Sektion Red’s highlights from Boom Bap Festival 2014, performances and antics.
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@0:40 Skinnyman – I’ll be surprised
@2:21 The Four Owls – Not Like Before
@3:52 Chester P – Urban Jackanory
@5:52 NLP ft. Leaf Dog – Heavyweight
@7:30 CW Jones
@9:00 Lee Scott – Tunnel Deep
@11:53 CAS is Dead – Charlotte
@13:40 Ghostface Killah – Mighty Healthy
@15:20 Ghostface Killah ft. BVA – Protect Ya Neck
@17:23 Luca Brazi (ft. Archetype & Mnsr Frites) – Breakdown
@18:08 Split Prophets (ft. Jman & Prime) – Weedmasons Anthem
@19:40 Richy Spitz – Wonder
@20:58 Dirty Dike – Catch me if you…..Nah
Sacramento Knoxx featuring DJ Dez “The Trees Will Grow” Written & Produced by Sacramento Knoxx
“Beefed Out” Written & Produced by DeathStar Klic (Dustin Haffner & sK)
Recorded at the legendary East Side Arts Alliance in Oakland, CA
Cuts recorded with Geno XO in Detroit, MI.
It will be available for free download but donations will be greatly appreciated and encouraged, because it’ll help fund AYO!, a youth group in San Francisco, and the funds will assist with their leadership development in the community! I worked closely with the youth leadership group during the artist residency at AROC, Arab Resource & Organizing Center that was collaborated with this incredible summer educational program at the School Of Unity & Liberation in Oakland, CA.
The US and UK governments continues to unconditionally support Israel’s crimes against humanity.
The time is now, more than ever, to end Israeli Apartheid. We are calling for a national and global movement to boycott and divest from Israel.
CONTEXT/BACKGROUND:
While the world watches in outrage, the US continues to support Israel’s crimes against humanity and give the carte blanch for Israelis to annihilate a whole population of Palestinians. We view the Obama administration as a partner in this war crime and we demand an end to our government’s active hand in funding these massacres, to the tune of 3.1 billion dollars a year of OUR tax payer dollars.
This is a double feature called “THE TREES WILL GROW AGAIN” speaking to the mass destruction colonialism currently has made for the people in Palestine & historically across Turtle Island aka North America. With the ongoing imperialist devastation that humanity is facing from systematic oppression at this moment of history. This feature builds solidarity with Palestine through cultural work. And as people of color, it speaks to building a cross cultural movement in joint struggle against these illnesses on earth, in relation to the destruction of the earth, people are rising, and the trees will grow again.
World famous DJ Dez is on the cuts delivering the phenomenal hook.
In the face of growing efforts to police our communities, we must forge alliances to challenge systems of repression and build power in our communities. Understanding prisons, borders, surveillance and policing as tools of global repression is critical to building and maintaining powerful movements for liberation. Gentrification in our streets is colonialism elsewhere. The War on Terror we are living through today is a new formulation of the War on Drugs, and the violence inflicted on our communities necessitates a unified stance against all forms of repression from the US to Brazil, to the Philippines and Palestine.
We ask our allies and partners to adopt these principles and take a stand against the policing and repression of our communities.
NO TO URBAN SHIELD
The tools, strategies, and tactics shared at Urban Shield will not only increase the opportunities for state violence in Oakland but across the globe in communities that show resilience and resistance in the face of oppression. Become a part of a growing resistance to increased police militarization and repression in Oakland and across the country demanding community self-determination to keep us all safe.
‘Legends’ is dedicated to the graffiti writers…A brilliant description of the underground labyrinth of tunnels and eerie world that only graffiti writers experience. Brilliantly told by one of the most instantly recognisable voices in Hip Hop.
Following the sad passing of one of London’s all out Kings, ROBBO, all funds raised from this track will be used to help support those closest to him in such hard times.
Robbo 484 started writing in the late 70’s early 80’s, and started painting trains in 1984 going on to paint steel all over Europe as well as the New York Subway. His main cru’s WRH, PFB and WD carry wait across the world. He inspired an entire generation of London’s most prolific graffiti writers and will be sorely missed by all.
Rest In Peace King Robbo…..
