Music video for ‘No Mixer’ produced by Blanka
Filmed & Edited by Tom Hines, Joey Haines & Ali Nye
(Four20 Productions)
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Beatboxing genius Beardyman headlines Soundcrash at KOKO! The 2x times UK Beatboxing Champion’s live shows see the bearded one create music live in front of the audience with the help of his mouth and a enviable collection of gadgetry that would make any music geek drool. Expect plenty of audience participation, quality tunes, and if we’re lucky we may even get to play drum’n’bass musical statues. Hobnobs will be confiscated upon entry.
Beardyman has come a long way since winning the UK beatbox championships TWICE in 2006 & 2007 (in 2008 he was the judge) and since his internet viral Kitchen Diaries was shown on the Ellen Degeneres show in the USA in 2007 it has now accumulated over 5 million plays across YouTube (with the total views of all of his clips in the high tens of millions) and his skills bagged him a headliner slot next to Katy Perry at the first ever YouTube LIVE concert, in 2008. She may have kissed a girl, but Beardyman created the buzz for the whole event and got to second base by helping YTL make history by receiving the most ever views online, ever, at one sitting.
Damn, and if that ain’t enough, Beardy’s live music mash-ups have graced the main stages at Sonar, Bestival, Lovebox, Snowbombing and Rise festivals and supported the likes of Groove Armada, Jazzy Jeff and the Beastie Boys. All this from a guy who wrote a symphony for his school orchestra aged TEN.
BEARDYMAN (live)
Plus special guests
Saturday 22 September 9pm-3am KOKO – London… 1A Camden High Street, London, NW1 7JE.
Tickets: Early Birds £12.50 / Advance £18.50 / Last Minute £22.50
ARTIST PAGES
Website: www.beardyman.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/therealbeardyman
Twitter: www.twitter.com/beardyman
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/beardyman
Delicious Vinyl, the label that released Cali rap crew The Pharcyde’s groundbreaking 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (quoted as Kanye West’s favorite album), has released a three-CD box set featuring instrumentals and remixes to commemorate its 20-year anniversary.
Original members Fatlip and Slimkid3 have also re-joined forces with Bizarre Ride producers J-Sw!ft and L.A. Jay for Bizarre Ride Live, a series of shows where they perform the entire album, blurring the lines between a straight up hip-hop show and a theatrical performance, Bizarre Ride Live includes all the original skits and interludes from the record, and even some special surprise guests (“did somebody page Quinton??”).
No details are missed out as renowned graffiti artist SLICK, who designed the album’s cover, art-directs the stage and live audio-visuals are taken care of by L.A. Jay. Expect animated hip-hop, energetic raps, bright colors, b-boy throw-downs, magnetic visuals, a heavy dose of humour, and absolutely everything in between. After a sell-out premiere at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on May 23rd, Bizarre Ride Live is gearing up to tour the U.S. and Europe through the rest of 2012, starting with an August 3 date at Low End Theory in San Francisco, CA and an in-store August 4 at Amoeba Records in Berkeley.
Dropout UK caught up with UK rapper Fem Fel who delivered a Dropout Demo freestyle for them orientated around sunshine, ironically on a gloomy day!
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http://www.facebook.com/dropoutuk/
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Lupe Fiasco dropped by the Toca Tuesdays studio last week. They took a trip down memory lane with some old records of his, and he gave them a freestyle off the top of the head. Tune in to Toca Tuesdays each and every Tuesday from 8pm till midnight EST on Shade 45. For more freestyle videos log on to www.Allindstrom.com
On Friday 17th August Evil Twin Records will be bringing you 20 years of classic UK & US Hip Hop!
Attractions On The Night Will Include
✰ £5 Entry …
✰ Top Quality DJ’s & PA’s
✰ Open Mic Slots open To ANYONE!!! (Limited Places)
✰ Chilled Lounging Area
✰ Free T-Shirt & Mixtape Giveaways On The Night
✰ Excellent Lighting & Sound System
✰ A Proper Throwback Hip Hop event!
