Take It Back

Wicked 90's Pirate Vibes on this Video (truth be told, I prefer the video to the track, but still a good throwback cheesey rave vibe on this one, and that's always a good Summertime look...)
Toddla T drafts in Miss Shola Ama and Mr J2K on vocal duties for this one.

Taken from his forthcoming album 'Watch Me Dance' dropping on Ninja Tune later this year.

Innervision

Forthcoming single on Alex Nut's Eglo Records label, courtesy of Fatima & produced by Floating Points.
The Eglo Takeover continues...

Just Blaze X Alchemist Soundclash

On Friday 27th May 2011, The Doctor’s Orders in association with Dephect present Just Blaze vs The Alchemist - The Soundclash at Plan B, 418 Brixton Road, London SW9. Doors - 10.00pm – 4am
This is set to be an amazing night with two of hip hops prolific producers. Their beats speak for themselves and those who know understand the scale of this promotion. Props to Spin @ The Doctors Orders for bringing this show back to London.

Room 1
Just Blaze & Alchemist  (Going Head to Head in a 2 Hour soundclash on 4 turntables)
Spin Doctor, The Last Skeptik, Mr Thing & Chris P Cuts

Room 2: Main Squeeze with Bobafatt & Mo Fingaz

Info & Tickets: www.thedoctorsorders.com
Limited £12 adv tickets from ticketweb.co.uk / 0844-477-1000
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=xxx&query=schedule&promoter=docorder
£15 on the door if available

Curren$y X Alchemist - Covert Coup

HeavyWeedSmokersStandUp - The long awaited collaboration between Curren$y and Alchemist is here in the form of this 10 song EP,  Covert Coup. Every beat on this is sick accompanied by the lazy slick flow of Curren$y making this shit serious summertime ipod vibes.. Alchemist said that they smoked a whole load of weed during the making of this project, so listening to it is bound to make u high whateva da weatha...

DOWNLOAD HERE

Plus - FRIDAY 27th MAY - Plan B - Brixton - The Doctors Orders - Just Blaze VS Alchemist Soundclash on 4 Decks with Mr Thing, The Last Skeptik, Spin Doctor, Chris P Cuts & Main Squeeze - Mo Fingaz & BobaFatt in Room 2

FACEBOOK EVENT HERE

Session and the Bear – Keep It Simple EP Vinyl Giveaway

After heading down to Shoreditch last week for a performance from Session and the Bear, Our bros at The London Grind managed to pick up four signed copies of the ‘Keep It Simple’ EP. A serious outing to start off with but then Session and the Bear managed to take back the atmospher and loosen the crowd up, getting them rocking, singing and bopping to the beat.

  Fade To Black Master - Session & The Bear by thelondongrind 

Competition: 4 x Session and the Bear – Keep it Simple EP vinyl records to give away
Question: Which Shoreditch venue did Session and the Bear perform last week?

1. Favela Chic
2. East Village
3. Street Corner

Please email your answer along with your name, address and email to comp@thelondongrind.com.

ENTER HERE @ THE LONDON GRIND

The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson Story EP

Prodigy has released his new EP 'The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson Story EP' exclusively on Complex. Below you can check out what we can expect from the 7 track offering with a feature from Havoc and production from Alchemist, Sid Roams and King Benny.

1. The One & Only (Produced By Sid Roams)
2. Go Off (Produced By Sid Roams)
3. Black Devil (Produced By Sid Roams)
4. Twilight (Feat. Havoc) (Produced By Sid Roams)
5. For One Night Only (Produced By Alchemist)
6. Strong (Produced By King Benny)
7. Told Y’all (Produced By Sid Roams) (Bonus)

DOWNLOAD EP HERE

Hot Sauce Preview

This is how you preview an album basically.
The Beastie Boys set up this stream yesterday morning via their blog, live from the New York Knicks home, Madison Square Garden.
'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two' is out very soon, featuring Nas, Santigold & a bunch of other cats. It is awfully good.

The Next Selection

Each month they bring us a new instalment of dancehall, drum’n’bass, dubstep, reggae, roots, instrumental as well as actual hip hop, soul and soulful low-end boomp, funk & (UK) funky, indie, leftfield, ambient, pop and straight-up party jacking pleasers. Get your ears open and ready. Oncce again its the Nextmen Podcast Biznizz

Tracklisting:
Ill Advised - What You Can Bring The Funk (White)
Apollo Brown - The Times Feat Odisee (Mello Music Group)
Williams Fairey Brass Band - Voodoo Ray (White)
Wiley - Numbers In Action (Big Dada)
Laki Mera - More Than You (Greenmoney Mix) (White)
Zed Bias Feat. Omar - Dancing (Tru Thoughts)
Jess Mills - Vultures (MJ Cole Remix) (Island)
Southbound Hangers - You Don't Understand (White)
Brookes Brothers - In Your Eyes (Breakbeat Kaos)
Break - Come Get It (Soul R)
London Elektricity - Elektricity will Keep You Warm (Hospital)
Karime Kendra - 90 Percent Of Me is You (White)

DOWNLOAD HERE

The Ownerz Inst...

