December 2012 entries

12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop – Day 6

December 31, 2012• Hip Hop, Sampling

12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop – Day 5

December 30, 2012• Hip Hop

We don’t have five gold rings for Day 5 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop but and we’re still in 1993. Black Sunday –...

ONE TO WATCH: Tay Devenny

December 30, 2012• Hip Hop

Meet Tay Devenny: an emcee out of the UK with a laid-back and smooth flow reminiscent of Guru from his Jazzmatazz projects. Backed by jazzy...

12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop – Day 4

December 29, 2012• Hip Hop

SATURDAY MATINÉE: Bassline Baseline (2005)

December 29, 2012• Music

A great documentary on the shortlived TB-303 that spawned some influential basslines after its “death”. If you’re a...

12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop – Day 3

December 28, 2012• Hip Hop

Day 3 of our 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we’re journeying back to 1992. The Chronic – Dr Dre Released December 1992...

12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop – Day 2

December 27, 2012• Hip Hop

12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop – Day 1

December 26, 2012• Hip Hop

We kick off our 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop with a look at a 1991 classic. The early 90’s was a golden era for hip hop. Some of...

VIDEO: Languid – Somewhere In Amsterdam

December 24, 2012• Video

Languid’s trip to Amsterdam produced a superb Dilla flip and an awesome video. Recently, UK-based producer Languid took a trip to...

Blu – Soul Provider (Nubbz Remix)

December 23, 2012• Hip Hop

Dwarf Nebula – I Feel Big As A Damn Mountain

December 22, 2012• Hip Hop, Sampling

The man of many aliases, Dwarf Nebula drops a new album. Reality leaves quite a bit to the imagination, and that is where Dwarf Nebula...

KLIM beats – ANTEATER

December 22, 2012• Hip Hop, Sampling

KLIM beats of the Ukraine releases his new album ANTEATER. If I have learnt anything this year in music, it’s not to sleep on...

SATURDAY MATINÉE: David Rodigan At The RBMA

December 22, 2012• Reggae

A Tribute To Ravi Shankar

December 21, 2012• Music

We pay our respects to the late great Ravi Shankar. Last week, on the 11th December, came the sad news that one of the greats of world...

VIDEO: Yancey Boys ft. Frank Nitt – The Throwaway

December 20, 2012• Video

Here’s the video for The Throwaway starring the Yancey Boys, Frank Nitt and the city of LA. We finally have some visuals to go with...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Hey Love – TV Commercial For R&B Album

December 20, 2012• Funk, Soul, Video

FREE DOWNLOAD: Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson – Parkour

December 20, 2012• Free Download

Apollo Brown and Guilty Simpson give us a “free run” through their bonus track Parkour. Dice Game is easily one of the best hip...

RKZ Releases Free Mixtape, “Words Of Adrenaline”

December 17, 2012• Electronic, Free Download, Hip Hop, R&B, Sampling

RKZ releases his free mixtape, Words of Adrenaline. After all those videos and teasers from the past few weeks, RKZ’s hotly...

VIDEO: The Broken Orchestra – In The Same Way

December 17, 2012• Video

AbJo – The AbJonian Suite

December 17, 2012• Hip Hop

Potholes Music’s AbJo releases The AbJonian Suite, a precursor to his upcoming album. When AbJo isn’t studying or DJing,...

Month: December 2012