The third in the series of free to download compilations compiled by Certified Banger. What more is there to say?
Well actually, loads. Representing the UK and 100% supported by all artists involved ‘OTR Vol. 3’ is 21 tracks deep and features bare exclusives.
Reain (aka Wha’s His Face) has recorded an exclusive track entitled ‘On The Radar’ over one of RJD2’s finest beats. Yosh and Vee Kay have offered an up-front exclusive taken from Yosh’s forthcoming EP. The guys over at Don’t Talk To Strangers give you all the chance to get 2 tracks previously only available on a limited pressing of 200 CDs (‘When Planets Collide’ by Bane & Jonny Alpha and ‘Leafs’ by Chief Wigz).
Delegates of Culture offer you a chance to sample their soon to be released LP ‘Bad Guys’ with their track ‘Grip’. Mr. Loop brings some never-heard-before vibes with ‘Grown Man Music’ featuring Yosh, Slippa and Zoo Mark and Krate Krusaders grant you the opportunity to download their Ramson Badbonez featuring track ‘Incredible’ for the first time.
JVF Clique, Mr. Shaodow, Dialect and Stylah also provide special tunes from soon to be released projects. Elsewhere Joe Blow and Metabeats, E Hustle, Kasha, Baron Samedi, Ozmosis, JC and SonnyJim, Jee4ce and Capitol 1212 and Profisee give away tracks from previously available EPs and albums.
‘On The Radar Vol. 3’ features artists from up and down the country including Northern Ireland, South and West Yorkshire, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Cambridge – Certified Banger fully represents the talent this country holds. If you don’t recognise the names on here, there’s all the more reason to download this – you need to hear these tracks and then you need to find out more. [Read more →]
Tags: Brutal Artistry·Delegates of Culture·Dialect·Jee4ce·Joe Blow·Jon Phonics·Kasha·Krate Krusaders·Metabeats·Mr. ShaoDow·On The Radar·Profisee·Ramson Badbonez·Reain·Stylah·vee kay·Yosh
April 8th, 2009 · News
April 14th - a perfect day for the world’s longest running Hip Hop magazine to be born again. Two days after Easter Sunday you’ll be able to log on to check out all your Hip Hop news, hit the print button if you’ve got cash to burn.
Here’s the first view of Hip Hop Connection’s new online endeavours. You can catch it at http://www.hhcdigital.net/.
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‘The
A Loop Theory’ is the Yin to ‘The Borrowed Ladder’s Yang. Asaviour’s
earlier album almost saw him ‘do’ the UK Hip Hop thing and that’s out
of his system he’s freed himself from the constraints of expectation
and tradition. And let’s not forget DJ IQ, they’ve both spurred each
other on to create something that doesn’t sound exactly like Hip Hop
but that is outrageously Hip Hop – y’ know, how Roots Manuva does.
Synth
basses and soaring violins sit side by side as the drums swing merrily
with perilously little amount of quantization. With production styles
like this IQ and Savvy have pretty much created something new in Hip
Hop. Tracks like ‘Scientists of Sound’, ‘Uber Groovement’, ‘De Ja Vu’
and ‘Golden’ are more along the jazz line of things – akin to some of
IQ’s older work. ‘Hustle and Hope’ which features Pride, Kyza and TB
will please the grime fans whereas ‘Complicity’ featuring Kashmere is
probably as close as this LP comes to traditional Hip Hop, despite its
screaming guitar licks. This is next level stuff.
Lyrically
Asaviour comes ridiculously correct and in his laid back manner he lays
out visions of grandeur and authority. It’s all in his confidence:
“S.A.V.V.Y? ‘Cause I have t’/ Fools can’t beat me now or thereafter/
Numerous master plans this bredder thinks faster” is how he opens ‘No
Days Off’. Elsewhere certified spitters Sir Smurf Lil, Dubbledge and
Verb T feature as well as the ones previously mentioned. Graziella and
Thabo also lend their dulcet tones.
Whether you’re content with
Hip Hop how it is or tired with where it’s got you need to get a copy
of this album. Wherever you are in the world you need to be in tune to
Asaviour and DJ IQ – no one does it like this. The album is our now on
Saving Grace Music and can be bought at a good variety of music
outlets.
Tags: Asaviour·DJ IQ·Dubbledge·Graziella·Kashmere·Kyza·Pride·Sir Smurf Lil·TB·Thabo·Verb T
March 21st, 2009 · News
‘The Diary (World’s Greatest Rap Megamix)’ dropped in 2007 and it was a 800+ track mix that really really did what it said on the proverbial cylindrical metal container. If you missed that one, then
you can download it for nothing at
Music of Substance’s downloads page.
As a stop gap between that and the second volume, which is currently being worked on, Chris has put together ‘The Diary Volume 1.5 (Twenty Years of the Remix)’. This time the tracks are split and named (an easier task than splitting and naming hundreds of tracks!) and it features Chris Read’s own remixes of tracks from Eric B & Rakim, Nice and Smooth, Heavy D, Beatnuts, Jurassic 5, Jay Dee, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep and loads more top quality names.
The idea of this latest work is: “one iconic hip hop track from each of the last 20 years, remixed paying tribute to the prouction style and sampling trends popular at the time of the original release. From the James Brown influenced style of the late 80s, to the jazz sampling trends of the mid ’90s, to the iconic and distinct sounds of DJ Premier and Jay Dee, all the cornerstones of the genre’s development are touched upon.” A mixtape with a great concept!
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