Midlands rapper Ricta releases ‘Snacks & Deception’ album on 26th May 2012

Posted by hiphoplifeandtimes on March 6, 2012
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Coventry based emcee Ricta is gearing up for his new album which drops on May 26th and features a whole bunch of talented artists. Ricta himself has got game no doubt, but this is destined to be his best material to date. From the USA he has Juice Crew legend Craig G, as well as Boston rapper Reks, Dizzy Dustin from Ugly Duckling, Idyllic, Genesis Elijah and many more. This is going to be a big release for real!!!

Connect with Ricta:
beatbackrecs@gmail.com
www.therealricta.com
www.facebook.com/therealricta
www.twitter.com/therealricta
www.youtube.com/RictaMusic
www.last.fm/music/Ricta

LATE “Live From The Ends”

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LATE and his long time producer Tricksta are back with this banging new video! Ill beats and a sick sixteen from LATE is just a taster from LATE’s mixtape ‘LATE Is The Future’. This unstoppable duo put Wolverhampton on the Hip-Hop map back in 1999 and are still going as strong as ever.

Connect with LATE
www.officiallate.net
www.twitter.com/latewolftown
www.facebook.com/pages/LATE/127851320558827

Mr Drastick – Deception [Mini Movie & Free EP]

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You may be more familiar with North London’s Mr Drastick as an emcee, well now he has tried his hand at filmmaking with this short film.

Kwame and his girlfriend Jessica have planned to move to Ghana for an easier life. Today is their last day in the UK before they jet off tomorrow morning. They decide to invite their close friends for a private drink to say their good byes. Good bye? Not if Kwame’s jealous and reckless step brother Alex has anything to do with it.

Keep it locked for Part 2

The track featured in the film is called ‘Fake Friends’ and is taken from the soundtrack EP ‘DECEPTION’ a collaborative EP by Mr Drastick and producer Supa Dice.

Tracklist;

01 – Fake Friends

02 – Fuck Around

03 – Play With Me

Download for FREE from http://www.mixtapemadness.co.uk/mixtapes/drastick/deception

Get in contact…
http://www.twitter.com/MrDrastick

http://www.facebook.com/MrDrastick

Cast.
Tanya Cunningham (Jessica) http://www.twitter.com/officialtanya

Nii Odartei Evans (Kwame) http://www.twitter.com/thatboynii

Achilles ‘AC’ Charrington (Alex) http://www.twitter.com/acthemc

David ‘Supa Dice’ Usherwood (Friend) http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001218957208

Kai Li Lutterodt (Friend 2) http://www.facebook.com/kai.lutt

DJ Grazzhoppa – Intricate Moves 2

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Fresh out the crates, DJ Grazzhoppa brings you the latest album to be released via Chess Move Cartel and Def Jam / Island Records Digital Distribution. DJ Grazzhoppa is a European scratch legend and Belgiums finest turntabilist and this project is a collection of joints that encompass old school production ethics bringing the ingredients of Soul, Funk, Jazz and Synth samples, Dusty beats and warm bass lines together.

All further fused with skillful scratch DJ turntablism and an array of MC’s and vocalists that drops styles on a 360. As collections of music go, this release is truly On-Point!!!

DJ Grazzhoppa – Intricate Moves 2

Featuring: Creme De La Creme, Smimooz, Blastah Beatz, Praverb The Wyse, MighGawd, Odilon, Jazz T, DJ Woody, BoulaOne, Envious Mind, JMega, Dj Grazzhoppa’s Bigband, Kwote1, Monique Harcum, Sen Kevlar, K-Hill, B.B.Z.Darney, Africancuts Amazulu, DJ JabbaThaKut, DJ Iron and Reef Ali.

Out now on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp and all other leading Digital download stores.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/intricate-moves-2/id504623090

http://www.grazzhoppa.com

http://www.ChessMoveCartel.com

Mr 13 & The Locksmiths – Drama (Prod By 7th Dan) [Music Video]

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Underground UK Hip hop emcee Mr 13 recently collaborated with underground UK Hip Hop collective ‘The Locksmiths’ to record a track for: ‘The Red Tape’ & ‘Sa’ Real Hustle’ mix-tapes, called ‘Drama’ (Produced by 7th Dan). Here we have the visual for the track, in the form of an official music video, directed and edited by UK broadcaster K-Nite 13.

