Mystro with the '09 Rap Up

*Updated post with the new vid from "Wasteman Productions", you know they'll be big in 2010*

Taking a little page out of Skillz' book Mysdiggi (w)raps up the year with a more of a UK slant to the content. Check it people, and listen to the man and stop saying "par". Please.

Scorz on 1Xtra

He's back people!

Associated Minds Xmas mixtape

Next up is a little christmas treat from the boys at Associated Minds. Mixed by DJ Jaffa it features Ralph Ripshit, Ruffstylz, Beatbox Fozzy, Willo Wispa, Mudmowth, Metabeats, P.L.O., Dubbledge and Elucid.

Download it HERE people!

Stuff you think I'll like?

If anyone has something for me to review, a mix to promote, a video you think is interesting or whatever you want then you can always reach me on whosaidjazz@gmail.com. I can't promise to love everything but I do promise to be fair.

Mystro presents... The F.D.T. EP

Last week the mighty Mysdiggi hit me up with a copy of his new EP to review. The first thing this made me do was to pull out a load of tunes to throw them on the decks and have a little reminisce. As you can see from the stash I unearthed (above) his back catalogue includes some great tunes. Having checked his Myspace earlier I was almost on for the full discography but I left out the albums and CDs.

I was also reminded of the time that we were preparing for one of our annual boat parties we used to put on and Gabs mentioned that Blufoot might be coming down to party. When he turned up he had Mys with him which was all a bit random. There are some very short video clips of some cyphers from that party but I don't think anyone involved would be too keen on them being made public! Nobody disgraced themselves but let's just say the emphasis was on the party more than the rhymes. I have got a clip of Ineff dissing the instrumental I put on for him (RA's The Lesson for the record) which still makes me laugh to this day.



So the EP, I have to say I like it a lot. I'm not going to reproduce the press release but I have to say it is very well written (unsurprisingly because it was Ryan Proctor who was responsible for it).

In general the beats still have that bounce that a lot of Mystro records seem to swing to, but a lot of the lyrics are a bit more serious than party tip. "The Truth" kicks things off and is driven by an insistent piano line. The first skit made me laugh out loud in the fruit n veg section of Co-op which was slightly embarassing but I suppose is a pretty good endorsement!

This rolls into "Banishment" which directly addresses the title of the EP (I think everyone knows the story/rumours by now). "U Live & U Learn" has just been released as a video (below) so you can see that for yourself.



Without boring you at length about each one the later tracks don't drop in quality. I'll let Mystro describe the whole thing in his own words.

This is almost like a destroy and rebuild project. Aside from me saying the things I wanted to say on there, the EP is also about letting people know that UK Hip-Hop definitely isn’t dead. The scene might’ve changed, but there are still people out there making good music

The EP is out now available from iTunes right HERE so go and cop that so Mys can keep providing us with quality music. You can hit him up on Twitter HERE, and you can go check the Natural Born Spittaz blog HERE.

Finally, on the final track "The Urge" he documents just some of the frustrations modern life can throw in our way. The hook chants "I ain't a killer but I do get the urge". He sounds like he means it people, I would take him seriously if I were you.

Scorzayzee - The Starter (free mixtape)

For those who don't know I promoted hip hop nights for several years along with some friends under the name of Hiphopalypse and then Blunted. I believe it was the second night we ever did that involved this man grabbing both mics (one wouldn't do apparently) and spat some crazy shit that had people going crazy. He's been away for some time but he's got a new album coming in the new year, and he's provided this free download to keep you going until then.

Scorz' new free mixtape is called "The Starter"and is available from Get Nottz which has also got a whole lot of material from other Notts artists. The individual blog post is here so go and get it now!

Jay Electronica - Exhibit C

This is old by internet standards even though it only appeared a few weeks ago really. The radio rip of this track as produced by Just Blaze made me take proper notice of JE for the first time, you've got to love the lyrics leading up to that rewind...

100 (More) Producers You Need To Hear Right Now...

First things first, this list was produced by Dart Adams over at Poisonous Paragraphs. It may get a bit "beat nerd" for some people but stick with it if you like fresh sounding instrumentals.

This is the article I'm talking about, a pretty comprehensive list of people that make noise in an exceptionally good way. I'm planning on working my way through the list to check them out but I can already tell you from experience/current listening habits that there are some amazing producers in that list, particularly Daru, FS Green, Aspect 1, Roddy Rod, Exile, Grooveman Spot and S-Type.

There are plenty of beatmaking talents that aren't on the list, and as soon as I used the phrase "beat nerd" it made me think of Louis Den and all the people involved there. I think they probably deserve a post of their own when I have a bit more time.