Archive for September, 2006
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Braintax – The Final Chapter (Mar 12, 2008)
Example – Me & Mandy (Mar 09, 2008)
Klashnekoff @ The Gramaphone (Jan 06, 2008)
Necro (Nov 26, 2007)
The return of Lupe Fiasco (Nov 26, 2007)
Asher D (Nov 18, 2007)
LG Presents The Mission / What Would Happen (Oct 21, 2007)
New Method Man DVD (Oct 21, 2007)
Jehst Mengi Bus Tour (Oct 21, 2007)
Rapnews Podcast 6 (Oct 15, 2007)
Win tickets to DMC World Championships! (Sep 25, 2007)
Cappo (Sep 10, 2007)
Durrty Goodz (Sep 10, 2007)
Dell’s Top Ten Tunes (Sep 10, 2007)
English – Attack Of The Killer Loops (Sep 02, 2007)
DJ Semtex ‘Grimewave’ Competition (Sep, 2006)
Released on the 9th of October via Antidote Records, DJ Semtex presents 'Grimewave', a heavy compilation featuring the likes of Kano, Dizzee Rascal, Roll Deep and many more.
It's hosted ...
Braintax- Panorama (Sep, 2006)
It took half a decade but it's finally here. Following up the critically acclaimed 'Biro Funk' comes 'Panorama', Braintax's highly anticipated return to the long player, and boy has the ...
Mole and Iris: An Introduction (Sep, 2006)
Anybody who’s recently bought something from the mighty Disorda’s suspect-packages.com may have found themselves to have had this little gem thrown in with their purchase.
Over the last few years ...
Jay-Z at Wembley Arena 24/9 (Sep, 2006)
How many shows by US hip-hop artists have you been to that were a crushing disappointment? How many times have you turned up to see one of your idols in ...
Obie Trice– 2nd Round’s On Me (Sep, 2006)
I enjoyed Obie’s debut album. He seemed like one of the more promising artists on Shady, armed with a sense of humour but also, unlike many of D12, some real ...
Whites sent home from MOBO awards? (Sep, 2006)
Before this year's Mobo Awards went down, most people already knew the shambles that it was going to be. Whether they suspected the typical chaos because of the organisation's pitiful ...
Genesis Elijah- The Industrial Revolution (Sep, 2006)
Besides from its press release not name checking Rapnews and instead quoting very dodge web mess, this is another heavy release from Genesis Elijah, the guy we interviewed and reviewed ...
DJ Nonames- Beggar’s Brew (Sep, 2006)
The Foreign Beggars are a talented bunch. Orifice Vulgatron and Metropolis are names that always crop up in discussions on UK hiphop's best rappers. Likewise, Schlomo's always referenced in a ...
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (Sep, 2006)
It figures that one of the best music events line up wise would result in the most entertaining live hiphop DVD that's ever been seen. From the behind the scenes ...
N-Dubz- I Swear (Sep, 2006)
There's great promise on 'I Swear' in terms of vocal talents and song writing, but everything's a little too noisy and would benefit from some further artistic development. Tulisa's vocals ...
First Aid- Devon Cream / Escapology (Sep, 2006)
Taken from his long awaited debut album, 'Devon Cream' is the first single by producer First Aid, featuring the vocals of MCD and Rodney P. Whilst the beat's a great ...
Braintax- Run The Yards / Last Tenner (Sep, 2006)
It's been five years since Braintax has dropped an album but the awfully long wait is almost over. Ahead of the highly anticipated second album comes its lead single, a ...
Life & Lyrics (Sep, 2006)
Film Review
After the half-decent Bullet Boy and the awful-but-entertaining Kidulthood comes the next urban Britflick in line. Life & Lyrics is the tale of Danny, a cash-strapped DJ trying to ...
Ghostface Killah does it Live (Sep, 2006)
On the 27th of September at Amsterdam's top venue Escape, everyone's favourite Wu-Tang member Tony Starks will be creating a track from scratch live on stage with the help of ...
1Xtra launch Hiphop Weekend 2006 (Sep, 2006)
It's that time of the year again, when BBC's 1Xtra digital radio station dedicate a weekend to what we all love most, hiphop. As usual, the timetable of ...
