You're more likely going to hear P Money gracing the beats of Dubstep with his vocals rather than Grime nowadays, and that's exactly what he did in Manchester recently. With DJ Plastician on the decks the OGz frontman tore the place down with live PAs of a couple of his tracks and just spitting over random Dubstep beats. The odd Grime instrumental was thrown in too to be fair.
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Wretch 32 Feat. Josh Kurma - Don't Go (Jools Holland Performance) [Video]
Only the finest of the finest get to perform on Jools Holland's show. Recently Ed Sheeran and Maverick Sabre have stepped up, but the most recent show saw Wretch 32 take to the stage. Alongside Josh Kurma the duo performed Wretch's latest single Don't Go taken from his album Black and White backed by a live band.
Footage from Kreayshawn & JME @ The Old Blue Last [Video]
Last Monday Vice Magazine put on a free show with Grime artist JME and American hipster Kreayshawn as the headline acts. DJ Logan Sama was on the decks for JME's performance and warmed up the crowd with a few classic D Double E tracks. Aaron Hanson caught all the action on his trusty camera.
Lethal Bizzle Feat. Jamal Hadaway - Look Up To The Sky [Video]
You would have heard the track a few weeks back on the radio, and probably since to be fair. It's Lethal Bizzle's latest single. Out mid-November, the 14th to be precise, the official video for Look Up To The Sky was released today. Bizz recruited Jamal Hadaway for the hook. It's something a little different to what we're use to from Lethal B e.g. Pow 2011.
Edit: Buy here via iTunes now.
Edit: Buy here via iTunes now.
J Beatz - 8 Bar Mucktion [Radio Rip]
The back to back eight bar tracks have made a come back this year. Pow 2011 and Spartan Remix being the two to stand out the most in the Grime genre. In the early hours if Tuesday morning Logan Sama gave the Tazer vocal its premier. The official name of the track being 8 Bar Mucktion featuring 9 Mili Major, Big H, Kwam, Big Narstie, Sharky Major, Blay, Mik, Typah, Dimples, Jammin, Rival and Tre Mission.
Marger Feat. Scrufizzer & No Lay - Goons (Teaser) [Video]
We've already heard the trio perform the track at I Luv Live a few weeks back, but now we're just around the corner from the official video release. Directed by the Grime video director Carly Cussen it's a miliatry themed video. Thankfully something very different to your typical hood videos. The single is out on the 23rd October.
Ghetts - Ima Boss Freestyle [Audio]
We've already heard Chipmunk vocal the beat on his mixtape Spazzz.com, now it's the turn of Ghetts. The American Hip-Hop beat continues to be popular within the Grime scenes. It seems the trend isn't going to end anytime soon though. But saying that, Ghetts keeps his lyrical content high as per usual with this Ima Boss freestyle.
Big Narstie x L.Man - #RiddimKilla Freestyle [Video]
DespaCam took the trip to South London recently to film some fresh #RiddimKilla freestyles. Despa hooked up with the NAA crew. The first two artists to step up to the camera being the man who single-handedly brought back the word pain, Big Narstie. Old school Grime MC L.Man followed up with the second video. Expect a couple more NAA #RiddimKilla's to pop up soon. Find L.Man's freestyle after the jump.
Maxsta Feat. L - Spit Fire [Radio Rip]
Once again MistaJam get's a premier of a big track, this time it's from Maxsta. Shame it's Hip-Hop though. Despite that it's a very solid track from Max. Featuring L, who featured on Wretch 32's Traktor, Spit Fire is Maxsta's first official release since signing to his record deal.
Bashy & Gappy Ranks - World Lock [Audio]
This week Bashy has linked up with Britain's biggest Bashment artist Gappy Ranks. The duo both from North-West London have come together to create a sound we rarely hear Bashy vocal. World Lock sees Bash return to his Jamaican roots with the Bashment genre.
