**LATEST 50 vs. Officer Ricky**

THIS TOO FUNNY! FIDDY HAS DESTROYED ROSS, I DON'T THINK HE CAN COME BACK FROM THIS. TOO MUCH!

Poster Boy

This guy is about a lot at the moment, had a big feature in the Guardian the other week and quite a few blogs have been posting about him. I'm not sure if i'm a big fan, but the concept is cool. He sounds and dresses like Mark Ronson.

Officer Ricky

I like Rick Ross, 'Port Of Miami' is a pretty solid coke fueled rap record. Although a lot of that love (no homo) is equated to my stay in the MI-YAYO, he's a decent rapper. Not only does Boss have 13 year-old gangster obsessed suburbanites rapping about Miami coke deals, but an incredibly cute Lykke Li is known to be a huge fan. So in an attempt to authenticate my gangster tastes, here is Lykke Li covering Officer Ross' 'Hustlin''


Lykke Li @ NTBR Part 4 - "Hustlin'" from Drew Innis on Vimeo.

Ross' past career as a Correctional Officer in the Miami-Dade County goes some what against his claims as a Carol City Cartel Drug Lord and this ousting of the past has certain undermined his credibility as a rapper.



In an attempt to salvage his career as a member of rap's elite, Ross went after 50 Cent, slewing the rapper on wax. 50's response was weak, and Ross even phoned up Shade 45 to tell some young "Hip Hop Honey" of the gossip loving variety just what he thought of Fiddy's reply. So, obviously the infamous Queen's rapper wasn't going to stand for that. In true 50 style he packed an almighty retaliation. Firstly the man who survived 9 shots, proclaimed "Rick Ross I'ma fuck your life up for fun", several days later this hilarious cartoon appeared.



Hip-Hop beef is like wrestling, but for me it adds to that entertainment factor. Fiddy has stepped up the levels with this cartoon. You can't just battle on the corner anymore, this internet led media-age has opened up a whole new arena for rappers to battle and beef in. 50 has raised the bar, over to you Ricky...

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!