Month: October 2011

UK MUSIC: LABRINTH FT TINE TEMPAH – EARTHQUAKE

Producer/artist Labrinth teams up with Tinie Tempah on his new single Earthquake. ….. Earthquake actually sounds pretty good, decent production, but Labrinth could have done without featuring Tinie on the track, and he needs to decide whether he is going to rap/sing in his monotone English accent or an American accent. The Video – People have been hyping up this video saying it’s “SICK” and “AMAZING” , but in my opinion it’s just alright. The video just reminds me of an 1980s style video game. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK NEWS: TINIE TEMPAH SET TO RELEASE AUTOBIOGRAPHY ‘MY STORY SO FAR’

“Team UK” superstar Tine Tempah will release his autobiography titled My Story So Far on the 13th October, which fans will be able to purchase via Amazon. Fans have this to look forward to… Since his debut album Disc-Overy went double platinum, Tinie Tempah’s life has transformed into a whirlwind of sell-out gigs, festivals, award ceremonies, partying with celebrities and jetting all over the world. For a lad with humble beginnings in south-east London it’s been a breathtaking ride and now, in []

UK MUSIC: SKEPTA – HOLD ON

Check out the new single from Skepta – Hold On. … The Single – I don’t mind the rapping/production but the hook just sounds cheesy. It actually makes me cringe. The Video – The up and coming 2012 Olympics obviously inspired the director. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK TV / TRAILER: NEW FOUR-PART DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ TO AIR ON CHANNEL 4 (STARRING ASHLEY WALTERS AND KANO)

Click HERE to view more photographs. Soul Culture reports that “Urban” drama Top Boy will be coming to our screens on Channel 4 at the end of October . The four-part drama stars Ashley Walters and rapper Kano. On London’s Summerhouse Estate, lives are lived along lines, and challenges come in all forms, even – especially – for kids. Thirteen-year-old Ra’Nell (Malcolm Kamulete) finds he has to ‘step up and be a man’ when his mentally ill mother Lisa (Sharon Duncan Brewster) is []

VIDEO: THAT’S ROCAWEAR: 1999-2011

How does cultural perception affect which fashion labels people wear and which ones they abandon? Rocawear sat down with entrepreneur and record executive, Steve Stoute – celebrity stylist, June Ambrose and Rocawear’s Chief Marketing Officer Jameel Spencer to discuss how changes in popular opinion have affected some of today’s fashion brands. The video also features exclusive interviews from Kendrick Lamar and Naomi Campbell about the Rocawear brand. … Steve Stoute’s lost a lot weight. Is he hoping that Jay will ask him to model for the next []