PA’s Throughout The Night Will Be:
✰ Genesis Elijah
✰ Dotz
✰ Switch aka Sonny Blak
✰ Trauma
✰ 2 Man Up
✰ Peterz + Blueprint
DJ’s Throughout The Night Will Be:
✰ The Passion HiFi
✰ DJ R-Biz
✰ DJ Sol
Music Policy On The Night Will Consist Of…
✰ Old School Breaks
✰ 90’s Classics
✰ Underground Hits
✰ East Coast Bangers
✰ Hood Anthems
✰ Chopped Up Soul
✰ Turntablism & More
Open Mic Policy:
On the night they will be offering a limited number of first come first serve places to ANY local MC who wants to showcase their lyrical talent to a packed club full of proper Hip Hop heads!
✰ STRICTLY Hip Hop!
✰ Each MC will be given 15 Minutes performance time!
✰ Bring your instrumentals on CD or USB Memory Stick
✰ You will need to register your timeslot as soon as you arrive
✰ Places will be determined ON THE NIGHT!!!
✰ Enjoy the moment 🙂
Badlands, Silver Street, Bedford……Doors Open From 22.00 – 03.00am Strictly 18+ Identification Will Be Needed Upon Entry Dress Like You Have Made An Effort!!!
Snapbacks & Box Fresh Trainers Allowed!!!
✰ Nothing But Vibes & Energy So Come Down And Enjoy Some Proper Hip Hop
✰ For More Information Contact The Following…..
Facebook Page:
Twitter:
@eviltwinrecords
@Bigtizzlrc2
@switch_sblk
Email: info@eviltwinrecords.com
Skratch Bastid & The Gaff cutting up 4 Freda Payne 45s to recreate JVC FORCE’s “Strong Island” beat. Taken from a practice session for their “Soul Sisters, Stand Up!” live show & recorded mix.
Check the mix over here: http://www.skratchbastid.com/?p=2605 – 80 mins of 100% female funk/soul/r&b/breaks.
http://www.skratchbastid.com
http://www.thegaff.ca
http://www.soundcloud.com/skratchbastid
http://www.soundcloud.com/thegaff
Cali emcee Montage One premieres brand new single “Beat2Def”, featuring Ras Kass and Guilty Simpson. Producer Jlisted combines organs, cuts by DJ Revolution and even what sounds like a very brief sample of Mobb Deep’s “Quiet Storm”. “Beat2Def” will be found on Montage One’s forthcoming album 10.6.3 OGX, set for release on September 11, featuring guest appearances from Aloe Blacc, Evidence and more.
listen/download “Beat2Def” at www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/montage-one-beat2def/
Saturday 11th August 2012 – 9pm – 3am
Park Street PR Present BEATS & BARS Heavyweight Hip-Hop with live acts & deejays …
@ The Quadrant Lounge, 25-27 Lichfield Street, WV1 1EQ Wolverhampton City Centre (5 minutes walk from train station)
Hosted by TRICKSTA
Live Acts:
SUPAR NOVAR
BIG DUTTY DEEZE
TENNY TEN
B-ILLA
BROKEN DIALECT
BIRTM4RK
DJ’s:
TRICKSTA
LATE DOORS:
9PM-3AM FREE ENTRY CD GIVEAWAYS DRESS CODE: CASUAL (NO TRACKSUITS)
For more information contact: E-Mail: info@parkstreetpr.co.uk Twitter: www.twitter.com/parkstreetpr
This event will be filmed exclusively by Urban Vibe TV for You Tube broadcast. Urban Vibe UK are one of the leading UK broadcasters for urban music & culture. Please subscribe NOW to their channel at www.youtube.com/urbanvibeuk.
TRICKSTA (3 HOUR DJ SET) Producer, mixtape deejay and all around music enthusiast Tricksta has been DJ’ing since 1989 where he started off on pirate radio. As a mixtape DJ he has dropped projects with US rappers such as French Montana, Sheek Louch, Papoose, Red Café, D-Block and UK rappers such as Big Narstie, Big Cakes, Skriblah, M9 & more. As a producer Tricksta’s album ‘Out Of Darkness Cometh Light’ is destined to be a future UK rap classic with features from the likes of Logic, Dubbledge, Genesis Elijah, Iron Braydz, Scorzayzee & more. With over 20 years experience as a deejay you can expect the history of Hip-Hop rounded up in a massive three hour set! Hip-Hop from the US and the UK from 80’s, 90’s, 00’s and this decade, classic tracks, underground anthems, exclusive dubplates, basically just expect to ‘get down & party’ with a good vibe!
