[VIDEO] Smoove Feat. Jehst, Micall Parknsun & DJ Jazz T - Fresh Pair

Fresh Pair - Smoove Feat. Jehst, Micall Parknsun & DJ Jazz T from Sole Heaven on Vimeo.



Local legend Smoove takes a break from his critic-killing soul duet with vocalist Turrell to deliver this excellent track featuring the alphabetical acrobatics of Jehst and Micall Parknsun. With an excellent video from Nick Light, and keys from Mike Porter, this is a must buy.

[VIDEO] Don't Flop - DEFFINITION vs DEKAY



As we've got DEKAY at Speakeasy this Friday, We thought we'd post this recent battle between local lad Deffinition and the lady herself, Dekay. This is a hilarious battle. Tickets for Friday from Skiddle.com if you wanna see Suus bring it to Dekay on home turf...

[FREE TRACKS] Shaz - Good Evening



A whole new album from Shaz here, grab it now!

[EVENT] Speakeasy presents NO BEEF BATTLES



After the success of last month's DON'T FLOP event, we're back with some more battles! This time we hand the stage to NO BEEF, a local rap league with some serious talent amongst it's ranks. Add to that a headline battle between local hero SUUS (yep, him again!) and Don't Flop's leading lady DEKAY and you've got a great night out for hiphop heads everywhere. tickets are only a fiver from Skiddle.com or Beatdown Records.

[VIDEO] Don't Flop Newcastle - Suus vs Pedro



More from SUUS now, and this battle from the last SPEAKEASY event shows why we love him. Get yourselves down to our next event on May 3rd to see him battle DEKAY. Gonna be rowdy!

[VIDEO] Suus - Freestyle



North-East boy wonder SUUS drops a hot verse to camera after a show. A firm favourite in the toon and across the UK. Here's why...

[VIDEO] Chester P - Newcastle Freestyle.



After a shambolic soundman ruins Chester's performance, he takes it to the parking lot to finish the show for all the fans. This is why Chester P is a legend in Hiphop. Trust me, it's as real as it gets...

[TRACK] Nity Gritz - Misfit



To Scotland now for this track I was linked recently. Nity has a great flow and decent lyrics. I just wish the recording could be better, but still, this deserves inclusion for the skill of the rapper. Worth a listen, and I will be listening to more from this guy as a result of hearing this track. Good stuff.

[TRACK] L&S - Runaway



Leddie and Smoggy cover Joe Budden's "Runaway". Great bars as usual from these two. Boro's finest.

[VIDEO] Rick Fury - Hustlin



Always one to drop quality, Rick Fury shows why is undoubtedly one of the best rappers from the region. Mint.

[VIDEO] Skrufz ft Sophie Quin - Millionaires



Local legends The Skrufz come with a new track featuring the lovely vocals of Sophie Quin. Catchy and poignant, this is well worth a listen.

[VIDEO] PJ & Duncan - Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (Live)



A bit of a tongue in cheek this post, however, north-east rappers would do well to bear in mind that these two went on to a platinum selling album and are officially the biggest selling hiphop artists from the North-East. The LP "Psyche" was, undoubtedly, a commercial rap record. Obviously aimed at a younger audience, and riding the success of TV Show "Byker Grove", they actually managed to make Geordie Rapping mainstream and went on to be two of the most successful entertainers ever from the region. I guarantee a lot of you will remember this track with great fondness. I know I do. Don't hate. Big up Ant & Dec!!

[INTERVIEW] Original People Evolve presents... AEMS



The OriginalPeopleEvolve.com crew drop this excellent and detailed interview with Aems MC. Going into his influences, his favorite gigs and much more, this is well worth the watch to find out the background behind Newcastle's leading DnB and Dubstep MC. A good look

[VIDEO] Topman & Bizz - Wild Boys



North-east grime lads drop another great video. Well worth the watch

[VIDEO] RC-50 #48 - KAYAZ



Another RC-50 drops, this time from young up and coming KAYAZ. She's been pretty active recently, battling Jack Sexton for NO BEEF, and recording a free for our very own Speakeasy. Keep an eye on this one.

[VIDEO] Ken Masters - Smoke & Mirrors

Ken Masters- Smoke N Mirrors Offical Music Video from James Coyle Films on Vimeo.



New video from the North-East veteran Ken Masters. And it's a goodun! Peel your eyes away from Facebook for a few minutes and give this a watch. You'll be happy you did.

[VIDEO] Speakeasy TV - Aems - Freestyle



We dropped in on Aems early one morning to grab a quick freestyle for the channel. As leading DnB and Dubstep MC in Newcastle, we've seen an increased presence from Aems back on the HipHop circuit, and look forward to hearing more from him soon...

