On the 3rd of October 2013, Kings Of The City lead singer and guitarist, Danny Wilder, passed away after a year long battle with lung cancer. He was only 27.
SBTV’s Ash Houghton interviewed the band and close friends shortly after Danny’s death. He learns about the band’s story and more importantly, how Danny was a great loss to the world.
They have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money so the group can finish and release it, with the intention of giving him the legacy he deserves.
Today Kings Of The City reach out to their fans, friends and family for their support. Please give the page a look at least and even if you can only donate a £1 or $1, it all helps.
Action Bronson, Royce Da 5’9″ of Slaugtherhouse, and Black Thought of The Roots are featured on Statik Selektah’s latest single from his ‘What Goes Around’ LP, out 19/08/2014 on Show Off Records/Duck Down Music.
Band new Fliptrix single ‘Vultures’, lifted from his highly anticipated 5th solo album ‘Polyhymnia’ produced by Molotov. The album is released on 08/10/2014 and features The Four Owls, Chester P & Rag N Bone Man.
The ‘Vultures’ single is available for download on iTunes and comes with two exclusive B-sides that are not available on the upcoming album.
Video directed by Aodh Breathnach / Bearpit Media
2nd Camera by Matt Jones / Bearpit Media
Vulture Illustration by Dan Spooner
Official Video for Valiant featuring Phoenix Da IceFire & Ray Vendetta – ‘The Beatles’. Mixed by Chemo.
Feature track from the upcoming debut EP from Valiant due for release in September.
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Director: Andrew Melby and Evidence
Producer: Tristan Eaton and Evidence
DP: Andrew Melby
1st AD: Joe Dressel
Edited by: Andrew Melby
SFX: Joe Dressel
Color: Victor Rukavina and Joe Dressel
Special Thanks: Shane Jessup & Kodak Smith
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.
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When Rich Quick, Archie Bang, J57 and DJ J Hart link up to do a track then surely its gonna be dope right? Correct, this is nothing less than brilliance with a video that captures the real fun vibe of the track. This is something fresh and is already getting championed from heads in the US and all over Europe. Its nice to see some US rappers keeping real Hip-Hop and Boombap alive
Rich Quick ‘Breakfast’ Feat. Archie Bang (Prod. by J57) #Video
Rich Quick ‘Breakfast’ Feat. Archie Bang (Prod. by J57) #Video
About Rich Quick:
In April 2012 Rich Quick released “I’m With The DJ” Hosted by DJ NoPhrillz and Benja Styles. The first 500 physical copies of the mixtape included 1 of 5 limited edition hand drawn Hip Hop themed Art Cards. Rich included the Art Cards as a testament to Hip Hop’s influence on art and pop culture. During Rich’s tour promoting “I’m With The DJ” Rich performed with notable New Jersey producer Mr. Green. After the show he was approached by Jeff Davis aka Stress the White Boy. Stress and Chuck Treece, a powerhouse production duo referred to as STREECE™, began working with Rich on an EP titled “Sad Songz” from Ben Frank Recordings.
The work on “Sad Songz” captured the attention of multi-Grammy award winning artist, Tim “Timebomb” Armstrong of Rancid and Transplants fame. Armstrong, a longtime friend of Stress, collaborated on a track with STREECE™ and Rich Quick. The track entitled “Stay True” became part of the Tim Timebomb and Friends project and quickly became a fan favorite. Other notable collaborations are Jakk Frost, Reef the Lost Cauze, and Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples)
Rich was then featured in Philadelphia Weekly calling him “Philly hip-hop’s rising star”. After features on HipHopDx.com,RespectMag.com, AllHipHop.com, DJbooth.net and numerous international websites, “Sad Songz” debuted top 40 on the iTunes Hip Hop Album charts the day of it’s release.