SUPAR NOVAR Direct from London Town comes the multi-talented Supar Novar who was part of Skinnyman’s MUD Family before signing to Kemet Entertainment, the same record label that released Klashnekoff, Supar Novar is also the driving force behind FL.I.P. His latest album ‘Forever’ is produced by Show N Prove and features Dappy (N-Dubz), Neon Hitch, Logic, MCD, Stylah, Genesis Elijah and many more. Expect an electrifying performance from this UK Hip-Hop legend.
BIG DUTTY DEEZE After releasing seven mixtapes and two EP’s in the space of eighteen months, Big Dutty Deeze has now clocked up over 100,000 hits on You Tube as well as playing live in Paris. He recently got signed by US producer Rediculus to his Chicago record label Knowledge Giving Birth which is distributed by Island/Def Jam. Big Dutty Deeze will be performing tracks from his album ‘The English Gentleman’ as well as some unreleased material. The energy from this performance promises to be overwhelming! Make sure you don’t miss this.
TENNY TEN Tenny Ten a.k.a 10 Shott is a talented artist and perfomer who has recently completed UK tours with Tinie Tempah, Chipmunk, Skepta and Mr Hudson, as well as sharing stages with the likes of Giggs, Ms Dynamite, Wiley, Example, Chase & Status and many more. Performing a collection of unreleased & rare tracks 10 Shott promises to bring the house down with a set of pure Hip-Hop bangers. From punchlines, to flows, to delivery, to great songs, Tenny Ten is sure to get his home town rocking! www.twitter.com/tennyten
B-ILLA The Cambridge brothers Mistah Biggz and Dillahman have been enjoying the success of their new mixtape ‘Brothers In Bars’ with support coming from all of the UK Hip-Hop media and the legendary NME website. With the underground success of their video tracks ‘Paper Thugs’ and ‘Home Sweet Home’ this crew keep going from strength to strength. Here they promise to showcase some of their best tracks to date as well as hitting us off with an energetic boom-bap performance. Hip-Hop in its rawest, truest & realest sense. www.twitter.com/mistahbiggz1
BIRTHM4RK Birthm4rk is a talented song writer/rapper & performer who also directs his own music videos with a lot of creativity. Within the last year he has released two mixtapes ‘My Life My Crimes My Cry’s’ mixed DJ Bullet and more recently ‘SMD Mixtape 012′. With two EP’s coming this year, this versatile artist is currently on fire! As a talented rapper he has performed all over the UK since he was fifteen, and has already been tipped as ‘one to watch’. Be sure to come watch a local veteran in action.
BROKEN DIALECT This collective of talented West Midland rappers promise to deliver conscious lyricism over raw beats. Broken Dialect are currently enjoying the success of a string of superb music videos and digital audio releases including collaborations with the likes of Big Cakes, Cyclonious & more. This is Hip-Hop music that actually says something and with a strong fan-base growing nationally and internationally this promises to be a great live performance.
LATE (DJ SET) LATE has consistently been releasing music since 1999 releasing albums such as ‘UK Rapscallion’ which featured Genesis Elijah, Iron Braydz, K9 & more, and ‘Below Street Level’ which featured Willie D from The Geto Boys, JT The Bigga Figga, K-Rino and more. He founded Rago Magazine back in 1999 and as well a rapper he has also been DJ’ing for over 20 years. Here he starts off the nights proceedings with an exclusive DJ set of underground worldwide Hip-Hop from the old to the new as well as tracks from his brand new album ‘Street Science’. This will be more of education than a DJ set!
Skunkadelic ft. Louis Vines and Ruby Samba
This arrived in the HHL&T inbox overnight, and im loving the concept to the video. I say video, id call it more a mini movie at nearly 11 minutes long, but that doesnt detract from the viewing pleasure as we join a man in the final hour searching for something. Shot in Black & White it kind of gives you a film noir feel.
Then 4 minutes in the drums kick in with dope production from Sub:stance, Skunkadelic lays down his rhymes with deep flows accompanied by great features from Louis Vines and Ruby Samba.
DOPE! Check it out!
You can download the track for FREE from….
Shout out to the people behind the visuals
Director – Chris Axworthy
Director of Photography – Marcin
Produced by Jake Goddard, Chris Axworthy, Marcin
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