Archive for November, 2008

Big Smoke Hits Ten

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Celebrating their tenth issue of top UK hip-hop print business, Big Smoke magazine have grabbed Blak Twang to guest edit their anniversary special and persuaded DJ Mentat to hook them up with a free cover-CD. Click here for more info on how to grab your copy.


Best Of BoB

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Simple and to the point, check this online clip of the best of BoB - definitely a chap to look out for in 2009. Click here to view.

New Donny

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

His name may not carry as much fanfare as some of the internet’s most over-hyped rappers, but New York’s Donny Goines is putting out some of the nicest, most soulful hip-hop out there these days. Check this flick for ‘I Am Moving’ here (produced by Dame Grease), the latest track from his December 16th album ‘Minute To Midnight’.

Food 4 Da Brain

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Dropping later this month, ‘Food 4 Da Brain: The Second Serving’ features a literal list of the UK’s finest including Kashmere, Foreign Beggars, Virus Syndicate, Ghost, Verb T and many more. In the meantime, click here to check the video for the first single co-starring that man Skinny…

Digital B-Boy Flick

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

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.

Up Rock!

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

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

HoodHype!

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

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 HHC

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

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.