Ruff Sqwad - Las Vegas [Video]
The other week one of the Ruff Sqwad members announced Guns n Roses Volume 3 was in the making, and with the amount of videos they're shooting it looks like it's in full flow of being created. Their latest video as you can tell by the title was shot State-side in the gambling city of Las Vegas. The production is a slower Rap beat rather than a hyped Grime beat we'd like to hear the crew on.
Mercston - Mayweather [Video]
It's rare you'll hear a Mercston track on Logan's nowadays due to Mercs moving slyly away from the genre. In the early hours of this morning though Logan revealed he had a new Mercston track to spin. The track being entitled Maywether after the boxer. So expect talk of money throughout. The official video was released officially at 3pm this afternoon.
Black The Ripper - Do It Like Me [Video]
It's been a while since we've heard Black the Ripper on a Grime beat. Do It Like Me en-fuses a mixture of Hip-Hop and Dubstep to make up the production side of things. The video directed by Charlie Sloth looks like it was all in one shot too.
RoxXxan - Gonzo Challenge [Video]
We've seen JME on a BMX, Ghetts on skates and now it's the turn of RoxXxan as she attemps her Gonzo Challenge. One time part beautician, boxer and MC, she's now a full-time artist. RoxXxan steps back in the ring but this time not to fight. It's a bit of skipping whilst freestyling.
StayFresh - Cypher Freestyle [Video]
StayFresh to put it simply, are the biggest crew in the Midlands. The collective took the hype from S-X - Woooo Riddim and built on it dramatically. Individuals from the collective are now getting played on the likes of BBC 1Xtra and Kiss 100 weekly. The crew have all come together for a ten minute cypher freestyle via a Preditah production. Who Said That? out now (buy here).
DJ Jawzy Street Talk With Scrufizzer [Video]
The second video of the Street Talk series comes from Scrufizzer. For those who don't know, Street Talk is DJ Jawzy meeting up with for a unrehersed chat with a Grime artist. This week it was the turn of the West London MC. The duo talk about working with Ed Sheeran, future collaborations, lack of Grime raves and Lord of the Mics III.
Little Dee - 4:48am Freestyle [Video]
Spare Time Volume 2 is thankfully just around the corner now. The first edition was mainly built up of Rap beats, but it suited Little Dee so well. Hopefully more of the same this time around. In the early hours of the morning Little Dee filmed a freestyle containing fresh lyrics for the camera.
Random Impulse x Professor Green - Read All About It Refix [Audio]
Yesterday Random Impulse uploaded his latest refix. Armed with his electric guitar and barely any equipment to mix it down this week Impulse chose Professor Green's latest single. During Read All About It Pro Green talks about his relationship with his father, Random Impulse does the same with a quick thirty-bars.
Kano & Mikey J Feat. Wiley, Wretch 32 & Scorcher - E.T [Video]
Continuing with releasing a video a day or two straight after it's first airplay, here's the video for E.T. Kano brings together former Movement crew members Wretch 32 and Scorcher for the track with Scorcher's verse being the highlight of the track. When E.T switches up to a more Jungle beat it sort of becomes up-lifting too for the final part of the song. Wiley as usual doesn't show up to the video shoot. Download via Kano's Facebook or MikeyJ.net.
Dream Mclean Feat. Bandit Blacks - The Only Way Is Essex [Audio]
Dream Mclean has started vocalling more and more Hip-Hop nowadays. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad thing, he suits this genre more than any other to me. With series three of the show The Only Way Is Essex starting again last night Dream Mclean decided to put out a new track with the same name. Fellow Regime member Bandit Blacks features on the Lex Leger productions.
Also, hit the jump for a wrap up of Outlook Festival 2011 by the Regime gang.
Nocturnal - The War (I Can Believe) Instrumental [Free Download]
Grime producers are just throwing away beats at the moment. Butterz put out their Autumn Zip File, TRC gave away a ten track EP, plus Teddy keeps putting out beats via Twitter. Nocturnal has now joined in by releasing The War (I Can Believe) instrumental as a free download. So there's no excuse for a lack of quality Grime beats. Download here.
