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In this episode of Fit Pic Breakdown, we sit down with JoJo Elgarice of Rag Parade Sheffield to dive into three of his most memorable outfits. From rocking Evisu jeans as a teen to styling CP Company's Mille Miglia jacket, to meeting UK hip-hop legend Skinnyman, JoJo takes us through his fashion evolution.

Greetings, bonjour, what's happeningWelcome to Lager Time, legions of lager-lites, grab your tins, your bottles and your pints. My name is Paul Cree and this is my little podcast and blog where I share bits of my writing: stories, poems, thoughts, sometimes music etc.So what's been happening? A fair bit. Last week I was in rehearsals for a theatre show, Romeo & Julliet at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon. It's a modern retelling, set in Merton, and is all done through live music - Rap, beatbox, singing, guitar and a loop-station. The show opens this Saturday and is aimed at young people, between 9-12 but there should be something for all the family in it. There's over 26 songs in the show that I have to learn, as well as almost a hundred ques that I need to remember. I'm one of the understudies but will be performing between the 10th – 14Th April, much later in the run. Alongside that, it's my usual work with Dream Arts and Fourth Monkey Drama School.Before I get round to introducing the next piece in this little Meditations series, I wanted to hark back to the intro post for this latest season (and also the reason why I started this latest series) where I took about reading books, to chat a little bit about what I've been reading, as I suppose it's relevant. I tend to have a couple of books on the go at one time, one fiction and one non-fiction or light-ish  book.I recently finished ploughing my way through Mister Good Times, which is the autobiography of soul DJ Norman Jay, the man behind the Good Times sound system. It was a decent read as it charts the development of lots of the music that came out of London from the 70's onwards. The book was given to me as a birthday gift, from a good pal of mine, Richard Purnell, who himself is a writer (and wrote one of my favourite blogs about old books with the old dick and balls scibbled in them) Richard has recently started his own Substack blog, which you can find a link to HERE or in the notes of the podcast.So in that Norman Jay book, when he talks about his younger years, getting into football and the like, he mentions reading these Skinhead books by a writer called Richard Allen. The way he talked about them, was that at the time they were some kind of street phenomenon, lots of working-class teens were reading these books; which took my interest. Last month, whilst having a few beers with my two oldest brothers and a few of their old mates, one of them, Dom, by chance was telling me he was re-reading all those Skinhead books. He consequently sent me a link to a BBC documentary from back in the 90's, about the books and the writer, Richard Allen, who seemingly no one knew much about, and was pretty far removed from that culture, yet, he wrote a boat-load of these cult classics, which have become collectors items. So I'm currently reading the first, Skinhead, and it's alright. There's a lot of violence, racism, and sexism - the main character and his mates are horrible, it pulls no punches in that regard, but if it's a snapshot of those times, even if it's somewhat exaggerated, then I think it plays a part. I certainly don't find myself rooting for this main character, he's an anti-hero in that respect – but I'm enjoy it. It reminds me of a lot of Irvine Welsh books, many of which I've read, or that BBC film Made in Britain that Skinnyman sampled on his first album Council Estate of Mind. I wonder if all those people were influenced by these books.Aside from Skinhead, I'm ploughing my way through a book I first read a couple of years ago, called New Class War by Michael Lind, which came out in 2020 I think, if you want to get a good understanding of the political climate of the last few years in the UK and the US it's well worth a read. And I've also been reading a book by the comedian Rob Becket, off the back of other comedians' books - Romesh Ranganathan and Geoff Norcott. All of which make me a laugh a lot more when reading what they've written, than they do when they perform their stand-up; I've no idea why that is.So, continuing with these pieces I've been writing, inspired by the 12 books of Mediations by Marcus Aurelius, this week I get stuck into a quote from Book 5 and it's called On Mad Skills vs Try Hard. Almost half-way through this series, hope you're enjoying it as much as I am.As ever, if you like this odd little niche thing that I'm doing over here, please recommend it to a mate, and if you fancy whipping the wallet out, you can make a donation on my Ko-Fi account, Buy-Me-A-Lager – there's a few copies left of my first book the Suburban, which you can grab on my website alongside a couple of other bits – then of course there's some music on Spotify, Apple, and videos on You Tube and all that caperKeep it Larger   Peas and tatersPaulBUY-ME-A-LAGER - https://ko-fi.com/paulcreeThe Suburban Book: - https://paulcree.co.uk/shop/thesuburbanRomeo & Julliet @ Polka Theatrehttps://polkatheatre.com/event/romeo-and-juliet/Richard Purnell is Writing - By The Factory Wall (Richard Purnell) – Why a Kindle is Not for Mehttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/04/23/why-a-kindle-is-not-for-me/Mister Good Times – Norman Jay MBEhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/mister-good-times/norman-jay/9780349700670Skinhead Farewell – Richard Allen DocumentaryMade In Britain Filmhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084287/Skinnyman – Council Estate of MindOn reading Books – Paul Creehttps://cree.substack.com/p/on-reading-booksOn Mad Skills vs Try HardThey cannot admire you for your intellect. Granted – but there are many other qualities of which you cannot say, ‘but that is not the way I am made'. So display those virtues which are wholly in your own power – integrity, dignity, hard-word, self-denial, contentment, frugality, kindness, independence, simplicity, discretion, magnanimity. Do you not see how many virtues you can already display without any excuse of lack of talent or aptitude? And yet you are still content to lag behind. Or does the fact that you have no inborn talent oblige you to grumble, to scrimp, to toady, to blame your poor body, to suck up, to brag, to have your mind in such turmoil? No, by heaven, it foes not! You could have got rid of all this long ago, and only be charged – if charge there is – with being rather slow and dull of comprehension. And yet even this can be worked on – unless you ignore or welcome your stupidity. BOOK 5 - 5Back in the mid-nineties there was this striker at Millwall called Chris Malkin. I remember we signed him from Tranmere, after we got relegated from what was then Division 1, I think, which is now the Championship, I think. He was a target-man, very tall - scored the majority of his goals with his head, of course. I don't remember him being prolific, but he would get ten to fifteen goals a season.To me, he didn't play or look like a professional footballer. What is a professional footballer even meant to look like?... to a twelve year old at least; but to me back then he looked about 50, like he should be wearing some cheap ill-fitting suit, cheerily teaching science in a secondary school to a load of dis-interested mouthy twelve year-olds, constantly mugging him off - This gangly awkward guy, with dark hair that jumped with all the grace of a giraffe on a bouncy castle; at least that is how I remember him. But the main thing I remember thinking about Chris Malkin, was: how is this geezer a professional footballer?Here's the thing, making that statement would suggest he was shit, he wasn't. He was an effective striker at that level, who had a decent career in the lower leagues. I think for my simple young mind, to be a pro, and a striker at that, you needed to have loads of mad skills. As in overhead kicks, multiple stepovers, taking on ten players and scoring hattricks (not that Millwall ever had anyone like that… except maybe Christophe Kinet, the smoking Belgian) – all the while looking like you're the popular kid in school that gets all the chicks, like the smoking Belgian Christophe Kinet.There were a couple of kids I knew growing up, who I remember as being amazing players: too good for the playground, too good for the school team and too good for the local teams – they both got on the books at professional clubs, Crystal Palace and Southampton I think  - but never quite made it as pro's. How?! I remember thinking, they've got mad skillsI never quite understood it, because when we are at school, what these kids could do with a football was out of this world, so it often made make me ponder If these kids mad skills aren't mad-skills enough - how much in the way of mad-skills do you need to make it as a pro?!Much later in life, in my early twenties, there was another guy I played 5-a side with, who'd played non-league for a stint. He was amazing, so much so that our main tactic was – just give the ball to Matt, and he would ping goals in from impossible angles, using both feet, whenever he felt like it. I believe he got as far the reserves for a sixth-tier side, but never even made it at that level; so, again, I'd think How much mad-skill do you