[TRACKS] Ken Masters - This Is Not A Mixtape - Bonus Tracks



Ken Masters drops the bonus tracks previously unavailable as digital releases. If you enjoyed "This Is Not A Mixtape, you'll want to complete the collection by grabbing these...

[VIDEO] DON'T FLOP NEWCASTLE - Suus & Deff vs Villun & Carloss



IT'S HERE!!!! THE HEADLINE BATTLE FROM DON'T FLOP NCL!!! THIS IS FIRE!

[VIDEO] Rex Regis ft Enya Jade - Are You Ready?



Only just discovered this video. Great beat, and a well filmed video coupled with energetic bars and the lovely tones of Enya Jade. Cracking.

[VIDEO] Coolio in Newcastle



Recently, our friends at 90s HipHop House Party booked Coolio and we were sent this video...

[FREE TRACKS] Chattabox presents CHATAPELLAS



CALLING ALL PRODUCERS! Killamari boss Chattabox drops a whole album of accapellas for you to remix, sample and DJ with. Some absolutely banging verses on here, so grab this and get yourself in the studio.

[FREE TRACKS] Faux Flux & Chattabox - Life in Motion



Absolute quality as usual from the Killamari camp. you need this in your life.

[VIDEO] Toops - Freestyle



Newcomer Toops drops a freestyle to camera. Some nice lines in here. Props.

[VIDEO] THE D4RKSYDE - The Gear



A deep one this, covering the sensitive subject of Heroin use in Jarrow and the North-East. All three of the crew drop on this Panik-produced beat in this straightforward and sombre video.

[TRACK] Jister - Sick



We love this. A tense instrumental carries you into a great concept track from Jister. Some lovely imagery and some crackin bars, while sounding crisp and well recorded and mixed. Recommended.

[VIDEO] Duble G - You Can't Touch This



No sooner had we pressed "publish" on our previous post, than we were sent a link to this recent diss video from Duble. Griefing Eddie Vegas this time, the video is EXACTLY what you expected. MC Hammer. Yes. I don't even...

[VIDEO] Duble G - The Quadfather of Rap



Duble G comes with his first single "The Quadfather of Rap". A few too many gun bars for our liking, we preferred when he was dissing people, but, just watch it.

[VIDEO] RC50 - UCALLMESIR



The RC-50 train steams forward and death-defying speed and ploughs through their 46th(!!!!) video with a verse from veteran UCALLMESIR. Get subscribed to the RC-50 YouTube channel if you don't want to miss anything, because we can't post em fast enough!!

[TRACK] Big Cal - In For The Kill



Big Cal goes in for a peak time track, spitting bars over a chopped up Skream remix of "In For The Kill" by La Roux. Although overdone a few years back when In For The Kill was at it's peak, it's been long enough that the sample draws you in instantly.

[TRACK] Conscript - Unravel My Scriptures



New track from Conscript dropped with the array of multis we're used to hearing from Con. This one will stick in your head...

[VIDEOS] Speakeasy TV - Reidy // Rick Fury




Newcomer REIDY drops us a verse for the channel, showing off his multis and adlibs, whilst veteran RICK FURY goes in with a stoned freestyle straight off the cuff on a bright Newcastle afternoon. To get involved with Speakeasy TV, drop us an email at Speakeasyncl@gmail.com...

[NEWS] SPEAKEASY EVENTS and DON'T FLOP ROUND-UP


A HUGE thank you to everyone who came to Don't Flop Newcastle. The team were overwhelmed with all the enthusiasm and support that the North-East offered, and the atmosphere was CRAZY in the venue. For the most part, people had mad positive feedback and, save for the few arseholes who couldn't handle their drink heckling from the back (you know who you are you wasteman MCs), the night ran pretty smoothly with barely any trouble. This is an achievement in itself for a hip hop event in Newcastle, so well done to you the crowd!

The battles were excellent, with Suus and Deffinition dominating in front of their home crowd, despite the opposition having some great bars also. Footage from the event will be uploaded to the Don't Flop youtube on the 18th March for you all to check if you missed it.


However, that's not all for Speakeasy. Oh no. We're back on the first Friday of EVERY month at the Hyena, bringing you the finest battle MCs from around the country. Our first event is MAY and we've got some great events lined up over the rest of the year so please, make sure you get down, support, and take part. Any local MCs who want to battle at future events, please get in touch with either Speakeasyncl@Gmail.com or the lads over at No Beef who are collaborating with us to bring you the best of the locals. Again, thanks to all who came down to Don't Flop, and we'll see you all in May for Round 2.


SPEAKEASY TV UPDATE!





