Here’s a promo track from Coventry rapper Shakezpeare ‘What Corner’, Produced by Limit Beats.
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Soundcrash are proud to present, undoubtably one of the biggest shows of 2014!
Mos Def and Talib Kweli who form Black Star and J.Rocc fly in from the states to form one hell of a line up at The Forum, London on 29 March! Support from none other than the DJs favourite DJ, Mr Thing and very special guests soon to be announced. A rare hip hop event and the hottest stage of the year…
Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def are BLACK STAR.
BLACK STAR rose from the underground movement of the late 1990s and released one album “Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star” in 1998. The album rose to critical acclaim and is praised as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of our time. Black Star has continued to help shape underground alternative hip-hop and bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical success in separate solo careers. Although they have only released one album, throughout the years Black Star has stayed active. Talib Kweli & Yasiin Bey (Formally Mos Def) have appeared on each others albums and various other tracks together.
One of the original turntablists, J.ROCC founded the Beat Junkies in 1992 with Melo-D and Rhettmatic, but has done just as much on his own as in a group setting. He began DJing in the mid-’80s with a California group named PSK. Soon after forming, the Beat Junkies became a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop, including core member Babu plus future stars Shortkut and D-Styles. In addition to numerous mixtapes and his own production for Stones Throw releases, J. Rocc has been the DJ for Madlib’s live shows since the early 2000′s, was the 3rd member of Jaylib (Madlib & J Dilla) during the group’s live events, and collaborated with Madlib on Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to J Dilla.
Former Scratch Perverts member and DMC Scratch Champion MR THING will also be doing his thing on the night, playing all your favourite hip hop, old school beats and breaks: the flavour of choice from the prolific London DJ… THING ‘s world class reputation sees him touring and performing with the likes of legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, Marley Marl, Beastie Boys, DJ Premier + Slum Village. You know he’ll smash it.
In 2011 Kweli said, “I would love to get back into it whenever he’s ready.” That time is now. This is a very special one off London show. Don’t miss out.
The Forum
Tickets: £22.50 Early Bird, £29.50 Advance
Times: 8PM-2AM
For Tickets go to…. http://www.soundcrashmusic.com/black-star-mos-def-talib-kweli/
After releasing his highly acclaimed debut album “The Résumé” in 2010 with high caliber features like Slum Village, Royce Da 5’9, Mic Geronimo and Oddisee, Danish vinyl enthusiast and producer KVBeats returns with the blazing new single “You Know The Rules”, taken off his EP “The Breadwinner” (featuring Torae, Pacewon, Chaundon, Little Vic, a.o.) scheduled to drop February 18th on Ill Adrenaline Records.
“You Know the Rules” is a laid back, piano driven boom-bap banger with none other than Rashad spitting fire on the mic. You might remember the Brooklyn MC as one half of the duo Rashad & Confidence, best known for their already classic album “The Element of Surprise”. DJ Rob Swift formerly of the legendary X-Men / X-Ecutioners DJ crew adds some extra flavor to the track by cutting up some classic vocal samples.
iTunes link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-know-rules-feat.-rashad/id794731917
Social media:
Website: www.illadrenalinerecords.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/illadrenalinerecords
www.facebook.com/pages/KVBeats/140979229272092
Twitter:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/illadrenalinerecords
Here’s an instrumental from UK Producer Charlie Mac. For more music from Charlie head over to his bandcamp page here www.charliemacuk.bandcamp.com
G.Dot & Born ft @HEVnamedmeGRAP Rob-O @edogboston – Living Legend [VIDEO] @Confidencebeats @GdotBorn
Hip-Hop legend Edo.G teams up with his apprentices G. Dot & Born, Boston natives, to shine light on their story and style while also providing their own sound. All production is handled by Confidence, whose claim to fame includes “Rashad and Confidence” and “Purpose and Confidence” on Ill Adrenaline Records and he produced seven tracks on Neek the Exotic’s “Hustle Don’t Stop” LP from 2012.
The LP is fourteen tracks deep with Gdot & Born handling about half the duties on the mic, with the remaining tracks being handled by Edo.G, providing listeners with a nice diversity; while Confidence keeps a steady stream of that authentic Hip-Hop he is known for throughout.
