Archive for February, 2006

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DJ Excalibah back on the airwaves! (Feb, 2006) DJ Excalibah returned to radio this past weekend for a one off show on BBC 6 Music. This was the first time everybody's favourite UK hiphop radio presenter appeared on ...

Excalibah’s UK Hiphop Chart (Feb, 2006) 1. Sway - Products (All City) 2. Blade ft Fumin & Plan B - It's ...

DJ Qbert’s Cheeky Top 5 (Feb, 2006) 1) Breaktionary Vol.1 2) Breaktionary Vol.2 3) Breaktionary Vol.3 4) Breaktionary Vol.4 5) Skratchy Seal's Training Wheels ...

Dan Greenpeace’s Top 5 Old Skool BMX Legends (Feb, 2006) 1) Skyway (Is it true they flexed back into shape if you put them in the freezer?) 2) Haro (Bob Haro, true legend) 3) P.K. Ripper (the envy, the sheer ...

Secondson (Feb, 2006) The incredible producer from Caerphilly talks passionately about everything from his occupation and the hiphop mindset to what projects are in the works. Lets kick off with an introduction. I’m Secondson. I ...

Dday One- Loop Extensions (Feb, 2006) Out on the very busy Needleword Records comes another industrial style instrumental album full of high quality atmosphere driven tracks which at the same time as sounding quite heavy and ...

The Leano- Steps To Leanoland (Feb, 2006) Out on Colar J Records, this is a solid unit of work and a healthy debut release, consisting of the economic but enjoyable production by Colliss and Meka. Leano's vocals ...

Final Element (Feb, 2006) We caught up with a guy who's been pushing his heavy CD's on the streets of London for years, to hear him talk on heroes, performing live, production and lots ...

Blade- Guerrilla Tactics (Feb, 2006) Out on his own 691 Influential label, Blade provides another album which demonstrates his admirable perseverance and work ethic. Baby J handles the beats for the entire project and guests ...

HKB Finn gets busy in the studio (Feb, 2006) Rapnews caught up with legendary UK hiphop artist Huntkillbury Finn to find out what he's been up to since his recent releases, which included the very enjoyable 'Acoustic Afro Hiphop'. ...

Conspicuous The Coroner’s Top 5 UK Battle Rappers (Feb, 2006) 1. Grimlok 2. Chester P 3. Troy Scalpels 4. Reveal 5. Possessed (In no particular order) ...

HKB Finn’s Top 5 Listens (Feb, 2006) 1. Sway- The Is My Demo 2. Ben Folds- Songs For Silverman 3. The Roots- The Tipping Point 4. Dilated Peoples- 20/20 5. Horace Silver- Songs For My Father ...

Kids In Tracksuits- Get Your Kit On EP (Feb, 2006) Out on limited edition 7", this three track instrumental EP will be right up the street of hardcore record collectors. 'Uprock Theme' consists of tons of messy scratching and dirty ...

Waxfactor- Sci-Fu (Feb, 2006) There's nothing wrong with this album at all. The production is consistently good throughout and there's a bunch of very enjoyable moments of great drum programming, sampling and sonic madness. ...

Tef-Co- Rumours (Feb, 2006) There's nothing wack about 'Rumours'. The production's solid and the vocals and lyricism is alright. It's just that there's not too much to rave about. It sounds a bit generic ...

C-Mone- The Butterfly Effect (Feb, 2006) Nottingham's C-Mone comes correct on this Son Records release and her debut album which follows her win at the UK Hiphop Awards and several strong EP's, which have already gained ...

Fat Club- Destroy All Heroes/Still Startin’ Shit (Feb, 2006) In similar fashion to Outkast's most recent double album, Fat Club duo Mr Monk and Steve Gough have decided to do a solo disc each and slap it together as ...

Nomadic Poet- Concrete Man (Feb, 2006) 'Concrete Man', the lead single from The Planets founder's debut solo album, is an enjoyable and solid track with a strong head nodding beat with great cuts by DJ MK. ...

Fashion; The 5th Element (Feb, 2006) "Hip Hop it started out in the park, we use to do it out in the dark" and you know the rest. It was all about the music, captivating the ...

Dr Rubberfunk- Watch The Tables Turn (Feb, 2006) Featuring London female MC Sara J, 'Watch The Tables Turn' is an extremely funky slice of sound comprised of great live drums and a warm guitar. Whilst the production is ...

Roots Manuva- Alternately Deep (Feb, 2006) Whereas 'Dub Come Save Me' was the icing on the cake in the aftermath of the awesome second album by Manuva, this remix/rarities release has 'milking the audience' written all ...

Ghost- Seldom Seen Often Heard (Feb, 2006) Ghost kicks of his album with its title track, a really moody but great piece of music with quality verses laid down by Verb T, Asaviour and most impressively, Kashmere. ...

84 Fresh Lyrical Competition (Feb, 2006) 84Fresh.com has teamed up with Rapnews to run this exclusive and unique MC competition which could have your lyrics seen on t-shirts nationwide! 84 Fresh Underground Apparel ...

Doc Brown (Feb, 2006) Rapnews caught up with Doc Brown to find out what he's been up to since dropping the masterpiece 'The Document' and what's next for him and the Poisonous Poets crew. How ...

Kero One (Feb, 2006) Read up on what the man behind the extremely dope 'The Windmills Of My Soul' LP had to say about his back catalogue, touring, producing and loads more. For those that ...

Joker Starr (Feb, 2006) If you haven't heard of this guy yet, don't worry because you will by the end of the year. Check out his answers to questions on the Uk scene, his ...

Ugly Ducking- Bang For The Buck (Feb, 2006) 'Bang For The Buck' is a collection of twelve wonderfully produced and entertainingly performed tracks which culminate in one of the most fun and energetic albums to have dropped in ...

Rapnews Rotation This Month (Feb, 2006) Example- I Dont Want To Verb T & Harry Love- Delusion Jack Flash- Living Legend Emmanuel- Dillusions Of Grandeur Ugly Duckling- Bang For The Buck Rawdog- Bareback Instrumentals Gym Class Heroes- The Papercut Chronicles Kero One- Windmills ...

Verb T & Harry Love- Delusion (Feb, 2006) Check out www.myspace.com/silentsoundz as well as www.silentsoundz.com for all the latest info on the label and its releases. If you can't see the video, you'll need to ...

Sober & Dribbla- Deeper Rest (Feb, 2006) On this debut EP, Bristol based Sober (producer) and Dribbla (rapper) have successfuly created a solid collection of tracks which are as strong as any first offerings. The beats are ...

Immortal Technique- Bin Laden (Remix) (Feb, 2006) It's great to see this get a full blown release, having floated around cyber space to many hiphop head's delight for some time. Immortal Technique drops knowledge as he always ...

Giant Panda (Feb, 2006) Group members Newman and Maanumental talk to Pidgeon to set us straight on a few important facts and give us their thoughts on the UK and our hiphop. Possibly the freshest ...

Mystro (Feb, 2006) His EP's been out for over a year but it still stands as one of the most entertaining releases about. Here's what the man had to say about his crew, ...

Elite Team Entertainment (Feb, 2006) Check out what one of the dopest UK crew's had to say about their background, past and future releases, the US Jump Off tour and a load more, in this, ...

SuparNovar (Feb, 2006) The Mud Fam member talks to us about the UK hiphop scene, maintaining the culture's elements, past releases and his new mix CD 'Explosive Muzik 2'. First up, could you introduce ...