groups album is going to be first to drop, keep watching the white labels.
www.myspace.com/nastykrew
Some of the rest...
SKREAM: More synonimous with dubstep, Skream firmly made his mark in 2005 with one of the years best tracks, 'Midnight Request Line'. With many a heater lined up for release, the names going to be spreading like margarine.
SCORCHER: North Londoner Scorcher, a member of Cold Blooded Crew is another MC creeping from the sewers to the underground with some reload worthy bars working their way onto the pirate airwaves.
ROSSI B & LUCA: They've made their name on the DJ circuit but 2005 saw them push many-an-anthem through the ARMY label and as production duo, they've become a force to be reckoned with.
DJ MAXIMUM: A late edition into the Roll Deep Crew, Maximum continues to up his DJ game both in terms of selection and technique. It also helps that he's a bloody nice bloke. Book him now.
YOUNG.DOT: The Young.Dot EP, the Essentials protogee's first release, went straight to the top of most shop charts which is no mean feat. Now out to prove he's got more hits strapped under his shirt, keep your ears open.
MIKEY J: Responsible for much of Kano's Home Sweet Home album and now getting called in by the big labels to save tracks (ok, do remixes), he can sing too.
DEVILMAN: Brummie MC joins with Aftershock. Watch this space for full interview and low down.
Blackdown's top 10 new dubstep production talent to watch for in 2006...
1. Burial (Hyperdub)
2. L Wiz (Dub Police)
3. Pinch (Tectonic/Planet Mu)
4. Random Trio & Omen (Random Trio productions)
5. Caspa (Dub Police)
6. Appleblim (Skull Disco)
7. 23Hz + Numaestro (unsigned)
8. Moldy (unsigned)
9. N Type (Terrain)
10. spot unreserved ... bring on the fresh new talent!
www.blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com
Clark Magazine
Thanks to Fabrice for sending this over. Obviously you can't read it and even if this was hi-res, you'd need to be fluent in the French department. Clark have done a grime special (scarily titled 'Yardie Invasion', but maybe I'm missing something in the translation). There's features on Wiley, Paris' DJ Shone, Lethal Bizzle and others including myself. I'm flattered but definitely feels odd been on the other side so to speak. Have no idea what it says, I could be promoting an article that describes me as the big wastewoman this side of the Eiffel Tower but I don't care. The picture looks alright still.
San Fran Style
So the lowdown on movements in San Fransico. Grime City is looking for a permanent venue but until then, they won't be stopped. The first party in 2 months had guest MC Axiom representing on the mic. I'm late on this but forgive me, please! The B.I.G. Crew has been stocking up on the sick new grime & dubstep choons over the holidays and now it is time to let them loose on the bass deprived populace. If you've been tuning in to Grimewave FM every Friday, then you've had a taste of the madness. Megatron also added, "me and The One along with MC Child played a huge party opening for Moving Fusion at 1015 Folsom, one of the largest clubs in San Francisco and has the craziest bass bins I've heard. Made my eardrums rattle while I was trying to mix for realz. Anyway for more on that check out www.Groundscore.Net/board which has reviews of the event as well as the latest news about the Bay Area DnB and underground scenes on the forums....Grimewave-FM has also been taking off at http://www.westaddradio.com and also on the FM Dial at 93.7FM in San Francisco. There are weekly archives of the show located at http://www.westaddradio.com/grimewave and people can even set it up as a podcast by following the instructions on the website. We do the show live every Friday night from 9pm to 11pm (Sat. morning at 5am to 7pm for you guys). There are contests for CD and Ticket giveaways and all kinds of crazy antics as well as special guests. More Grime City events to be announced soon!"
Belated Returns
Dubstep Awards
Best Producer: Skream, Vex'd, Digital Mytikz
Best Release: Vex'd - Degenerate, Skream - Midnight Request Line/I, Digital Mytikz - Neverland
Best Tune: Skream - Midnight Request Line, Mala - Neverland, Coki - Haunted
Best Newcomer: Boxcutter, D1, Burial
Best Label: DMZ, Hotflush, Hyperdub
Best DJ: Plasticman, Youngsta, Hatcha
Best Blog: Gutterbreakz, Blackdown, Dubstep
Best Mix: Skreammixaugo5, Paul Rose - Dubstepbreaks Feb 05, Hatcha - Practice Hours
Best Radio Show: Kode9 (Rinse), Distance (Rinse), N-Type (Rinse)
Best MC: Crazy D, Skepta, SGT Pokes, Task
Best Shop: Boomkat, Juno, Blackmarket
Best Party: DMZ, FWD, Subloaded
For more info and to join in discussions visit www.dubstep.forumsplace.com
Boy Better Know
CF: It's a mix album you're releasing right? Explain?