Kano & Mikey J Feat. Wiley, Wretch 32 & Scorcher - E.T [Free Download]
Week three and Kano got some Grime legends on his third collaboration with producer Mikey J. It's very rare you'll see all these names on one track again. Tim Westwood got to premier the E.T track featuring Wiley, Wretch 32 and Scorcher. Expect a video in the next few days.
ZDot - Fire Power EP (Showreel) [Audio]
Keeping up with constant releases this year it's time for another ZDot EP. The Fire Power EP will be out on the 9th October and contains four beats from the West London producer. Those instrumentals are entitled; Fire Power, Bandana, Enemies and Harpoon. For big Grime beats for probably no more than £3 when released. Check the showreel above.
Sox, Jaykae & D2 - Invasion Anthem 2011 [Video]
You can't blame them, but it looks like Sox and Jaykae are trying to capitalise off the Lord of the Mics III hype. Since it was announced Kozzie was going to clash Sox his name has spread far and wide. Plus when Kozzie took a shot at Jaykae that also increased his name dramatically too. The duo have come together alongside D2 for the track Invasion Anthem 2011. Several shots are aimed at Kozzie throughout the track.
Stormer - Faith In I [Audio]
The Birmingham and OGz representer is slowly making a return to Grime. He's upped his game and with each track he drops he's getting better and better. Stormer takes to a Swifta beat for the track entitled Faith In I. With such a title you can guess what the subject of the track is about.
Tinchy Stryder - Off The Record (Behind the Scenes) [Video]
The radio rip of Off the Record has already racked up just short of twenty-five thousand hits on YouTube, so hopefully when the video and single are released Tinchy will be climbing up the charts again. The video for the Calvin Harris production was shot recently over in LA, USA.
JME - Ocean Gang Freestyle [Video]
The worrying trend of Grime MCs or just UK artists in general spitting over American beats continues. This time even JME has been drawn into the trend. The Boy Better Know CEO chose Soulja Boy's Ocean Gang Splash beat to spit over.
Stelf - Where I'm Heading [Video]
Filmed by Verena Stefanie Grotto and edited by Cecilia Marin it's Stelf's new video. It's been nearly a year now since SMH was released a free download, but thankfully SMH Volume 2 is just around the corner. Where I'm Heading has been taken from that mixtape. Look out for cameo's from Big Shizz, Halo and Shrimpoz.
Durrty Goodz @ I Luv Live (12th September) [Video]
Just under two weeks ago now Durrty Goodz took to the I Luv Live stage. Marger also performed at the same event. Doogz backed with by the house band performed one of his new tracks entitled Punchlines Computer. With a clear Reggae influence it's always nice to hear new audio from the long time Grime representer.
Lioness - Don't Tell Me [Video]
Expect a wave of new videos from Lioness now her mixtape Roarness is out. This is the first from what we hope is a long string of visuals. Don't Tell Me was shot at the club Plan B in London at the weekly Friday club night Bump. Don't Tell Me is probably the first time we've heard Lioness on a Dubstep beat. Why not though? Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon this year after-all. Download Roarness here.
Sox - A2GI Freestyle [Video]
The hype around Sox' name over the past couple of months has been amazing. He's gone from being a known MC around Birmingham and the North of England to being known worldwide to Grime fans it seems. The power of Lord of the Mics III has helped him dramatically. He's having a re-match with Kozzie now and even throws a few bars for the South Londoners into his new freestyle.
Ghetts Takes The Gonzo Challenge [Video]
A less serious post this one. Whilst we do post all the latest audio, visual, free downloads etc. I thought I'd lighten it up with Ghetts rollerblading. K-Swiss have been setting these "Gonzo Challenges" where they get music artists to partake. We've already seen Tempa T's workout and for those who haven't seen JME on his BMX that's after the jump. This week we've got Ghetts skating around some fruit in less than twenty seconds.