need to make it as a pro??? And what is the average mad-skill level of a pro? Insane skill???Not until many years later, did I start to think, that maybe there is a bit more too it than just being technically brilliant with a  football at your feet. Obviously, just not to me.There's that famous Alex Ferguson quote, which goes something like ‘Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.'Now the case of Chris Malkin, I've no idea if this is true or not, but I imagine he was on that training pitch early every day, putting a 1000% into every drill, following every instruction exactly, attending every charity appearance or children's ward trip at Christmas, boots always clean, performing every task to perfection. And a cursory glance on-line, tells me he's running his own physio-therapy practise, which would suggest he would've had to undergo training for to get certified; which was probably hard work. I think this is how the Neville brothers made it as pros at Man United – they're tactic was just work your bollox off and be as diligent as possible. In my mind, these are the people that mainly make it in the world of professional football and probably life in general. Even the tiny percentile of players who genuinely have mad-skills, like a Ronaldo, have probably dedicated their entire lives to this football caper, obsessively, since they were kids.For the last fifteen years (give or take a few where I had to go back to part-time) I've (just about) made my living (on and off) in the arts, working as a writer and a performer, of sorts. Prior to this, I've had a number of different low-paying jobs, some of which were pretty tough, at times. This job, at times, believe it or not, can be tough, but not tough like grafting on a building site, in the depths of winter, eight hours a day, for not-a-lot-of-dough. The toughness of what I do is in the insecurity of it and the occasional difficulties of trying to work with vulnerable people. I'm self-employed. Most of my money is earned through running workshops or working on community projects, often in and out of educational settings, working with mainly young people, but not always, showing them what I do, or working with them to create something: theatre, poems, music etc – and occasionally, I get paid to perform or write something, that gets performed in some sort of performance-venue, with lights and that.What I do is related to shows: stages and lights, dusty velvet curtains, I guess. Occasionally I'll meet people who'll ask what I do, when I tell them, sometimes, they say something like I'd love to do what you do… which I'm never quite sure how to respond to it, but sometimes, they'll go on elaborate; because:I write songs / I paint / I write poems  / My mates say I'm funny and I should do stand-up  / I was amazing in my school play as the donkey.…  / I wrote this amazing song once…none of which I have any problem with, until it occasionally goes beyond this into the tricker conversational waters of:   I'd love to do what you do…. But how did YOU get to do it?? You?? If I had YOUR luck I would be amazing at what YOU doWhat I often interpret as being implied here is: I'd be much better at it than YOU if I was as lucky YOU, YOU don't deserve to do what YOU doThe latter example, being the bitter one, is quite rare to be fair; but it has happened on a few occasions. The most common comment is I'd love to what you do implying something is stopping them from doing something they want to, due to something beyond their control, like some invisible force of unfairness, which I've somehow avoided.When these rare conversations take place and get to the this point, being the judgemental prick that I can often be, my response in my head to their statement of longing is no, you probably wouldn't want to do what I do, because chances are:you're not going to want to spend half the time skint, and the other half worrying about where the next load of work is coming from.You probably like holidays and probably won't want to go years without a holiday to go on, you probably expect holidays every yearOr more importantly, whilst you're in the formative years of any artistic pursuit long before you get paid even the smallest bit of money for your art:you're not going to want to make the necessary sacrifices, like choosing to not go with your mates on a Friday night, or play computer-games or watch Love Island when you get home from work, so you can work on this weird little arty-thing you do, which they probably won't understand or mug you off forAnd then then once you've got a bit of something that you might want to share to the world:haul your arse round a load of half empty open-mics on a cold Monday evening, where no is listening or you are routinely heckled by drunk locals who think you're a cunt just for stepping in front of a mic, or whatever the laborious soul-destroying equivalent is for other art forms.All of which is necessary, in order to develop and hone your craft. It can also be pretty boring and repetitive. It takes a long time to get even remotely good at something, especially, when you don't have that much talent or self-confidence to begin with; which is true in my case.I've met a few people in the game, who may well have had a shiny spoon hanging out their arse to begin with, or who've had the red-carpet rolled out for them in terms of funding and opportunities, with neither examples having ever earned any of it, but most people I know, who are successful in this, have had to work their arses off and made plenty of sacrifices in order to get where they are. Or they just didn't have many mates in the first place, even then, they've still had to graft and wade through the self-loathing.For all my many faults, and I have many, this is the one thing where I can say I've worked pretty hard at it and made plenty of sacrifices. And look at me, I'm flying, mate…. Well not quite, I'm surviving, just about, but it helps to keep things in perspective for me when I think about the vast majority people who have an artistic craft or passion, but never make anything from it, not that financial gain should be the objective, but it does help, because you need a lot of time to persue this crap and still keep the roof over your head.For me, part of my drive to make a career out of all of this, was that I thought it was the only thing I was remotely good at. I wasn't academic, I had no qualifications and since dropping out of college, I'd worked in a string of low-paying shit jobs, which I myself was mostly shit at; trying to pay bills and have some sort of life on top of that was really hard. It was a pretty miserable existence; minus a few laughs, most of which involved me being drunk or stoned (though there were plenty of times I did turn this down in favour of staying in to do this) – the only other times I remember being happy was sitting on my own, beavering away trying to write rap lyrics or stuff like this. At least doing this, skint or not, I've created some stuff, that exists in the world, that I'm proud of, met tons of people, had some great experiences and made loads of memories. Being a brain surgeon, plumber or programmer just weren't on the cards, mate, maybe this was the only way to live some sort of meaningful life. But to get this far, has involved a lot of sacrifice.A lot of the gigs and opportunities I got, in the early days, were probably because I was in the right place at the right time, so I got lucky in that respect - but I had to put myself into the place, in the first place, in order to be in the right place and make sure I had something to offer should someone notice me there. Most of the work I get now, is from people I've worked with before, or my name has been given to someone, because I turn up and do the best job I can; and I do feel like I have a unique skill-set and a load of experience under my belt, so I have something unique to offer.What I didn't have, at any point, was mad skills. I had some ability, which was undeveloped, as in, I could perform a bit, rap a bit and write a bit but nothing polished or super stand-out. I may have stood-out amongst my friends, none of which did anything like this; but that's easy. Some people are happy being that geezer in the local pub who plays guitar / is well funny / does magic tricks but that was never enough for me. Putting myself into places where there were lots of people like me, doing something similar, but with more talent, or honed skills, experience and confidence, kicked me up the arse to get much better at what I was doing and made me realise I'm not special at all, just another prick in the arty-haystack (see what I done there). So I had to graft, and even then, it's not like I've made it. Whatever that even means.When working with young people, I often come across ones with natural talent, and naturally, they'll shine in the groups they are in, and the groups will want to elevate them to front and centre; even when they don't always deserve it. Whenever I see them not trying that hard, I try my best to implore to them that, it's just now how the game works, and try and paraphrase that Alex Ferguson quote, as opposed to blowing smoke up their arse and letting them sit on their laurels; because life aint that long, and in the end, has little sympathy or patience for a 40 with rapidly fading good looks, who should've been a footballer, painter, actor, rapper, because they had mad skills Get full access to Lager Time at cree.substack.com/subscribe