Our Youtube channel is filling up slowly with verses from Newcastle's hiphop artists. The first 6 are embedded above, with verses from BARRABUS, H-MAN, REX REGIS, KAYAZ, CYPHA and MIZER. We've got more to upload in the following weeks so keep your eyes open and hit that "Subscribe" button NOW!

[NEWS] TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DON'T FLOP NEWCASTLE!!!


TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR DON'T FLOP NEWCASTLE!!!
BUY THEM ONLINE THROUGH SKIDDLE

OR DIRECT FROM OUR FACEBOOK PAGE

OR BUY TICKETS IN PERSON FROM BEATDOWN RECORDS 
OR INDEPENDENT FASHION SPACE


[NEWS] DON'T FLOP NCL : THE BATTLES


We are pleased to be able to announce the battles for Don't Flop Newcastle.

DEFFINITION & SUUS vs CARLOSS & VILLUN

SUUS vs PEDRO

JACK SEXTON vs SHUFFLE-T   and   MARLO vs TRIPLE B

Tickets go LIVE online on Friday 1st February from Skiddle.com
Tickets also available from Beatdown Records & Independent Fashion Space

Get em quick!!

[NEWS] Don't Flop Newcastle // Speakeasy TV



Full details have been released and the Facebook event is now live!! come and show your support by checking out the event page HERE

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Also, today, our Youtube channel went LIVE with some great verses from some of the North-East's promising artists. Go check it out HERE

So far, we've got verses from BARRABUS, KAYAZ, REX REGIS, MIZER, CYPHA and H-MAN. Many many more to come...

[VIDEO] Seek The Northerner & Morgz on The Bottomless Crates Show



Seek & Morgz braved the Baltic conditions at the time and traveled up from Burnley to Newcastle to perform the set, which was well appreciated; salute. There are a couple of jumps in the video due the audio coming from the Mixlr feed (internet lagging) but it doesn't take anything away from how good it was. Enjoy.

[FREE] Don't Flop Newcastle - Desktop Wallpaper



We made this to use on some of our sites, and then we thought "fuck it, we'll give it out just in case anyone wants it". Wallpaper for your computers like hew. Beltaz.

[VIDEO] Top Boy Round Here - Top Boy 4 Life



Dap, Silvar and new addition Lexie come with this explicit club track, riding the P Diddy anthem "Bad Boy For Life". Set against a sunny backdrop, and carrying rhymes about girls, sex and parties, it's safe to say this group doesn't give a fuck what you think. And why should they? They seem to be having too much fun...

As a bonus, they've included a link to their FREE mixtape "Unstoppable". Check it out for more Top Boy antics.

[FREE TRACK] H-Man - Honour and Pride



Another free track from the man like H-Man. Clickety Click!

[FREE TRACK] Figarate - Full Stop



Figarate drops a new one for thems that know.

[NEWS] DON'T FLOP - NORTH-EAST TRYOUTS



Yep, that's right. We've been asked on numerous occassions if there are going to be local tryouts to join the Don't Flop league. Well, after much discussion with Eurgh, we decided to give you what you wanted. And so, if you'd like to apply to tryout for Don't Flop please post your details in the thread located in our Member's Section. Good luck battlers!

[TRACK] Bizz - Reckless



Over here at Speakeasy HQ, we can't help but be impressed by Bizz's workrate. We've been bumping his mixtape quite a lot, and his most recent video "OG" with Topman was a quality entry in the history of grime in the north-east. This track does not fail to deliver, with sharp, well thought out bars over a track reminiscent of the famous "Tubular Bells". We can't wait for next big video - "BOOM".

[FREE TRACKS] R.G. - Stranger To the Game



RG drops his second proper LP on Hektik Records. This lad has come a long way since his first mixtape, and it's nice to see he stuck at it and got to the level he's at now. Good work

[FREE TRACKS] Barzin - One Kind Favour



’One Kind Favour’ is the new album from multi-instrumentalist producer Barzin, featuring ‘favours’ in the form of guest verses from rappers around the North East region of England including Supanice, Baron Von Alias, Suus, Deej, Smooth Jezza, Kayaz, J-Man, Rick Fury, Deffinition, UCallMeSir, Rex Regis, Conscript and MistaBreeze.

Wanting to move away from the more traditional boom-bap sound that has become associated with the North East hip-hop scene, ‘One Kind Favour,’ sees Barzin pitting the region’s finest emcees against instrumentals that sit outside of the boundaries of what would be traditionally considered “hip-hop.”

Taking inspiration from his own diverse musical taste, Barzin uses live instrumentation throughout the project which covers a wide range of genres and hopes to demonstrate the diversity of the talent that exists in his local area.

