Jester Jacobs x Formz | Ket At A Wedding
I’ve never taken ket at a wedding but I have been inappropriately smashed on skunk at one, and pissed out of my brains at a fair few others. Feel worse … Continue reading
Big Toast – The Wedding Fund (Rejected Review)
Big Toast got in touch with me this morning to ask if I write reviews. He’s trying to get coverage for the new album by his compadre Jack Diggs (Blue … Continue reading
Syntax Error: In Defence of the Doctor
So, by now you’ve probably read Ringo P’s opinion piece from Sunday where my colleague spent a bit of time soul searching for the reason why Dr Syntax isn’t his … Continue reading
Ringo P’s Sunday Service: please tell me why I hate Dr Syntax?
I sometimes wonder if I’m doomed to write an epic tome about how much I hate Dr Syntax and exactly why. Cos I still haven’t figured it out, still collecting … Continue reading
Da Mafia 6 ft/ Yelawolf – Go Hard
I don’t regret being cyncical about new material from a partially reformed Three6Mafia, all of the group minus Juicy J now trading as Da Mafia 6, it’s a pleasure to … Continue reading
ABSORB ft/ No Lay & Sarah T – Take Me Or Leave Me
No offence intended to ABSORB, but when you’ve got Sarah T in your video people are going to ask ‘who’s that ugly old bloke standing next to the goddess?‘ … Continue reading
Chief Keef, Rap Rehab, Lauren Carter and ‘The Problem With Hip-Hop Journalism’
Interesting piece by Lauren Carter on a site called Rap Rehab called ‘The Problem With Hip-Hop Journalism‘. She nails a couple of points: first dividing modern hip-hop journalism into aggregators/industry … Continue reading
Ceezlin EP launch party at Shmooze, Thurs 26 Sept
From a distance, for a few exceedingly wavy moments it seemed from a distance that Ceezlin was, in a sense, a dick-head. Not an actual prick, just someone who wore … Continue reading
Positive Progression, Fri 20 Sept, with Genesis Elijah, Terra Slim, A.C., Supar Novar, Spliff Richard (and many more)
I’m not going to lie, before this week I hadn’t heard two-thirds of the twelve artists performing tonight for Positive Progression at The Latest Music Bar in Brighton. Not that … Continue reading
Run The Mic UK, Sat 14th Sept, with Jehst, Skinnyman, English Frank, Ceezlin, Frankie Stew + Harvey Gunn
I’d imagine that everyone reading this will have a fair idea of recent UK hip-hop history and will need no introduction to at least two of the four headliners at … Continue reading
Big H, Flirta D, Meridian Dan and Footsie have ‘Been Doing This’ for a while. Really.
Big H, Flirta D, Meridian Dan and Footsie of thar Newham Generals have ‘Been Doing This‘ for a long time now. I know that cos him and his mates say … Continue reading
Gucci Mane releases anti (self-)censorship anthem ‘Say Dat Den’
It’s always engaging to hear an artist in the grip of psychic breakdown. That’s why major label music is always better, ain’t nothing like a life in the music industry … Continue reading
Iggy Azalea will ‘Change Your Life’ by absorbing you into a state of perpetual orgasm.
First thing this morning I was torn over whether I should write about the new Iggy Azalea single ‘Change Your Life‘. On the negative side it’s shit. I can’t imagine … Continue reading
Slipjam:B, Fri 6th Sept ft/Gizmo, Frankie Stew + Harvey Gunn, Billy Cypher
Perhaps the biggest problem I’ve had with Brighton rap over the years was the impression — prejudice — that the scene was, in the main, smug party rap. Y’know, tracks … Continue reading
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