Check Out 2 Skinny Guys And A Camera @ http://www.2skinnyguysandablog.com
Track Produced By 7th Dan. Follow Him @ http://www.twitter.com/7thdanmkd
Edited By K-Nite 13. Follow Him @ http://www.twitter.com/knite13
Follow ‘The Locksmiths’ @ http://twitter.com/locksmithsldn

Notoriety “Road Trippin’, Kool-Aid Sippin’, Chicken, Beef Patties, And Herb” (Hosted by CR The Beast) Review

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Here’s a great Stateside mixtape that you need to get up on. You’ve probably seen the videos but if not then let us introduce you to a Hip-Hop dup from Brockton/Boston called Notoriety. Their latest mixtape features Big Pooh (Little Brother) and if you like Little Brother you’ll be well up on this. “Road Trippin’, Kool-Aid Sippin’, Chicken, Beef Patties, And Herb is hosted by CR The Beast but runs more like an album than a fully blown mixtape. The beats snap and the ryhmes are delivered with class, this is one of the best independent releases of 2012, hands down. This is dope.

Download link:
http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-detail.php?id=299808
http://notoriety.bandcamp.com/album/road-trippin-kool-aid-sippin-chicken-beef-patties-and-herb-hosted-by-cr-the-beast

Check out their sites:
www.gainingnotoriety.com
www.twitter.com/notorietymusic
www.facebook.com/notorietymusic

Review by Stixx

Hi Res (Split Prophets) – Mary Jane Skit (Music Video)

Posted by hiphoplifeandtimes on March 5, 2012
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A short skit video dedicated to all the smokers out there. I’m probably the only one left in the UK hip-hop scene that isn’t smoking, but there you go it’s still a good track and we’re all fans of the Split Prophets. Check, check. New release from Hi Res & Datkid will be vailable on March 24th available via Standup Recordz.

https://www.facebook.com/Res.SpUk
https://www.facebook.com/DJScubaStevessu
http://standuprecordz.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/#!/StandupRecordz

Jaunty – Once Again, One Day. EP Release

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Free tings son!

Once Again, One Day…’ is out NOW, available on Bandcamp! This project couples unique and thought-provoking lyricism, over hard hitting boom-bap and soulful backdrops. 

The friendship between Jaunty and producer/rapper K-Nite 13 is testament to the wholeness of this project. 
In March 2011, Jaunty travelled to Japan for 4 weeks on a soul-searching excursion. 

The love and appreciation for the country, language and culture, urged him to venture to foreign lands alone. Unfortunately, he landed on the same day as the major natural disaster (earthquake/tsunami), but decided to stay and tour the island nation.  It’s a stressful environment, such as this that allows a gem, like this EP to organically occur; after all, a coal under extreme pressure forms a diamond.  

This EP encompasses excitement, curiosity, fear, joy, angst and solitude; easily done as every track was written whilst travelling Japan at the time.  The concept of this EP is simple… Good, honest music, but there are stories told within the songs and interludes, and the whole project is based on a vow to one day return to the country; to continue the journey. 

This EP boasts eight tracks and features singer Bella Soul, guitarist Dan Donovan and The Quaranteam: K-Nite 13, Skillit, PyroBarz, Mentalist, Loudmouth and DJ Locky Styles.

 

(AaronJaunty.bandcamp.com), Twitter (twitter.com/AaronJaunty), YouTube (www.youtube.com/AaonJaunty), WordPress (AaronJaunty.wordpress.com) and Soundcloud (soundcloud.com/AaronJaunty).

Dirty Stanz Presents: The Synthetic Genius LP (FREE Download)

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Dirty Stanz is a UK producer based in SW London and is more commonly known to us here at HHL&T for his work with London based crew Divine Rights. ‘The Synthetic Genius LP’ sees Dirty Stanz showcase his beat making skills with this collection of instrumentals as well as collaborations with a host of underground UK talent including Tenchoo, Divine Rights, Potent Whisper and Split Prophets to mention just a few.

‘The Synthetic Genius LP’ is available for FREE download from…http://dirtystanz.bandcamp.com/