JME: It’s like a mixtape, but 99% of the tunes on there are actually produced by us and vocals by us, so it’s not like your average mixtape. It consists of real good songs that are album worthy, but I just want to spread the sound for now.
CF:What's on there, all new stuff?
JME: Everything on there is new, the only song you will be familiar with is Serious Remix. Everything else is fresh off the hard
hard drive.
CF: Fave tracks on the mix album?
JME: My favourite tune in the whole world right now is AWOH. It’s on there. Comical and bouncy, it’s a HIT.
CF: Any regrets in your career so far?
JME: Erm... for there to be regrets in my career, there would have to be regrets in my life. I live this.
CF: What's happening with the actual album?
JME: Boy Better Know I have too much music, so i’m saving the absolute best for my album. But its here, its timeless. Boy Better Know I will be releasing it properly after I have sold all my mixtapes, Boy Better Know there’s a series waiting to hit the streets. Boy Better Know.
CF: Roll Deep or Meridian - what's the future hold?
JME: Meridian is for life, there’s nothing you can do about it, Roll deep is a group of extremely talented individuals there’s nothing you can do about it. Everybody knows. Boy Better Know.
Grimey Vol.1
Feel The Rhythm
2. Kano - Nobody Don't Dance No More Remix (679)
3. Bruza - Doin Me/So Real (Aftershock)
4. Slew Dem Productions Presents Spooky - Joyride (Slew Dem Productions)
5. Dreem Teem - The Theme (Remixes) (Stereohype)
6. D.P.M - Slow V.I.P (DPM)
7. Ruff Sqwad - Xtra EP (White)
8. Jam & Face Feat. Aspira - Mr Right (Solo Recordings)
9. Mr Keyz AKA Skream - Mr Keyz EP Vol. 1 (Southside)
10. Young Dot - The Young.Dot EP (White)
Compiled by Sparkie @ Rhythm Division, 391 Roman Road, Bow E3. 020 8981 2203. All audio can be heard at www.rhythmdivision.co.uk
Go Green
which appeared recently in RWD. The Touch piece is here too
and dare I forget the Blues & Soul Q&A
Kano Tour Dates
Get Your Vote On
MySpace
place to go is music, so we will tap into the music scene. We're already working in the US with CD:UK which is coming over to the US, to be called CD:USA, and we're going to integrate bands from MySpace into that programme. We hope when we go back to the UK to tap into how successful that show is. Hopefully they'll want to market through MySpace and we'll tap into the local events scene, parties, clubs, artists, film makers, television producers, so I think it's going to grow pretty rapidly."
Could be interesting but here, thanks to RWD forums, is a fairly definitive list of accounts worth checking...
www.myspace.com/bashystar (BASHY)
www.myspace.com/beckzwinter (BECKZ)
www.myspace.com/blemishblackstorm (BLEMISH)
www.myspace.com/chantellefiddy (CHANTELLE FIDDY)
www.myspace.com/djcrossova - (CROSSOVA/N.O.G/ANTI SOCIAL)
www.myspace.com/daniellesenior (DANIELLE SENIOR)
www.myspace.com/djgutman (DJ GUTMAN)
www.myspace.com/brokenhomes (DJ OUTRAYGEOUS/BROKENHOMES)
www.myspace.com/djwonder (DJ WONDER)
www.myspace.com/dockzman (DOCKZMAN-YOUNGER IMP)
www.myspace.com/dubzywg (DUBZY)
www.myspace.com/durrtyboi (DURRTY BOI)
www.myspace.com/durrtygoodz (DURRTY GOODZ)
www.myspace.com/esdoublee (ES-EE)
www.myspace.com/foztee (FOZ T MYSPACE)
www.myspace.com/frogmusicltd (FROG MUSIC)
www.myspace.com/geomusic (GEOMUSIC)
www.myspace.com/djgoliath (GOLIATH)
www.myspace.com/jmeserious (JME)
www.myspace.com/ksounds (K SOUNDS)
www.myspace.com/klimeks (KLIMEKS MYSPACE)
www.myspace.com/kano679 (KANO)
www.myspace.com/lflawless (L FLAWLESS)
www.myspace.com/djlioness (LIONESS)
www.myspace.com/djlogansama www.myspace.com/logansama (LOGAN SAMA)
www.myspace.com/lyricalxploder (LYRICAL XPLODER)
www.myspace.com/djmak10 (MAC 10)
www.myspace.com/time4planb (PLAN B)
http://www.myspace.com/purplesimba - (MC PURPLE)
www.myspace.com/youcantsliencemizchif - (MIZCHIF)
www.myspace.com/misterdotslash (MR.SLASH)
www.myspace.com/newhamgenerals (NEWHAM GENERALS)
www.myspace.com/onthestreetrecordings (ON THE STREET RECORDINGS)
www.myspace.com/ragenorth (RAGE)
www.myspace.com/rhymestein1 (RHYMESTEIN)
www.myspace.com/runtheroad2 (RUN THE ROAD)
www.myspace.com/sfrentertainment (SFR ENT)
www.myspace.com/shystie (SHYSTIE)
www.myspace.com/silverlakemusic (SILVER LAKE MUSIC)
www.myspace.com/djsketche (SKETCH E)
www.solokey.co.uk (SLK)
www.myspace.com/snakeyman (SNAKEYMAN)
www.myspace.com/speedosbg (SPEEDOS)
www.myspace.com/streetsoundzuk (STREET SOUNDZ)
www.myspace.com/swarvedawizard - (SWARVE da WIZARD/N.O.G)
www.myspace.com/swiftee06 (SWIFTEE)
www.myspace.com/switchey (SWITCHEY)
www.myspace.com/yellowblackproductions (TINYBEE)
www.myspace.com/djtinyrascal (TINY RASCAL)
www.myspace.com/truetigerrecordings (TRUE TIGER)
www.myspace.com/yellowblackproductions (YELLOW BLACK PRODUCTIONS)
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Friday, 20 January 2006
Thursday, 19 January 2006
Don't Be Cheeky
In shops end of next week RRP: £6.99. He might as well have called it Dubs but lets not get cocky.
