[FREE TRACK] INC - GLYNIS
[FREE TRACKS] BIZZ & TIGGA - AGED 20
Crook based rappers Bizz and TIGGA are a tag team that we featured a few posts ago when they dropped their RC-50. This is their release, and it's FREE. As if you hadnt feasted on good north-east hip hop before christmas, this is the second helping. A solid lp with some interesting skits thrown in for good measure? You decide *big brother voice*
[VIDEO] Get Slated - Pamflit vs Jack Sexton
The Get Slated battle league has been garnering a fair amount of attention online in the last couple of months, and recently they played host to Don't Flop regular PAMFLIT who battled the North-East's own JACK SEXTON. Some great bars are dropped, and both MCs deliver some hilarious lines. If you don't laugh at some point in this battle, i'll give you a tenner.
[CLASSIC] Sewafunk - Stolen Mics
Well, they say the Internet never forgets, and I guess this is a prime example. I was amazed to stumble upon this album online. Harking back to what some describe as the "golden" age of north-east hiphop, this is Sewafunk - Sammee Dee, Railinz and Baggie. The go-to classic most people will know is "Holidays" but the rest of the album is in a similar vein. Grab this now before it's too late.
[FREE TRACKS] Poetiks - Retribution
Well, this was an absolute pleasure to listen to. I'd never heard of Poetiks, which comprises of Ego Trip, Prospekt and CeeJay before I heard this, but I want to hear more. You can hear an American influence in the music, and one of the MCs drops the occassional americanism, but we'll let them off because of the quality of the overall product. The beats are big and brash, the bars are, on the whole part, tight and well recorded. The hooks are quality, appealing and catchy. Again, the american influence is obvious, however, it never gets cheesy, and each track stands up on it's own as a quality record. A must listen.
Best Track: War Music
[VIDEO] Eme Narc - 3rd Eye
Eme Narc comes with his new video. Electronic beats, and visuals that remind me of dance music stalwarts The Shamen and Orbital, Eme raps his bars confidently and his flow emanates a warped style that fits the beat and video well. Check it out.
[TRACK] Mayan Ransom ft Hitman - Astronaughts Anonymous
Hailing from Middlesborough, this singer / rapper comes in with a big room emotive track with nods towards labyrynth and tinie tempah in the style of song structure. Check him out.
[VIDEO] Rappertag 23 - Stig Of The Dump
One of the best verses i've heard from Stig recently, nice, well paced, some great lines and delivered like the professional he is. Great video. You can grab the track from his bandcamp at: http://stigofthedumpuk.bandcamp.com/track/rappertag-23-free-d-l
A quick note on Rappertag for those that dont know...
The idea for Rapper Tag was originally conceived by Melbourne artist Matt Cowell aka 360. The initial idea was taken from a US Emcee who had coined the similar idea called “Rap Tag Game”. Essentially, Rapper Tag is a online cypher. 1 rapper spits a verse and passes the virtual mic on to the next rapper or tags him in. Similar to how a cypher would work in real life. The Australian Rappertag is 45 videos in now, and still going strong, with the UK quickly catching up.
Check out both games at www.rappertag.tv
[VIDEO] Plectrum Inc - "Love Monster"
Yet more new acts to report on. This time, something a bit different. Plectrum Inc sent us this video and track "Love Monster". It's an acoustic guitar tune with a decent singer which i could easily see being appealing to a wide audience, but with a rapper who, although his bars and timing suit the track, has the oddest accent. Apparently, they're from Sunderland. In their own words:
It was only two hours into the year 2012, when Adam Penman (24) and Lloyd Joyce (21) met at a mutual friends house party. After a few drinks Lloyd was singing and playing guitar, and after a few more Adam found himself rapping over the top. From that moment the lads knew they were onto something good and arranged to work together on a project. This was only meant to be one song, but ended up turning into what is know today as Plecdrum.Inc.
After eight creative hours in Broadwater Studios, Plecdrum.Inc had their first two singles, and immediately wanted more. They began practising religiously every sunday until they had enough material for their debut album. Jangled Nerves was the name they settled on, because of their "Adams" addiction to energy drinks, and is due to be released early 2013.
Aswell as trips to the studio they decided on making a music video for their single 'Love Monster', a song about the demise of a man because of a woman. The video was shot in sunderland, and took two days to shoot. They used friends in the video rather than actors, to say thanks for their support and for bringing Plecdrum.Inc together. The video racked up a thousand views in less than a week and got the lads their first gig, supporting Top Boy Round Here at The Cluny 2, Newcastle.
After the success of their live performance, Plecdrum.Inc are looking to take their music to many events across the North East and beyond, and play as many gigs as possible to increase their fan base and popularity in time for the release of Jangled Nerves.
This pair are bringing something different to the table, and having only worked together for a year, will hopefully grow and potentially deliver some great music. Keep an eye out!
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/plecdruminc/love-monster
Download the MP3: http://cdbaby.com/cd/plecdruminc
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlecdrumInc
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PlecdrumInc
Rapper? MC? We want YOU for the ultimate North-East showcase.
Ok. it's been tried before, there have been numerous collab tracks. this time however, we want to do it RIGHT. We want the BEST rappers, lyricists, MCs in the region to send us 8 BARS of absolute fire for an Instrumental we'll reveal on Monday. We want as many good MCs on one track as a showcase for our region. We don't care if you're a Hip Hop, Garage or Makina MC. We want the BEST. Check out the Member's Area of our forum for details, terms & conditions, and info on how to enter.
Good Luck!
[FREE TRACK] Text Offenders - Bar Humbug
Getting right into the Christmas spirit here, Text Offenders drop a heavyweight couple of minutes filled with intricate and clever rhymes. As always. Download and play it to your gran over Christmas dinner. On repeat.
