Saturday 31 January 2009

Going Underground

London's Abandoned Tube Stations.



Stumbled across this site through the comments on Blackdown's blog. It's all about abandoned Underground Stations, pretty interesting. Since my move into East London i've become increasingly fascinated with the history of London, this is quite a cool place to start. While trawling through the pictures on the site I saw a lot of TOX 03, mainly on the King's Cross images. Is there anywhere this guy hasn't been in London?

London Frontline

Mr P & Mighty Mo brighten up the streets of London.



Check out London Frontline, it's alot.

Ghettz & Griminal

"Watch, as I combine all the juice from the mind, Heel up, wheel up, bring it back, come rewind"

Busta is a legend in the game, although I'm not feeling much of his recent offerings (I think Arab Money is straight up wack) he is a phenomenal MC and his longevity is testament to his skills on the mic. From Leaders Of The New School to a dreadless Busta, he's spat some of the heaviest verses in rap over the years. Check tout this interview he recently had with The Fader, classic story action on how he used to make that money stack high. A lot of MC's should take note of this sly angle.



Although Arab Money is rubbish and really signifies how much Busta has fallen off, I think one of the most slept on tunes of last year was 'Don't Touch Me'. It's classic Busta in full effect. I love the lyric "The King Kong, Big Foot, Gully with a Skully" - that whole break down makes the track for me. Plus the video below is just classic Busta! The camera angles, the crazy head-gear and outfits etc!



'Scenario' is possibly my favorite rap record of all time and Busta supplies the killer verse!

Gucci Mane



THE REALNESS - Gucci Mane & Juiceman



For all those who are feeling Gucci Mane check out this heavy mixtape put together by J.Exclusivo. Entitled 'The Documentary' this tape is a compilation of Gucci's best tracks to date and inspired by the footage of Gucci on DVDs, You Tube, Street Interviews etc. I'm looking forward to Gucci's release from prison, I think he's going to capitalize on the heat he has right now on the streets and come strong with some bangers, Hip Hop needs him to, thats for sure.

Cop Disk 1 HERE & Disk 2 HERE

Pill - '4180:The Prescription Mixtape'

My man Derek is working real hard right now in the ATL, he's set up his own label, pushing one of the Grind Time Rap Gang's sickest talents. This mixtape is heavy, and has received a ringing endorsement from the South's premier rap publication O-Zone magazine, this is the rise of one of Atlanta's sickest underground rappers. Previously known as Gangster Pill, Pill has featured on Killer Mike's albums and is steeped in street credibility. This is for those that like that real lyrical, Southern Gangster Rap. Except no substitutes.



Cop it here

GRIND TIME RAP GANG (BANG! BANG! BANG!)

Wednesday 21 January 2009

The Hundreds In HK

The guys from The Hundreds are out in Hong Kong sourcing fabrics and what not for Spring/Summer 2010. So you know what that means..... IT'S TIME FOR SNEAKER ST.



And if you're not familiar, the boys have been there before:

Supplying Shanks Since 2006

Akira Ruiz

Akira Ruiz is a wicked photographer! Check out his or her site, not sure what gender but the pictures are pretty amazing.


KRINK

KR Is A Don.

New York City is an inspirational place on so many levels! From the gritty urban environment, to the messages strewn across its walls, the rotten apple is a dynamic enclave providing the epicenter for this thing we call "Street Culture". Whether Hip Hop, Art, or Fashion, New York provides the substance for what we live, breathe and sleep. Many cities do many things on many levels, but New York just engages, captivates and builds contemporary urban culture like no other. Collectively it seems so mch more unified than our London scene, might be wrong but I think that from a voyeurs perspective New York seems a lot more unified. Its the foundation!

I first came across KR and the whole drips scene, for want of a better phrase, through the wonderful graf publication called 'Also Known As...'



The Fire Extinguisher paint method came to my attention through some German guys, might well have posted the video in the past, if I haven't I'll dig it out, its pretty cool. They show you how to customize your fire extinguisher!

Rob Wonder/Zone 3



Dope Boy Fresh! One of the best mash-up videos I've seen in a while, done by none other than Atlanta legend Rob Wonder. I'm reaching the ATL in April for the second time, its a crazy place, will be slowly but surely building up to my visit on here with plenty of ATLien blogging, boasts, brags and bullshit.