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Visit www.killatapes.com to check out the rest of our weekly Hip Hop shows! DJ Rob Del Terror is back once again with another dope af episode of his show 'A Drive Called Quest' - your Monday morning hour of Hip Hop. So get your arse up, wipe the crust from the old pork pies and get out the door the right way - with some dope Hip Hop tunes blurting out your car windows. Here's today's tracklist: Flying Monk & Wz - AF1's Smellington Piff - What a Waste Kemez the Atlantean - Astral Plane Lee Scott & Hyroglifics - A Most Difficult Path Dashwung Slugger - Something Special Montenter the Menace - Decisions - feat. Skinnyman, Reks and Guilty Simpson Sly Moon - Dragon Loungin' Black Josh Ape - AGENT K DOLENZ - Jody Banks Jam Baxter - Fetch The Poison OneLion Records - World Domination Wish Master - CRADLE TO THE GRAVE - PROD BY WZ Ill Natured - Straight From The Heart (feat. Caz) MC Altered States, - Verbal Marinade feat DJ TMB MOAN - Betrayed f.t C.O.N-Vers & Bxbarian Verbs of Iron Bridge - Burn It Down (The Mirror) Death N Doom- Back From The Depths Of Hell Feat.Skinny Bill ZIGGY T X MIGHTY MINDLESS CARTOONS - BRUCE Jehst - Daily Planet feat. Confucius MC CaveManM8 - Never Had Fliptrix - Nothing Really Changed Junior Disprol - Def II (feat Krash Slaughta) ROC MARCIANO - Keep It Movin feat. Wyld Bunch (cuts by DJ Djaz) DJ Mehdi - The Flame Slippy Skills - Pens and Highlighters Pyraminds - Wrong Doer Chunky - Ballin Culture Vultures - 1984 (feat. Bisk) Datkid & Skinzmann - Stress WOLF PACK - GRAVE FT ADREN MIXED Dabbla x GhostTown - Wave LUKE STRANGE - TIME RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME Strategy - Premium Grease - 01 Premium Grease Juga-Naut - Force

This week, DMC finalist DJ Killer Tomato discusses his journey as DJ, from house parties and clubs to touring with Skinnyman and Goldie Lookin' Chain to supporting Jay-Z and Beyonce at Cardiff's principality stadium. We also reflect on his memories competing in the DMC Championships, crafting mixtapes , teaching Charlotte Church how to deejay, and more! Credits: Tom "Killer Tomato" Clugston, Joel "Elmono" Lipman, Peter "Parker" Hall aka Neuropol, Rhys "Eggsy" Hutchings and John "Cutmaster Swift" Swift Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Friendly Rich(The Tom Green Show) About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

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Obongjayar gets a quality remix from Vigro Deep. Classic Hip Hop from Artifacts (Rest In Peace Tame One) and Redman (Rest In Peace Hurricane G). New Hip Hop from TrueMendos featuring Skinnyman. Ghana influenced music from Bonobo. Deep Broken Beat from Don Pascal. A great track from El Payo feat Sio. Soulful groves from Karolina produced by Rejoicer. Dancefloor grooves from Steady Weather and TC4. Plus plenty more music treats.

