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!)
Friday, 9 January 2009
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
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!
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
Saturday, 27 December 2008
2008
So a December recap of 2008 - It's all a little cliched for me to start throwing up on here my best bits of 2008, so i'll leave that to the guys at BNTL who quite possibly did the best round up of the year online, it made me chuckle, have a butchers, its pretty funny.
So instead of running down the top issues, moments, facts and figures of 2008, I'm going to point you in the direction of those who have truly kept their fingers on the pulse and made blogging a captivating form of expression which has taken over the net this year.
BNTL
A collective of young Londoners (and someone in Birmingham) in the know; giving an insight into Street Wear, Hip Hop, Dubstep and London life. It's witty, pretty well written and the photos are top notch.
Rants Of A Former Robot
Giving a rundown of things stateside, my girl Jenny hits you up with coverage of whatever catches her eye - it's always worth a look especially for her pretty thorough film and TV reviews. Based in Miami this girl knows what's happening in her city and is also pretty much always on point when it comes to fashion and film, a female perspective also makes her blog a refreshing read for me.
The Arab Parrot
The Man, The Myth, The Legend - Arab Parrot is a monster amongst the blogging game! How this guy funds his hedonistic lifestyle of funk and debauchery god only knows, do we really care? No. His photos and witty commentary on nights out in L.A and the Rotten Apple are bloody brilliant, with a dollop of Hip Hop puns and a penchant for 80s movies this guy cracks me up! A particular highlight was his roadtrip post early this month. probably my favorite blog of 2008! Dare I say it!
When it comes to those blogging the music scene, two guys really have led the pack, the infamous DJ Semtex & Butterz have destroyed the blog game in their respective genres of Hip Hop and Grime. You need to watch these guys, Sem is a serious player in UK music, he makes a lot of things happen behind the scenes and works harder than any other DJ and A&R in the country, any young DJ wanting to make it in the industry should watch his moves very carefully. Butterz is a young Grime DJ and correspondent truly making waves in the music game, with the development of Grimepedia, Grime Forum and his own Blog he has taken over from where Prancehall and Hyperfrank left it in 2007 to totally eclipse anything they ever did online for Grime. A talented DJ also, recently gaining his own slot on the notorious Rinse.Fm he's gonna be around for a long time, watch out for him.
They are the people that made the blog game what it is in 2008! A few to mention include DJ MK, Blackdown and Seth Godin.
2008 was a pretty important year for me, I graduated Uni and began my career.
A BIG THANKYOU FOR MAKING 2008 ARE VERY SICK YEAR GO TO THE FOLLOWING:
Cage, Diz, Lady Rach, Padsta, Semtex and the rest of the Dirtee Stank Team for a very big 3 months this summer.
Freewheelin Family - I Owe You ALOT!
Claire @ Timeout
So instead of running down the top issues, moments, facts and figures of 2008, I'm going to point you in the direction of those who have truly kept their fingers on the pulse and made blogging a captivating form of expression which has taken over the net this year.
BNTL
A collective of young Londoners (and someone in Birmingham) in the know; giving an insight into Street Wear, Hip Hop, Dubstep and London life. It's witty, pretty well written and the photos are top notch.
Rants Of A Former Robot
Giving a rundown of things stateside, my girl Jenny hits you up with coverage of whatever catches her eye - it's always worth a look especially for her pretty thorough film and TV reviews. Based in Miami this girl knows what's happening in her city and is also pretty much always on point when it comes to fashion and film, a female perspective also makes her blog a refreshing read for me.
The Arab Parrot
The Man, The Myth, The Legend - Arab Parrot is a monster amongst the blogging game! How this guy funds his hedonistic lifestyle of funk and debauchery god only knows, do we really care? No. His photos and witty commentary on nights out in L.A and the Rotten Apple are bloody brilliant, with a dollop of Hip Hop puns and a penchant for 80s movies this guy cracks me up! A particular highlight was his roadtrip post early this month. probably my favorite blog of 2008! Dare I say it!
When it comes to those blogging the music scene, two guys really have led the pack, the infamous DJ Semtex & Butterz have destroyed the blog game in their respective genres of Hip Hop and Grime. You need to watch these guys, Sem is a serious player in UK music, he makes a lot of things happen behind the scenes and works harder than any other DJ and A&R in the country, any young DJ wanting to make it in the industry should watch his moves very carefully. Butterz is a young Grime DJ and correspondent truly making waves in the music game, with the development of Grimepedia, Grime Forum and his own Blog he has taken over from where Prancehall and Hyperfrank left it in 2007 to totally eclipse anything they ever did online for Grime. A talented DJ also, recently gaining his own slot on the notorious Rinse.Fm he's gonna be around for a long time, watch out for him.
They are the people that made the blog game what it is in 2008! A few to mention include DJ MK, Blackdown and Seth Godin.
2008 was a pretty important year for me, I graduated Uni and began my career.
A BIG THANKYOU FOR MAKING 2008 ARE VERY SICK YEAR GO TO THE FOLLOWING:
Cage, Diz, Lady Rach, Padsta, Semtex and the rest of the Dirtee Stank Team for a very big 3 months this summer.
Freewheelin Family - I Owe You ALOT!
Claire @ Timeout
Monday, 22 December 2008
Driving Cabs In B-More
I thought Cappadonna was busy hustling fares in Baltimore??? Well anyways he's obviously put in enough hours behind the wheel in early 08 to squeeze in a few sessions at the studio.
Isn't Ghostface a lovely nice man? Letting pal Cappa wear some of his jewelry in his latest video - 'The Annointing (Slang Editorial Part 2)' - Wu-Tang Forever!
Isn't Ghostface a lovely nice man? Letting pal Cappa wear some of his jewelry in his latest video - 'The Annointing (Slang Editorial Part 2)' - Wu-Tang Forever!
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