Blizzard - 40k Warm Up Freestyle [Video]
Blizzard's Warm Up Session for SB.TV has now wracked up over forty-thousand hits. From a point where the Manchester MC couldn't get one video on the site, let alone two. Blizzard spat a Rap and Grime Warm Up Session for those who are unaware. To celebrate here's a new freestyle for Word on Road via a Alias beat entitled Gully.
Big Narstie - Gas Leak [Video]
Finally a video for Gas Leak. A little bit late, but sometimes it's better late than never as they say. We first heard the track was back in mid-January via Logan Sama as per usual. Eight months later and this video emerges. Check the video above and the behind the scenes after the jump.
Blatantly Blunt Interviews Marger [Video]
We saw footage earlier last week of Marger performing his new track Goons with Scrufizzer and No Lay thanks to Blatantly Blunt, after I Luv Live Marger was stopped out for a chat too. Margs talks about his forthcoming Cheeky EP, it seems the majority of the beats were produced by Sibling on that. He also talks about his single Shadows plus how his new tracks are completely different to anything else out at the moment. Also hit the jump to check out his freestyle for Kids of Grime.
Tré Mission Hype Session (LOTM3) [Video]
Second time around and Tré isn't holding back. Last time he was sending for Sox, this time it's a reply to Jendor's Hype Session just under two weeks ago. Tré Mission remixed several of Jendor's bars such as "28 shots", "if the Grime scene was one big move" and also uses Jendor's infamous barking noises too. This could be an interesting clash...
Nafe Smallz - My Name Is (Exclusive Clip) [Audio]
You would of hear Nafe Smallz the other night on Logan's show. It's quite rare someone so young as Nafe gets the chance to shine on such a big radio show. Manga brought along the kid from Luton alongside Young Kye. Nafe has a mixtape coming out soon entitled Younger Than Young which is a joint project between him and Young Kye. Here's an exclusive clip of one of the tracks called My Name Is.
Lioness Talks To SK Vibemaker [Video]
With the release of Roarness just a couple of weeks back now there's hype around Lionesses name again. SK Vibemaker catches up with the female MC to talk about her mixtape which contains features from Ghetts, A.Dot and Lady Leshurr to name a few names. They pair also chat about her image, watering down her music and going to church.
MJ Cole & Scrufizzer - Southern Electric [Radio Rip]
MJ Cole who's responsible for creating such tracks as Sincere, Crazy Love and Hold On To Me back in the late 90s and early 2000s has linked up with West London Grime MC Scrufizzer. Southern Electric got it's first radio airplay as many great tracks do nowadays on MistaJam's show. The track will be released via Prolific Recordings.
Logan Sama After Hours w/ Manga, Young Kye and Nafe Smallz [Video]
With Manga's No MC single out on the 25th it was only right Logan got the Roll Deep'er in the studio. The Obzokey Wranglings mixtape is also out next month too. Manga brought along Young Kye from Luton, plus fourteen year old Nafe Smallz who's also from the same area. You'll catch both of these artists on Obzokey Wranglings. Look out for Kye's and Nafe's joint mixtape too. Download the audio here.
Bashy - Traktor Freestyle [Audio]
"Bashy was sent Traktor by his good friend Wretch 32 back in January & promised he would drop something fire on the instrumental. Since his break from acting Ashley Thomas aka Bashy has now been in the studio attacking tracks left, right & centre, weekly." To be fair to Bashy he does do well, but he really needs to stop using these old beats.
Tinie Tempah - Disturbing NYC (Part 3) [Video]
He's still over in the United States that Tinie Tempah, but this is the last part of his video whilst in New York City. "Tinie Tempah hits Billionaire Boys Club in Soho, travels uptown to grab some food at Red Rooster with the head chef, Marcus Samuelson, and then hits Flight Club to get some Jordan's. All in a days work in New York City."
