Hip-Hop

EVENT: METHOD MAN & REDMAN COMING TO THE UK

Venue: HMV Forum, 9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 1JY Doors: 7.00pm Tickets: £27.50 + booking fee, which can be purchased in advance from: http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk or bought in person from the HMV Forum or Jazz Café Box Office. 24 hour Ticketline: 0844 847 2405

RAPPER NAS SENDS ANGRY EMAIL TO ISLAND DEF JAM EXECUTIVES

My future play thing Nas isn’t very happy with his label bosses. Check out the email he ‘allegedly’ sent to Island Def Jam executives regarding the release of his new album Lost Tapes 2. Spotted @ Diary Of A Hollywood Street King From: Nas To: LA Reid, Steve Bartels, Steve Gawley, Michael Seltzer, Joseph Borrino, Chris Hicks Subject: PUT MY S**T OUT! Peace to all, With all due respect to you all, Nas is NOBODY’s slave. This is not the 1800′s, respect me and I will respect you. []

NEW MUSIC: ‘SO APPALLED’ FEATURING KANYE, RZA, JAY-Z, PUSTA T, SWIZZ BEATZ AND CYHI THE PRYNCE

People were losing there minds over So Appalled after it hit the net last night. The track featuring rappers that I know and one I’ve never heard of before (Cyhi The Prynce) left me scratching my head. I was confused. Sorry but am I missing something here? What is so great about this track??? Also this line “champagne wishes, thirty white bitches” is a highly inappropriate line to spit.  Imagine the the backlash and fall out (and rightfully so) if a white []

UK MUSIC: JMC FT SIZZLA – PLOT

Rapper JMC teams up with reggae star Sizzla on his new single Plot (scheduled digital release October 25th). I listened to Plot this morning and I really like the beat.  However I strongly object to them ruining Sizzla’s vocals with the use of auto tune.  That was so unnecessary. The video –  There is nothing particularly outstanding about this promo, but I see some of it was filmed in my parents homeland so I’ll give it the thumbs up just for that. 😀  Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK MUSIC: MZ BRATT – SELECTA

Well… Mz Bratt’s Jafaken accent is interesting….. But surprisingly I don’t hate the this track… it’s catchy, it’s a grower,  and has the potential to become a hit single. Selecta also takes me back to the mid 1990s when Jungle music was all the rage. The video – I have a headache now. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

NEW MUSIC: KANYE WEST FT JAY-Z, RICK ROSS, BON IVER, CHARLIE WILSON AND NICKI MINAJ – MONSTER

First off I have no idea who Bon Iver is and secondly why does  Nicki insist on rapping with a ‘Jamaican’ accent? Just leave it alone Nicki.  Stop making a mockery out of the Jamaican accent. The delusional keep saying  “Nicki killed it” on Monster. Erm.. no she didn’t! She sounds like she should be locked up in a padded cell. The woman sounds demented. As for the track.. well its nothing to write home about. It’s just a bunch of artists []

UK MUSIC: SWAY FT AKON – JUST A MATTER OF TIME

UK rapper Sway is back with the single Just A Matter O f Time featuring Akon. Okay so I know Sway has never rapped in an American accent, but why does he sound a bit like Young Jeezy on this track? And when did he start mimicking his flow? Other than that I quite like Just A Matter Of Time. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?