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I'm not sure exactly where I was when I heard Skibadee Mcing, for the first time but I'm quite sure it was on the school bus, sat next to my mate, Graham, who lent me a copy, which I copied, of a DJ Brockie set; from a One Nation tape-pack. What I do know is, that it was on that tape, that I first heard Skibba and it stayed in my Walkman, for a very long time. I still have it somewhere and can still recite many of the MC's lyrics on it. We all have a that tape – I've got two, this is the other one.The year was 1998, I would've been about 14. The tape itself, was definitely from 98. That was the year that another legendary UK MC passed away, Stevie Hyper D. His name, along with ‘R I P' was chanted a lot throughout that tape and a lot of the other DJ sets that were in that same tape-pack. It was pertinent, because from my point of view, and a lot of others, Skibadee went on take Stevie Hyper D's crown, as the King of Drum and Bass MC's and all-round UK MC legend.For those that don't know what, or who I'm talking about, that's ok, I'll try and explain but I'm not quite sure where to start. Perhaps yesterday (Sunday, 28.2.22) I saw online, whilst sat watching that new Kanye West documentary on Netflix, that Skibadee had passed away. I felt that pang in my chest and belly, took in a short breath and paused the telly. This, a week after another UK music stalwart (albeit, from a younger generation) Jamal Edwards, had also passed away.This morning, I felt compelled to put some thoughts down, not quite sure why but I hope I'll figure that out as this goes on. It will probably be a bit all over the place, as I'm going to try and link it to something else that I've been thinking about, which is something along the lines of; posting-things-on-social-media-as-a-form-of-expression- and-when-is-it-genuine? But I'll deal with that, in a second post, I've got too much to say about Skibba and it's probably more interesting.But back to Skibba and that DJ Brockie tape. If you grew up in the 90's, were from the UK, London or the surrounding counties and were tuned in to underground dance-music, chances are, you'd know about jungle / drum ‘n bass. Maybe you went to the raves, maybe like me, you had a mate and an older brother, who played you a tape, or a record, maybe you heard it blasting out of a souped-up Ford Escort XR3i, or maybe you were playing with the radio dial one day and you picked up one of the numerous pirate-stations that were broadcasting off London rooftops. And if you were nerdy, like I was and still am, you'd get obsessed and chances are you'd know that line of lineage, from Jungle to Drum and Bass - to UK Garage, to Grime, to Dubstep, to UK Rap to Drill, and the roots of that line from rave / hardcore, breakbeat, acid-house, techno, hip hop, bashment /dancehall /ragga / roots-reggae and dub. And you'd be proud of it. Too me, being a nerd is just an extension of passion, after all.I loved Drum and Bass. I still do. I've talked about it a lot in my writing. I played the actual drums as a kid, so I love beats, big beats. When I first heard sped-up, chopped up, amen-breaks, I lost my shit. I soon learned that there was this whole scene, that came from London, just up the road from me, in Surrey and in it existed producers, DJ's, promoters, pirate-radio stations, raves, flyers, tape-packs from said raves, record shops, record bags and clothes and of course, MC's. It was sick. And it was from London.But back to that tape, again, finally. When first hearing it, I didn't yet know how it all worked. The raves, the pirate-stations and the setups, how the music was communicated, with the DJ's and the MC's and how they worked together. I had little or no exposure to that world. I knew hip hop and knew about house and techno, through my older siblings, amongst other sounds. But Hip hop was on TV, house and techno were on BBC Radio 1.  I remember trying to exclaim to my brother, Will, that I'd heard this tape with all of these London MC's on the records, that the DJ was playing. He had to explain to me, that the MC's were live, on the mikes, at the event, hyping up the crowd and spitting their lyrics over the beats the DJ was playing. That was how it worked. Despite its similar DJ/MC lineage, 90's hip hop and its era of wildly successful recording artists, making actual tracks in studios, were hardwired into me at this stage. I had no idea, I thought all those voices that I was hearing on the tape, were recorded on the records. I even thought Skibbas name was ‘Skipper-d' for a good while.The whole thing was exciting to me, for a number of reasons. A lot of the MC's were rapping in the double-time style. Super-fast lyrics, that sounded like machine-guns. I love breakbeats and what there were doing, was making their voices into rhythmic instruments, like watching a drum solo from Buddy Rich, not just sitting in the background providing a beat. I often had no idea what they were saying but it sounded sick. Sometimes they were freestyling, I couldn't believe that either, just making it up on the spot, like it was magic, they all seemed so talented. But they were doing it, over Drum and Bass beats, which I loved and they had London accents, often intermixed with Jamaican ragga styles. But that sounded far less alien, to this pasty kid from Surrey, than an American accent on a hip hop beat did; as much as I loved hip hop, of course, it was American.Typically, on a DJ set from one of the big raves, like One Nation, if it was Drum and Bass, you'd have two or three MC's, sometimes more, sometimes less. The raves would then produce the sought-after tape-packs that you could buy, with all the DJ sets recorded onto cassettes and they'd have these mad futuristic designs on the covers. That first tape from the One Nation 98 pack that I heard, if memory recalls correctly, had 5ivo, Shabba, Fearless, Moose and Skibbadee all MCing on it. Skibba wasn't on it much but when I heard him, he really stood out. I assumed then, that he was like a young up-and-comer, so only got a little spot. Again, highlighting my lack of understanding about how those big rave events worked, he was all over the other tapes that I later heard, just not the Brockie one. I wanted to hear more of him, though. That little segment was enough to get me hooked. He came on, mid-set, with that lyric that included the words ‘when am I gonna get my dividend' which is also where I first heard and later learned the meaning of that word; financial education from Skibadee – what was school for?His staccato, double-time flow, sounded so cool to me. No one did it like him but we all tried. Go on, say that above sentence to yourself, rapidly, without pausing for breath and you'll go someway to understanding why he was so effective as an all round MC .‘when am I gonna get my dividend, I get my piece of the action'His vocal tone, flow and energy, just sounded perfect. I'd rewind that bit, over and over, loving it when he cut in and rode the beat, like a horse to war, full of slickness and confidence. It was his bars and a few of Stevie Hyper D's (someone else I've also written about) that I first tried to copy, when I decided I was going to be an MC.Since I've been into it, Drum and Bass's popularity has often fluctuated. At the time I first heard that tape, it wasn't that popular anymore, it didn't seem it anyway. Wide-boys at my school were listening to speed garage – maybe their elder siblings liked Jungle back in the early 90's but it was seen as either too fast and aggressive, or just a bit mental. The music was definitely quite-dark, back then, when I first latched on to it.Me and my brother Will, would go into the newsagents and scan through the big dance music magazines of the time, like DJ and Mixmag and see if there were any Drum and Bass features, it was slim pickings, they barley got a mention. I remember getting upset one day when Loaded magazine casually said it was ‘dead.' How arrogant have you gotta be to say that? Regardless though, that music soldiered-on, along with its infrastructure of raves like One Nation, Helter Skelter and Droppin Science.With the commercial success of UK Garage, came the rise of MC-led garage and the So Solid Crew era. Suddenly, UK MC's were at the forefront, as rappers, on tracks and in videos, not just crowd hypers at the raves anymore. UK hip hop has always been around, as far as I can remember but it was very niche. At this point, Drum and Bass seemed to get more popular again, this time, with a lot more focus on the MC's, so naturally, Skibba rose to the top. He even featured on a chart-topping Shy FX track that got playlisted on BBC Radio 1. I remember getting pissed-off when Chris Moyles played the record on his drivetime show and was doing bad impressions of Skibba. I felt like he had no idea who Skibadee was and had just disrespected an underground legend, who'd found commercial success.This era also spawned a whole load of rudeboys, to want to pick up a mike and start MCing – when I first was in my early teens, everyone wanted to DJ, Mc's were thin on the ground where I grew up. That all changed. Skibba was the one they always seemed to gravitate towards, trying to imitate his rapid double-time style. When am I gonna get my dividend. Everyone loved Skibba. But there's only one Skibadee and a DJ set, with 7 rudeboys doing bad impressions of him, could easily be MC-overkill and ruin a DJ set and often a whole event; which it did, many times. Thus, the tables had turned somewhat, in the eternal conflict between DJ's and MC's but it turned off a lot of people, myself included.I was heavily into Drum and Bass, for a long time but as I got into my early twenties, I gradually started to drift away from it. I'd been Mcing for a few years and had a few gigs under my belt but had gradually transitioned to focusing more on writing lyrics and trying to make tracks but not drum and bass tracks - hip hop, grime and whatever else; drum and bass was still very a much a club-based scene and I didn't think I had what it took, to be the hyper-energetic rave MC. That and I got fed-up with moter-mouthed rudeboys trying to hustle the mike off me all the time.I can't pretend I've been this unwavering, hardcore Drum and Bass head. I haven't. I still went to the occasional event but chances are it would be something like Rupture – which focused a lot more on the breakbeats and didn't seem to attract the crowd that wanted the MC's, spitting constantly over Jump Up beats. In some of those circles, it was almost frowned upon to like those MC's, or the beats they typically rapped over. Even in an underground sub-genre, with sub-sub-genres, there was still elements of classism and cultural superiority. I certainty had traits of this but if I'm honest, I still loved a bit of Skibba and Shabba on a jump-up set. Every now and again, I'd blast an old tape with MC's like Skibba spraying all over it. And with the advent of You Tube and the wider application of the internet in general, people were uploading all sorts of old DJ sets from raves and radio and records – so I'd go down these rabbit-holes and enjoy the lyrical-barrages of an MC Convention set, in the safety of my headphones and a few premium-strength lagers.I work a lot with young people and I often ask them what music they listen too. Many will cite British-born rappers, in fact, these days they're more likely to listen to British rap music, than they are American. It's a huge turnaround from where it was, when I first got interested in all of this. I remember people smirking when I told them I liked UK hip hop. Those drum and bass MC's, along with the UK Garage MC's and of course the likes of So Solid Crew, Heartless Crew, Pay As You Go (as well as the UK Hip Hop guys Like London Posse, Blak Twang, Roots Manuva, Jehst and Skinnyman) made it a lot more acceptable for your average British kid, to listen to UK MC's.The wider acceptance of British underground dance and rap music, was helped massively with the advent of BBC 1Xtra and Channel U. Both national platforms, with a much bigger reach than anything before, where a wider audience could be cultivated and it was. These platforms allowed rappers to have legitimate careers and it sent Grime into the mainstream. I was always chuffed, when those stations showcased the Drum and Bass guys that came before; Skibba was often on 1xtra doing freestyles. And you'd often hear the first wave of successful Grime MC's, who were getting major record deals, paying homage to Skibba, Shabba, Dett, Stevie Hyper et all, preserving the lineage.Years later, with social media, I'd be able to occasionally check in with these guys. I followed SASASAS all those MC's and DJ's from my past and have regularly watched short video clips of all those guys, shutting down raves and festivals the world over, still going after all these years and as someone that still likes to rap and MC, fast approaching 40, it's inspiring to me that they're all still doing it, into their 40's and 50's even, and still headlining events. It was only on Saturday, that I looked at a picture of Shabba, Harry Shotta, DJ Phantasy and Skibadee, with the caption asking their fans what festivals they wanted to see them at this year.With the current crop of Drill rappers, making their way in the music world, I don't know if they know, from whence they came, in terms of the rap industry in the UK. It's neither here nor there if they do, they're doing their own thing and I respect it, as any new generation should -  however, if they care to look – they'll see Skibadee up there, as one of the great UK MC's, who helped blaze a path for this whole British rapping thing to happen, and me, and countless others who grew up on the tape packs, pirate-radio and car-stereos and raves, will forever be indebted to his legacy.I hope he's up there, in his final resting place, going back-to-back with Stevie Hyper D, keeping the eternal rave-souls lively in the dance. Skibba dealt with the matter and dealt with it proper. 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Today we are celebrating the festive season with some Christmas transparency - a Mudcast christmas special featuring UK Hip Hop legends Skinnyman & Mongo from Mud Famly! We get into an in-depth chat on where Christmas started, how its been moulded to fit society, consumerism and religion. We also get into family pressures over Christmas, and how to fix those pressures. Plus Quickfire Question's, a few sing songs and a good heart to heart.. This is the Mudcast, enjoy! BE A PART OF THE SCENE & SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST AND RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE NEWS, PODCASTS, LIVE SHOWS AND LIMITED ADDITION KILLA KELA CONTENT FIRST https://mailchi.mp/7482095b6593/killa... DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR NUMBER ONE MUSIC IN STREET CULTURE PLATFORM OK! Documenting the Graffiti Artists of History past, before their critical acclaims and contributions to the urban arts. Disclaimer: This presentation is for documentation and educational purposes only. No hard drive copies, footage or records of any interviews are held by Killa Kela and once uploaded to the outlets listed below, those are the only records in existence. Any illegal activity discussed is spoken only by our guests within historical context, and is neither encouraged, supported or incited. Any views or opinions made by the guests who appear on this platform are of their own. BE A PART OF THE SCENE & SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST AND RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE NEWS, PODCASTS, LIVE SHOWS AND LIMITED ADDITION KILLA KELA CONTENT FIRST https://mailchi.mp/7482095b6593/killa... Subscribe the Killa Kela Podcast @ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Subscribe the Killa Kela Podcast @ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OGLNJ6... Subscribe the Killa Kela Podcast @ Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/36212bdb-cce... All episodes are Transcribed here: https://killakelaofficial.blogspot.co... Support the Killa Kela Podcast by being a Podcast Patreon and receiving a mass of exclusives and bonus content https://www.patreon.com/killakelapodcast Killa Kela Weekly Livestream: Monday/Wednesday/Friday of every week. https://bandstream9.wixsite.com/killa... Killa Kela Monthly Live show - Special guests, live performances and profile pieces to a studio audience! : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... KILLA KELA Website: www.killakelaofficial.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/killakelaofficial/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/killakelaofficial Twitter: twitter.com/KillaKela