Young Kye Feat. Manga - I Kill It (Exclusive Clip) [Audio]
With Young Kye featuring on Manga's mixtape Obzokey Wranglings twice, Manga has returned the favour and has feature on Young Kye's album. Today we've got an exclusive clip of I Kill It taken from the Virgo Constellation album. Z Dot and 4th Side produced this one with a video coming out very soon (shot by Capone).
Manga Feat. Brazen, Discarda, Riko, Breeze & Flowdan - No MC Remix [Audio]
For the remix of his single No MC Manga called upon a few Grime scene verterans. Current members of chart topping Roll Deep that feature includes Brazen, Breeze and Flowdan. Riko who was one-time apart of the crew also makes a feature as does Discarda. Launchpad Records have uploaded a clip of the track to YouTube. No MC plus the remixes out on the 25th September.
Kids of Grime T-Shirts Now Available [Clothing]
Finally we've got some new t-shirts in stock! The Keep Calm and Listen to Grime tees always sell out and there's been a slight delay on the AW11 line too. Rather than not bring you anything new at all I thought I'd recruit Kids of Grime on-board. Her t-shirts are now available at the sum of just £15 via BigCartel.
Frisco - Gucci Gucci Freestyle [Audio]
At first it was a nice change to hear a few Grime MCs over American beats, but now it's becoming a worrying trend. We've heard various John, Racks on Racks, Otis and Hustle Hard freestyles now that it's boring. Chipmunk basically did a whole mixtape with American beats with Spazzz.com. Frisco of Boy Better Know has chosen the hit by Kreayshawn Gucci Gucci.
New Wrigley & Shifty Freestyle [Video]
It seems slowly, but surely, Shifty is making a return to music. Since his car crash we've heard bits and bobs here and there with freestyles, but nothing solid such as a track. Shifty has once again linked up with fellow Manc Wrigz for a new freestyle.
Terminator Feat. Scorcher - One Flow [Radio Rip]
It's been a very long time since we've heard from the former QPR player Terminator. When he's not in the booth you'll find him on the pitch for Croydon Athletic, and it seems he's been playing more football than he has recording recently. Scorcher features on One Flow, which, Terminator has. A bit like Tempa T.
S-Star TV Snapbacks Now Available [Clothing]
For those we've kept an eye on our tumblr page, you should of known this was coming. Over here at Once Upon A Grime we already stock t-shirts, jumpers, zipped hoodies, CDs and vinyls in our online store. Another item has now been added, the S-Star TV snapback. Available at only £15. Pick one up here.
StayFresh - Who Said That? [Video]
Quite a clever and unique idea of a track from the Midlands crew Stay Fresh. Some of you may of heard this track fresh of Logan's show, but for those who missed it here's the official video. Each member of Stay Fresh takes it in turns to spit four bars of each others lyrics. The idea of Who Said That? is to get the fans involved and thinking of who's lyrics are who's. E.g. Moves spits Macca's bars.
Teddy - Sparkplug (Instrumental) [Free Download]
When creating the beat for Ghetts' track My Sperm, it seems the first edition wasn't exactly cutting it for the album. A few minor changes and the beat suited the taste of the man formally known as Ghetto. Rather than letting the first beat collect dust Teddy has decided to give it away for free. Download Sparkplug here and listen below.
Kozzie vs Sox Rematch (LOTM3) [Video]
So after Sox chocked in the UK version of 8 Mile Kozzie has given the Brummie another shot. Long story short, down in Jammer's basement Sox forgot his bars and also repeated four bars too. Jammer spoke to him in the kitchen then Sox forfeited the clash. Well Koz said he can have another go if he wants. Looks like it's back on there.
Ed Sheeran Feat. Scrufizzer & Dot Rotten - You Need Me, I Don't Need You (True Tiger Remix) [Free Download]
After hitting the top spot yesterday in the album charts Ed Sheeran decided to give away a couple of tracks. Within the Thank You EP you'll find one of the Grime remixs of YNMIDNY. The remix by True Tiger features both Scrufizzer and Dot Rotten. You'll also get Fire Alarms and She during the download. If you're not a fan of Ed Sheeran, delete those tracks but make sure you keep the remix for sure. Download the three track EP here.
