SPEECHLESS
A few weeks ago, I gave Breakage ft Donae’o’s single “Speechless” it’s first radio spin on my saturday night show. The record itself is one of my favourites at the moment – pure deep sincerity in lyrics, Donae’o’s vocal performance and sheer unashamed epicness of the beat that Breakage has cooked up. Now, there’s an official video and it pretty much does what it says on the tin, it will leave you speechless…
The bar has been set…Not too sure what Maxi Jazz has got against Donae’o though 
Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Foundation’ released soon on Digital Soundboy Recordings.
PROFESSOR GREEN – I NEED YOU TONIGHT VIDEO
Here’s the brand new video for the debut major label single from one of our scene’s major lyrical talents – Professor Green. I remember him playing me the demo version of this record about a year ago and me saying he’d never clear that INXS sample… Fast forward a year later and it’s his lead single from his forthcoming album ‘Alive Til I’m Dead’ – the power of persistence & doing something constructive with a sample eh?!
I’m hoping for big things for this record. It’s accessible but lyrical. Familiar but credible. Well produced It deserves to ‘Pass Out’ if you get my drift. As someone who’s supported Green since day one (a good long time ago – he’s more than paid his dues 3 times over), it’s also really good to see him doing something on a big scale with decent backing. He’s come a long way since the days when I had to get him in a headlock for swearing live on radio at UK Takeover 4:
BIGZ FT SWAY – HOME SWEET HOME VIDEO
Previously on the blog, Sian Anderson was singing Bigz’ praises thanks to his ‘Flight of the Navigator’ mixtape. Well, it’s only right that we post the video to one of the tracks from the mixtape. Bigz & Sway link up for ‘Home Sweet Home’ – one of the biggest Flygeria & Blackstars link ups since the African Cup of Nations…
BREAKAGE ALBUM LAUNCH GIVEAWAY
This Friday, one of the best clubs in the world plays host to not only Chibuku’s 10th Birthday but also (and more importantly for me) the launch party for Breakage’s album “Foundation” that I personally have been waiting for, salivating like a hungry labrador awaiting his breakfast! Big up to him, Shy & the DSB family who invited me to play at the event – I’m part of a HUGE line up:
If you want to guarantee your entry, you can buy your tickets here however I have got some fancy shmancy guestlist action for you baddaman/baddagyal blog readers. Not only do you get into the club for free but you also get to join the guest list queue rather than the “runs from Farringdon tube to the front door” queue. To enter, simply comment on this blog post with why you think you deserve the guest list places. I’ll judge the best reasons and email the winner.
You have until noon this Thursday 11th March to get involved. Don’t forget to put your real email address when filling in the comments box or I won’t be able to contact you to tell you if you win…!!
R.I.O FREESTYLE
One of Manny’s finest sprays some FIRE bars for my boy DJ Q’s 1Xtra show. This video shot by Graphic State of Mind has to be one of the nicest looking videos of someone spitting in the 1Xtra studios…
Keep a look out for R.I.O’s Narrow Roads out in April. Big up to Lew Bark for the heads up.
INTRODUCING: SHOOTING STAR POETS
I’m often asked my opinion on crime prevention in the UK and whether I think the police are doing their jobs correctly in terms of stopping and searching ‘youths’ for guns and knives. Being the lil rebel that I am I always turn my nose up at the governments way of doing things and have a lil rant about seeing people stopped and searched for no reason, even so, when it comes to “so what will work then?” I’m always left with little reply and believe me, with the amount I talk, getting a low and mumbled response out of this pretty lil mouth is pretty unique. So I’ve come up with a fixed answer, it’s clever and you can’t really question it. “Ask the ‘youth’ themselves, what do the people committing crimes and the people who are victims of knife and gun crimes think will stop it from reoccurring?”
Now we’ve got an answer, not a full answer, but the ‘youth’ of Merseyside have spoken, in the form of “Shooting Star Poets”, they’ve made a track entitled “Campaign Time” which is centred around thinking about crime prevention, putting down the guns and knives and mourning for those who have lost someone to violence, in the form of six emcee’s and a singer. Now lets be fair, the tracks not that great in terms of ever trying to chart and have a hit record and they could have gotten someone way more famous then Trim but I doubt they’re trying to chart and at least they’re doing something to try and stop people from stabbing each other in the back – literally.
After doing a little research on the Shooting Star Poets it turns out they’ve been together since 2003 as a crew and have all separately been involved in crime in one way or another, if that’s not background and incentive enough to get up and take action then I don’t know what is. The campaign they are working on is supported by SAMM (Support After Murder and Manslaughter) and their aim is to tackle the subject of knife and gun crime using music as a platform. SAMM is a registered company who deal with the aftermath of the families affected by these issues and and they provide research into the affect crime has on society. I’ve never really seen how a tune about crime prevention could help the crime rate in the UK go down, music’s supposed to be a vybzers but I really hope that if everyone takes it a little bit more seriously and actually listens this could be a step in the right direction. I mean UPROAR and Rolling G’s made a tune about Swine Flu and had half the nation wearing swine flu masks so why can’t Shooting Star Poets make a tune about putting down knives and make half the nation put down their weapons?
I rest my case. Anyway – I dunno, let me know your thoughts and if you want more information contact their website. The tracks out in April and you can catch the Shooting Star Poets performing live at ILUVLIVE in Proud Camden on the 29th March.
Toodles.
Sian xxx
SUGABABES COMPETITION
Drop what you’re doing. Quickly. We’ve got a lastminute.com competition for you.
