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Big Cakes Interview - 22nd April After releasing the highly slept on album “S.K.I.M.”, UKHH thought it was only right to try and bring to your attention the wonders and artistry that is Big Cakes aka Mr Kipling! Take a read and then make sure you check the links at the bottom to take your ear holes to a happy place… Mr Kipling makes exceedingly good raps... - Big Cakes interview   Kray Twinz Interview - 20th April Hailing from Coventry but blessed with a worldly perspective, the Kray Twinz shot to some people’s attention with the club banger ‘What We Do’ featuring none other than Lethal Bizzle and Chi Towns Twista. Since the success of that track the Twinz have toured and hooked up with a range of unlikely collaborators from Blue’s Lee Ryan to Police legend Sting. So what’s next for the Midlands beat masters? Ben Spurr found out via a lengthy phone conversation with Jaz, fifty per cent of the duo. - Kray Twinz interview   Excentral Tempest Interview - 16th April Meet Kate, aka Excentral Tempest, who has been grafting on the UK underground scene for no less than five years, performing at festivals, open mics, and writing constantly. Anna Nathanson caught up with the MC (not female MC) for her first ever interview… - Excentral Tempest interview   JC Interview - 3rd April Sheffield based producer JC has already had positive acclaim from Hip Hop Connection and Blues and Soul Magazine. Closely connected with Hoodz Underground he is currently working on a mix cd to be released in the summer, alongside numerous other projects with individual artists and collectives, including SY (South Yorkshire)...Lady Jay went across the penines to find out what this Yorkshire business is all about… - JC interview   Wordsmith Interview - 28th March The advantage to being independent is there is full control of projects and campaigns; the downfall is the lack in finance to reach certain promotional markets. These obstacles will never faze Baltimore’s Wordsmith, as he holds on to the advantages of being an independent artist and is adamant to reach higher heights no matter how or when he gets there. His musical background is so exquisite it’s shocking to believe that he’s grafted single handily and still remains to be holding out strong. With grand expectations and aspirations Nina hooked up to find out more... - Wordsmith interview   Cadence Weapon Interview - 23rd March 'Smart, sincere and lots of fun with all the makings for a future classic' is the description Kane gives to Rollie Pembertons second LP 'Afterparty Babies', recently released on the ever reliable and cutting edge Big Dada. With that in mind Kane took a trip to Ninja HQ to chat about Steely Dan, looking up lyrics on wikipedia and why he doesn't want to talk in a cockney accent... - Cadence Weapon interview   DJ Excel Interview - 18th March Philadelphia is where DJ Excel calls his stomping ground. His first foray into DJing was stepping up to the plate at a neighborhood house party before he had reached the age of ten. Having held down a number of part time jobs including in an eye-glass factory it was only when cutting his hand on the raw glass that Excel became convinced that music was going to be his one and only focus. That mantra remains true to this day. A fan of good music with a self-proclaimed heart full of Hip Hop, Excel has rocked countless venues, been the resident mixer for Wired 96.5 last year and is now focussed on touring overseas and breaking into TV soundtracks. Determined to remain based in the "City of Brotherly Love", Excel is one of the most dynamic, soulful, party rocking, crowd controlling turntable technicians in a long line of Philadelphian Hip Hop deejays who remain intent on advancing the art form. This is his story... - DJ Excel interview   Hobbit Interview - 12th March 20 years old, and already sponsorship deals with Mic(ism), microphone manufacturer Audix USA and Ableton - that’s no stroke of luck. Son of a concert pianist and blues musician, Hobbit has been rocking crowds over the last few years, as well as releasing a DVD entitled: ’Do The Beatbox’. He talks to Lady Jay about going to New York, the importance of practice, and watching jaws drop to the floor… - Hobbit interview   Nyce Interview - 7th March From the streets of Southside Jamaica Queens ‘NYCE’ recently signed to Infamous G-Unit after his appearance on Mobb Deep’s Blood Money album. Now is he just about release his first mixtape here in