Frisco Boogie the Nottingham veteran has been releasing music since 1993 from solo projects to Lost Island (Son records) An accomplished musician with many years of experience sitting behind a drum kit now more at home sitting behind a production station. Producing, writing and arranging all of his recent projects frisco is a work-a-holic with no signs of slowing down. No stranger to the spotlight Frisco has shared the stage alongside a host of artists including: Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Jeru Da Damager, Jurassic 5,The Beat Nuts, Mista Jam, Lisa Mafia, Joe Buhdha, Gauge, L Fudge,Cappo, Vandal savage, J littles, Shorty BlitzRodney P, Skinnyman, Craig G, Marley Marl, Supernatural, to name a few. All in all a true hip hop head with a firm foundation in all of the elements. "Hiphop has always about expressing yourself through which ever element you prefer i just prefer all of them. Each 1 Teach 1.Instagram http://instagram.com/friscoboogie Facebook https://www.facebook.com/duncan.mitchell.9 Snappchat https://www.snapchat.com/add/mcfriscoboogie Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4rjSdYdKKDJJizmm08pWJb?si=NqmJFQzfRCqRqjRMOfFHTQ&dl_branch=1 Bandcamp https://friscoboogie.bandcamp.com/ TikTok tiktok.com/@friscoboogie Email: mrmitchelll@hotmail.com friscoboogie11@gmail.com