Following on from the success of last years event organisers have again decided to host another evening celebrating 30 years of Bognor Hip Hop as a tribute to Lee ‘Tiny C’ Chapman who sadly passed away in 2010.
Lee was a founding member of Severe Carnage, a Hip Hop crew from here in Bognor Regis on the South Coast of England. Formed in the late ’80s the line up consisted of rappers Tiny Cee, MC Pryme and A.K.A. with producer/DJs Scape One and Mack One (Macca, now know as Mac McRaw, Wildstyle Bob, Nimble, Beathoven from Puma Strut fame). The line up changed sporadically over the years with other members including DJ Trooper One, DJ Shelly Mack (Knowledge of Self) and Millzee. They released only one record, the extremely rare and in demand ‘The Struggle Continues’ on white label demo (which im proud to say I still have a copy of!).
I moved to Bognor Regis from London also in the late eighties as a teenager and had already got the bug for Hip Hop culture through my introduction to BBoys and Breakin’, little did I know moving to Bognor from the city was gonna turn me into a full blown Hip Hop junkie, and Lee and Severe Carnage played a large role in that. So when Lee’s younger brother and old school friend of mine, Spencer asked me to help promote the event again this year, I was more than happy to help.
The evening consists of performances from DJ Jay & Scape One rockin’ real Old School classics, Knowledge Of Self DJs Shelley Mack & The Tipster, local rap crew STB reppin’, Severe Carnage’s MC AKA and DJ Lee Harvey, DJ Spencer Chapman and bboy dance display from Ill Boogs.
If you were at last years event, you’ll know this is not to be missed! See you there!
All artists are waiving their fees and we will be collecting for the West Pier Project homelessness charity.
Saturday August 16th (8-2am)
Jack Rabbit Slims, Royal Hotel, The Esplanade, Bognor Regis PO21 1SZ
And here’s a piece of very rare south coast UK Hip Hop history for you… Very old material of Severe Carnage and Scape One jam sessions from 1988 to 1991. The tracks have been cleaned up as best as possible. The quality can vary due to the source material from old cassette tapes but the nostalgia is unbeatable. Grab a copy while you can.
This album is dedicated to the memory of Lee Chapman (Tiny C) 1970 – 2010
Now complete with the recent rare and sought after ‘The Hunt’ now available for the first time.
Sup pups, had a nice weekend? Basked in the glorious weather and took off all your clothes because for at least 45 minutes the sun peaked its big yellow face out from behind the clouds? Well, I guess if you’re not currently jamming on the little rock that is the UK you won’t quite understand the urgency with which the British people are ready to get naked if we see the slightest sign of sun. If it’s not raining it’s BBQ time! Hey I’m not knocking it, I wore only the shortest shorts all weekend. Anyway. Now I’ve set the scene, imagine all of this was going on whilst myself and our resident beat boxer Matt went down to The Elements Festival in South London. Organised by the Breakin’ KCL crew and most notably Ms Kate Mulligan (if I get any of this wrong feel free to tell me). Due to Mr Ryder coming over from Bristol to see me, and us having a hot date with the science museum (it was fucking ace incase you were wondering) at the beginning of the day we only caught the last act of the day which was The Mouse Outfit, featuring Dr Syntax, Sparkz and a cheeky guest feature of Truthos Mufasa. However considering we only got there for the last 90 minutes or so I can still safely say we had a brilliant time.
Apologies to the rest of TMO. Woe is me and my tiny legs.
I know we bang on about this all the time, but I love the underground hip-hop scene (in all fairness we are a underground hip-hop site, I’m sure none of this is a surprise to any of you). Yes there are a lot of faults within it just like any scene, but I’d like to think that the ratio of dickhead to genuinely nice person is pretty good. I’ll be very happy when the phrase ‘no homo’ is no longer acceptable, and misogyny isn’t still seen as the norm; but on the whole I’d much rather be a gay kid at The Elements Festival then at a Rick Ross show that’s for sure. There are improvements being made, and progression is happening.