Wan-Cee- Ring The Bells / I Lust U (Sep, 2006)
His second single on Kemet Entertainment Records, North London's Wan-Cee provides a story telling moment in 'Ring The Bell', all about a lady, her coke addiction and relationship with men. ...
Stig Of Dump- The Homeless Microhponist (Sep, 2006)
It should be a wake up call to Stig's peers that he recorded this release in the space of seven days. Not because it's amazing, although it's far from rubbish, ...
Andy Smith- Freestyle Mix (Sep, 2006)
If you're into your breaks, look no further than this new release, out on Freestyle Records. The DJ skills here are of a very high standard and the choices of ...
S. Kalibre- The High Kalibre Mixtape (Sep, 2006)
Providing a variety of tracks which include the likes of Dr. Syntax, Apocraphe, Genesis Elijah and many more, S. Kalibre delivers his debut mix CD which is comprised of almost ...
London Street Art (Sep, 2006)
Following on from their great book 'Graffiti NYC', the publishers of Prestel demonstrate with 'London Street Art' that they've really got graffiti publications on lock. This is another great collection ...
The Talented Mr. Convenience- The Mixtape (Sep, 2006)
Here's a solid and energetic mix CD with many entertaining moments including the Nina Simone sampling 'Feel So Good', the bouncy 'So Damm Fresh' featuring Lexis and the brassy 'The ...
Double E- Road 2 Improvement (Sep, 2006)
Here's a sixteen track debut album which probably could have done with a few more mix CD's or EP's prior to its release. The rapping's alright and there's some decent ...
Wiley signs to Big Dada Recordings (Sep, 2006)
Grime pioneer Wiley has just signed to the record label Big Dada Recordings, also home to Roots Manuva, Ty and many more. The label is said to be ...
Ralph Rip Shit- The Best Name (Sep, 2006)
The Secondson produced 'The Best Name' begins the latest Associated Minds vinyl release, this time by UK rapper Ralph Rip Shit. The production's pretty stripped down and the vocals aren't ...
Ty- Closer (Sep, 2006)
Ty has nailed it again and come up with an extremely enjoyable album which is a great follow up to the critically acclaimed previous LP 'Upward'. There's a variety of ...
Newham Generals (Sep, 2006)
The Newham Generals are back! After a self-imposed hiatus that has quite frankly gone on for far too long, they have returned and are about to unleash two new mixtapes ...
Artist Owen Sherwood launches website (Sep, 2006)
For some time now, Owen Sherwood has been creating great artwork which has featured in a variety of mediums, from websites to magazines and childrens books. As well as creating ...
Ten UK Tracks On Rotation (Sep, 2006)
L Man- Lyrical Ejaculation
Kyza- Sick
Kano- Buss It Up
Neckle Camp- Serious Times
Foreign Beggars- Slo-Speed
Jme- Holiday (Tropical)
Akira The Don- Boom!
Ty- Don't Watch That
Yungun- This is Who We Be
Example- What We Made
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Dirty Canvas (Sep, 2006)
Sorry to make you feel bad that you weren’t there, but Dirty Canvas was an extremely heavy night. We rolled straight through on guest list like special people, then it ...
Foreign Beggars- Spray Point Agenda (Sep, 2006)
The Foreign Beggars crew have been real popular for a few years now, having dropped a very strong debut album in 'Asylum Speakers' and built a reputation for their energetic ...
Kyza- The Experience (Sep, 2006)
We've got hold of the sick and highly anticipated debut album ahead of its September 25th release date on Pepa Records. Check out the world exclusive review of the best ...
Adidas / Footlocker Trainer Giveaway (Sep, 2006)
Created exclusively by Foot Locker and Adidas, the X-Lab range is designed for the street and combines sports inspired technologies with street fashion, providing performance and style in one. Out ...
Siino Clothing (Sep, 2006)
Of the many clothing brands about, Siino remain one of the few to put serious efforts into their product whilst supporting artists and the hiphop scene. We asked them about ...
Hereldeuke- Greco (Sep, 2006)
Featuring Kool Keith, 'Greco' is a pretty experimental and leftfield hiphop track, with a busy beat of hard drums and industrial sounds. The economic female vocals coming in and out ...
HKB Finn- Spoken Herbs (Sep, 2006)
'Spoken Herbs' is another well produced and very artistic effort by the UK hiphop legend that is HKB Finn. The album's packed with an array of sounds, from atmospheric spoken ...