On our latest episode we catch up with UK Hip Hop legend Blade.Hailing from Iran, Blade moved to New Cross, London at the tender age of 7. During his formative years in the capital he would discover Hip Hop and become one with the definition of the word hustler. Boasting the innate hypothetical ability to hustle from one end of one high road to the other while simultaneously ignoring back to back naked females...until all wax was shifted.Blade has been prolific since his first release in 1988. A year later he dropped his standout banger "Lyrical Maniac". Which fused together timeless raw lyricism and dope production becoming a benchmark of UK Hip Hop at that time. After setting the bar, Blade would go on to drop singles in the early 90s like “Mind of an Ordinary Citizen” and “Rough it Up”. Along with three LPs, the most notably “The Lion Goes from Strength to Strength”. Then came “The Unknown” with the late great Mark B. The album is an absolute classic marrying old school and new succinctly into one body of work while Blade tirelessly fights the music industry in order to come out on top. Utilising such legends as Rodney P, Skinnyman and Chester P to pepper Mark Bs production with the flavour of what was to come in UK Hip Hop.Nowadays, Blade has put the mic on the back burner (but not necessarily the pen) to champion his media channel @0521official. The ethos of the channel is to work together and build a scene through positive relationships in order to showcase good music without ego (in our humble opinion).05:21 is going from strength to strength, interviewing legends such as Chester P, Mercury from Gunshot, Jonzi D, with live performances from Prospects, Joker Starr, Gee Bag and many more to come.UK Hip Hop needs people like Blade, UK Hip Hop needs MORE people like Blade. For knowledge, humour and most importantly, unity.Subscribe to 05:21: https://youtube.com/c/0521OfficialFollow Blade on Instagram: @blade691_ukFollow 05:21 on Instagram:  @0521official

This week, let us savour the opportunity of having 2 bonafide U.K Hip Hop Legends in for a chat - M.U.D Family's Mongo & Skinnyman are inside for one of their most comprehensive chat's together yet. Talking on their origins and upbringing's, Camden, Graffiti, Ronin Records and their early releases, Bury Cru, Hip Hop Culture, Council Estate Of Mind, foster care and so much more... this is a treat and the first of many. So sit back and enjoy, the long awaited Skinnyman & Mongo Podcast. BE A PART OF THE SCENE & SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST AND RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE NEWS, PODCASTS, LIVE SHOWS AND LIMITED ADDITION KILLA KELA CONTENT FIRST https://mailchi.mp/7482095b6593/killa... DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR NUMBER ONE MUSIC IN STREET CULTURE PLATFORM OK! Documenting the Graffiti Artists of History past, before their critical acclaims and contributions to the urban arts. Disclaimer: This presentation is for documentation and educational purposes only. No hard drive copies, footage or records of any interviews are held by Killa Kela and once uploaded to the outlets listed below, those are the only records in existence. Any illegal activity discussed is spoken only by our guests within historical context, and is neither encouraged, supported or incited. Any views or opinions made by the guests who appear on this platform are of their own. BE A PART OF THE SCENE & SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST AND RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE NEWS, PODCASTS, LIVE SHOWS AND LIMITED ADDITION KILLA KELA CONTENT FIRST https://mailchi.mp/7482095b6593/killa... Subscribe the Killa Kela Podcast @ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Subscribe the Killa Kela Podcast @ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OGLNJ6... Subscribe the Killa Kela Podcast @ Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/36212bdb-cce... All episodes are Transcribed here: https://killakelaofficial.blogspot.co... Support the Killa Kela Podcast by being a Podcast Patreon and receiving a mass of exclusives and bonus content https://www.patreon.com/killakelapodcast Killa Kela Weekly Livestream: Monday/Wednesday/Friday of every week. https://bandstream9.wixsite.com/killa... Killa Kela Monthly Live show - Special guests, live performances and profile pieces to a studio audience! : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... KILLA KELA Website: www.killakelaofficial.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/killakelaofficial/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/killakelaofficial Twitter: twitter.com/KillaKela

There's no shortness of rawness! This Mixtape Assembly is curated by Mongo, an artist who will be well known to anyone who knows a bit about the history of hip-hop in the UK, being as he was a founding member of the Mud Family, alongside fellow rappers Skinnyman and Chester P. Mongo honed his rap skills whilst roaming around Finsbury Park as an aggy adolescent, with his raw delivery allowing him to develop a style what was unmistakably his own. In his Mixtape Assembly, Mongo recalls early memories of the Mud Family, including a mythical battle between the US emcee Common and Highbury’s very own Chester P. Moving beyond his life in music, Mongo reflects openly on his personal challenges with addiction, and talks in depth about the pain and difficulty of witnessing his older brother - a gifted poet himself - suffer from chronic mental illness. A North Londoner to the bone, Mongo considers the way the city has changed, particularly in terms of the racism he experienced as a lad with brown skin growing up in Islington. As his instagram followers will know well, Mongo is a skilled photographer, and this Mixtape Assembly proves his observations on the mic are just as vivid. TRACKLIST: 1. Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb 2. M.O.N.G.O: No Running 3. Orbital: Chimes 4. Roxanne Shante: Have a Nice Day 5. Mud Family: Itchy Town 6. London Posse: Original London Style 7. Oglala Laktoa: Colour 8. Prince: Christopher Tracy’s Parade 9. M.O.N.G.O: Thankful 10. Mike Khan: Daydreams 11. Diamond D: Fuck What U Heard Some of these tunes are by Mongo / Mud Fam and so we could include them in the episode - for his other choices check out the Spotify playlist here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42nD7QGRDTdRWVzHbvKAKz?si=JqhxHju-Rtigw0KVPhTX4Q