DOWNLOAD HERE: http://www.mediafire.com/?1scooc6l6kumk1z
[INTERVIEW] Leddie and Smoggy
For those who don’t know, who are Leddie & Smoggy?
We're a Hip Hop duo from Middlesbrough, consisting of me (Leddie) - a female MC and beatmaker and Smoggy, a male MC.
Speakeasy veterans will remember you as part of Northern Lights. Now you're rolling with the People's Army. How did that all come about?
I (Leddie) released a solo track years ago called "This Will Be" and uploaded it to Myspace (It was that long ago...) messaged it to the likes of Logic, Lowkey etc and next thing I knew Logic was inviting me into the movement. 2/3 months later I was asked to support Chester P and Logic and Lowkey in LDN and asked Smog if he'd be my hype man and it all spiralled from there ...And thats how L&S kind of started.
So we hear you've got a new single dropping soon. care to tell us about it? What other stuff can we download or buy and where from?
Yesssssssssssssssss, finally, we have something new dropping after convincing people its coming for a very long time. Its been a long process, but the first single is dropping Jan 8th on iTunes, along with the video - revamping the site to coincide (www.LeddieAndSmoggy.co.uk) You can download anything we have done so far from LeddieAndSmoggy.bandcamp.com, for now ...Not sure how long for though...
Who in Hip hop are you currently listening too and who influences you?
We both listen to a lot of Macklemore lately. I was introduced to his music by a friend and I showed Smog his stuff and he loved it. I have a few influences, but it isnt just their music, its their whole lifestyle. Genesis Elijah influences me a lot, flying round the world doing show's in different countries, making music he loves and paying bills from it. He makes me realise that its doable and people telling us it isnt are lying. Theres a market for everything, the problem is, most people forget the rest of the world and focus locally, then when it doesnt take off quickly, they get disheartened and give up.
What do you think of the North East HipHop scene and who are you rating?
I think it still has a lot of growing to do, but its developing at a nice pace. Off the top of my head, I rate the likes of Chattabox, Brainfeeders, Skrufz, Text Offenders and Jister ...I try not to use the word 'rate' purely because even if i dont like an artists music, it doesnt mean i dont respect them for what theyre doing, it just isnt to my own personal taste. Im looking forward to seeing how the NE looks in a few years time from now.
Whats next for Leddie and Smoggy?
The singles/videos along with the album in a few months time, and see what comes of that ...Were already working on the next project, which has no timescale on it ...We're both just awaiting people's reactions from the effort's weve put into this album. The Mix CD was verses from 5/6 years ago, recorded over random beats and released and did more for us than we had ever expected. The albums more structured and focused.
Where can people catch you live? Any shows coming up?
At the moment, we arent taking bookings for shows as were focusing on the new material. Id like the next show we do to be the launch for the album, and then travel as much as possible with it...
Highlights of 2012? What are you looking forward to for 2013?
This year has been an absolute nightmare for me, ...but, headlining at Middlesbrough Empire and having people sing our tracks, word for word, absolutely mental... Recording the video for the single because it felt like a mini milestone ...Im looking forward to dropping this album and hearing what people think of it because I dont think its what people will expect in comparison to what we have released already. I dont particularly believe in the "2013 is my year" bull, but I definitely think its the beginning, and start of our journey to where we'd like to end up.
Shout out to Alex Bailey and Joe Sensation.
Salute!!
Leddie
L&S
[EVENT] UMT Academy Masterclass #5 - Raj Pannu
Raj Pannu is one of the most respected DJs in the UK, having toured the world as the audio and audio visual DJ for Coldcut (Ninja Tune) and running his own label, magazine & event company Fresh Hell. Raj was commissioned by Generator & NFM to create a unique DJ and VJ experience featuring classic Old Grey Whistle Test performances for the BBC's digital arts hub The Space. In this creative masterclass he will look at visual turntablism, incorporating picture and video into your live performance and the process behind the Old Grey Whistle Twist. "Raj Pannu has been part of the Coldcut live crew for 3 years and we've done nearly 200 amazing shows together. He is absolutely the best DJ Coldcut have worked with: his sick skills combined with a gobsmacking depth of musical knowledge are unique. Not all DJs can play the RIGHT records and play WITH the records! Raj excels at both. Plus, he rolls perfectly with Audiovisual tricknology too.” Coldcut
Spaces are extremely limited so please email bob@generator.org.uk to register.
http://www.generator.org.uk/event/umt-masterclass-raj-pannu
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[VIDEO] Leam & Chadabob - Poison
Ok, so the video is awful. However, the track actually isn't that bad. Decent bars, paced out nicely, the two of them flow comfortably on this haunting beat. Good work on the music.
[RADIO] The Bottomless Crates Show - 8pm
It's Wednesday! And that means only one thing!
It's the Bottomless Crates show! The shows are jammed with content, features, exclusives, interviews, freestyles and competitions. It's the perfect radio show for the North-East. I suggest you start setting aside your Wednesdays.
Every week 8-Late.
Another HUGE show tonight as we welcome SMOOTH JEZZA into the studio! Been a while since his last visit so were definitely looking forward to this one! As ever we have more Crates in ther States with ESKO and some amazing hip hop from the likes of Lunar C, Jay Madden, Inkspillaz, The Skrufz, Ralph Rip Shit, DJ Rasp and LOADS more as well as an amazing guest mix from none other than the legend that is CUTMASTER SWIFT!
As always we have the Sublevel2 crew warming up from 7 with The Crates at 8pm LIVE viahttp://thebottomlesscrates.com/ or through facebook by hitting the Listen Live tab on our fan page: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomlesscrates and now also via top urban station hubhttp://www.truceradio.com/ We cant make it any easier for you! You know its the best hip hop show on earth..
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