For those familiar with the UK’s breaking scene, Ill Boogs is a name that’s been around for some time, representing for the Floor Science Crew and subsequently Born To Rock and Sinstars Crew. Yet it’s his work with Breakin Bread that musically Ill Boogs is most well known. Gypsy Rock was the first track that [...]
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Genesis Elijah – I Ain’t Even Charging Bruv EP (Escape Route Music)
One of South London’s finest, Genesis Elijah returns with his latest release, a free, yes FREE EP suitably entitled ‘I ain’t even charging bruv’, a release by any artist on those terms has got to be good value, but when you know Genesis is lacing the tracks it’s guaranteed to be a winner. The EP [...]
MCM – The Gospel: The Missing Gems of MCM Caveman (I-innovate)
Former Caveman frontman MCM is back, journeying through his work from 1994 – 2011, some of which was due for release on the third Caveman album as well as his own. Given the fact that all music production was programmed using equipment from back when producers punched pads including an Atari STE 1024e, alongside vintage [...]
Tricksta – Out Of Darkness (RGS/Wolftown)
Ok so if you’ve not heard of Tricksta, you have no right to call yourself a UK hip hop head, it’s official, I said it. For a man who needs no introduction I’m gonna give one anyway ‘cos that what you do in reviews innit? A producer hailing from Wolverhampton he’s been grinding since 1996 [...]
Wiley – Numbers In Action (Big Dada)
Eski boy, Grime legend, the one who spat the only decent verse on Pay as u Go Cartel’s ‘Champagne Dance’, A List and Roll Deep impresario and err amongst other things, special guest at Sweet 16 parties, Wiley returns this time on the Big Dada label with a definite change of style and sound. The [...]
Virus Syndicate – Your Life (Safe & Sound)
Virus Syndicate are fairly well known as crew from Manchester who normally feature on Grime/Dubstep sounding tracks. They consist of DJ Mark One and the MCs Goldfinger, JSD and Nika D and there’s no doubting the versatility of these guys. The mc’s can all spit and spit over whatever they choose. This fresh outing from [...]
The Sweatshop Union- The Bill Murray E.P.
March 1st marked the release of Sweatshop Unions 5th release, quoted to be “the groups most ambitious record to date, an experimental concept album best described as a runaway mushroom trip through the inner and outer cosmos”. Supported by a string of shows across the North America and Canada the group aims to be hip-hops [...]
Gza, Natural Curriculum, D’lyfa Reilly, F.O.A.K live @ Moho live, Manchester, 22/04/11
After tearing through London and Liverpool, ‘This Is Hip Hop’ brought the Genius of the Wu Tang Clan to Manchester for the last leg of his UK tour to perform the classic hip hop album that is ‘liquid swords’. UKHH was in attendance to check out the ‘Wu’s chess master’ showcase, why after nearly 20 [...]
Slugabed – Moonbeam Rider EP (Ninja Tune)
Unless you’ve been jamming under a rock for the last few years then you will know that the UK has been consistently turning out world class producers whose approach to music leads to creative, left of centre but eminently listenable tunes for quite a while now. Think Hudson Mohawke, Bullion, and Paul White, to name [...]
Enlish – Messed Up/Arrogance Is Bliss (FU Music)
Here’s an emcee who’s been representing for over a decade from Falmouth (that’s in Cornwall yo) to Brighton and now London, he’s shared a stage with the likes of Klashnekoff, Taskforce and RA the Rugged Man on his travels, alongside dropping three mixtapes and an EP during his time in Brighton, he’s been putting in [...]