The celebrations continue on The Roof as we are joined by the UK BATTLE RAP LEGEND AND one of the G.O.A.T's Tony D... We speak on; 6:10 - Tony D's entry into battle rap, what influenced him to start rapping, his class of UK rappers and having the confidence to rap 26:46 - The believability factor and the science of battle rap plus how he formatting his punches and the art of lyricism 44:40 - Battling Serius Jones, Math Hoffa at Battle of the Brave plus his battles vs Shotty Horroh and Raptor 1:07:30 - What is the best Tony D performance? How he joined Don't Flop, his relationship with Klashnekoff and Skinnyman plus the rise of the UK Battle Rap scene 1:34:06 - Accomplishments and achievements, Poisonous Poets getting signed plus how WE CONTROL THE MAINSTREAM and changing the view of society 1:52:50 - Views on the current climate of the UK Battle Rap scene plus what UK rappers we would like to see take part in battle rap Recommended Battles of the Week: Tony D vs Double L https://youtu.be/e4UYpZU5aLY Tony D vs Shotty Horroh https://youtu.be/2QzGFrLWkjI Follow Battle On The Roof: Twitter - www.twitter.com/battleontheroof Instagram - www.instagram.com/battleontheroof YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCcu6kmDcc8rGrbjkSn9P7bg Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/61WRmPlpGWmLSgzgLvqxq9?si=tFLClLQCQeqIF7H6JTZTUQ iTunes - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/batt…of/id1499286030

On our latest episode, we are joined by UK Hip Hop artist and co-founder of Hellfire Corner Records: Omus One.We chat to Omus and his manager (and Hellfire Corner Records co-founder) Amanda Murphy about the Hellfire Corner movement, inspiration behind the music, discovering UK Hip Hop through the likes of Chester P, the independent UK scene, favourite MCs, spitting with Skinnyman, sharing a cab with Skepta, a chance encounter with Jeru The Damaja, his upcoming project "DASHWUNG SHLUGGER" and much more!OMUS ONE on Instagram: @omus_tha_wandererHELLFIRE CORNER on Instagram: @hellfirecornerrecords

On our latest episode, we are joined by UK veteran rapper, singer, songwriter and producer Genesis Elijah.Born in Brixton, Genesis Elijah is known for his passionate delivery and gritty reality based lyrics. He is one of the most respected names in the UK music scene with some of the most loyal supporters worldwide.We chat to Genesis about keeping busy during lockdown, Deh Pon Road, his constantly evolving approach to making music, early shows with Skinnyman, the importance of keeping a level head in the music industry, Hip Hop pioneers, Marvel, The Simpsons and much more!

On our latest episode, we chat to East London artists Kings Cvstle about UK Hip Hop vs UK Rap, the current sociopolitical climate in the UK, music as a political statement, live shows, Chillhop, meeting Skinnyman and much more.Born and raised in London, twin brothers Peter and Daniel King have a united background that stands tall throughout their creative process. Their music speaks to the working class and socially concerned alike, bringing indie hip hop back towards the mainstream with unwavering relevance.The brothers have been working hard establishing themselves in the scene over the past few years, creating a unique brand of candid and socially conscious rap. With an EP in the works, these guys are ones to watch for the future...trust us.

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On Episode 33 of Shotgun The Aux we are joined by Portsmouth based rapper: BIG DADDY RAP BEAST.*Disclaimer: This is the funniest episode we have ever recorded, so do not operate heavy machinery while listening*Who is Big Daddy Rap Beast you ask? Besides being a force of nature, a veteran of UK Hip Hop and a national treasure - Big Daddy is first and foremost true to his name: an absolute beast on the mic.We chat to Beast about how he first got into Hip Hop, his 10 year hiatus before returning with his latest album “Peep My Jawns”, the time he was politely refused to perform at a brewery, his obsession with cassettes (and old technology in general), his take on “new” music, the time he supported Skinnyman and much more!This episode features the tracks “Eat Emcees Alive” and “100 Bars of Pure Nonsense” from Beast’s latest album - “Peep My Jawns”. Enjoy!

To celebrate Played Out Records 2019 Nozstock festival takeover in the Bullpen. Blatant-Lee Sly lays down a 'Wizard of Noz' Hip-Hop mixtape featuring a wide range of Hip-Hop from the UK; Complied from the diverse range of artists appearing at the festival! Featuring Brotherman, George Bucks, Mick Swagger, Illaman, Billy Whizz, Carasel, Press1, Twizzy, Jinxsta Jx, Ambush Tactics, Wish Master, Jam Baxter, Dabbla, JPDL & Yogi Beats, Joe Burn, Skitz and Skinnyman! Tune In!

To celebrate Played Out Records 2019 Nozstock festival takeover in the Bullpen. Blatant-Lee Sly lays down a 'Wizard of Noz' Hip-Hop mixtape featuring a wide range of Hip-Hop from the UK; Complied from the diverse range of artists appearing at the festival! Featuring Brotherman, George Bucks, Mick Swagger, Illaman, Billy Whizz, Carasel, Press1, Twizzy, Jinxsta Jx, Ambush Tactics, Wish Master, Jam Baxter, Dabbla, JPDL & Yogi Beats, Joe Burn, Skitz and Skinnyman! Tune In!

To celebrate Played Out Records 2019 Nozstock festival takeover in the Bullpen. Blatant-Lee Sly lays down a 'Wizard of Noz' Hip-Hop mixtape featuring a wide range of Hip-Hop from the UK; Complied from the diverse range of artists appearing at the festival! Featuring Brotherman, George Bucks, Mick Swagger, Illaman, Billy Whizz, Carasel, Press1, Twizzy, Jinxsta Jx, Ambush Tactics, Wish Master, Jam Baxter, Dabbla, JPDL & Yogi Beats, Joe Burn, Skitz and Skinnyman! Tune In!

MOAN, Beetone, Skinnyman, Planky, Micall Parknsun, Leaf Dog, Chester P & Smellington Piff --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hip-hop-shedsessions-podcast/message

On Episode 20 of Shotgun The Aux we are joined by Bournemouth Grime and Hip Hop artist; Leo Wild (aka Judge Dread). Member of Hip Hop collective ‘The Shaolin Monkeys’ and as a solo artist respectively, Leo Wild has been making music and rocking mics onstage for a long time and is known for his choppy flows and hard delivery. We chat to Leo about his passion for grime, some of his favourite artists in the game today, the Bournemouth grime scene, supporting a multitude of artists including The Four Owls, Skinnyman and Task Force, conquering pre-gig nerves, making music with The Shaolin Monkeys and much more! This episode also features the tracks ‘Fire Fidem’ and ‘Can’t Leave’ by Leo Wild. Leo has a new EP dropping soon, so go follow him on Soundcloud and instagram and peep that when it drops. Also be sure to check out ‘The Jungle Gym’ by The Shaolin Monkeys available on Bandcamp and Soundcloud right now!

