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Project Alfie vs Jay-Z – Dead Presidents

Posted by Tom On December - 16 - 2011

 

















Project Alfie vs Jay-Z – Dead Presidents


Dead Presidents is the lead track from Project Alfie’s mixtape which samples Jay-Z’s ‘Dead Presidents’, branding the track with his own unmistakable fusion of soul and vintage pop.  Project Alfie has been billed as one of the most exciting and unique artists going into the New Year. His distinctive image, heavily influenced by the idiosyncratic style of 60s cinema, coupled with an exceptional blend of cinematic soul and hip-hop, makes Project Alfie an incomparable act.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0CUZtUrxMw

The Project Alfie Mixtape is available to download on the 27.12.11

Popularity: 2% [?]

LowKey – Soundtrack To The Struggle – Latest Release

Posted by Tom On December - 16 - 2011

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lowkey – Soundtrack To The Struggle


 

The latest video from the hit album Soundtrack to the Struggle by Lowkey is for the Beatnick and K-Salaam produced title track. The video was filmed in Venezuela, produced by Global Faction and dedicated to Lowkey's supporter and friend who recently passed away, Adnan Al-Radhi who also features on this video version of the track. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISGeYafLSXg

Hard copies of the album Soundtrack To The Struggle can now be purchased exclusively from http://www.soundtracktothestruggle.com

Follow Lowkey on Twitter @LowkeyMusic1

Popularity: 3% [?]

BIG DUTTY DEEZE ‘DEAD OR ALIVE’

Posted by Jay On December - 1 - 2011

 

 

 

Big Dutty Deeze unleashes his brand new mixtape with the UK's leading mixtape deejay, DJ Ames, and this is a real treat for Hip-Hop and Urban Music fans. Featuring fourteen brand new tracks, 'The Rogue Angel' is another solid collection of music which includes the massive 'Dead Or Alive' which has a superb promotional video.

 

 

There's no doubting that 2011 has been a brilliant year for Deeze as he has just signed an album deal with Chicago label Knowledge Giving Birth who are distributed digitally by Island/Def Jam. The album entitled 'The English Gentleman' is produced entirely by label boss Rediculus and has already been recorded! This has also been backed up by thousand's of hits on You Tube, over 4000 fans on Facebook and performing at live shows in the UK and Paris.

Big Dutty Deeze is a UK talent that is making waves and now with this DJ Ames hosted mixtape things are about to step up once again. DJ Ames is no new comer to mixtapes and has indeed won a string of mixtape awards as well releasing official mixtapes with the likes Sway, Joe Grind, USG, Pound Sterling, Rukus, Malik from MD7, Precha and more. Ames mixes up the tape with finesse as well as taking care of hosting duties, making 'The Rogue Angel' a future classic.  

 

Full Track Listing:
01 – Dead Or Alive
02 – Sky's The Limit Feat. Wanda 
03 – I Rep Mine
04 – The Evil Sort
05 – Omen
06 – Brighter Days Feat. Wanda  
07 – 18th April
08 – Hold U Down
09 – Hometown
10 – Brush Me
11 – Hey Girl
12 – The Best Of Me
13 – Dis Girl
14 – Take Me As I Am

Free Download links:
www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/zniu10 
www.downloadamixtape.com/?page_id=195&mixtape_id=2563 
www.datpiff.com/Big-Dutty-Deeze-Dj-Ames-Big-Dutty-Deeze-The-Rogue-Angel-mixtape.288486.html

 

Check out what people are saying about this mixtape:

"Witness the sickness & get up on this banging new mixtape, you won't be disappointed."
www.RagoMagazine.com 
 
"DJ Ames & Deeze have delivered one of the best UK mixtapes of 2011. real talk!"
www.HipHopLifeAndTimes.com 
 
"Deeze flows over tracks with ease and grace, with fire bars and intricate wordplay" 
www.BringDaRuckus.com

"Deeze is blowing up the spot with such a rapid consistent outlay of quality releases"
www.PureHipHopHeat.com

"This mixtape is for people who like to bang their head to something real, big mixtape"
www.UrbanPhenomenon.com

"The Rogue Angel confirms the fact that Deeze is one of the best MC's in the UK at the moment."
www.TalkingAllTheRap.com

 

Connect with Big Dutty Deeze:  
www.bigduttydeeze.com
www.twitter.com/bigduttydeeze
www.facebook.com/bigduttydeeze

Connect with DJ Ames:
ukmixtapeking@gmail.com 
www.djamesuk.co.uk
www.twitter.com/djamesuk

Popularity: 26% [?]

