SPEAKEASY: January 2013

[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.

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[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