Music from Jayda G, Ezra Collective and Stormzy. A classic from Skinnyman. Dub from Ebony Rockers and Wrongtom. Club tracks from Pote, Quantic (remixed by The Maghreban) and Sampology. Gospel from a great compilation on Cultures Of Soul. Plus plenty more musical treats.

It's another 'Layed Out Vibes' here on Mix 106 tonight and once again Rabbit has put together a mix of jazzy beats , hip-hop and soulful sounds! Blowing up the show with Bang Bang by Pete Cannon and throwing more of his masterful re-mix work in with brand new smooth chill-hop and old time American Soul Classics. Ya know ya can't turn away so tune in and play on www.radiomix106.com Friday 10pm Local (9pm UK).

There's no shortness of rawness! This Mixtape Assembly is curated by Mongo, an artist who will be well known to anyone who knows a bit about the history of hip-hop in the UK, being as he was a founding member of the Mud Family, alongside fellow rappers Skinnyman and Chester P Hackenbush. Mongo honed his rap skills whilst roaming around Finsbyry Park as an aggy adolescent, with his raw delivery allowing him to develop a style what was unmistakably his own. In his Mixtape Assembly, Mongo recalls early memories of the Mud Family, including a mythical battle between the US emcee Common and Highbury's very own Chester P. Moving beyond his life in music, Mongo reflects openly on his personal challenges with addiction, and talks in depth about the pain and difficulty of witnessing his older brother - a gifted poet himself - suffer from chronic mental illness. A North Londoner to the bone, Mongo considers the way the city has changed, particularly in terms of the racism he experienced as a lad with brown skin growing up in Islington. As his instagram followers will know well, Mongo is a skilled photographer, and this Mixtape Assembly proves hi observations on the mic are just as vivid. TRACKLIST: 1) Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb 2) M.O.N.G.O: No Running 3) Orbital: Chimes 4) Roxanne Shante: Have a Nice Day 5) Mud Family: Itchy Town 6) London Posse: Original London Style 7) Oglala Laktoa: Colour 8) Prince: Christopher Tracy’s Parade 9) M.O.N.G.O: Thankful 10) Mike Khan: Daydreams 11) Diamond D: Fuck What U Heard

Revolutionary Grooves saioan britaniar irletako hiphop doinuak entzuteko aukera izan dugu: Chester P, Farma G, Profound, A Cyde, Braintax, Supa T, Lewis Parker, Jehst, Yungun, Asaviour, Nocturnal, Intenz, Lone Stranger, Sincere, Mongo, Nasar, Humurak D, Nebula, Skinnyman, Little D, Mr Ti2bs.

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 101! Now that we have broken the triple digit barrier - we’re gonna switch things up a bit….ok, not really, it’s more of what you expect from DJ Jon Doe & Eddie Meeks every week - a fly mix of all the latest and greatest hip-hop from the past week, and an interview session on Thursday! This week we head east to Wilmington, NC and chat with Fuzz Jaxx & Sam Brown, who together are known as LegSweep Specialist! On top of that we have an exclusive track from them on this weeks mix that has never been heard before. You know the drill - snippets at the end of this weeks mix, the full interview drops Thursday…and we continue to serve up that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #underground #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live January 8, 2016 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks @beatlabusa Inst. Beds by Seige "LegSweep Vs. MindsOne" - LegSweep Specialist feat. MindsOne "Faded" - LegSweep Specialist "Born In GA" - LegSweep Specialist "Smoke With Us" ** EXCLUSIVE ** - Leg Sweep Specialist "Shrimp Burrito" - Saipher Soze & Daniel Son (prod. Vic Grimes) "Worldwide (Muneshine remix)" - Rodney P ft Skinnyman & Mr 45 "Ready For War (DJ Concept Remix)" - U.G. "Saturday Night Special" - Born Unique feat. DJ Case "Black of All Trades (V2)" - Substantial "Reality" - Big Twins (prod. Skizz) "Chance" - Boog Brown feat. Eddie Meeks "Nothing's Changed" - illmac x Calvin Valentine feat. Phonzy "Cruisin Down Buford" - Dillon & Paten Locke "Super Hero (L'Orange Remix)" - Kool Keith feat. MF DOOM "Danbury Shakes" - Mach-Hommy x Denmark Vessey x THAGODFAHIM "Old Man" - sham tha insOMNIac feat. Joe Stu (prod. sham tha insOMNIac) "Frontlines" - Louis. & J Sales (prod. The Valedictorians) "Life Or Death" - Ekundayo X Spitzwell "Frontlines" - Louis. & J Sales (prod. The Valedictorians) Interview Snippets - LegSweep Specialist (Fuzz Jaxx & Sam Brown)

DF veteran Press1 joins Tom to discuss everything from an early battle with UK hip hop legend Skinnyman to his triumphant return to Don't Flop after more than a 5 year absence. Help support BRR and pick up some exclusive merch: https://battlerapresume.bigcartel.com/   For Patreon exclusive episodes, full interviews weeks before release + tons of other BRR content, check our donation page and help out the show: https://www.patreon.com/battlerapresume   Battles discussed: vs. Skinnyman vs. Doctor Freud vs. Verb T vs. Craft D vs. A vs. Jay Madden   HELP SUPPORT BRR ON PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/battlerapresume @battlerapresume // battlerapresume@gmail.com Hosted by @tomkweipoet Theme by Alex Cottrell (http://alex-cottrell.com/) Logo by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/Danogormandesign) Thumbnail design by Nathan Jones Photo by http://www.idjphotography.com/

We talk NFL, The US Open, MLB and the Fatso!!!!!  Pepper falls in love with Meg White and the SkinnyMan water cooler!!!! Roy plays his RED keyboard!!!!!!  And Sean-o drinks 17 Schaefers!!!!!!!

DJ DIXIE - live hiphop UK mix, featuring tracks from the likes of DJ IQ, Rodney P, Phi Life Cypher, Herbaliser, Blak Twang, Lowkey, Zygote, Cappo, Sway, Skinnyman, Harry Love & Verb T, Kashmere the Iguana Man.

Skinnyman on the IndieFeed Hip Hop Channel.