Monday, 16 January 2006
Dawn Is Coming
Sunday, 15 January 2006
George Better Work It
(Well...he is supposed to be our MP)
Tuesday, 10 January 2006
Stryder, Stryder...
He may look young enough to be Wiley’s love child, but in grime terms, Tinchy Stryder is nearing veteran status. Dip into the Sidewinder DVD archives, and you’ll find classic footage of Dizzee Rascal and newcomer MC Tinchy Stryder, holding the stage, mic and audience to ransom. Back in the early 00’s rumour had it dinky Stryder, with his trademark lyric ‘let me see the gun finger’, was only 12 years old. Not true. But his Oil of Olay (shower) face has continued to serve him well.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, people still think I’m a kid but really I turned nineteen the other week… I’m driving a Rover now.” Stryder states, nonchalantly. Standing at a respectable ( and estimated) 5ft 5, you can be forgiven for pondering, however briefly, Stryders ability to see over the wheel, or the rate at which the feds might be routinely checking him given his Home Alone meets Different Strokes cheeky-charm. “I got tints innit so man can’t see in.” Stop and search procedures aside, he doesn’t care for smoking so at least there’s no worrying about getting asked i.d for fags.
Scribing lyrics and building hits with his east London based Ruff Squad family. Tinchy and co have been rising to prominence in underground circles since 2002. Playground anthems like ‘Tings In Boots’, mistaken by many as a reference to ladies in fuck me knee-highs (more romantically it related to stashing weapons), ‘Anna’, ‘Down’ (not going south on girls either, come on that’s just like soooo wrong), and the mixtape series Guns & Roses. Despite other talent in the crew, namely producers Rapid and Slicks, it’s Stryder that’s become the synonymous member, partially thanks, yet again, to Eski Godfather Wiley pulling him through the trenches. Cameo’s on remixes such as Mike Skinner’s ‘Fit But U Know It’ and Brucker & Sinden’s remix of Sovereign’s ‘Hoodie’, haven’t gone unnoticed by the trend spotter muso’s either.
“I think ‘Underground’ is the best thing I’ve done, I can listen to it anytime, anywhere. Actually thinking about it the only thing I can never listen to is rock. Everything else is getting downloaded though.”
When not getting his Limewire on or flicking through Max Power at his local newsagents, Tinchy can be found looking for management, juggling overseas bookings, the next stop being Sweden, and putting the finishing touches to Guns & Roses 2 (which he promises will boast more original UK production than the debut).
“Yeah, It’s mostly Ruff Squad beats, more like an album. But it’s not an album. That will come next year. I can’t tell you what we sound like cause I don’t know. We’re unique and I’m well… unique.”
Guns & Roses Vol.2 is out in all good independent stores early 2006. A version of this article appeared in i-D Magazine, Dec 2005. Words: Chantelle Fiddy. Thanks to Zezi on the picture front. Check out Tim & Barry's in the mag.
Shake Rattle & Roll
Check my reviews and listen to audio from True Tiger, DaVinChe, Kano, Razor X and Stacs of Stamina over at Fmagazine.com. Also on shelves is Touch Magazine featuring more of my mixtape and underground reviews. Switching it up a bit you'll also be read to my Pharrell Williams cover feature too. He was most disapointed to hear Sovereign had murked his ex-label mate Jentina but he wouldn't critique the grime selection I took to Miami with me ... walked off with the CD's though.
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