You cannot doubt Gang Starr as one of the best hip hop groups of all time... Thats why when I come across their  instrumental albums I grab em up. This was the only one I didnt get on vinyl...

DOWNLOAD HERE

Satsuma Clothing

Satsuma Clothing. Funky Fresh Dressed to Impress
CHECK IT HERE

New York Old Skool State Of Mind...

props to Mr Thing for the heads up on this video... Seventeen years today NaS dropped 'Illmatic'...

You know the rest..

Unkut - Godzilla Porn

Courtesy of Sally Hip Hop Mclintock @ DMC..

Make sure you check the DMC Online Finals... HERE. There are some serious, serious unseen heads that are STOOOPIDLY GOOD at the zigga zigga

Peep the brand new DMC Blog HERE

D.R.E.A.M.

BobaFatt's little brother, Renoir, has been producing beats for a minute now.
One example can be found above - a track by MCX, influenced by the
Wu Tang Clan classic 'C.R.E.A.M.' The video was put together by Rawlinx and Calico Dawn.

I'm hella proud of my bro..
Further tastes of Renoir's varied styles can be found HERE.

Mo Kolours

Straight-up fam with us at Main Squeeze, is the man like
Mo Kolours, brother of the previously blogged Tightface.

Following on the momentum of the recent heat from Tightface's mixtape, Mo Kolours debut EP drops on One Handed Music in May.



'Drum Talking' features five tracks of Mo's unique combination of Mauritian sega music, dub, soul, jazz and various electronic styles, plus a heavyweight edit. Biddies is a bumping house-not-house gem propelled by Mo's handclaps, vocal manipulations and chants that draws an invisible line between the work of Theo Parrish and Gonjasufi while staying firmly in its own lane. Plaudits include Gilles Peterson, Hot Chip's Joe Godard, Optimo's JD Twitch and more.

You can download one of the tracks, 'Biddies', for free HERE.

Big Bashy Big Chill Mixtape

Big Bashy Big Chill Mixtape Vol 1 by Bobafatt on Mixcloud

As we've said already, this Saturday night at the Big Chill Bar, Brick Lane, BobaFatt & DJ LoK get their birthday swagger on, with Mo Fingaz helping us make some noise.

Big Chill asked me for a mix for their Mixcloud page to commemorate this occasion. Being the mixtape addict that I am, I, of course, obliged.

Tracklist & download link is on the link above. 'Ave It.

Revenge Of The Drifter...

So, for anyone that didn't know, a YouTube clip cropped up a few months ago, filmed behind twitching curtains, showing Jehst as a postman. This meant that *shock* highly-respected British musicians have DAY JOBS!
Like, who would have thought it?...

Anyone that has any incling as to how much money highly-respected British musicians actually make, is who would have thought it. So that's pretty much everyone that works in the music industry.

For anyone else that didn't know, Jehst is one of the UK's finest MC's, and has been for a minute.
So, he's flipped that weird YouTube viral (now rumoured to be created by Jehst himself), and turned it into a SICK video for his new heat, 'Starting Over', forthcoming on his new album on YNR Records, 'The Dragon Of An Ordinary Family'.
Publicity stunt, or not, this is seriously dope.

Don't call it a comeback.

Party Like It's Our Birthday...

Myself & DJ LoK (and Biz Markie) share the same birthday. Last year we knocked up a joint mixtape to celebrate - this year we're holding a joint party. And YOU, my friend, are invited..
Saturday 9th April, 8pm - 1am at Main Squeeze's home from home, The Big Chill Bar on Brick Lane.
As well as DJ Lok & BobaFatt, DJ Mo Fingaz will be propping up the birthday boys, should their swagger run too deep on the evening.

Free entry, beats, treats and good vibes aplenty.
In the meantime, here's the mixes we knocked up last year. Enjoy!...

Dj Lok - Birthday Podcast April 2010 by Dj Lok on Mixcloud

Burfday Beats, Bass & Bashiness by Bobafatt on Mixcloud

Wu Time....

On Tuesday 19th April 2011, Jazz Café and Mean Fiddler presents GZA (of the Wu-Tang Clan) + DJ Shepdog (Nice Up!) at the Garage –Highbury & Islington, London. Tickets £17.50  //  Doors 7pm - Late

For the past 15 years, GZA has been stretching the sensibility of modern-day hip-hop with his finely crafted, thought provoking wordplay which he credits to his willingness to delve deep into the written word. As one of the founding members of the mighty Wu-Tang Clan, GZA’s mic mastery first gained prominence in 1993 with the release of the Clan’s first LP, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Two years later, GZA released his second solo album, Liquid Swords on Geffen Records which went on to sell over one million copies and earn a platinum plaque. Throughout his various projects with the Wu and classic appearances on other member’s side projects, GZA maintained a reputation as a skilled wordsmith with a highly recognizable and authoritative delivery.


FACEBOOK EVENT HERE
GZA MY SPACE