DONATELLA MEETS JME AND TEMPA T from Joseph Patterson on Vimeo.
Purple City Ent boss (and former Dipset affiliate), Shiest Bubz, is getting ready to release his newest album Everydaze My Birthday. The first song he's dropping is "Give It A Rest". The Araabmuzik produced track is that hard hitting Harlem Hip-Hop Shiest is known for.
Download: Shiest Bubz - "Give It A Rest" feat Streetz Da Block & Broadway Slim (Prod by Araabmuzik)
Whether you rate 50 or not, the guy dominated the hip hop scene for 5 years, and tho his buzz has lightened somewhat over the last couple of years, the guy's still a beast and has plenty of insights into the hip hop game.
Curtis gives his perspective on his peers, his music and what’s in store for the future as he sits down with Reggie Yates…
KING DRIIS - HOLD ON from Pricefilms on Vimeo.
Download/Stream: Chali 2na - Gadget Go Go (produced by Rusko)
Article from today's Metro newspaper about the crucial contribution to the grime scene from it's producers. Article can be found here.
"An array of bright young pretenders has been joining forces with established talent, which is giving the scene unstoppable momentum.
Ghetts’s Calm Before The Storm mixtape (360) sees the popular Plaistow MC leave behind the ultra-violence of 2008’s Freedom Of Speech. His bristling intensity survives and he has honed punchlines through ‘clashes’ (in grime terms his recent battles with P Money were as big news as the general election). Ghetts has matured and his tracks analyse keeping it ‘grime’ and making no money versus mainstream progress, while My Sperm is a surreal putdown to imitators. The r’*’b chorus on We Control, featuring Devlin, hints at future possibilities. Ghetts’s USPs are his unhinged demeanour (live, he’s a sight to behold) and wince-inducing lyrics (he references suicide bombers and the Twin Towers here). As he finds his place in the glossy world of grime 2.0, let’s hope he doesn’t lose his edge.
Seventeen-year-old Maxsta is the latest prodigy on grime’s teen-MC production line: he’s been anointed by grime’s illuminati (Wiley, Ghetts, Terror Danjah and Bless Beats) and his music has featured on Logan Sama, Westwood and Mistajam’s radio shows. The Maxtape (Uptown) proves his lyrical mettle and versatility: Back To Grime calls out grime artists doing pop who ‘ain’t even got grime on their phone’. East London sees Maxsta proclaim his ‘bars are hotter than a Bunsen’, while The Reason is a radio/girl-friendly r’*’b jam. I Promise, a pledge to his mum that he’ll do his homework and prove himself, is cute but disconcerting if you’re old enough to vote. Once you get past Maxsta’s barely broken voice, you can see why he’s been tipped to ‘do a Tinchy’.
Despite grime’s MC-dominated image, the No Hats No Hoods label is fighting the producers’ corner by releasing Rude Kid’s instrumental-only Are You Ready? LP. Rude Kid’s own remix of his anthemic UFO brings together a jittery rhythm, jabbering short-circuiting effects and punishing bass; Dentist intersperses hi-NRG bassline house with analogue bleeps and taut synths; Jack Daniels melds whirring, breathless techno around a contorting tower of bass; the meditative Space Dance dissolves warm reggae chords into aqueous electronic melodies as a sub-bass behemoth pulsates beneath. Are You Ready?’s bold, other-worldly dubs are utterly compelling without an MC and proof that Rude Kid is more than ready to move onwards and upwards.
The affable Terror Danjah has been a top grime producer for years, so much so that electronica label Planet Mu released an essential retrospective, Gremlinz, late last year. Danjah recently posted a free Grime & Dubstep mix on Mixcloud (www.mixcloud.com/terrordanjah), showcasing forthcoming material and current bangers. Danjah’s What Would I Do sees Badness sing-jaying over lumbering bass; Slang Like This brings together Sukh Knight’s Bollywood-sampling dubstep and P Money’s lingo lesson. Danjah’s audio stamp (the sound of Gremlins cackling) crops up on Power Grid, while his remix of Swindles’ Airmiles combines funky Afrobeat with nose-twitching electro. This mix reflects the fluidity between dubstep and grime, and Danjah’s consistently agenda-setting productions, which you can also sample on Kode9’s Hyperdub label and at Glastonbury this summer."
Swedish producer Severe Beats decided to pick some of this favorite records and remix them into new songs. The result is his new mixtape titled "I Killed The Remix" featuring remixes of artists like Jay-Z, Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Common, Kidz In The Hall amongst others. It's not only a skillful blend of fresh remixes it also a display of the skillz Severe Beats has a producer and beatmaker.
Download the mixtape here - Severe Beats - I Killed The Remix - http://therahrah.com/ikilledtheremix
Directlink: http://therahrah.com/ikilledtheremix/d/IKILLEDTHEREMIX.zip
Severe Beats - I Killed The Remix Tracklist:
01. Methuzulah - Everything Good [Severe Beats Remix]
02. Jay Z - Song Cry [Severe Beats Remix]
03. Cassidy - B-Boy Stance [Severe Beats Remix]
04. Gucci Mane x Young Jeezy x Boo - I'm Icy [Severe Beats Remix]
05. Kidz In The Hall ft. Estelle - Love Hangover [Severe Beats Remix]
06. Beyonce - Beautiful Nightmare [Severe Beats Remix]
07. Gucci Mane x Young Jeezy - Round 1 [Severe Beats Remix]
08. Methuzulah - Holla [Severe Beats Remix]
09. Common x Pharrell - Gladiator [Severe Beats Remix]
10. Rob Grimes x Lyrical - All Around The World RMX [Severe Beats Remix]
11. Tanya Morgan - Never Enough [Severe Beats Remix]
12. AZ x Raekwon x Ghostface - New York [Severe Beats Remix]
13. *BONUS TRACK