Kano & Mikey J Feat. Maxsta - Alien [Video]
Two days back DJ Target gave Aliens its first air play and that same night Kano alongside Mikey J gave away the track. Today SB.TV have released the video which sees Maxsta accompany fellow East Londoner Kano on the track. With a heavy Dubstep bassline thanks to Mikey J on the buttons here's the video for Aliens. Download either off Kano's Facebook page here or MikeyJ.net.
Spooky - A Bag Of Myths Volume 2 [Free Download]
As you should of noticed now due to the blogs layout, A Bag of Myths Volume 2 is out today. The second edition of the series includes his own remixes of beats by Skepta, Rude Kid and D.O.K to name a few names. Many of these instrumentals have been getting battered on sets the past few months, but now the general public can have access to them too. Download here and hit the jump for the tracklisting.
Blizzard & Cadell - Launchpad Connects Freestyle [Video]
Many know about Blizzard's connections with Wiley, so whilst in Bow the Manny MC stopped by and shot a little freestyle with Wiley's half-brother Cadell. At only fourteen years old Cadell has plenty of time to improve, but reading lyrics off your phone is never a good look. With a mentor such as Wiley hopefully he'll be pushed in the right direction.
TRC - Leak EP [Free Download]
Many of you may know TRC from working closely with Trim. He's produced such tracks as I Am and On Woteva for the former Roll Deep crew member. Or you may know him from his Bassline en-fused remix of Macca's Spaceship Anthem. With those tracks in mind you can guess the Leak EP won't be straight Grime. There's a bit off Garage and Bass thrown into the mix too. Download here and hit the jump for the tracklisting.
DJ Jawzy Street Talk With Doller [Video]
"Here is a new feature to S-StarTV entitled 'Street Talk', which is basically DJ Jawzy meeting up with the top MC's in the scene and just having an unrehersed chat." Jawzy talks to Doller about his forthcoming tour, Trap Scene plus Grime and Rap music.
Teddy - History (Instrumental) [Free Download]
This instrumental nearly went under the radar. Teddy decided a few days back to give a beat away via his Twitter - @Teddy_Music. With a lot of Teddy's beats having a huge Hip-Hop influence nowadays you may expect the same from History, but thankfully not. Download here.
Marger - Black & White Bars [Video]
With the Cheeky EP release just around the corner you can expect to see and a hear a lot from Marger in the next few weeks. After his recent live performance at I Luv Live alongside Scrufizzer and No Lay Blatantly Blunt caught up with Marger afterwards for a quick freestyle. Showcasing fresh bars on the night check out Marger's freestyle above.
Stelf - RC.TV Freestyle [Video]
Yesterday RC.TV brought us a new freestyle from Fumin, today sees Stelf bring us fresh lyrics. All of this 'new wave' talk has finally died down, but Stelf is a Grime MC that should be on your radar. Watch out for forthcoming projects coming from him in the near future.
Kano Feat. Maxsta - Aliens [Free Download]
This weeks free track from Kano and Mikey J comes in the form of Aliens. With Maxsta on the feature it's something like Spaceship Part 2. Maxsta kicks off his verse with some old school Kano lyrics from Nite Nite and also spits similar 'black' lyrics as Kano did during a skit off one of his many mixtapes. Clever lyrics from Max. DJ Target premiered the track this week and the video will be out soon. Download either off Kano's Facebook page here or MikeyJ.net.
Damu Feat. Trim - Ridin' The Hype [Radio Rip]
A fresh new one from Trim today. Trim has so many tracks that sly under the radar it's unbelievable, Ridin' The Hype was nearly another one of these. Dusk and Blackdown span the track the other day on their show.
