South London

5 YEAR OLD GIRL SHOT IN SOUTH LONDON

Via Sky News Police are searching for several youths after a five-year-old girl was shot and injured in a south London shop. The girl was hit in the chest, and a 35-year-old man also found at the Stockwell Food & Wine shop in Lambeth, was shot in the face. The two victims are in a critical but stable condition in hospital.The five-year-old was visiting relatives who owned the shop and the man lived above the premises. Police said two black youths were []

UK MUSIC: AKS HOUSE CALLED HOME / THE BUS STOP EP OUT NOW / LAUNCH PARTY

Taken from his debut EP, The Bus Stop, emerging South London emcee AKS brings us the brilliant House Called Home. The track kicks off with an exert from Enoch Powell’s politically controversial “Rivers of Blood” speech, the Chemo-produced track explores AKS’ take on attitudes towards immigration, his identity as a British-Born African and a sense of belonging. I’ am loving this track. I’ve been following fellow South Londoner AKS’ career for a number of years now and AKS is one of the []

UK EVENT: TY’S SOMETHING BIG CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Rapper Ty will round off his European tour in London on the 11 December in London, at The Albany (Deptford). The show will be hosted by the inimitable Charlie Dark and will feature support from Conrad The Scoundral, Debris, Aks and Obenew A. For more information about this event watch the video below.

UK MUSIC: RIAN PETERS – STEREOTYPES

Rian Peters is a singer and songwriter from South London, and this is his new single Stereotypes. I hate to say this but Jason Derulo crossed my mind while I watched this video. But the song isn’t bad. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK MUSIC: CARAMEL – ‘NO CHICKEN’

Hailing from South London Comedians  KG & Marston who brought us Shadrack & The Mandem, are back with hilarious new creation Caramel. Caramel, London’s R&B duo. Faison, and Dajuan. London’s best R&B group, who have sold over 2 million records, worldwide. Music produced by Tripleseven Music. Lemonade Money Records. Finally some current British comedians who are genuinely funny! [Thanks Karlito]

SOUTH LONDON ARTIST STYLER WINS MR HUDSON MC COMPETITION

Mercury recording artist Mr Hudson this afternoon announced on his twitter page that London rap artist Stylah has won the competition to feature on the UK edition of his new single Anyone But Him. The song, which features Kanye West on the original album version, is due for  release in May with Stylah guest featuring. Stylah will also be joining Mr Hudson on stage to perform the track on his current UK tour. Whilst currently independent, Stylah has recently been in talks []

UK MUSIC: SMILER – ENZA

Check South London rapper Smiler’s new single Enza. The Video – “Urban” music video directors in this country really need to step their games up! Sitting down watching old US Hip Hop videos made in the late 1990s / early 2000s and then reusing a now dated concept (women prancing around in bikinis, shiny jewellery, expensive cars, a big house, party scene, swimming pool, rapper and his cronies standing around looking ‘cool’) simply won’t cut it in 2010. Also why is  Smiler []

UK NEWS: GANG MEMBER /KILLER CONVICTED USING DOG DNA IN LEGAL FIRST

Via The Times Online A gang member who used his dog to drag down a 16-year-old rival before he stabbed him to death has become the first killer to be caught after officers used a new animal DNA database to place him at the scene. Prosecutors were able to prove that Chrisdian Johnson, 22, was at the murder site through his dog’s blood that was found both on him and at the attack site. Johnson, a member of the O-tray gang in []

UK NEWS: HONEY TRAP GIRL GUILTY OF MURDER

16 year old Samantha Joseph Murderers: The defendents belonged to a gang in South London. Look at the state of them…. Via BBC News A teenage girl has been convicted of murdering a boy of 16 who was lured to his death in a “honey trap” plot. Shakilus Townsend was stabbed to death by members of a gang in Thornton Heath, south London, last July after being lured to flats by Samantha Joseph, 16. Joseph admitted persuading Shakilus to go to the []