Gym Class Heroes- As Cruel As School Children (Sep, 2006)
Out on Decaydance and Fueled By Ramen, 'As Cruel As School Children' follows the group's previous album 'Papercut Chronicles' in great fashion, delivering more very well crafted tracks with much ...
SOS- All Eyes On South (Sep, 2006)
Sons Of South are a six member crew from the south of the UK and have previously supported the likes of Phi-Life Cypher and Tommy Evans on stage. This is ...
Surreal & DJ Balance- Future Classic (Sep, 2006)
Out on the forever professional 'Hiphop Is Music' US label which always deliver a nice package with great artwork, comes a collection of fourteen tracks with a typically underground and ...
Graffiti NYC (Sep, 2006)
Comprised of an immense number of really impressively captured photographs and a diverse range of quotes by many established and younger graffiti artists, this new book out on Prestel, is ...
Kids In Tracksuits (Sep, 2006)
We caught up with the Nottingham duo to talk about boy bands from the nineties and shellsuits. Oh, and we also chatted about their background, creative process and great new ...
DMC World DJ Championships 2006 (Sep, 2006)
The DMC world championships are back and take place over two days at London's Hammersmith Palace on the 10th and 11th of this month. It's the 21st anniversary of the ...
The world’s biggest footprint (Sep, 2006)
Sneaker loving hiphop heads, we at Rapnews know how much you're into your creps, so here's a bit of coverage for you on this fine Sunday afternoon. To launch the ...
Fresh Fest 2006 Collective (Sep, 2006)
Determined not to get ripped off, Salema Khanum soon formed a collective of people whom like herself, were very annoyed at the utter shambles that was called Fresh Festival 2006. ...
Pete Rock- Underground Classics (Sep, 2006)
If like some, you've heard Pete Rock's name crop up many a time in a discussion of hiphop's greatest producers, but aren't that familiar with his material, this release will ...
Inspekt ‘a’ Rhyme- Dreams (Sep, 2006)
Out on Spitfire Records, this eight track EP by Nigerian born Inspekt 'a' Rhyme begins with the old skool flavoured 'Don't Fuck Up My High'. The rapping's confident and the ...
Gold Digging – As Sampled By Tupac (Sep, 2006)
The whole idea of this album seems pretty strange to the not so obsessive Tupac Shakur fan, although there's probably hardcore fans out there that will enjoy this. Here we ...
Baby J- FTP 2; Fight The Power (Sep, 2006)
Derby's Baby J certainly keeps busy. It wasn't long ago that he had just produced Blade's entire 'Guerilla Tactics' album. Then came the solo album 'FTP' followed by a heavy ...
Doc Brown- Citizen Smith Vol 2: Nothing To Lose (Sep, 2006)
Doc Brown must be one of the most consistent UK hiphop artists the scene's ever heard. With volume one of the 'Citizen Smith' mix CD series and his heavy debut ...
Akira The Don- Oh! What A Glorious Thing / Boom (Sep, 2006)
We at Rapnews love Akira The Don. Not in a gay way, we just think he's quite the character and that his music is refreshingly full of personality. No surprises ...
Kam- Kam Meets Rockwell (Sep, 2006)
First up, some background information. The man they call Kam is from London, previously worked at the much missed Mr. Bongo's record store and now resides at the forever heavy ...
Kid Koala- Your Mom’s Favorite DJ (Sep, 2006)
The press for this was certainly on point in mentioning you could create your own Charlie Chaplin routines to some of the sounds. There's bits of swing, hiphop and many ...
TY- Don’t Watch That / What You Want (Sep, 2006)
Getting released as a promo only white label ahead of his third album 'Closer' on Big Dada Recordings, 'Don't Watch That' produced by Drew is of a really enjoyable collection ...
Face- Ladies (Sep, 2006)
Out on the newly formed Brown Punk label, backed by Bristol legend Tricky and much respected label executive Chris Blackwell, Face of So Solid Crew fame releases 'Ladies', a fast ...
Humarak D Gritty (Sep, 2006)
We catch up with Cardiff's number one rapper to find out what's the deal with his name, what he's released so far and what records and dates are in the ...
Gym Class Heroes Listening Party (Sep, 2006)
If like many, you were impressed by the out of the blue quality of last year's album 'The Papercut Chronicles', you might be interested to know that the Gym Class ...