the UK ‘United We Stand’ which features Akon, David Banner, Mobb Deep and loads more… We got NYCE on the phone for a quick chat… - Nyce interview   Ghost Interview - 27th February 2008 is all about progression and moving up a creative gear as far as the London-based beat junkie Ghost is concerned. Not content with resting on his laurels following “Seldom Seen Often Heard”, Ghost has been back in the lab working not just on new music, but also on new directions in which to take his sound. With three full-length projects in the pipeline, Ghost is determined to cover a lot of musical ground over the coming months so Ryan Proctor grabbed Ghost to get a head start... - Ghost interview  Stuff you should know Any general feedback, special offers, promos, big-ups or top 10 reasons why you think we could do a better job should be sent to the following address... info@ukhh.com - yes that one... If you need to send us stuff, t-shirts, tickets, records or actual cash, here is the address: UKHH.com, P.O. Box 49654, London, N8 7YB, UK... recent updates 18.02.08 JSD of the Virus Syndicate interview by Lady Jay added... 05.02.08 Malik interview by Lady Jay added... 31.01.08 Excalibah joins us to give a much needed restart to the top 10 page. His weekly UK Hip Hop chart should be coming to you every Tuesday or Wednesday on this site... 25.01.08 D.2.1 interview by Nina Carmela added... 18.01.08 Lifesavas interview by Lady Jay added... 15.01.08 DJ Snips interview by The Last Skeptik added... 11.01.08 The first reviews of 2008 are coming through - the Canteen Records compilation, Twyman, Random Era, Uninvited Guests and a book by Eminems mum are all under the spotlight by various reviewers 09.01.08 The first interview of 2008 is a revisit to some old favourites as Lady Jay hooked up with the Foreign Beggars for their 3rd ukhh interview over 4 years... 01.01.08 Happy New Year from all at ukhh.com. With Christmas and New Year advertising overload out of the way Chris Byrne presents an article on Sonic Branding - his thoughts and research on major hiphop and product relationships... 26.12.07 Forbidden Tongues interview by Ryan Proctor added... 20.12.07 Beit Nun interview by Mr Phlo added... 19.12.07 Cornbread interview by David Cano added... 12.12.07 Konny Kon of Broke'N'English interview by Lady Jay UK added... 08.12.07 Jehst interview by Madrox added... 22.11.07 Cappo interview by 2Hip added... 09.11.07 Will Ashon interview, Big Dadas head honcho got interrogated by Kane... 08.11.07 Some new reviews added including 12s from Million Dan and LG, EP from ED209, LP from the QSO and some books... 30.10.07 Dubbledge interview by Ryan Proctor added... 29.10.07 Prefuse 73 interview by Kane added... 26.10.07 L.Man interview by Ben Spurr added... 23.10.07 2-Hips been busy with his ears and keyboard and has penned 10 new reviews including new mixtapes from Cappo and Illa Man, and the debut album by The IRS... 18.10.07 Skinnyman interview by Hayley Rebecca Coyle added... 12.10.07 Metabeats interview by 2-Hip added... 09.10.07 Illa J interview by Ryan Proctor added... 05.10.07 El-P interview by Madrox added... 01.10.07 Feature on the Australian scene by Fraksha added including interviews with Ciecmate, M-Phazes, Plutonic Lab, Jase, DJ Flagrant, Bigs, Autism, Mantra, 563 and 76... 25.09.07 Dr Syntax interview by Louis Soul added... 10.09.07 Brother J interview by Nina Carmela added... 10.09.07 Lots of new reviews have been added over the last week or so mixtapes by Jehst, Lewis Parker and LDZ... 22.08.07 Example interview by Hayley Coyle added... 16.08.07 Aesop Rock interview by Louis Soul added... 16.08.07 Jay Diamond gives us an article on why hip hop legend Scorpio, has been recording with an unsigned act from Warrington... 15.08.07 Ryan Proctor joins us for a month and contributes 8 of the 9 new reviews including Blak Twang, Chester P and MF Doom... 04.08.07 K*NERS interview by Safesoul added... 03.08.07 Tricksta & Late of Wolftown interview by Ben Spurr added... 27.07.07 Alice Russell interview by Louis Soul added... 26.07.07 DJ First Aid interview by Exzes added... 26.07.07 Styalz Fuego interview by The Last Skeptik added... 19.07.07 Kool Keith interview by Kane added... ...coming soon SOON! There's nothing coming soon, its all coming NOW!. But yeah, one day we'll get around to sorting out the reviews section, rewriting and redesigning the whole site, putting on gigs and releasing records.... maybe

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