Interesting Article on Baron Von Alias & Mistabreeze

It’s hip hop, like, but not as we know it.

Source: http://trivialpursuits.org/2011/11/22/its-hip-hop-like-but-not-as-we-know-it/

Excerpt: "....... The Baron takes to the stage looking like a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Fred Astaire, while his official website describes him thus: “Born in the early 1800’s, Baron Von Alias began his journey in the North of England. Armed with a family heirloom Von Alias was granted a gift so rare; the powers required for time travel.”

This is not normal. But then neither is hearing a Geordie accent rapping. And on the basis of this, more’s the pity. Original tunes like Superheroes and the excellent Get Wild Gan Mental (a title that couldn’t be more Newcastle if it was stuffing pease pudding into it’s mouth and burning an effigy of Mike Ashley) burst forward at you, lift you up and make you feel unbelievably happy........"

Read the full Article HERE

Animalistix - The Zoocastle EP - FREE DOWNLOAD

The new ANIMALISTIX EP drops today! It's available from their website which you can access through the player below! Each track is available under bandcamp's "voluntary payment scheme" meaning you can choose how much you pay for the track, either FREE, or if you like their tracks and want to hear more, you can pay whatever price you like! We caught up with the ANIMALISTIX crew at their city centre studio for a bit of banter and to preview the new EP. Check em out...

For those who don’t know, who are Animalistix?

Animalitix consists of Mark Fear, unk_artist and Legaz. Fear and Unk rap, and all three produce, although Legaz has produced all of the tracks on Zoocastle. We have been a crew for 5 years or so but have only released one album: Working Class Ethics. We’ve come a long way since then and we hope our new album will go down well. Spuggy Fitz, Smooth Jay and Slinx are our extended family but we rarely work with them these days. Possibly a new album coming with Fitz this year.

The new EP. ‘Zoocastle,” just dropped. IT’S A BANGER!! What other stuff can we download or buy and where from?

Our new album is on hold with a publishing company at the minute, so we have decided to release all the new material on this EP. The EP is available for free on Bandcamp for now and the official album release should be available on iTunes and in shops later this year.

Who in Hip hop are you currently listening too and who influences you?

Currently listening to Rusty Juxx, Action Bronson, Sean Price, Ill Mind, the new Alchemist and OHno shit some of that’s banging.. To be honest we all listen to all genres of music so inspiration is too vast to put here! But for Hip-Hop mainly Redman, Mobb Deep, Biggie, Big Pun, Nas etc…All the shit every Hip-Hop head loves.

What do you think of the Newcastle HipHop scene and who are you rating?

The scene is ok, nothing too special though, it has its plus and minuses. We havnt been involved in much for the past couple of years.

The people we rate the most are Spuggy Fits, Text Offenders, Dialect, and Ken Masters.

Whats next for Animalistix?

World Domination..

Where can people catch you live? Any shows coming up?

We havnt been gigging for a while. We were sick of going to nights and hearing the same tunes all the time and performing without getting paid. So we separated ourselves to sort out lots of new material. We will be getting back into gigging again this year. No specific dates as of yet though.

Highlights of 2011? What are you looking forward to for 2012?

There were none. It was shit. 2012 will mainly consist of pushing shit and gigging. Mebs a UK tour.,See how the new album goes first.

[FREE TRACK] MYSTRO - WRAP UP 2011

Mystro - UK Rap Up 2011 by MysDiggi

I know, I know, Mystro isnt from the North-East. However, for once, i'm gonna let this one slide as this track is just too fucking crazy. Delivered in the precise, intelligent and effortless style that only Mys can master, this pretty much sums up last year in one delectable chunk of British hiphop. Tasty.

DOWNLOAD HERE
Here's the press release for you nerds out there ;)

It's that time of year again & who better than our very own Mystro aka MysDiggi would be capable of reminding you what a crazy year the UK has had?
If you've heard the 09 or 010 UK Rap Ups then you should be looking forward to this one for sure. Covering nearly everything in the world of entertainment that was worth mentioning, MysDiggi does it again with production as always from Black Einstein aka Colin Emmanuel...

Look out for the video by A Wasteman Productions coming this week & remember you can download other free tracks & mixtapes @ www.mysdiggi.com ..
Artwork by @djessdee.

Look out 4 'What Type Of Drug Is MYSTROGEN?' the FREE EP dropping b4 the debut LP from MysDiggi titled 'MYSTROGEN' .......

"it's like oxygen except you'll need it a WHOLE lot more"

Happy 2012 Mutha Luvaz!!

And, believe it or not, Mysdiggi even provided the lyrics! (for all you bigger nerds)...

MYSTRO – UK RAP UP 2011(LYRICS)

[Video] Three Kings High - You Ain't Saying Nothin'

See previous posts for more info on this quality band.

