Here’s a joint from Wu Tang affiliate Darkim be Allah. The Fame labs boss brings us more dope rhymes and lyrics on “Honour Amongst Villains”. Darkim released classic material in the 90’s under WU Tang records as one half of the Bronx group A.I.G. In 2013 Darkim will introduce new members of the Fame Labs click via a full length player; Stay Tuned!
Smiler is back! And is ready to light up the scene with not one but two new drops, it’s officially Smiler Season. Check out the ‘Whoa’ video (directed by Jak FrSH) featuring singer J Warner and download the brand new mixtape – The Coming. Spoilt much?
Smiler – Whoa (Official Video)
With behind the scenes snapshots released on MTV and BBC Radio 1Xtra Charlie Sloth’s seal of approval on his show last Thursday with additional support DJ Target, ‘Whoa’ acts as the leading track from the new mixtape and rightly so. Apart from the banger speaking volumes for the captivating rapper, the eccentric video also reveals the direction Smiler aims to take the UK rap scene with his new material.
The Coming is a 12 – track mixtape filled with diverse collaborations from some of the music scenes finest artists; Giggs, Blade Brown and Black The Ripper all splurge their talents on some heavy duty instrumentals. Vocalist Yana contributes elements of pop as Smiler with an incredible version of the late Amy Winehouse hit ‘You Know I’m No Good’. The Coming also includes Smiler’s renditions of Daft Punk’s monster track ‘Get Lucky’ and Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Swimming Pools’.
‘THE COMING’ MIXTAPE TRACK LIST:
1. The Coming
2. Head Above Water (Featuring Giggs)
3. Back Again (Produced By EFEXX)
4. Chocolate Monsters
5. Streets Of London
6. So Good (Featuring Yana)
7. Voices
8. Whoa (Featuring J Warner)
9. Get Money
10. Downtime
11. New Day (Featuring Blade Brown & Black The Ripper)
Last year, saw Smiler spend most part of the year on the MOBO’s Tour which travelled to eight cities across the UK showcasing some of the freshest talent. He was joined by the likes of; Benny Banks,Lady Leshurr, P Money, Rascals and many more. Fans also saw him support Hackney rapper Professor Green on his tour with Green’s returning the favour by featuring on the banger ‘Top Of The World’.
Smiler will follow the release of The Coming with his next single ‘Brand New Style’ – out on September 9th although Ed Sheeran is not officially credited on the track his vocal and guitar contributions are evident. Not one too shy away from performing, Smiler will be doing the closing day of the Barclaycard British Summer Time festival in London’s Hyde Park on July 14th.
Here is the latest visual from Inglewood, Cali’s Lost Dialect created from their “Baggage Claim” EP. ‘Faith In You’ produced by Kromozone (Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a classic look at the trials one goes through as they pursue their dreams often at the expense of relationships.
After several collaborations on their respective projects (“NY Minute” and “France’s Finest NY Minute Remix” of Dj Low Cut and mixtapes “Bangtime” and “Mr. Collabo“of Nutso) both fellows decided to work on a common project: “In The Cut“. Still inspired by mid-90s New York hip-hop, this Ep is produced entirely by Dj Low Cut. Nutso is not alone behind the microphone since you’ll found many guest appearances as Smiley The Ghetto Child, Rasheed Chappell, Dirt Platoon, Timeless Truth, Nems, FT, AG da Coroner and C-Rayz Walz.
You can also check out the first single “Shut’Em Down“
Stream and Get the FREE instrumental version of Nutso & Dj Low Cut’s “In The Cut” EP here
You can purchase the vocal version of “In the Cut” on iTunes, Amazone, Bandcamp (free MP3 instantly sent when order cd or vinyl) and almost everywhere. Available in Digital/CD/Vinyl.
Blame One & J57 ft: Akie Bermiss – They Don’t Know (Produced by J57) off the “Walk In The Sun”. LP out August 27th, 2013. Pre-Order now available on itunes.
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Directed/Editing by: Gabe DeJesus
Assistant: Lorenzo R Sanchez of LRS Film Co/ Media Tech
Appearances made by: Marco Polo
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All Scenes with J57 and Marco Polo filmed by Wally Sean
Big Fingz TV went along to Beats & Bars in Wolverhampton, June 22nd and managed to capture some heavy performances and deejay sets. Check out this footage of Supar Novar going in live with his track ‘Traveling’ alongside Terra Slim.
While Refill Gang’s own Raheem puts the finishing touches on a new mixtape, the Toronto emcee drops off a new visual for a track titled “Concrete” which directed by Jay Baskey.