Archive for October, 2005

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New Method Man DVD (Oct 21, 2007)
Jehst Mengi Bus Tour (Oct 21, 2007)
Rapnews Podcast 6 (Oct 15, 2007)
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Dell’s Top Ten Tunes (Sep 10, 2007)
English – Attack Of The Killer Loops (Sep 02, 2007)

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Battle Rap’s Fiercest Contender (Oct, 2005) The internet has become increasing important to the music industry over the past decade, but it the music of hip-hop which has perhaps undergone the most significant influence of the ...

Win tickets to Foreign Beggars bash! (Oct, 2005) Your chance to get into an invite only Foreign Beggars gig including performances by Focused Few and Double Edge, plus giveaways and free drink! Rapnews has teamed up with Foreign Beggars ...

Ill Commotion (Oct, 2005) Get down to Cargo on Tuesday the 1st of November. DJ Excalibah, Baby J, Task Force, Plan B, Yogi, Rukus, Shameless, TB aka T.Bear, Skrein, Willow and Laurissa will be ...

Foreign Beggars (Oct, 2005) John Spiers talks with the Foreign Beggars crew to get the scoop on what they've been up to and the forthcoming album. “We’re not going to do any wack shit. Everything ...

Kam (Oct, 2005) DJ and producer Kam spared us some time to talk about some of the records he's dropped, his recent Lowlife mix CD, and forthcoming projects. First up, can ya introduce yourselves ...

The Herbaliser Feat. Jean Grae- Nah’ Mean (Oct, 2005) 'Nah' Mean Nah'm Sayin' is a very solid and loud track full of all sorts of brass and a classic drum pattern which the ever popular Jean Grae drops entertaining ...

Roots Manuva- Awfully DE/EP (Oct, 2005) A while after the now classic 'Run Come Save Me' album was released, fans were treated to the great 'Dub Come Save Me' which impressively offered new Dub heavy versions ...

Zero Theory (Oct, 2005) Rapnews tracked down the dope Nottingham beat maker to talk about where it all began, equipment, past and future projects and more. First up, please could you introduce yourself to our ...

Swampfoot (Oct, 2005) The Lincoln lads talk about their EP, performing live, their local scene, influences, the backstory and more! First up, please introduce yourself to our readers. W: What's up Rap News? This is ...

Grandmaster Flash @ Sankey’s Soap, Manchester (Oct, 2005) You can catch the legend that is Grandmaster Flash at Sankey's Soap in Manchester on the 29th of October. This is quite a rare UK appearance and is going to ...

Foreign Beggars- Hold On (Oct, 2005) We've got hold of the great video for 'Hold On' by Foreign Beggars, featuring Skinnyman. Come inside and ch-check it out! In 2003 Dented Records released one of the more celebrated ...

Foreign Beggars @ Fabric (Oct, 2005) Fri 21st Oct 05 Entrance £12 (£10 nus) 9:30pm - 5:00am Advance tickets available from Ticketweb Room One: Killa Kela DJ Noize Foreign Beggars (live) Sratch Perverts DJ Yoda Joe Ransom Room Two: The Freestylers (DJ set) Ali B Babyhead (live) PMT The ...

Nicci Cheeks Presents- Hiphop Love Jazz (Oct, 2005) If you like hip-hop with a hint of jazz, you're going to be holding this CD up as one of your favourites. It's an excellent compilation of some of the ...

@irklipz- Free (Oct, 2005) This rapper hasn't got the most amazing voice or flow, nor does he show much talent in the way of lyricism. The beats sound very much computer generated, and have ...

Late- Cold War (Oct, 2005) ‘Cold World’ by Late, features K-Rino, Problem 13, Kuwait and Miami Mac, all from the states. It’s production is of a quite loud and commercial nature, aiming for a crunky ...

Symbiote Clone- ‘First Spores’ (Oct, 2005) Sadly, there's more to dislike about this release than enjoy. The track 'Bot Stalker' produced by Hurricane Smooth has a nice pace and fairly enjoyable production, of a slight old ...

Lowlife Records Competition (Oct, 2005) 'Life Before 40' is a fantastic new compilation out on Lowlife Records, featuring the likes of Jehst, Rodney P, Taskforce, Skinnyman and Braintax, and you can own it! To be in ...

‘Extended Family’ Gig (Oct, 2005) Hoochinoo & Run N Jump Records presents 'Extended Family' with live sets from Lazy Habits, Delegates Of Culture, Kashmere, The Untold, Triple Heavy, Imperial Leisure, DJ Muzzell, Wanden, Flutebox, DJ Ak One, and special guests! It's taking place ...

Headnod.co.uk Top 5 Hits (Oct, 2005) 1. Dangerdoom - Sofa King 2. Kanzulu - Pain, Rain & Misery 3. T La Rock - Its Yours 4. Lewis Parker - Put A Beat To A Rhyme 5. Big Shug - Do ...

Taskforce prepare MFTC Vol. 4 (Oct, 2005) Taskforce are set to release MFTC 4 in late November or early December. Check out www.fulman.com where you will be able to get hold of the release two ...

UK B-Boy Championships 2005 (Oct, 2005) Crews, News and Superman moves span their hearts out for the coveted b-boy championships in Brixton last Saturday. In the first of two lively nights of dance and b-boy chunk, ...

Evil Ed (Oct, 2005) One of the UK's greatest talks on Janomi Records, the tons of projects he has in the pipeline, the state of UK hip-hop and roast dinners with jaffa cakes? Wassup. The ...

DJ Skully & Klashnekoff- Focus Mode (Oct, 2005) As far as UK hip-hop releases go, 'The Sagas Of Klashnekoff' was pretty big, not to mention the success of it's heaviest track, the scene classic 'It's Murda' which to ...

Foreign Beggars- Let Go (Oct, 2005) One of the tightest and most loved UK hip-hop crews return with this brand new single 'Let Go'. Produced by Dag Nabbit, guest rapper Wildchild joins group members Orifice Vulgatron, ...

Sway- Download (Oct, 2005) This new All City Music release by Sway has fantastic production, drenshed in all sorts of electronic sounds throughout a pacey tempo which further cements Sway's reputation for being a ...

P.A.C- Matter Of Opinion (Oct, 2005) Cafe Recordings artist P.A.C (Powerful and Calm) has been featuring on releases like the UK Runnings series and Mista Jaes projects for a while, and it's nice to finally hear ...

Salaam Remi (Oct, 2005) The US producer who's worked with The Fugees, Nas, Biz Markie and Doug E Fresh talks economically about past and future projects, UK grime, equipment, labels and more! First off, can ...

Caramac (Oct, 2005) The UK producer of such artists as Sway, Kyza and Lowkey talks to Rapnews about getting into production, equipment, releases he's been a part of, projects in the pipeline and ...