[VIDEO] Baron Von Alias & Mistabreeze - UNITY ft. The Skrufz, Suus, The Click, Conscript, Rex Regis & Absorb

The veterans meet the newbies in this all star line-up. Baron and Breeze get a load of the toon's rappers on one track. Bo!

[NEW MUSIC] Three Kings High

Tracks by ThreeKingsHigh
Born in the cultural melting pot that is Bristol, Three Kings High consists of band members from as North and as South as England goes and they’re influenced by about as many genres as there are cities in-between.

Three Kings High is the outcome.

Rooted in Hip Hop but combining uplifting, soulful, indie melodies with beats as likely to have been inspired by drum ‘n bass as old funk records. Three Kings High deliver an uncompromised portrayal of living and working in England and write songs with a message that will stay on repeat in your head for days.

Live, Vee-Kay produces a 6 piece band fronted by Samuel Otis and Joe Chattabox who sing and rap delivering an energetic stage show that leaves an impact on indie to Hip Hop crowds alike.

Genre	Indie/Soul/Hip Hop/Pop
Members	Vocals: Joe Eden Vocals/Guitar: Samuel Otis Vocals: Amy West Producer/Engineer/MPC/Keys: Vee Kay Drums: Luke Wookash Bass: Rowan Ensoll Additional Keys: Toby

www.threekingshigh.co.uk www.facebook.com/threekingshigh www.soundcloud.com/threekingshigh www.myspace.com/threekingshigh www.twitter.com/threekingshigh http://www.youtube.com/user/ThreeKingsHigh/videos

[FREE TRACK] Rick Fury - You Don't Know Me

To promote his forthcoming album, Rick drops us a free track. Grab it NOW!!!

[VIDEO] Rick Fury - BBC "It's Grime Up North"

I couldn't start 2012 without posting this. Rick repped hard for the region and made us proud when he performed for BBC's "It's Grime Up North" special. Check the Video below.

You can cop Rick Fury's new album "FIST OF FURY" out VERY soon on CD and MP3 on Killamari Records.

MASSIVE UPDATE!!!

So, as another year ends and a new one begins (2012 no less), It's time to up the amount of attention I give this blog.

Having had very little Internet access for the last few months, I've fallen slightly behind, and so, with this one post, I aim to catch up with as much stuff as I possibly can...

First up:

THE PROJEKT - MASKS
produced by Sermstyle.
Great new track from them! Check out the video below!

SILVAR LAIDLOW - ALWAYS GRINDING Big club track from Silvar. One of the best things I've heard from him so far.

BRAINFEEDERS ft KAYAZ & SUUS - MONSTERS Free Download!!!

Brainfeeders - Monsters Ft.Kayaz & SuuS (FREE DOWNLOAD!!!) by U Call Me Sir

SAMMY MARACAS & KONGKING - ELIZABETH II One of my favourite rappers - Sammy mac - tears this up. check it.

Elizabeth II (KongKing Remix) by sammymaracas CHATTABOX - WEY AYE (IT's DIALECT) Great track - parody of Woo Haa! Bars of fire as always from chatta!

RICK FURY ft THAT LASS - YOU DON'T KNOW ME Promo video for one of the tracks from Ricks New album - Fist Of Fury. Make sure you cop it when it drops! Killamari!

SUPANICE - BLACK & WHITE Supa and Dom P show their colours :)

BARON VON ALIAS & MISTABREEZE ft ELIZA DAWSON - ACTION MAN The Crazy Timelords are back with a new banger!!!

Yes, I know it's an epic post, and there is lots more i could have posted, but I'll be catching up properly in the next few weeks. In the meantime, check out these videos, Tune into the Bottomless Crates Show, and SUPPORT LOCAL HIPHOP!!!

[DON'T FLOP] The North-East Competitors

As some of you may be aware, one of our Authors, SUUS, takes part in the Don't Flop Battles. Well, It seems there are a few other rappers from the North-East taking part, and the scene is growing. Below, I've picked a few of the best... First up, PROFANITY, the winner of the SPEAKEASY battles wayyyy back, he was highly rated then. Check out this recent battle from Scotland.

Next, we have an ALL GEORDIE battle featuring SUUS, and a rapper called CLICK.

Something novel from DEFFINITION. He battle's himself. Yes, that's right. In a mirror. And it works suprisingly well, deffinately worth a watch.

Last, but by no means at all, this last battle. CHRIS LEESE vs SUUS. Unfortunately, SUUS loses, but its VERY close, and our boy goes HARD. A blistering one this.

You can find out more about Don't Flop and follow ALL the battles from the lovely http://dontflop.com/ You can also buy one of these rather smart T-Shirts from the same site...