Check out the dope debut album from Stinkin Slumrock. The 18 track release on Blah Records includes features from Lee Scott, Black Josh, Bisk, Res ONE, Ray Vendetta & Flowtecs, with production from Dr Zygote, Illinformed, Reklews, Morriachi, Sam Zircon, Sumgii, 7th Dan, Bad Habitz, Wayne Ross, Brother Moon & Bad Company.
Stream and download Stinkin Slumrok’s – ‘Don Pong’ LP here…
Canadian hip hop legend Madchild (Swollen Members Co-Founder) has released a dope New Single “Everytime” featuring Ceekay Jones and The Makers. The track serves as an introduction to Madchilds new Album “Silver Tongue Devil” out 24th July.
Towards the end of last month Millenium Jazz Music released the latest from the Jazz Jousters collective from their “Location’s” series. As they continue to globe-trot crate digger style with the Jazz Jousters collective and flip Jazz from various parts of the world.
Locations: France is the sixth part in the Locations series with just a few more episodes to go before the series concludes at the big number ten. The album was just released on a limited collectable tape cassette as well as via digital download here
As promised MJM have reupped the second batch of cassette tapes for Locations: Brazil. “Ask and so you shall receive!!”.
They’ve re-recorded another batch and after several pre-orders and early birds who stay close to the pulse, they only have around 24 or so left, so don’t wait around for too long as it’s very unlikely that they’ll be doing a third batch.
The Locations series will amount to a 10 part set where hopefully each volume will be released on limited collectable cassettes.
For those that have been lost and unsure where they’re at, see the order below…
Many wonder… “Whatever happened to Ilyas of Tanya Morgan?”, “Why’d he leave the group?”, “What went wrong?”
Around the time of the Tanya Morgan breakup, Ilyas started recording an album venting about the struggles and emotions he was dealing with at the time. That album is Transformation.
Broken into two separate albums, Transformation answers many questions. Produced by Birmingham, UK’s Quintessence James, the album harkens back to Tanya Morgan’s original sound from their Moonlighting and Brooklynati days, but just a tad darker and more insightful than the carefree Tanya Morgan music fans all know and love.
Transformation listens as an audio diary of sorts as Ilyas speaks of his breakup with the group, breakup with his girlfriend of 6 years, and struggles dealing with substance abuse, fatherhood, and the world in general. Transformation 1 & 2 document his struggle from depression to joy, inadequacy to fulfillment, and ego to soul.
Transformation Part 1: Ego is available now digitally on iTunes, Bandcamp, and all other digital retailers. Head to Fat Beats and UGHH for compact discs.
So here we have the long awaited debut album from Manchester Rapper/Producer Ellis Meade. This 20 track LP is a demonstration in versatility and creative ability from the Room2 Records Co-Founder, with Ellis doing more than the lion’s share of vocals and production, not to mention the heap of music videos he has directed and edited for the project. With tracks of varying tempos and styles, Ellis effortlessly laces this sonic journey with a smooth intricacy that only the man himself can deliver.
Features include rappers Sparkz, iLLChill from L.A and Boston born France based rapper Mattic, and producers Pete Cannon, Kydro and Proclaim Knowledge, as well as vocal features from Laura White, Mali Hayes, and Cher.
Ellis Meade said “I wanted people to hear what sounds and artistic styles I’m into without compromising my sound or my collaborators and keep everything as organic as possible.”
We think he’s achieved that, check it out for yourselves here
Twizzy’s NEW video for the joint ‘What We Like To Call’ featuring fellow Bristol, UK emcee Jinxsta JX has been premiered on SBTV. The track is taken from Twizzy’s DOPE new album ‘Done With All The Bull’ read Matt’s HHLAT review of the album HERE
N.B.S. & Snowgoons – ‘Love Will Never Die’ featuring Rozewood & Hus Kingpin. The joint is lifted from the N.B.S. & Snowgoons ‘Trapped In America’ album out now!
Lanz Pierce, a Queens, NY artist by way of New Jersey, knew what she wanted since day one. At just 14, she left the traditional school system in pursuit of a non-traditional music career. As a rapper, her lyrics resonate with the heart, derived from her relentless grind on the inner-city streets. As an artist, her musical influences combine the rawness of rap and soul with pop sensibility and rhythmic flows complemented by hard-hitting drums and polished melodies. Her first independent release, “Point Of No Return EP” proved to the hip hop world she was here to stay, which got major media outlets to pay attention. Determined to keep the momentum going and reach a wider audience, Lanz Pierce created her own label, Innovators&Aviators and signed a distribution deal with Empire.
“Waterfalls,” Pierceʼs first single and self-directed music video off her sophomore EP Editorʼs Eye, earned her a spot on the front page of VEVO.com, iTunesʼ “New & Noteworthy,” and Spotify, as well as appearances on Shade45ʼs “Sway In The Morning” & Statik Selektahʼs “Showoff Radio.” Receiving air play on Pop Station Hits 1 (Sirius XM), Hip Hop Nation (Sirius XM) & college stations, Lanz Pierce has also been the featured artist as AOL’s new “Artist On The Rise.” Previously touring stateside with Snoop Dogg and recently completing an international tour run beginning in Stockholm, Lanz’s tour resume also includes The Camplified Tour and hitting festival stages like A3C and CMJ.
“SWAY IN THE MORNING” Freestyle
Freestyle on SHADE45 Statik Selektah
Lanz set the pace for her second and third singles, “Like You Should” and “Confessions,” both self-directed music videos which premiered front page of VEVO.com. With the anticipated release of “Editorʼs Eye,” Pierce continues to emerge as an exciting new voice in the music scene. Lanz Pierce never compromises her authenticity. To this fearless artist, there are no limits.
The Bridge Promotion brings you the latest album stream by the female emcee from NYC Lanz Pierce….
Irish rapper Danny Diatribes releases his 2nd album ‘Elevation Illustrations’. Diatribe has teamed up with the prolific UK DJ/Producer Pro. P to bring you this hard hitting Hip Hop LP featuring a whole host of Manchester’s rising stars in the UK Hip Hop scene, such as: D’Lyfa Reilly, Black Josh, Dubbul O, The Bluntskins, Tony Skank, Legion, the legendary Herrotics crew and special guest production from Aver of the Manchester super group TNC.
Diatribe has been representing on the Manchester scene and Pro P who we feature often here at HHLAT has been tipped as one of the top 10 UK hip hop producers to look out for in 2015 by the highly influencial UKHH.COM. The production, subject matter and word play vary through the album from the ‘soulfully hypnotic’ philosophical track ‘Encounter Philosophical’, to rhymes that articulate alcoholism and Manchester life from an Irish immigrants perspective on the tracks ‘Paddys Cure’, ‘South Manchester’ and the Aver produced ‘Ten Green bottles’. There is also a light hearted and highly lyrical theme running through the album on tracks like ‘Magnum Opus’ and ‘The Fractal Mind of Diatribe,’ political distopia in tracks ‘The Void’ featuring Tony Skank and ‘Bun the System’ featuring Black josh (The Mouse Outfit) and The Bluntskins, and an ode to women in ‘Roses’ featuring Irish Rapper Wile Man.
Diatribe and Pro. P will be bringing their ELEVATION ILLUSTRATIONS showcase to the stage in 2015 and have the album available to buy on Bandcamp below, the release is brought to you by prolific Manchester label Room 2 Records who are fast becoming one of the labels to lookout for in the UK.
