THE HHC NEWS BLOG

From the excellent - nigh indispensable - new P Brothers album (out now - cop it here), this video for the Milano featuring ‘Digital B-Boy’ is amazing stuff: peep it here.

Fresh out the inbox, here’s some top new 88 Keys production, Kooley High’s ‘Stay Up’. Check it here.

A new force in online underground radio, HoodHype broadcasts live from Detroit - but with a vision of repping those rocking on the subterranean tip all across the world - so expect a playlist that runs from Donny Goines and Mickey Factz to Sway and the finest up and comers from the D. Click here to check it.

New issue of HHC out now, with that man Eminem up front as we break down the epic history of Detroit’s hip-hop scene.

After news emerged that DJ Vadim had been diagnosed and treated for a rare form of eye cancer, a call was put out to the UK hip-hop community to throw a bash for Cancer Research UK. Taking place on Friday November 7th at Herbal, the likes of Killa Kela, Yungun & Mr Thing, Infinite Livez, Kashmere, Verb T, The Last Skeptik, Spin Doctor, Quincy Tones and The Herbaliser will all be present and correct on the night. For more information, and a chance to win a Serato Scratch set-up, click here.

A trio of scorching hot download links to perk up today:

First up, Q-Tip’s dropped a quick video for his ‘Move’ track - watch it here.

Keeping it in NY, Donny Goines has hooked up with the UK’s own DJ Snips for the melancholy ‘Can’t Fit In My Shoes’. Click here to cop it.

Finally, over in Detroit Elzhi’s dropped the ridiculous posse cut ‘Fire (Remix)’, featuring Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Fatt Father, Danny Brown and the ridiculous Fat Ray, who kills it as usual. Do the click thing here to check it.

Update…

MySpace phenomenon Ironik will be doing an instore at Cardiff’s Carphone Warehouse this Saturday. Kicking off at 12pm, the MOBO nominee will be helping to launch the Nokia Comes With Music service, which gives users unlimited access to millions of tracks for a one-off yearly fee. Click here for more info.

MySpace phenomenon Ironik will be doing an instore at Cardiff’s Carphone Warehouse this Saturday. Kicking off at 12pm, the MOBO nominee will be helping to launch the Nokia Comes With Music service, which gives users unlimited access to millions of tracks for a one-off yearly fee. Click here for more info.

Award winning artist Mr Midas has created a strictly limited edition t-shirt for the Want Respect? Use A Condom campaign. Even better, you can cop one for free by simply clicking here. So go do the right thing now.

Strictly on the higher learning tip, the London College of Communication’s Hip-Hop Media lectures are going strong. Examining the history of the music and how it relates and interacts with popular culture, there’s still time to check out the remaining events in the series, which go down on the next five Saturdays from 1pm to 4pm and include input from the likes of Swiss and Imhotep. Attendance is free and you can check out more info by by clicking here.