Sway featuring Lupe Fiasco – Still Speedin’ RELOADED

Posted by Jay On December - 1 - 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sway moves up another gear on the remix to his smash Still Speedin' by recruiting Lupe Fiasco to jump into the passenger seat as he looks set to cement his position as #1 rapper in the UK

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkrj6j3NETI

 

Still Speedin' is released on December 4th and you can pre-order on iTunes here : http://bit.ly/stillspeedin

 

Follow Sway on Twitter @SwayUK

Popularity: 3% [?]

Sincere – Aint Nobody Like You

Posted by Tom On November - 30 - 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIN’T NOBODY LIKE YOU (iTunes link)

 

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/aint-nobody-like-you-ep/id478320359



 

 

The single (produced by Kidbass) is OUT NOW independently on his label Young Entrepreneurs along with a alternative video with exclusive footage of Sincere on the Wretch 32 tour (released today via SBTV).

Check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miRmTqyV96Q

 

Ain’t Nobody Like You is currently number eight in the iTunes Hip Hop charts. We appreciate your support/posts/tweets.  

www.sinceremusic.net

www.xyeclothing.com

Popularity: 2% [?]

Ms Tempz – Silent Storm Mixtape

Posted by Tom On November - 28 - 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'One of the best UK releases of 2011' - www.urbanphenomenon.com

'The talent just oozes out of this mixtape' - www.purehiphopheat.com

'A lot more style and finesse than most' - www.hiphoplifeandtimes.com

'Very impressive, this girl had got mad skills' - www.bringdaruckus.com

 

 

Ms Tempz – Silent Storm Mixtape

01. Ur Gonna Love Me
02. Realize
03. This Is
04. Fly Away
05. Skit
06. All I Can Say Is
07. The B Team
08. The Format
09. Numb
10. Nasty
11. Never Let Me Down
12. Everyday People
13. The One
14. DJ Ms Tempz. In The Mix

Download link:
http://www.mstempz.com/silent-storm-mixtape

Ms Tempz is back! That's right folks; the much anticipated mixtape release 'Silent Storm' is finally out and available to download from her brand new websitewww.mstempz.com. Already blowing up the internet with superb reviews as well as radio support, the UK emcee unleashes an array of styles and sounds on a release that shows diversity.

Her last free download mixtape release 'Barzology' has had over 10,000 downloads to date and is still getting downloaded now. This is the perfect follow-up, a real treat for Hip-Hop and Urban music fans. Ms Tempz has also recently shared the stage with the likes of Rakim, Klasnekoff and Scorzayzee, as well as appearing in Charlie Sloth's 'Fire In The Booth' radio show on BBC 1Xtra. Things are really hotting up for Ms Tempz and with more releases planned for 2012; things look good year for this talented female Nottingham artist.

PLEASE GET IN TOUCH NOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE INTERVIEW MS TEMPZ.

Connect:
mstempz@hotmail.co.uk 
http://www.mstempz.com/
http://www.facebook.com/mstempz
http://twitter.com/#!/Ms_Tempz
http://www.youtube.com/user/tempanottstv

Tune into the Ms Tempz Radio Show on www.975kemetfm.co.uk 
Every Monday 7-9PM and Every Saturday 12-2PM

Popularity: 3% [?]

 

 

 

Ok so our good friends at Park Street PR handed us an album from Chicago's Rediculous, and asked for our honest opinion on it, after firing up the music machine we like to call the Mac, we turned it up to ear bleeding level and thought we would let the surrounding mile or so appreciate the creativity on show. After a complete run through of the album and a few repeated tracks later, we came to an analysis that went a little something like this ……

 

Rediculous has a real gift for making the sounds he uses his own, and from track one you get the feeling that you are in for a musical treat. This cat truly understands the foundations of good Hip Hop and the authenticity is laid bare for all to see. We entered into this album not knowing what to expect, but finished it craving more from this talented musical creator. This really is one for the REAL heads, Rediculous has taken the influences from the best Hip Hop eras and has re-invented each sound to perfectly encapsulate what good Hip Hop should be. Our view of this offering is that Rediculous has taken huge leaps forward by stepping backwards to pay some real attention to the authenticity of each track.

Overall we canot stress enough, that if you are a true fan of Hip Hop then Rediculous simply has to be on your radar, we have no shame in saying that we are now amongst Rediculous' number one fans, as "Masters Of Conversation – Punchlines and Parables" simply HAS to be an addition to any true Hip Hop fans collection.

 

Finebeats rating – 5/5

Popularity: 7% [?]

