Joker Starr “Blood-Ren” (Flukebeat Music) reviewed by Ryan Proctor http://oldtothenew.wordpress.com/ Hailing from Slough, England, inimitable emcee Joker Starr has flown on and off the Hip-Hop radar over the last decade or so having worked with the likes of Blak Twang-affiliate Seanie T, DJ Blufoot, Keith Lawrence and homegrown heavyweight Ty. Finally, after getting a handful [...]
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Album review Mister Bohze – Blastoid Mcgonagle
review by Dylan.. http://thelaikanist.wordpress.com mISTAh bOhzE : bLASToid mcgONagle It takes a fair bit of distance between listening and writing to say anything at all about this début solo LP from the veteran Mistah Bohze. Up close it’s a gloriously chaotic array of beats, samples and lyricism, which for intelligently designed eclecticism can properly be said to [...]
Jefferson Price – Just Assume I’m Everywhere
As the first release from the newly created Don’t Flop Records, a new appendage from the ever busy Battle League of the same name, it’s easy to have some high expectations for Just Assume, I’m Everywhere and a bit of optimism before the first listen, you won’t be disappointed. It’s a bit of an odd [...]
Lotek – International Rudeboy (First Word)
Hip Hop music is a direct descendant off the sound system culture of reggae and dubmusic. Therefore its not surprising that over the years there has been acts which have infused the two sounds – whether it be Jamalski or Mad Lion, the London Posse and the Demon Boyz and in more recent times Roots [...]
Cappo & Styly Cee – The Fallout (Son Records)
Hip-Hop is over here, catch a glimpse After waiting years for a follow up to Spaz The World, Cappo has waited only a year after the release of Genghis to drop The Fallout, this time bringing Styly Cee along for the ride. If you have heard either Genghis, or this pair’s H-Bomb EP, you will [...]
Jehst – Dragon Of An Ordinary Family (YNR)
Jehst – Dragon Of An Ordinary Family – YNR Productions – June 2011 A decade has past since The High Plains Drifter walked in the saloon in 2001, although other offerings have been brought to the table nothing has been as greatly anticipated. For what seems like an eternity Jehst has been quiet in the [...]
Vast Aire – Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey (Man Bites Dog / Fat Beats)
Vast Aire makes his return for the 3rd solo album with the cock-eye dated “Ox 2010”. Now, I can’t claim to have followed Vast Aire’s solo career closely over the last few years, but for an artist to have formed Cannibal Ox, you can’t ever dismiss their work. With the name of the album, plus [...]
Wiley – 100% Publishing (Big Dada)
Wiley. Richard Kylea Cowie. What hasn’t been said about him? He’s been called a genius by many and an idiot by the same amount of people, sometimes at the same time by the same people. The one thing Wiley’s never been is boring. A true pioneer in terms of production and spitting bars, he helped [...]
Durrty Goodz – Overall (Inapeace)
Back in those heady days when every kid and his dangerous dog were swapping tapes of the latest grime radio sets on the bus or in the playground, Durrty Goodz (or Doogz as he was then known) was one of the names at the very top of the game. A rapid fire dancehall tinged delivery, [...]
Sinoptic Music ‘We don’t do Sh**t hip hop Vol.1’ (Sinoptic Music)
This release from West Yorkshire label and brain child of head honcho ExP, Sinoptic Music, sees them showcasing the talents of six artists on the label; the EP is available as a free download which gets an immediate big up. The label’s been around since 2006 but 2011 is the year where things are pushing [...]
