― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:53 (nineteen years ago) link
I keep meaning to get the Kid Acne album, but never bother in the end. He seems like a pretty funny guy from interviews, but is the fullplayer not worth it?
I actually having the feeling the new Manuva is going to be hideously "worthy", which would be a big change. Riddla needs to be on at least three tracks or I'll be upset.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:00 (nineteen years ago) link
Anyone know much about Est'elle? That '1980' track is quite nice.
― Mil, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:19 (nineteen years ago) link
Also Est'elle matches Tempa on "Domestic Science" which is something not many manage.
Dom I bought the Kid Acne LP for £5, which was too much.
― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:37 (nineteen years ago) link
ocp: agree that scorzayzee's tune is much more than just daily tel-bait. someone shld release it as a single.
btw props to mark e as that website is the best. loved the more fire review from back then.
― fletcher dexter, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 20:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:32 (nineteen years ago) link
you are wrong re klashnekoff, at least to the extent i'm interpreting yr post as a criticism. i'm even looking forward to the forthcoming universal soldiers lp.
― fletcher dexter, Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 5 August 2004 22:02 (nineteen years ago) link
"it's murda" i think is one of 3 or 4 standout tracks. i suppose the thing about "sagas" is that it's a comp, really, of a few 12"s, not a properly sequenced album, and it may just be that the songs sounded better on one side of vinyl - if you're new to all of them they probably do blur a little.
fwiw, he also seems to flip between "conscious" lyrics and really unreconstructed stuff. the last universal soldiers 12" he did with ultra is odd - a lot less ragga-ish, it's dark and quite grimy though i like it it's unrealistically thug-like.
― fletcher dexter, Thursday, 5 August 2004 22:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 5 August 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link
Still like '1980', but I find it a little too clean (verging on sterile) sounding to really develop a huge attachment too. Though it is the only UKHH track I've heard in ages with any solid commercial potential (already getting airplay here in Australia).
― Mil (Mil), Thursday, 5 August 2004 23:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― ......, Friday, 6 August 2004 11:48 (nineteen years ago) link
"Fuck The Hook" really does need that end 30 seconds removing from it.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 August 2004 13:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 19 August 2004 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 August 2004 13:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 19 August 2004 13:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 19 August 2004 13:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 August 2004 14:00 (nineteen years ago) link
looking forward to checking out the cd. of the stuff on it i only have klash, capkon and scorzayzee (which i rate all of)...
― fletcher dexter, Monday, 23 August 2004 19:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Monday, 23 August 2004 20:08 (nineteen years ago) link
mark - i hearted the cookie crew at the time - i think they were peel faves too, but they also made it into "indie top 20 vol3" which at the time was like CROSS OVER...
― fletcher dexter, Monday, 6 September 2004 21:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 00:17 (nineteen years ago) link
or - the offer is still open - does anyone wish to join me in declaring any affection at all for the works of cappo / lee ramsay ? please ?
― fletcher dexter, Sunday, 26 September 2004 13:50 (nineteen years ago) link
"slanguage" by universal soldiers is a good purchase on initial listen, although it isn't remotely groundbreaking - makes most sense on the headphones whilst wandering around london now it's colder and darker again. will take a few listens to see if it has the same kind of lyrical invention which only became apparent slowly on the various taster singles.
re the cappo / ramsay record, the track by mr 45 is also really well put together - it's called "freedom".
any new 12"s on the horizon by any ilxor's personal uk favourites ?
― fletcher dexter, Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 20:09 (nineteen years ago) link
In the meantime I would like to give much love to Paragon's "The Long Road" from earlier this yr - anyone else heard it ?
― fletcher dexter, Tuesday, 26 October 2004 20:39 (nineteen years ago) link
i noticed a new 'trouble' 12" in a store the other day.
― Mil (Mil), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 08:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― superultramega (superultramarinated), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 19:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 4 November 2004 18:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 4 November 2004 18:55 (nineteen years ago) link
its up @ http://www.akirathedon.com - as well as the tracklisting .
the opening mash of the verve with sage francis is sweet and things get better as you get deeper in ..
app. this is to get us ready for new sounds .. which are on the way ..
― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 20:03 (nineteen years ago) link
Jim Screech! He combines hip-hop and reggae, just imagine!http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=92588234
Saw him supporting Roots Manuva about a month back and he was pretty good.
― chap, Friday, 7 November 2008 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
who else here is in awe of darq e freaker, aka the best discovery of poll season
― imago, Friday, 24 February 2017 21:48 (seven years ago) link
the only DEF stuff i have via ninja, i.e. the ADHD ep, is not hip hop at all !!?
― mark e, Friday, 24 February 2017 22:04 (seven years ago) link
yeah he calls his stuff 'urban electronic' whether it's more straight techno or hip-hop
fuck though, the 'don't freak out' mixtape is nextlev, u gotta hear it, some of the best production in the universe and generally exemplary collabs
― imago, Friday, 24 February 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link
his track on the first Danny Brown record was pretty hot
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2017 22:12 (seven years ago) link
if I could narrow it down to one track, 'brown + clear' ft chynna is...incendiary
― imago, Friday, 24 February 2017 22:19 (seven years ago) link
oh and he was responsible for this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGP6p18H2sU
― imago, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 01:14 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBbHzN1ZI-k
I think this is Abra Cadabra's first solo track and it's an absolute banger
― paolo, Tuesday, 19 September 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_ElrgdLKWg
Most of the drill I've heard hasn't really done anything for me, all the beats sound the same (yeah I'm old). This one's good though. Carns Hill seems to be the best producer around AFAIK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZUQnr8p1V4
Coming soon to a Fifa soundtrack near you
― paolo, Monday, 25 September 2017 10:02 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG0T8sn7sG8
I think this is the first Brummie rap track I've ever heard
― paolo, Tuesday, 10 October 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
you've not heard lady leshurr?
― imago, Tuesday, 10 October 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
Oh yeah I forgot about her. And Mist :(
― paolo, Tuesday, 10 October 2017 17:19 (six years ago) link
Surely you've heard 'She Wants A Man From Brum'?
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 10 October 2017 17:33 (six years ago) link
That's grime not rap. Jaykae and Dapz On The Map are the only Brummie grime MCs who I rate
― paolo, Wednesday, 11 October 2017 10:09 (six years ago) link
this is good tho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6J9CT5Byqc
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 10:22 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M_5oYU-IsU
So this is pretty big right?
― paolo, Thursday, 9 November 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
it's a joke tho?
― niels, Thursday, 9 November 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfdLjisykwQ
Yxng Bane takes a break from afro bashment for the winter time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jtl1fTccqs
Dave has the best rapper name. Also excellent taste in jumpers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7lTHOMmnnM
67 go a bit more pop on this one (relatively speaking)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLnp2ZnZAng
I MAKE THE MASH MMMBOP LIKE HANSON
― paolo, Thursday, 9 November 2017 19:17 (six years ago) link
Xp yes :)
― paolo, Thursday, 9 November 2017 19:19 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnhMTdNepk0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AfwktcYLfI
Brummie drill
― paolo, Sunday, 7 January 2018 13:28 (six years ago) link
In pretty much every drill video there's guys rapping with their mouths covered. Do they just dance about in front of the mic for the video and then add the vocals on later or what
― paolo, Sunday, 7 January 2018 13:32 (six years ago) link