New Video:Bashy - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

This one produced by Toddla T as is the brand new single from Bashy, taken from his debut Album 'Catch Me If You Can' - OUT JUNE 1ST 2009. Go cop that!!
Directed by Adam Brown & Greg Duffield and Video Production by Digital Sneakers Ltd

MOP interview

Check out this dope interview with Brooklyn legends M.O.P talking about how they got into the game and the journey they been on since then. Seems like they in a pretty jovial mood contrary to their music! Doesn't surprise me as Billy Danze was friendly as hell when I met him a couple years ago!

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Blatantly Blunt Radio 27 April

Audio
PART 1


PART 2



Playlist:
1. Jay V - Dem Boy
2. Tinchy stryder-sorry u are (ft.chipmunk) (prod. by maniac)
3. Mark henry g frsh- Flygeria
4. Rob kelly charlie sloth crash
5. Bashy - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
6. Banner and dj shadow- seein thangs
7. Lil Wayne - Yes (ft Pharrell)
8. Drake-Im Goin In Feat Lil Wayne
9. Boaz-wellconnected-dirty
10. Rick ross ft. kanye west lil wayne tpain - maybach music2
11. Sincere Turn my flee on edit
12. Raw, Jeeday Jawz, MIK -saw riidem
13. Tempa t-next hype
14. Esco - Bad Man
15. DEMARCO FT RATTIGAN - FALLEN SOLDIERS RMX
16. shaggy – badman dont cry
17. Mr Vegas - I AM BLESSED
18. Asher roth slick rick - you
19. Eminem – 3am
20. nemesis arrogance - north ldn ft skinny
21. Nemesis arrogance - let go ft mr drastic
22. lil wayne ft jae millz - dick pleaser
23. Ralphy Boy- FlyShitTalk
24. Rick-Ross-Blow-Dre
25. prodigy - my world is empty without you
26. Jim Snooka - Kill em all

Shifty movie launch at Bar Rumba

Went down to the Shifty Film Release afterparty @ Bar Rumba last night (24th April, day of movie release.)
After nearly not getting in due to OTT ID harshness (what do you expect from a central london bar/club?), finally got in to see the like of Riz MC, Plan B (Sway did a no show).. but the night really got good when the DJs came on who all smacked it as you could imagine .. shout out especially to Slugz and Boyson as well as Higher Elements and Kulez and Melvs and Vagabondz Jack, co-organizer.

DJ SETS FROM
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PLASTICIAN (rinse fm), SLUGZ & BOYSON (vagabondz/swagger), DJ CAMEO (bbc 1xtra), SUKH KNIGHT b2b SCANDALOUS UNLTD (true tiger), HENY G (anti Social), RICH REASON (Warehouse Project, Hit&Run), CHANTELLE FIDDY & HATTIE COLLINS (RWD, Ctrl.Alt.Shift), BLUE BEAR (true tiger)

Here's some pics of the night as provided by this site's photographer; Melvs


The movie itself looks pretty sick, I've not seen it yet but heres a little synopsis i found:

Riz Ahmed (Britz, Dead Set) takes the title role of Shifty, a thriller charting an action packed 24 hours in the life of a young crack cocaine dealer on the outskirts of London. The sudden return home of his best friend sets in motion a chain of events that see Shiftys life quickly spiral out of control. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer intent on setting him up. As his long time friend Chris, played by Daniel Mays (The Bank Job, Plus One), confronts the dark past he left behind him, Shifty is forced to face up to the violent future he's heading fast towards.

“Our favourite film of the year so far” – RWD Magazine,
“The real deal.. Shifty never once strikes a false note” – Total Film

Also check some more pics from Melvs of a night I went down to, the Outlook festival launch night at the Coronet who shot the pics. Was a crazy night to say the least!

Wiley and Skepta: Who Will Be Crowned King of Grime?

Words:
Joseph Patterson. From his guest article on Ministry of Sound's blog about the June 1 release of Wiley's new album, Race Against Time and Skepta’s 2nd full-length, Microphone Champion.

You’ve all seen the ‘Get It Off Your Chest’ thing over there on the right. You know, the bit that says ‘send us your blogs’. If you haven’t, scan your eyes over to the right. No, not ‘Feed Me’, down a bit... That’s it. Well, Joseph Patterson is the first man off the mark to send us his work, and a fine blog it is. Join him now as he takes a look at the burgeoning rivalry between Boy Better Know grimesters, Wiley and Skepta...

Skepta, who taught the nation the Rolex Sweep on his Data Records debut, and Wiley, whose Wearing My Rolex featured on the Annual 2009, are two of the biggest grime acts to emerge from the ever-growing underground London music scene for quite some time. Both part of influential grime crew Boy Better Know, they have, with the help of fellow members JME, MC Frisco, MC Shorty and DJ Maximum, built an empire together, as well as a enormous reputation.

2008 was the official Year of the Rolex as both MCs stormed the charts with grime beats, witty lyrics and even joined forces to produce a grime version of the Macarena. The Bless Beats produced track, Wearing My Rolex, saw Wiley reach number two in the UK charts, a huge feat at that time for a grime act, which previously had never reached the top five, let alone number two.

The craze continued to grow as Skepta gave the nation the Rolex Sweep and its signature dance move, which saw the likes of Busta Rhymes and daytime TV presenter Paul O'Grady recreating the steps. Coldplay's Chris Martin performed his own rendition during a gig at Brixton’s Mass, and even Timmy Mallett got on the bandwagon to create the Boy Better Know Sweep Show.

Now, however, the strong bond between Skepta and Wiley is to be broken, as the two heavyweight mic men take to the ring and battle it out to see who will be crowned the king of grime. On 1st June both acts release their latest public offering; Wiley with his album, Race Against Time and Skepta’s full-length, Microphone Champion. It's officially war.

What does it take to be the king of grime? “King of grime? Ha, I am Grime!” Wiley insists. “If there wasn't Wiley, there wouldn’t be grime, so everyone else needs to seckle." Joseph Junior Adenuga, aka Skepta, also had his say on the matter, “To be the king of grime you need to be the best at DJing, producing and MCing. I started off as a DJ for my crew Meridian, back in the day, and everyone knew me as a big DJ. Then I started producing, and every DJ used to play my tunes. After that I started to MC and now everyone knows me as one of the best MCs in the country; so that’s why I am the king of grime."

Will record sales settle the dispute this summer?

Joseph Patterson is the self-styled ‘Hoods Journalist’ and runs his own J.P. blog. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to SUPERSUPER, iDJ, Mixmag, Dazed & Confused and many others.

New preview track

Check this video of David Banner, 9th Wonder and Remo in the studio listening back to a new track they just made.. Sounding hot!