Are you a Sugababes fan?
Do you want to see them tomorrow night… live?
Well…
Go to the “contact” form on mistajam.com with the answer to the below question for a chance to win entry to the the Sugababes Sweet 7 Official Matinee Album Launch Party tomorrow at The Supper Club, London.
The Matinee Album Launch Party will include performances from the Sugababes, signed posters and complimentary soft drink. (Alcohol is not permitted on the night)
Question: Name the Sugababes’ first single release from their album (Sweet 7)?
I’ll be picking one person at random to win entry tomorrow night with two of their mates. Go to the “contact” form on this website now now now and fill in the subject line with “Launch Party Comp”. Include your answer in the “message” box and I’ll hit you back IF you’ve won =)
Please do not enter if you know you are:
A) Under 18.
B) Unable to make it to London tomorrow.
What are you waiting for? Competition closes at 6pm today. GO GO GO!!!!
P.s I’m so nice to y’all in’t I…. *sigh*.
Toodles.
Sian xxx
*The small print that everyone misses *evil laugh* Entrants will be added to the Sugababes mailing list for future events.
SUSHI RIDDIM
On Wednesday night my Radio 1Xtra show came live from the newly acquired studio of Redlight & Toddla T in West London for future music week of Radio 1Xtra’s Homegrown Month. Setting the badman producers a challenge of creating a track from scratch to completion in 3 hours wasn’t enough. I got samples from some of my fellow Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra colleagues that they had to incorporate into the track (big up to Mary Anne Hobbs for the idea!) including the sound of Annie Mac mimicking Shakira’s She Wolf howl, Donae’o shouting ‘SUSHI’ and Huw Stephens bellowing “pancake” in welsh. To make it even more complex, we got some top flight vocalists to come and sid dung toppa di riddim, sid dung untoppadi vershan: J2K, Roses Gabor, Lady Chann & Jammer. Here’s the highlights from the ‘making of’ the track:
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The resulting track, the ‘SUSHI RIDDIM’ is available for you to download for free & keep forever. Marvel at what can happen when you take a whole load of talent, 3 hours and a recording studio with paint barely dry on the walls.
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MY BARBIE DIDN’T LOOK LIKE THAT…
Ermmm can someone please explain this Nikki Minaj hype to me please?
I’m trying not to give a damn about Lil Kim the 2nd but it’s pretty damn hard when that’s all I’m hearing about on Twitter/Facebook/The Radio and now on the We Are Young Money album I purchased in order to drool over Lil Wayne and Drakes voices! (When I say ‘purchased’ what I really mean was downloaded from MPE via Umusic PR – thanks Shane O Neil) – Anyway, it seems as though everyone’s got some “It’s Barbie Bitch” fever and apparently it’s due to this Minaj chick.
So I YouTube her (as you do) and the first lyric I heard from her tune “Biggest Freak”, is… is… I can’t even type it, it’s too disgusting. Along with a picture of her.. wearing… more-or-less nothing and erm *ahem* sucking on a lollipop. Now can I just put it out there – I used to love those lollipops when I went to the funfair with my mates aged 16. After seeing that picture I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to look at a lollipop again in the same way. *No connotations intended*.
[**UPDATE - The photo Sian uploaded to Photobucket above is the famous Nicki Minaj does Lil' Kim on the front cover of the hardcore album legs akimbo squat so you can see her hoo hah while licking a lollipop shot you can see here - the fact that it violates Photobucket's terms of use under "unsuitable content" speaks volumes]
This is the point where I ask myself. “Is this what we’re promoting in life?” I know this is hypocritical, considering my iTunes consists of various tunes entitled “Suck Your Mum”, “I Slapped Your Girl” and “Champs and Weed”, but at least it’s UK music and at least it’s not an absolute disgrace to females all over the world. I’ve got a little cousin, who is aged 15, if she ever, and I mean ever comes home wearing a pink leotard reciting lyrics from Minajs tune “Sticks In My Bum”, then I swear on my beautiful mac laptop’s life she will be calling the NSPCC after I get my hands on her.
In the wonderful words of Bashy during an unreleased interview I had with him last week “We should all just listen to Bob Marley”. Maybe then we’d find actual love, instead of Ann Summers coupons (I mean vouchers right? See what this chick is doing to me?) then we can all hold hands under the apple tree (No Adam & Eve) and sing pretty songs about shooting the sheriff instead.
Anyway – can a Minaj fan just clear up the whole “Minaj hype” for me please and maybe give me a reason (other than to drool at her polystyrene breasts) to watch her music videos and endorse her sound.
Thanks
P.s. Remember a recent MistaJam blogpost I did where I asked you all wether female emcee Lady Leshurr is the new Nikki Minaj? I take the question back… the answer is NO. Not unless she’s looking to get her tits out, and if she is.. uhr… llow it.
Toodles
Sian xxx
BASHY’S F64
With this one, the F in the F64 stands for f**ked. Too many quotables, too many lines…. JHEEZ!! No Warburtons – watch it and see for yourself:
6 minutes of straight FIRE spitting! Plus the film he’s in ‘Shank’ is released nationally on 23rd March (film promo company, holla at us, we need to see that preview!) and the new single ‘When The Sky Falls’ is out on 15th March; Bish Bash Bosh is bringing the fire to the people right now! Big ups to Bashy, CJ, Des, George & the GGi team – can we get a Bish Bash Bosh range of gas masks?
What do you think? Is this the most fire F64 so far?
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