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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ROSKA – SQUARK
Been rinsing this record on my Radio 1 and 1Xtra shows, new one from Roska called ‘Squark’ taken from his forthcoming self-titled debut album due in April on Rinse records. The video is sick, check this:
SINCERE – PASS IT OVER (VIDEO)
Following the world premiere I gave this record about a month ago on my Radio 1 & 1Xtra show, here’s the finished video of Sincere ft Scorcher, G FrSH, Ghetts, Little Dee & Wretch 32’s Pass It Over
Strong video from Jak FrSH – is this the New Skool Grime sound?
RUSKO – WOO BOOST
One of the biggest Dubstep tracks of recent times is FINALLY getting an official release:
Rusko’s “Woo Boost” is gonna be the first release on Rusko’s deal with Diplo’s Mad Decent records in the states. Due to hit the stores late this month, it serves as a pre-cursor to his debut album ‘OMG’ which apparently has features from Gucci Mane, Amber Coffman (Dirty Projectors), Ben Westbeech, Redlight Rod Azlan and Crookers.
Really looking forward to hearing some of the dirty beats Rusko’s been cooking up in LA. And a Gucci Mane x Rusko collab? Damn…!
DOCTOR – TEK YOUR TIME (VIRAL VIDEO)
Doctor’s new single “Tek Your Time” has got a new viral video to reinforce it’s positive message. The former Jam Hot produced by Chase & Status is gathering momentum at the moment and quite rightly as it’s a bonafide BIG tune with a very positive message. Check out the video:
Doctor himself says: “Tek Your Time is a message to the youths: please think before you make your next move. It’s an epidemic we can all control – lets aspire to be the best”
The track is released soon on Doctor’s own label AV Records.
GRAMOPHONEDZIE – WHY DON’T YOU **VIDEO**
TUNE alert!!
The press release states:
“Gramophonedzie has delivered one of the most distinctive club bombs of the year with ‘Why Don’t You’. Already an Ibiza 2009 anthem and used as a dance-floor weapon of choice by the likes of Tony Humphries, Roger Sanchez, DJ Sneak, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Cox, Dennis Ferrer, and Norman Jay, ‘Why Don’t You’ receives a full mainstream release on February 22nd on Virgin / Positiva Records.
An addictive concoction of house, funk and classic swing, Gramophonedzie – better known as Serbian producer and DJ Marko Milicevic – built ‘Why Don’t You’ around a sample from Peggy Lee’s famous take on the Kansas Joe McCoy blues standard ‘Why Don’t You Do Right?’.
In addition to the original there are some fine remixes from DJ Sneak, Bingo Players, Trevor Loveys and GreenMoney.”
File this under ‘cross genre dancefloor banger’
SKEPTA – BAD BOY **VIDEO**
Ras Kwame got the world exclusive of this big tune a few weeks ago and since then the buzz has steadily been building. Brand new track from Joseph ‘Junior’ Adenuga aka Skepta – produced by Agent X (check Greg getting his cameo on in the video) “Bad Boy”. I was supposed to get my cameo on in this video too (directed by Scorher & his Staple House team) but they shot it out in the sticks where no one had phone reception. Par!
Big up Skepta, Sam, JME & the whole of Boy Better Know – this one has “mainstream hit” written all over it and is sure to go off with a bang when he performs the track during his support slot on Chipmunk’s forthcoming UK arena tour. Skeppy sure does deserve that mainstream hit so make sure you support on March 1st rather than ripping the audio from the youtube…
Your thoughts?
SBTV PRESENTS CHIPMUNK’S F64
Love him or hate him you can’t help but rate him – and if you don’t, you must be lying to yourself. Here’s Chipmunk attacking SBTV’s F64 concept & in the process proves why he’s one of the finest lyricists and emcees we have in the UK.
He’s currently in Jamaica but ready to unleash his mixtape ‘For The Fun Of It‘ very soon which is squarely aimed at those who have consistently claimed that Chippy has sold out the grime scene. In my humble opinion, we’re too interested in pulling down our stars here in the UK. Chipmunk may be cocky but he’s only cocky about those things he has already achieved (like Jigga said “men lie, women lie, numbers don’t”) and in comparison, nowhere near as cocky as Kanye was before he even had a platinum album.
The fact that Chipmunk has done what he’s done & had the success he’s had surely should serve as inspiration for other emcees in the UK whether you want to follow in his footsteps and make more commercially viable music or not – or am I being too positive for the grime scene again?!
If this has made you hungry for more fresh 64 bar freestyles from some more of the best emcees we have in the UK, check out SBTV’s site.
TWO THOUSAND AND J2K
Howdy!
Being a very big fan of Grime music, you know, the only form of music other than rap where it’s acceptable to hear clashing, shouting and words the Oxford Dictionary haven’t even caught up with. It seemed only right for my first piece to be on Roll Deep member J2K, formerly known as the Grime scenes mixtape originator…
Hailing from east London, Bow, the popular artist J2K has been making music since before I was in nappys. I’m 19. Do the math! After giving up playing football – as you do. The Roll Deep member has successfully put out five mixtapes including “Heat In The Streets 1-3″, “Who Am I” and his most recent “Wake Up EP”. (Presuming we’re all in agreement that selling out on all your mixtapes is successful). As well as performing at shows all over England and Europe.
After Roll Deep’s recent single signing to Relentless, J2K has decided to put out some of his new tracks to celebrate the new year and all of the fans who have supported his career. The EP, entitled “2010″ is available to buy from iTunes and all other CD retailers in February. I’m gonna put my pocket money aside from now. The recession isn’t my friend. Features on the mixtape include Ghetts, Wiley, Dubz, Scorcher and a not-so-grimey tune “Don’t Let Go” featuring the amazing singer Roses Gabor. Now I’ve heard this track. When I say “heard” what I really mean is “I exclusively aired this track on radio before all the major DJ’s had it.” (Sorry Jam) Boastful is beautiful, do not judge me! But I must say, it’s amazing! It’s not Grime, but it’s a fantastic example of J2K not just being dubbed “Grime” but actually being an artist. Gabor is the perfect person to feature on this track as well. My opinion is biased though cause I think she’s an amazing artist. Don’t just take my word for it. Get the EP. Anyway – she has one of those even-if-I-perform-this-live-I’ll-still-sound-the-same voices, and lets be honest, nowadays other than Beyonce, how many other female performers sound the same live? Before you start to protest this, think Cheryl Cole, Fight For This Love performance on X-Factor 2009!
J2K has described this EP as “just a vibes, nothing too deep but good music never the less.” And I must confess, I’m in agreement with him.
Keep up with J2K here: Twitter Myspace Blog
And if you missed MistaJam’s show tonight where he played J2K ft Roses Gabor – Don’t Let Go, then catch it back on BBC iPlayer here
Until next time peoples!
Toodles x
By Sian
GIGGS FT BOB – DON’T GO THERE **VIDEO EXCLUSIVE**
Here’s the amazing new video for the new single from one of the BBC Sound of 2010 finalists and an artist I’ve been supporting for a while – Giggs.
Since he last gave us a video exclusive for his last single ‘Slow Songs’ with Mike Skinner, he’s signed a deal with groundbreaking record label XL and finished his debut album ‘Let ‘Em Have It’ due for release in April.
Featuring Atlanta’s finest BOB (who I tipped for big things a year ago) here’s “Don’t Go There”
Unfortunately to our International cousins, this is only available in the UK right now. You’ll have to wait til next Monday for it’s YouTube release.
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