Fumin - RC.TV Freestyle [Video]
Fumin has been quiet for a good few weeks now. The last update from Uncle Fumes was a month back regarding the release of his single After Party. With the single set to be released next month expect to hear and see a lot more of Fumin in the forthcoming weeks.
Dimples - Last Laugh Volume 3 CD Now Just £3! [Release]
Continuing with saving you Grime fans money, we've added another CD to our BigCartel. We've now got Big H's CD at only £3, the Pull Up Riddim vinyl at only £3 and now Dimples Last Laugh Volume 3 at the exact same price. The third release in the Last Laugh series contains such tracks as Groundwork, Policeman and Bloodclart. The twenty track release includes features from the likes of Rival, Marger, Nico Lindsay, Random Impulse plus more. You'll also hear productions from the likes of Dexplicit and Flava D also. Twenty tracks for the small price of £3 via BigCartel.
LinkUpTV Interview Ben Scarrs [Video]
For those who aren't aware of Ben Scarrs here's a little bit of background info in a nutshell. Originally Ben Scarrs started out handing out flyers for the Jump Off (where Professor Green use to clash), before stepping into the A&R game. Since then he's progressed dramatically and now looks after Tinchy Stryder, Devlin and Angel for Island Records. Ben Scarrs gives tips to up-and-coming artists, plus tells you what you should do if you want to become an A&R like himself.
Chipmunk Feat. Shalo & Skepta - Decorations On My Body [Video]
If you're on this snapback, chinos, Vans and tattoo 'wave' like a sheep, you're going to love this video for sure. Lifted from Spazzz.com (which has been delayed till tomorrow at 6pm) it's Decorations On My Body. As you can guess from the three artists featuring it's about tatting up your whole body. Another questionable track featuring Skepta.
Edit: Download Chipmunk's Spazzz.com mixtape here.
Edit: Download Chipmunk's Spazzz.com mixtape here.
Puma x Vice Mag After Hours Athletes Party This Friday (Manchester) [Event]
"After five incredible years beneath the streets, the last ever Warehouse Project event at Store Street will finish in the early hours of January 2, 2012. Within 48hrs all evidence that WHP ever existed in that space will be gone, nothing remaining to give any indication that hundreds of thousands of people passed through those doors.
The idea was always to keep things fresh. And while The Warehouse Project certainly found its first proper home in this venue, it feels like when the curtain comes down on the 2011 series it will be time to shake things up again. Exactly how, where and when the WHP will return is not yet set, but one thing for sure is that this is The End of Store Street.
The idea was always to keep things fresh. And while The Warehouse Project certainly found its first proper home in this venue, it feels like when the curtain comes down on the 2011 series it will be time to shake things up again. Exactly how, where and when the WHP will return is not yet set, but one thing for sure is that this is The End of Store Street.
Puma are partnering with WHP for this amazing series and for the chance to win tickets for you and three mates to one of these huge nights just head to the competition page here to enter."
A Night With Mz Bratt [Video]
Highly respected blog Soul Culture spent a night out with Mz Bratt a couple of months back now when she had just released the Elements mixtape. SC filmed Bratt's performance at Yo Yo's with several tracks off the mixtape getting played. Such tracks as Get Dark of course had the crowd singing along to every word of the hook. The majority of the video is Mz Bratt performing, but she also talks about her video with Dot Rotten plus what sort of music you can expect from her mixtape.
Labrinth Feat. Tinie Tempah - Earthquake [Radio Rip]
The previous two meeting of Labrinth and Tinie Tempah in the studio have resulted in hits. Pass Out went to number one with Frisky hitting the number two spot. The duo can only hope for more success with Earthquake. This is Labrinth's second single which was premiered last night on MistaJam's show.
The Surgery Interview Royal-T [Video]
A little bit of trivia knowledge for you, this is Royal-T's first video interview. The Southampton based producer has gone from strength to strength despite dropping out of college a couple years back. He's been doing so well that a few weeks back now he even quit his job to concentrate on his music more. Hear what he has to say about his booking abroad, advice from Terror Danjah and what his thought process was behind leaving work for music full-time.