Confidence, a student of the game dating back to the 90’s, first got a taste of music production in the mid 90′s while learning to DJ with his brother Technic. His break didn’t come until 2001 when he copped an MPC 2000xl which he still uses to this day to compose masterpieces.
G. Dot & Born relay the struggle of survival in the streets with hard-hitting raw lyrics, traditional gritty street beats and a confident delivery that takes Hip-Hop back to its essence. G. Dot and Born stay true to the city of Boston that raised them and 90’s Hip Hop influences like J. Dilla, Sean P., Big Pun, Edo G., Kool G. Rap, AZ and Nas by embodying a humble braggadocio that only real life experiences teach you.
Today, the group offers up a tribute song, “Living Legend,” dedicated to the one and only Pete Rock, featuring Pete’s former INI cohorts Grap Luva (Pete’s brother), Rob-O & EDO. G.
Confidence Presents G. Dot & Born Featuring EDO. G will be released on 1-28-14 and you can pre-order it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/living-legend-feat.-grap-luva/id797819794 & http://redlinemusicdistribution.bigcartel.com/product/confidence-presents-gdot-born-featuring-edo-g
Tracklisting and Credits for Confidence Presents G. Dot & Born Featuring EDO. G:
1.) “Confident”
2.) “About These Problems”
3.) “Class In In Session”
4.) “Interlude”
5.) “Its Real” f/ EDO. G
6.) “Lock And Load”
7.) “Manhunt”
8.) “Makin Tracks” f/ EDO. G
9.) “Interlude”
10.) “Grammers Song”
11.) “Find It”
12.) “Living Legend” f/ Grap Luva, Rob-O & EDO. G
13.) “Tuff Talk”
14.) “Interlude”
15.) “Of Course I’m Fresh”
16.) “You’re Mine” f/ M-Credible
17.) “Makin Tracks” (Remix)
18.) “Interlude”
***All Tracks Produced By Confidence
For More Information Please Visit:
https://twitter.com/Confidencebeats
https://twitter.com/edogboston
https://twitter.com/HEVnamedmeGRAP
https://twitter.com/GOD_BORNCIPHER
http://www.schoolofconfidence.com/
Friday 6th June – London KOKO
Tickets On Sale Now – gigsandtours.com // 0844 811 0051
With the release of his solo debut album ‘My Name Is My Name’ on Kanye West’s ‘GOOD Music’ record label late last year to critical acclaim, Pusha T last excited audiences in the UK while supporting Chase & Status on their UK arena headline tour. His previous two headline performances at London XOYO and London Garage sold out in hours due to overwhelming demand.
Following on from the release of his debut solo album, Pusha T, one half of rap duo The Clipse, recently confirmed that he is working on his follow up record by recording with The Neptunes and Pharrell. Taking its name from a lead track on ‘My Name is My Name’, the new album ‘King Push’ is currently being recorded and there is yet to be an announcement on an official release date.
Returning to London for one exclusive performance, as part of a wider European tour, support comes in the form of DJ Semtex, a pioneer of hip hop in the UK and long term resident DJ at BBC Radio 1xtra.
Full Tour Dates
30 May – Paris, France
31 May – 013, Tilburg, Holland
1 June – Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
2 June – Gibson Room, Frankfurt, Germany
3 June – X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland
4 June – Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany
5 June – Vooruit, Gent, Belgium
6 June – Koko, London, UK
@PUSHA_T
The debut album from Step Brothers ‘Lord Steppington’ is out 21.01.14 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Pre-Order at Itunes: http://bit.ly/LordSteppington
Pre-Order CD or Vinyl w/ Autographed item + Exclusive Shirt Bundle & Exclusive Sticker: http://bitly.com/Steppington_FE
Physical from Amazon.com: http://bit.ly/StepAmazon
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He may not be making any new music but check out Lowkey performing ‘Terrorist’ Live at The Garage, London as part of Akala’s ‘The Thieves Banquet’ Tour 2013.
The man behind Sons of Scotland, Werd in session with UTV Sessions recently.
Werd is a prolific force in the Scottish rap scene, focusing on solo projects and regularly working with some of the top artists around.
‘Welcome to anywhere’ is the latest release to come from SOS featuring Sea Bass on beat production duties. Be sure to check that and Werd’s previous ‘Untitled Scot’ Lp.
Check Werd’s music at www.werd.bandcamp.com + www.musicsos.bandcamp.com
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