Phife Dawg kickin’ it with I Am Hip Hop Magazine editor @mayasocialista where they talk about the Caribbean roots of hip hop, trap music, ghostwriting, hip hop rivalries and his relationship with Q-Tip.
Final battle of the 12th edition of Ready2Rumble, in Saarbrucken, Germany. Soul Mavericks (Spin & Terra, UK) vs Gorilla Legion (Double D & Flexholik, Germany)
Judges:
Victor (USA) – Iron Monkey (USA) – Swiftrock (Germany)
A behind the scenes look at rehearsal for the Global Spin Awards 2015. Check out the Doobie Brother’s Routine that was the show opener featuring Scratch Bastid, Chris Karns, Jerermy Ellis and Kaila Mullady. DOPE!
Watch a exclusive freestyle video of ABH from England. He showed up a short vocal percussion routine in the Relentless Studio in London for Beatbox Battle TV.
Reeps One and Dub FX last met on a misty hill both playing the legendary Glastonbury festival. This winter the two came together to write, record and perform ‘Stars’ in just 3 hours.
Watch a exclusive freestyle video of Hobbit of the Beatbox Collective from England. He showed up a funky vocal percussion routine in the Relentless Studio in London for Beatbox Battle TV
Sixteen of the world’s best BBoys came to Rome for the Red Bull BC One 2015 World Final with one goal in mind. Win. Everyone dug deep in their bag o’ tricks to lay down their best footwork and impressive power moves, but it’d be Victor who’d come out on top. Take a look at the best moves from the event!
Red Bull BC One is the most important one-on-one B-Boy competition in the world. Every year, thousands of dancers across the globe vie for a chance to represent at the World Final. Sixteen B-Boys will earn the right to enter into an all-out battle on the Red Bull BC One stage, but only one will be crowned the champion.
D12 has been with Eminem since the beginning of his career, which they spoke about during an exclusive interview with VladTV. The Detroit emcees shared stories about being in the studio while Em recorded his first project, “Infinite,” and Kuniva spoke specifically about working on track, “Open Mic.”
Speaking more about the album, the guys of D12 spoke about its poor reception, and Bizarre revealed that Eminem spoke about retiring if he didn’t place well at the Rap Olympics. The Detroit spitter ended up getting second place at the contest, and after Eminem called Bizarre with the news that he caught the attention of Dr. Dre, the D12 emcee told us that he quit his job.
D12 would later go on to work with Dr. Dre, whom the group said treated them like his own artists, which you can hear more about in the above clip.
Following a batch of recent bookings spinning 7″ records at Mobile Mondays & Wax Wednesdays in NYC, for renowned hip hop 45s label Dusty Donuts in Hamburg and support slots for Peanut Butter Wolf, Breakbeat Lou & Bobbito, London-based UK DMC champion DJ Matman releases his third all-vinyl 45s mixtape : DJ Matman – 7″ Mix Vol.3.
A fast-paced mix of Hip Hop and Funk breaks, laced with a little Dancehall and even some D’n’B, Matman tightly mixes, scratches and juggles his way through his 45s collection, often linking tracks together with clever use of wordplay between songs.
The cover art features photos of (almost) every record played, in the order they appear in the mix, get a better look HERE.
An accompanying live video of a few choice DJ/Scratch routines taken from Matman’s latest all-vinyl 45s mix: “DJ Matman 7″ Mix Vol. 3″, + a bonus routine not featured on the mix!
DJ Matman Cutting Up Hip Hop & Funk 7” vinyl 45s [VIDEO]
Catch Matman spinning 45s in Hamburg this Saturday at Dusty Donuts
Over-consumption, including fashion, is having a seriously negative environmental impact on our people and our planet, while exploitative labour and unsafe working conditions are commonplace in our supply chains. #Secondhandfirst Week was launched by the charity TRAID to celebrate the power of second-hand to change the world by reducing consumption and waste. Rapper and activist Potent Whisper has joined forces with TRAID to explain how you can change the world with a change of clothes.
Find out about #Secondhandfirst Week at www. traid.org.uk/secondhandfirst-week-2015/