Tinchy Stryder - Off The Record [Radio Rip]
Tinchy has been struggling music wise for a while now. Nothing has really matched his early success such as the tracks off Catch 22. Off that album Tinch got two number one's, a number three and You're Not Alone charted at number fourteen. Since then it's been an up hill struggle. Tinch hit the number five spot with Dappy, but then again N-Dubz fans will buy anything to do with them. Off The Record was produced by Calvin Harris. Having seen Example do so well with the Dance music route, it seems Tinchy may want a piece of the pie with this sort of track too...
Kids of Grime Interviews Maxsta [Video]
For those who like myself check Kids of Grime's site daily, you'll know this video was shot a few months back due to Verena uploading photo's from the studio session back then. Finally the footage up and Maxsta touches on a few interesting subjects. Maxsta talks about arguably his two biggest tracks to date, East London Is Back and On the Low and what inspired him to make such tracks. Max also talks about listening to Kano's music when he first started spitting plus not spitting in the playground with the other kids at school, but at home instead.
Bashy - Spaceship Freestyle [Audio]
Week six and this is propably Bashy's shortest freestyle yet. At only a minute and a half long Bash decided on the Spaceship beat used by Tinchy Stryder and Dappy of N-Dubz. Also it looks like Bashy has moved on from the Chupa Chup lollies onto Crunchie bars now too...
UV.UK - Guest Mix #1 - HK - Expect The Unexpected Mix [Audio]
UV.UK have decided to put out new mixes on the regular for their fans. The first producer to step up to the mark being Sheffield based producer HK. The quick mix at just eleven minutes long contains five beats from HK himself plus one from Walter Ego. Listen below and hit the jump for the tracklisting.
Nico Lindsay - Haunted [Free Download]
Nico Lindsay has been quiet for a little while now, but expect a wave of new music to be out very soon. To kick things off Nico decided on putting out Haunted as a free download. With S-X on the buttons Nico decided on a more deeper situations for the track rather than hyped up Grime.
Tim Westwood Interviews Wretch 32 [Video]
Another interview from Tim Westwood today, this time it's Wretch 32. This video was also shot a few weeks back as the duo discuss the release of Black and White. Alongside the usual nonsense chat by Westwood the subject of Don't Go gets brought up, releasing tracks with the Movement and the amount of tracks on Wretch's album.
Lady Leshurr - Lego [Audio]
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A few days back I blogged Lady Leshurr's live performance of her new single Lego. With footage from rave events the audio isn't always going to be 100% clear. Luck for us though the track is now up on YouTube. Out 24th October via Gutterstrut Records.
Clement Marfo & The Frontline Feat. Ghetts - Overtime [Video]
MistaJam premiered the track on his show a week ago today and now we've got the official video shot by SB.TV. Once upon a time it was simply just Clement Marfo back in the MySpace days, but now he's joined by a seven-piece band going under the name Clement Marfo & The Frontline. The band have recruited Ghetts for their forthcoming single Overtime. The release is on 14th November which also includes a remixes from Royal-T and S-X.
Free JME Gig Tonight (London) [Event]
Although a lot of people will actually show up to see Kreayshawn due to 1. She's the next big thing 2. She's one of those alternative Hip-Hop 'swag' artists and 3. It's in Shoreditch, but Grime's very own JME is on the bill tonight too. Thanks to Vice Magazine you can catch both artists in the same place for free. Head down to the Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London from 8pm to catch them both.
Tinie Tempah Feat. Wiz Khalifa - Till I'm Gone (Behind The Scenes) [Video]
The video came out earlier in the summer, but Tinie has eventually got around to putting up the behind the scenes of Till I'm Gone. Shot in the hot and sunny Los Angeles Tinie tells us exactly why the video is the way it is. Disc-Overy out now via iTunes.
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