[VIDEO] Dean-O ft Big Cal - Mirrors



Deon-O and Big Cal drop introspective bars over this Lil Wayne beat and come with a montage video to match. Check it!

[TRACKS] Leddie & Smoggy - Walk The Line



Leddie & Smoggy drop their new single "Walk The Line". A great track and with a accapella for all those producers to fox with, this is an excellent little purchase. Get it done.

[EVENT] Ghetto Method presents "Love Jam" graffiti event!



The Ghetto Method crew and Co Musica present a Valentine's themed Graffiti Jam. Running from 11am on Saturday 16th February, 35 local artists will take to the walls and show their skills with the spraycan. Should be a lot of the hiphop community down, so get up early and watch the artists at work.

Venue: Co Musica Hall of Fame, Behind the Sage Building, Gateshead.

[VIDEO] Bizz & Topman - OG



Well, these two just raised the bar on double time in the north-east. Great video, great beat, and ferocious bars from both MCs. Absolute genuine reload business.

[VIDEO] RC-50 #39 - Handsy



This lad's first video and well, it's great. His flow is tight and confident with some excellent lines scattered throughout. Impressed.

[EVENT] Newcastle City Cypher - January



IT'S BACK! The Cypher continues with the en masse gathering in Newcastle City Centre. The last two were HUGE and this one should be the biggest yet. Spread the word!
Meet at Monument, 3pm, Saturday 26th Jan.
Tell Everyone.

[VIDEO] The Projekt - Spaceship



Projekt drop a concept track where they are aliens. It sounds daft, but it's been done quite well, and the video even has the words so you can get space age too. Agent Mulder has been playing it on repeat for hours now...

[VIDEO] Don't Flop - Deffinition vs Mark Grist



Newcastle's very own Deffinition takes on Mark Grist in this phenomenal battle.
you can catch Deffinition battling LIVE at Don't Flop Newcastle on Friday March 1st. Keep checking the blog, or check our twitter or facebook for more details.

[VIDEO] Topman - #NEGK



#NEGK - which apparently stands for "North East Grime Kid" is, admittedly a banger of a track. the bars flow thick and fast, with Topman switching up flows and styles. Video isnt too shabby either. good stuff.

[VIDEO] Ken Masters LIVE on the Bottomless Crates



It's Ken Masters. Say no more. Watch and learn.

[TRACKS] ZICO MC - THE MIXTAPE



Hard-working MC, Zico, drops his mixtape. If you havn't seen this man hosting one of his numerous dubstep or dnb bookings, then check him out. He's EVERYWHERE! And now he's giving you SIX tracks for the paltry sum of £1 sterling. That's less than a bag of chips. Grab it.

[TRACKS] The Militantz & Militia - The Beginning



The Militantz drop a new mixtape for your listening pleasure. Featuring Smooth Jezza and Conscript, you should probably check it out...

[VIDEO] Just B & H-Man - On Point



It seems we missed this little banger when it dropped a couple moths ago, so here it is with a full video and free download. Some nice multis, and the beat's produced by Steesh too so you know it's nice...

[MIX] The Bottomless Crates Show - 2/1/13

The Bottomless Crates Radio Show 132 - 2/1/13 by The Bottomless Crates on Mixcloud



Catch up with this week's Bottomless Crates show if you missed it. Here's what happened...
The Bottomless Crates juggernaut rolls on into our 5th year with another stormer of a show! We'll be perusing a whole catalogue of new releases including Killamari Allstars Vol 2, We have Crates in the States (hopefully) with ESKO, more turntable wizardry from pioneer CUTMASTER SWIFT, North East hip hop from Image, Just B, Figarate, Zico and Poetiks and loads of brand new tracks from the likes of MC Shan & Slicerman, Mystro, Cruger, Verbal Contact, Animated Spitters, Insane Macbeth and a shedload more!


Catch it LIVE every week from www.thebottomlesscrates.co.uk

[FREE TRACKS] The Poetiks - Fun's Over



More Free goodness from the Poetiks. If you enjoyed the album we posted a few weeks ago, you'll enjoy this. Grab it!

[VIDEO] BigSceneTV - Absorb



Newcastle grime MC Absorb goes in with some fire bars in the latest Big Scene video. Big.

[FREE TRACKS] Just B - Storeys Above



The first release from newly formed Hek-Tik Records. These lads are putting in a lot of work. Check em out.

[TRACKS] KILLAMARI RECORDS presents... KILLAMARI ALLSTARS VOL 2



The Killamari camp kicks off our 2013 with Volume 2 of their epic KILLAMARI ALLSTARS LP. Featuring huge tracks from Chattabox, Gremii Da Muke, Rick Fury, Aems and many many more, this should be your first download of the year. Grab it now.