Lady Chann - Dun Dem Season Vol. 1

If you were paying attention you would have seen Lady Chann on the Ladies Night on Westwood vid I posted a while ago. Everything I hear from her is more and more impressive, and now you've got a chance to have her next mixtape just fall into your lap.

Check her Myspace for a link, and all you have to do is sign up to the mailing list. Then on April 5th you'll be sent a link to the new mixtape, shit doesn't get easier than that people.

DJ Cable Guest Mix for Mista Jam/1Xtra

I've been downloading free mixes from DJ Cable for sometime now, and now it seems he's getting a bit of recognition on a wider scale. He put together this guest mix for Mista Jam on 1Xtra.

You can download it HERE, and have a look below for the tracklist.

01. Interview/Intro...
02. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek (Bingo) *
03. TC - Where's My Money? (Caspa Remix - Cable Re-edit) (White)
04. DJ Cable Vs. Tempa T & Rusko Mr. Muscle's Hype (White)
05. Caspa - My Pet Monster (Dub Police)
06. Joker & Ginz - Purple City (Kapsize)
07.Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly (Acapella) (Sony BMG)
08. Grand Puba - Get It (12th Planet Remix) (SCION US)
09. Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix) (Wichita)
10. Caspa - Marmite (Cable VIP Re-edit) (White)
11. Redlight - Be With You (Lobster Boy)
12. Silencer - Dirtbag (Silencer)
13. Ludacris - How Low (Can You Go) (Def Jam)
14. Gucci Mane - Wasted (Warner Bros.)
15. Lil Wayne - Go DJ (Instrumental) (Cash Money Records) *
16. DJ Baddmixx - Go DJ (Juke Traxx Online)
17. Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune (Moving Shadow)
18. Yung Joc - It's Going Down (Acapella) (Bad Boy Entertainment)
19. Foreign Beggars - Contact (Noisia Remix) (Dented)
20. Xample & Jakes - No Respect (RAM) *
21. Total Science - Nosher (Marky & S.P.Y. Remix) (CIA)
22. Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Acapella) (Def Jam)
23. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out (Parlophone)

Cappo - Psychological Warfare

Cappo (seen above with Styly Cee and Disorda of Suspect Packages) is a lyrical monster from Notts. To be honest it's not often I use a phrase like that because it's so often applied incorrectly, but in this case I think it's true.

I originally saw him live for the first time when he came down to Oxford with the P Brothers to play at Hiphopalypse as it was then. There are after party stories but I won't reveal them here (and to be fair there always was!).

I came across this track and can't find any info on it but it appears to be a brand new track from the Grand Imperial Capps. I hope it means there's more on the way but we'll have to wait and see I guess.

The Skuff And Inja Show

If you're a fan of hip hop from the UK you have probably heard of Skuff and Inja, two of the members of Cambridge based crew Delegates of Culture. What you might not realise is that they've just released an album that I reckon will be up there with my favourites of the year.



You can check out exactly what I mean by clicking on the play button just above these very words. Assuming you like what you hear (and I'm willing to bet you will) you can purchase a CD or download from Suspect Packages, or go to THIS page to download it directly for the price of your choice (there is a minimum, these boys know how cheap people are given the chance!).

On a related note you can also go HERE to stream the crew album from last year, and for a few more of your finest pounds sterling you can download that to keep forever and ever as well. Go for it, you know you want to.

Tom Caruana Presents Wu Tang Vs The Beatles

These "theme" projects can vary wildly from pretty shoddy to working well, and I'm pleased to be able to say that this one is definitely near the top end of that scale. Put together by Tom Caruana who runs his own label/site Tea Sea Records, anyone who has more than a passing interest in the UK scene will have heard one or more of the heavy beats he puts out.

Check the label site to preview some of the other product coming/already out, and check the link below to stream this project or download in a variety of formats.

HERE

Ladies night on Westwood

Bit of an old video but I had to put it up after being reminded of it. Lady Chann and Nolay kill it for me but most of it's worth checking. I believe the phrase is "BARS bruv!".

Mystro on Kiss (MK & Shortee Blitz)

Don't want to go too extra spam-like on the Mystro content but here are a couple of vids I missed just before Christmas. While I'm here I should mention DJGoneTV on Youtube, check it and subscribe for all sorts of UK music updates etc.

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!

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!

Breakage feat Roots Manuva - Run Em Out

Out this week I believe, this tune is going to be big.

OCDC - Ralph Ripshit & Stophe

A free to download project from Ralph Ripshit and Stophe, the result is OCDC. Some will know Ralph from his own releases (and features) on Associated Minds.

To quote their site:

This is for those who made tapes. This is for those who liked Busta more when he had hair. This is for those who still love Maseo blowing soul through the horn. This is for those who are convinced Dres is the greatest MC ever. This for those who want to swagger with earphones in, clean their sneaks with a spare toothbrush and rock a crisp tee in the summer.

Go here to download the whole thing and make your own mind up.

London Posse - insanely well written feature

Once again Jimbo Jones comes with the quality, and this time it's a London Posse feature that must have taken some time to put together. Check it here and show Jim some love, it's people like him that help to keep quality music alive.