In just two years Breakin’ Convention’s Park Jam has earned a reputation as one of the UK’s realest hip hop events. Taking things back to the roots of the culture, this jam is suitable for the whole family.
This year we are paying tribute to the first generation of UK hip hop with a Naughty 40s special featuring some of the UK’s finest OG emcees ever to have blessed the mic as well as a dancer cypher hosted by Danny Francis and 10tonn exclusively for bboys, bgirls, poppers and lockers aged 40+.
London emcee Locksmyth has recently dropped this heavy 16 track joint titled ‘TAK3N’ including original production from N.S.D, Riddle, Cystic and SourBoi. ‘TAK3N’ has just a handful of features from Josiah Matrix, S.V, and Mike GLC enabling Loksmyth to display his flow and lyricism with it mixed by UK Hip Hop DJ 279 you cant go wrong copping this release.
Oh, and I didn’t tell you it’s FREE as well! Check it out here
GSTATS of Crown Heights, Brooklyn and member of the dope collective Bankai Fam’s latest release on Shinigamie Records ‘Syke Ward’ is out now.
GSTATS delivers lyrics, technical flows, life visions accompanied by the powerful Bankai Fam production team Kyo Itachi, Astronote, Venom, Azaia, Phalo Pantoja, Raw. The release has features from the likes of Ruste Juxx, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Milez Grimez, Dro Pesci, Savoy, Berry Boo, Gat Murdah, OCB and of course the whole Bankai Family.
Add to that deadly Scratches and the sick cover illustration by Mael that matches the music perfectly. In other words: you have the pure essence of New York Hip Hop. PURE DOPENESS!
Brandon E. Williams is a talented emcee from The Bronx, NYC as he displays his lyricism by delivering a message through music, with no gimmicks in the video for ‘Alpha & Omega’ a track lifted from his mixtape ‘Real Shit The Mixtape’ available on Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-detai…
USM is proud to present a new batch of hip-hop Back To Black reissues as a celebration of the genre, including classic albums such as 50 Cent’s multi-platinum debut, ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and prolific hip-hop artists like Ice Cube and LL Cool J.
In addition, this batch offers the 20th Anniversary edition of Warren G’s ‘Regulate…G Funk Era’ which includes the album along with a bonus 12” featuring Regulate (Destructo & Wax Motif Remix) and Regulate (Photek Remix).
All albums are pressed as 180g heavyweight vinyls.
The eclectic as ever Northern Structure Records have returned with their latest offering to the world of hip hop in the form of ‘Standard Procedure’, courtesy of emcee duo 2 Complex (Evileyz, Spider Jaroo) and producer Bambu Hands.
The 12 track album takes the listener back to those early, hazy days of what was to become a formidable force in the northern hip hop scene. Before the formation of Northern Structure, 2 rappers hailing from the sandy, alcohol and drug infused coasts of Blackpool took it upon themselves to come together and create an EP that would change the course of everything they ever knew.
During that time, various local performances would lead the two spitters to come across a man known then as ‘Faceless’ who would later become Bambu Hands. 2 Complex instantly took to the lancastrian’s (A person from Lancaster) soul laced production and along with the appearance of the enigmatic Amos and beat box crew ‘The Masses’, Northern Structure Records was born.
Fast forward eight years and artists have come and gone but the core figures still remain. Now they find themselves releasing a project that sat in a dusty attic galvanizing and maturing over a time period that reflects the nature of the production and vocals throughout the album.
Everyone who follows the site regularly knows I’m a massive of turntabilsm and the joint ‘Salted P-nuts’ is the album’s introduction to NSR turntable mentalist DJ P-Nuts who also performed the cuts on last year’s ‘Live From The Archive Vol 1’. With DMC and various other major DJ comp honours under his belt, it isn’t difficult to see why his technical cutting abilities over the album’s three instrumentals are a definite highlight.
‘The Vibe’ is another favourite, I was definitely vibing to the head nodding beat from Bambu Hands, dope cuts and Spider and Evileyz lace the joint whith a relaxed flow.
There really isn’t a weak joint on this album, even the instrumentals keep you locked in with DJ P-Nuts skills on the wheels of Steel, coupled with Spider Jaroo and Evileyz lyrical skills it’s easy to see why Northern Structure Records have become a respected label within the UK and why we are fans of what they do here at HHLAT. ‘Standard Procedure’ is an example of how an album can be expertly engineered over the course of a long period of time and still sound as relevant as it did on the day of it’s creation.
I’ve been sitting on this gem from the Northern Structure Records family until I had the time to give it my full attention. This morning was that day and this has soon brightened up what was looking like being a bad day!
You can get the DOPE ‘Standard Procedure’ album digitally here
Connecticut emcee, ILLUS continues to break the stereotypes of what an emcee is as he illustrates an average day in his life as a father and emcee. The visuals for “Say Less” off the “Behind the Mask” album produced by ICBM show ILLUS spending quality time with his son as they play in their backyard and enjoy a beautiful summer day.
“Say Less”
Written and Performed by ILLUS and Roxxxteady
Produced by ICBM.
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