The organisers and so too the attendees did a great job of creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, and reminded me why I love the hip-hop scene so much. Everyone there had a giant smile on their face, and Matt and I left with our jaws hurting after spending the whole time grinning like little kids. The Mouse Outfit were a great band and did a fantastic job of mixing classic funk with new school hip-hop to create something that had us doing our best foot-shoulder-skanky-hand-dance thing. Dr Syntax, Sparkz and Truthos were all on top form and I was really impressed with Truthos who I hadn’t heard before. He spat some brilliant double time. The band itself were great musicians (There was a trumpet player! How fucking rad is that? VERY fucking rad) and played as tight live as any recorded track that I’ve heard; they also did a top job (top job? Yeah why not, rhyming is cool) of getting the crowd hyped.
Although that being said they didn’t really need much encouragement; and the impromptu ‘Macarena-style’ dance was both funny and awesome all in one go. Basically, in my humble opinion if you ever hold a party or need something to cheer you up then I suggest you invite your local breakin’ crew to sort you out. Being a graff kid I’d like to think we’re the coolest element of hip-hop (hold tight those of you getting your feathers ruffled this is all light hearted jest) but I think most people will agree that bboys and bgirls can manage to get away with wearing and doing anything just because well, well they’re bboys/bgirls, and the whole day was testament to the skills and talents of these kids.
Talking of graff, it did get a nice feature and it made me happy to see that it had a little shine too. Boxes of paint were on hand for anyone to have a cheeky go and do a few throw ups or maybe just write ‘FE U R SO FIT I AM NOT EVEN JKN DOE. Whatever took your fancy. It would have been nice if the walls had been a bit closer to the main part of the festival so more people had given it more attention, but I have a feeling that wasn’t necessarily the ‘fault’ of the organisers and more so Kings College where the event was being held. Also not forgetting Matthew and I did arrive late, so perhaps it did get a little more love whilst we were busy being impressed with science and dressing up as WW1 fighter pilots (That was so great. SO. GREAT.) Either way the fact that the Elements crew gave it a section made me pleased enough and did a good job of encompassing all aspects of hip-hop which I personally greatly appreciated.
Edit:Earlier on in the day before we arrived they did have more empathises on the different elements. “DJ sections at the other end of the venue where there were DJ cyphers, 7 to smoke dance battle, and a jam session and DJ tutorials. So graffiti was smack in the middle of the event with graffiti tutorials for those who are less knowledgeable about the art form. And there are open mic in the bar too. Tried to make sure all elements were equally covered.” Thanks to Kate for updating us!
Don’t watch the crappy iphone quality.
Creeper shots.
This was the first of hopefully many Elements Festivals to come, and I can only encourage more people to get down to and support any event the KCL crew put on, or are involved with in the future because they really know how to hold a party. This really made our weekend, and I haven’t had as good a time at a hip-hop show in ages. Well done to everyone that helped organise such a fun festival!
Veteran UK DJ Tim Westwood has had a storied career with vinyl, from his early days in the London club scene to his time spent spinning tunes on BBC Radio 1. Clearly, he’s a perfect candidate for Fuse’s Crate Diggers.
The word anniversary once referred to the commemorative feast in honor of a Catholic saint. Today we use the term for a celebration of any past event that took place the year or years prior on the same date.
This year in particular marks the 20th Anniversary of a hip-hop record distinguished by its raw sound, uncompromising lyricism, and social commentary: Jeru the Damaja’s debut album, The Sun Rises In The East. 1994 was a powerful, transformative year for hip-hop. Nas, OutKast, and Biggie Smalls each dropped their debut albums, while other more established artists released projects regarded both then and now as milestones in the genre. Jeru was only 21 years old when he recorded the The Sun Rises; 22 when it came out on Payday Records. And the album was well received in the hip-hop community.
What you’re about to hear is Jeru the Damaja taking us track by track through his DJ Premier-produced debut album, delving into an array of subjects and stories such as:
– Waiting and watching for Nas to create Illmatic.
– Spending formative years with the members of the Wu-Tang Clan.
– The nature of Brooklyn pride.
– His inspiration drawn from his family, friends, and predecessors.
– And the story of how he got his pet hamster.
This is “You Must Learn.”
“You Must Learn” was produced and edited by Peter Oasis, written by Dharmic X, and executive produced by Evan Auerbach (of UpNorthTrips), with narration from Soul Khan. The intro was produced by DJ Flipout, and the artwork was designed by Kelly Green.
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