Here is some more Booty Bass, Mash-Up Magic Courtesy Of Zone 3

Kazey & Bulldog - Street Knowledge

Tuesday 20 January 2009

"City Till I Die"

Celebrity Fans Often Talk Rubbish When It Comes To Their Side... NOEL GALLAGHER IS THE EXCEPTION.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7840110.stm

LEGEND

Wednesday 14 January 2009

ATG



Shout out to the ATG Crew.

Tuesday 13 January 2009

Ronson Killed The Horn Section

Although Mark Ronson bastarized, raped, pillaged, desecrated, destroyed, murdered and sabotaged the great horn section, with his remix of pop records by just throwing the Dap Kings all over them, Horns are great and these guys are wicked.



Check them out on myspace The three piece, consists of Ryan Jacob: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Mike Lesirge: Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet and Alan Hardiman: Trombones. They have worked with the likes of:

The section’s projects in 2008 included: recording legendary singer Alice Russell’s latest album "Pot of Gold"; recording and arranging for new Sony-RCA signing Zarif’s debut album; headlining the Big Chill and Loop Festivals with Tru Thoughts artists TM Juke & The Jack Baker Trio; and recording for Craig David’s latest hit single "Hot Stuff".

Other collective session and live credits include: The Who, Estelle, Jamie Cullum, McFly, Mika, Jamie Woon, Ziggy Marley, Bat For Lashes, The Blockheads, The Four Tops, The Cinematic Orchestra, Bonobo, Andreya Triana, David McAlmont, Aynzli, The Heritage Orchestra, Amy Pearson, Vula (from Basement Jaxx), Odyssey, Brenda Edwards, Tha 4orce, The Ronnie Scott Big Band, Katrina and the Waves and The Glenn Miller Orchestra. TV and Radio work has included: Later With Jools Holland, Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide on BBC Radio 1, The X Factor, CDUK, The Mark Lamarr Show on BBC Radio 2, Record of the Year, Smash Hits Poll Winners, Grease is The Word, and the Paul O'Grady Show. The section have worked with producers Fraser T. Smith (Plan B., Craig David), Tommy D (Kylie Minogue, Corinne Bailey Rae), Full Phatt Productions (Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Mutya Buena), Dave Brant (Liberty X), Tim Baxter (Amy Pearson, Katherine McPhee), Ben Dubuisson (Joseph Malik, Alison Crockett, High Noon Records) and John Hendicott (Jamie Woon).

Atliens

B.O.B is killing it right now, my mate Derek gave me the heads up a little while ago, this guy is about to blow up in a serious way, check out the video below.



Shout out to my Atliens and the Grind Time Family, I'm gonna reach real soon.

Monday 12 January 2009

KiD CuDi

New Kid Cudi Mixtape.


Cop It Here

2009 is Cudi's year, expect a lot of strong releases from Good Music - Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Consequence, Mr. Hudson. Don C & Kanye are gonna clean up.

Fix Push



Fixed Gear Bikes Are Lame.

Skywalker


I passed through Scorcher's first video shoot yesterday.


No camera just the swag one on the iphone.





I've always been a big fan of the 'video girl'


And the mandem represented.


Shout out to Wretch and Scorcher, the track is sick!


Hopefully I won't make any of the behind the scenes footage.

Da Cypha



Little promo viral from Sway, what a nice man taking his Street Team out for dinner. Hold tight all the kids running around town learning their trade, slapping stickers on peoples back, busting up dances with flyers etc etc, I know its long, but stay true to the grind and one day you can have a blog like mine! Seriously though hold tight all the kids trying to make it.

"Utterly Butterzly"


My man Elijah Butterz puts together a heavy Grime mixtape, starting off the year as he means to go on!

Tracklistings:
P Money - Grime Scene
D1 - Oingy Boingy
Maniac - Thug
Tinchy Stryder - Rollin
Royal T - 1UP
Mz Bratt Feat Griminal - Drop Bombs
DOK - Royal Flush
Joker - Do it
JME - Ju Ju Riddim
Joker & Rustie - Play Doe
Jammer Feat Frisco & Tempa T - Big Man Ting
Royal T - Wheres My Money? (Butterz Special)
Ghetto Feat Griminal - Dont Phone Me
Mr Snowman - Triple Drop (Butterz Special)
DVA - Nasty Nasty Nasty (Sukh Knight RMX)
Tempa T - Next Hype
Waifer - Gunman Skank
DVA - Bullet A Go Fly
???? - ??????????????

