One of my favourite producers/artists, Slakah the Beatchild, just released this fresh 2 part EPK in which he discusses what he’s all about, the different aspects of his creativity, the orginin of his stage name and on working with artists like Drake, Tingsek, Justin Nozuka, Ayah and many more. Really enjoyed this. Great talent, brilliant music. Looking forward to part 2, coming soon.
Update: Part 2 now added, check that after the jump…
Brand new video from The ILLZ, love what they did with this. That beat is insane. After the jump, peep The ILLZ interview with the homie Sumit over at THHC.
Singer Robin Thicke expresses his love for the French capital, explaining why it is his favourite city in the world.
…I’m a Londoner and obviously am slightly biased, but even I can’t lie, Paris has something quite special about it. Oh, and don’t get me started on the food! Biggup to all our Parisian readers!
Ne-Yo’s third single off of his new album Libra Scale, called ‘One in a Million’. The mid-tempo number sees a (welcomed) departure from his Euro-Pop sound and a return to his R&B roots. I really like this, liking the melody and the beat behind it. Can’t get a solid picture of this album, each song sounds very different.
Brand new video from Strong Arm Steady, off their extremely good In Search of Stoney Jackson – get that dope sh*t if you haven’t already, produced by Madlib.
Very, very excited about the new Foreign Exchange album. If it’s anything like Leave It All Behind, then I’ll be more than happy. The albums official artwork and tracklist were released today. The LP’s lead single ‘Maybe She’ll Dream of Me’ is a “playful, synth-driven Hip Hop groove, featuring a rapped verse from Phonte that evokes the bands Connected era, while the epic opener ‘The Last Fall’ finds Phonte singing some of his most cynical lyrics to date (“love is at worst an excuse/at best it’s a truce…”)”.
Authenticity drops October 12th. Cannot. Wait.
01. The Last Fall
02. Authenticity
03. Eyes To The Sky
04. All Roads
05. Fight For Love
06. Maybe She’ll Dream Of You
07. Don’t Wait
08. Make Me A Fool
09. Everything Must Go
10. Laughing At Your Plans
11. This City Ain’t The Same Without You
According to allgigs, one half of the greatest Hip Hop group of all time will be heading to the UK for a mini-tour this November. Performing new material from his Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty and of course, digging into his OutKast discography, the one and only Big Boi will be rocking the HMV Forum in London on November 1st, The Ritz in Manchester on November 2nd & the Academy in Glasgow on November 3rd. Yep.
KanYe West just announced ‘G.O.O.D Fridays’ via twitter – as the tweets explain, this means he’ll be giving away a new track (from his ‘camp’) every Friday til’ Christmas. That’s a lot of music. Good to see this guy finally embrace social networking in this way.
I was listening to Faith Evans’ debut album last night, that sh*t was so hard. She could sing the phone book and I’d be happy. In this interview with Hip Hop Hollywood she discusses going independent, motherhood and her upcoming tour. I really hope things work our great for Faith, she deserves it. In terms of R&B – without question one of the best singers we got. Her material has, at times, been sub-par but here’s to hoping her new stuff is as good as it should be.
I honestly know nothing about this movie. I’ve seen it being discussed on a few blogs, but haven’t really paid much attention. Chris Brown’s action sequence (up top) looks pretty cool though, Breezy seems to be doing his thing on the big screen.
After watching this I checked out the trailer (peep it after the jump) and saw that it has quite a big cast – Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Chris Brown, T.I, Hayden Christiansen, Matt Dillon, Michael Ealy and for the fellas Zoe Saldana.
Actually doesn’t look terrible. But then I generally like shitty action movies anyways. Lol.
Last years (first) RBMA Culture Clash was so epic, I can’t tell you. I’m very glad it’s coming back this year, if you missed it last time round – please, please, please don’t mug yourself again, make sure you attend this one. If you were there last year – you know what to do/see you in there.
Last year DMZ were robbed the Metalheadz won (don’t get Zayns started on that madness lol), this year they’re back and will be fighting for their title once again. The line up this time round looks a little something like this…
Metalheadz: Andy C, Shy FX, Storm, MC Justyce and MC GQ
Soul Jazz Records Soundsystem feat Oxman
Channel One Soundsystem: Mikey Dread, Ras Kayleb & Full Crew
Skream & Benga presents: Joker, MC Nomad & Artwork
Skream, Benga, Joker, Shy FX…Get the f*ck out? Don’t be stupid, go buy yourself some tickets (£15 early booking, £18 in advance and more on the door) from www.roundhouse.org.uk. October 14th soon come.
It’s on.
P.s Don’t forget to check out our ‘Live in LDN’ round up post for August. And keep an eye our for September’s issue coming soon. While you’re at it, make sure you peep our ‘Carnival Special’ to get the low down as to where to be next weekend.
We introduced you about Tha Boogie last month when they dropped ‘I See You’ featuring their mentor Raphael Saadiq. Well, they’re back now with a brand new jam called ‘OK’ and I really, really like it!
I love their style, it’s different from what I’m hearing around at the moment. They’re very cool too, and not in that ‘hype-cool’ way, just…Cool. Clearly inspired by a variety of sounds, this is kinda soulful, kinda indie, kinda rock – definitely good. Love the vocals too. Listen and download to ‘OK’ below via the soundcloud player (click the downward facing arrow on the side of the player to download).
Up top can you peep an interview they did with TONE, which features an acoustic version of ‘OK’. Good stuff.
…Follow Tha Boogie on twitter, get to know em’ a little more.
My anticipation for J.Cole’s debut album is growing by the day. The leaks that have dropped so far have been so solid, they’ve been in constant rotation on my iTunes (grab them below). Check him out talking about the forthcoming album, his rise to fame and more in an interview with the NY Daily News.
