PRANCEHALL on Dominic, a white MC who rocked up in JA in the 80s and ended up recording tunes with Jammys and Penthouse, includng this one: …which is blatantly a rip off of “Cockney Translation” by Smiley Culture, but is saved by dint of Dominic’s ridiculous sub-“Minder” stylings. And of course Peter Metro, who recorded …
lower end spasm.: Pan-generational dreadlocked legends to collaborate. Possibly. I love all these little fleeting connections between grime and reggae. When Goodz or Trim just drop a line into their lyrics about their Dads doing stuff with soundsystems or whatever it just reinforces the links which are self evident. “Lyric Maker, from England not Jamaica” …
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Yeahhhhhhhh. Fanbwoy time again! Ha ha. He just keeps getting better and better I think. Skeng seemed almost impossible to top, but this latest release does actually manage that by broadening out a bit rather than going for the sledgehammer blow. Two twelve inches this time which lets Kevin Martin exercise his collaborative inclinations to …
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Big night! I fared much better than my last visit, when I left before it all kicked off. After a bit of chattage in the front bar area bit, we headed in to see Sunship and Warrior Queen doing their thing. Sunship’s Chunky was at pains to tell us how legendary they are/were, even to …
DURRTY GOODZ: Fact Magazine Dan Hancox’s great interview with one of the best Grime artists right now, plus photos from Ms Drumzofthesouth. Killer combination! Get Goodz’s Axiom EP from here if you’re curious about this stuff – you won’t regret it. For me this is another cornerstone of the UK MC lineage – up there …
I’ve somehow managed to get through the last few weeks without writing about the new series of blogariddims. Points off for me, but you’ve been on board this anyway, right? Eclectic one hour podcasts down the wire every fortnight. Episode 28 is the bizness – mentalist Brazillian funk stuff which veers off into awesome retro …
ok ok, I know I’ve gone on about this a lot recently, but the response to the first issue has far exceeded my expectations. Feedback has been great and we’ve got 90% of the print run out there in less than a month. Our ideas really were “already in everyone’s heads” this time! Thanks to …
Time for a Bug Update. Been too long. You all got the Jah War 12″, right? And you need something that can actually sit next to it in your record shelves – without melting? SKENG. First heard when Loefah unleashed it at JME’s birthday bash at FWD in May. Never forgotten since. Is out at …
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Our ‘zine is at the printers, and may even be printed by the time you read this. While you wait for it to become officially available, why not have a look at the rather nice Woofah website? Alternatively, you might want to check out this slightly abitrary account of the project’s origins. Woofah #1 – …