Cop It Here

Mick Boogie & Terry Urban - 2008 Recap


Mick Boogie has been the most consistent mixtape DJ of 2008. After all the commotion of "Hip-Hop is Dead" - 2008 truly prevailed, putting the backpack murmurs to rest. I post quite a few Mick Boogie tapes and this 2008 recap is a classic, not just for 2008, but i'll put my neck out on the line, claiming it to be one of my favorite mixtapes ever. Mick & Terry chop up the greatest records of the past year, adding that bit of magic you have come to expect when Mick's at the helm. Not a simple compilation, Mick has remixed each and every track to a very high standard with his partner in crime Terry Urban, with cuts from Kid Cudi, Jay-Z, Kanye, MIA, Termanology, Busta, The Roots, Q-Tip and many more, make sure you download this one, its a classic!

Cop It Here or Here

Friday 9 January 2009

2000&GRIME

After a short period in which he seriously fell off, Wiley has certainly come back in a very strong way. 2009 is going to be a very competitive year for Grime. Newham Generals album drops January 19th, Wiley will be dropping something and Dizzee is set to come back bigger and stronger after his first No.1, the track 'Bonkers' tore up every venue on the Dirtee Stank tour. And Durrty Goodz's 'Ultrasound' is out in January also, that means my four favorite spitters are dropping pure heat, I can't wait.

Wiley - 'Westwood Freestyle'


Newham Generals - 'Bell Dem Slags'


(The Paddy cameo is alot!)

Thursday 8 January 2009

Rodney King Pt.2



I visited the Bay Area while I was in Frisco for a week, cool people, cool city, a lot of people are shook when you talk about Oakland, pretty much due to the Blank Panther connotations, but I went to some cool galleries, ate in some nice diners and all round had a pretty pleasent experience.

This shit however is F'd! Oakland stand up! FTP! Oscar Grant RIP!

Some Anti-Pig, Empowering Tracks To Get Your Hatred Levels Up:

Body Count - 'Cop Killer'


NWA - 'Fuck Tha Police'


Public Enemy - 'Fight The Power'


Read About The Oscar Grant Story HERE

F' Asher Roth, We've Got Charlie Sloth



Pure Jokes!

Wednesday 7 January 2009

Clash Of The Titans

Wiley vs Doogz! A grime clash of astronomical proportions! Two of the biggest names on the mic have been going back and forth, dropping some seriously heavyweight dubs.

Durrty Goodz is a monster on the mic and I can't wait for 'Ultrasound' to drop as 'Axiom EP' is one of the greatest grime releases of all time. He's an incredibly talented MC with such a range to his delivery, he can spit as quick as anyone in the scene, if not the quickest MC around. Not many can touch him lyrically, or match his flow, whether on Grime, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Dub Step - he takes MCing to new plateaus, he is one of the few Grime MC's which can honestly call themselves, and fulfill the mantra of 'Artist'. Doogz truly showcased his talent and versatility in early 2008 when he tore up Semtex's show on 1xtra, rapping over everything laid out before him. The Takeover Shows Semtex does are few and far between, reserved for only the sickest of talents.

Download Durrty Goodz's 1xtra Takeover Show HERE

Doogz has a long and deep history in the scene, starting out killing soundbouys on the regular at Jungle dances waaaay back before I knew anything about him. He rose to prominence in the Garage scene with his brother, the infamous, incarcerated Crazy Titch with their collective Boyz In The Hood. They killed every Garage dance around and we're among the true pioneers to truly move the sound to what we understand as Grime today.

The clash with Wiley isn't the pairs first lyrical sparring match, both have clashed in the past during the days before the 'Mixtape Era' when grime MC's seemed to clash every other week - on dubs, on radio, at raves, you know circa '03!

Anyways check out the Dubs below, Doogz goes after Wiley hard but to be entirely honest, I think Wiley has edged this one, especially with lyrics like:

'Policeboys are tapping him
Man thinks why the hell was I backin him
Now he's on the road chattin crap again
and I'm doing 30 years for the prick
ona visit I'll be slappin him'

Check his Wiley diss 'Cokey The Snowman'


Wiley kills him on this though - 'Angry Garden Gnome'


and this 'Wreath'


Regardless of this clash Durrty Goodz is my favorite Grime MC, not many can do what he does - all the doubters go cop Axiom EP!

The Daily Nice



I stumbled across this fantastic photo blog of sorts. It's not a photo blog as you generally understand it, but just each day a new image is uploaded by Jason Evans, something quirky that catches his eye.

THE DAILY NICE