Deeze – This Is Gotham EP (FREE Download EP)

Posted by Tom On August - 23 - 2011

 

 

 

Deeze – This Is Gotham EP (FREE Download EP)

01 – Its Rainin (Produced by Tricksta)
02 – This Is Gotham (Produced by Leinad 410)
03 – Anarchy (Produced by Stealf)
04 – The Dark Knight (Produced by Tricksta)
05 – Why So Serious (Produced by Stealf)
06 – Hero (Produced by Stealf)
07 – Fallin (Produced by Leinad 410)

Download links:
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/8iqr8m
http://www.datpiff.com/DEEZE-Deeze-This-Is-Gotham-mixtape.257046.html

Deeze – Why So Serious (Produced by Stealf) Promotional Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIXVQ4_nL9I

This West Midlands rapper has impressed before with a string of successful underground releases. Deeze debuted with his UK Runnings mixtape 'The Preturn' back in October 2010 and then went on to release two other mixtapes 'The Return' in November and 'The Re-Birth' on News Day 2011. This onslaught of releases made noise on the underground and led to him releasing a five track EP entitled 'Late Nights Early Mornings' which was produced by Tricksta and released digitally on Wolftown Recordings, as well as featuring heavily on Tricksta's forthcoming album and featuring on the video track 'Out Of Darkness' which has now has over 20,000 hits on You Tube.

In June we saw Deeze drop his fifth project and second mixtape with UK Runnings called 'Call Of Big Dutty' which has received various positive reviews across the internet and caused a stir with numerous industry heads who are finally beginning to wake up to his talent. Deeze also features on the forthcoming album from producer Stealf, where he features on track alongside Konny Kon and Jadakiss, as well as being asked to do a solo track. Deeze also recently collaborated withChicago producer Rediculus on a track with the legendary Juice Crew member Craig G, as well as playing live and recording future tracks with Juttla for Eastern Pressure.

Now in August 2011 we get Deeze's sixth project, a seven track EP that features all original production but with a Batman twist! For this project he enlisted the production skills of talented UK beat-makers Tricksta, Stealf and Leinad 410, insisting that all production should sample music from the film! With this concept in mind he cleverly gives us a concept EP like no other as he compares modern inner city living in the UK to that of the fictional city of Gotham. This promotional free download EP is just one of many examples of the creativity that Deeze is bringing to the music game and with his next mixtape planned to be released with DJ Ames things are really hotting up for Big Dutty Deeze.

This is Deeze. This Is Gotham…

Connect with Deeze
Website: www.deezemusic.com     
E-Mail/MSN: 
deezemp3@hotmail.co.uk       
Twitter: 
www.twitter.com/bigduttydeeze      
Facebook: 
www.facebook.com/bigduttydeeze   

Popularity: 31% [?]

 

 

 

It's not everyday you come across raw talent, but here is an artist that really does have that original unique vibe that all of our favourite Hip-Hop stars have become famous for. Nick Javas is that man, he is that artist, that man who can put Hip-Hop back in check. In an era of blinged-out diluted gangsta rap, Nick Javas really is a breath of fresh air. Something authentic but not dated, something exciting but not dictated by swagger, this is real music with substance and integrity. 

Nick Javas came to the attention of DJ Premier a couple of year's back who immediately signed him to his label before taking Nick Javas on his European tour. Nick Javas shared the stage with Premo & Royce da 5'9 at Fabric in London as well as featuring on BBC Radio with TimWestwood and featuring on Kiss FM DJ Shortee Blitz's mixtape "The Standard: Volume 2", as well as rocking a capacity crowd in Paris alongside Premo, Just Blaze & Alchemist. As well as being a great songwriter and recording artist, Nick Javas is also an exceptionally great performer. This really is raw talent in every shape and form!   

You maybe remember the superb 'Material Girls' music video that was unleashed a couple of weeks back, well here is the full length debut mixtape. Featuring some brilliant production from the likes of 5th Seal, Versatile, J. Brown, M-Phazes and Josh Gotoy, this mixtape also includes some great freestyles. This official mixtape is something to keep us going until the album 'Destination Unknown' drops and what a treat it is too with guest features by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg and the legendary DJ Premier, as well as Gist the Essence, Tony Brocc, Nicci Silva and Nikki Graffiti. This is a mixtape you need to download right now!!!

Nick Javas – Detour The Mixtape

01 – Detour Intro Feat. Peter Rosenberg
02 – To The Top (Freestyle)
03 – Hands To The Heavens
04 – Nothin'
05 – Speakers Pop
06 – Material Girls Feat. Nicci Silva
07 – One Of Them Days (Album teaser)
08 – Baldin'
09 – Sorry
10 – Summer Classic Feat. Tony Brocc & Gist the Essence
11 – Do Me Feat. Gist the Essence
12 – Better For You Feat. Nikki Graffiti
13 – Summer Rain
14 – Stay Close (Ava's Song)
15 – Destination Unknown: Album Sampler (Hosted by DJ Premier)

Download link: 
www.nickjavas.com

Connect with Nick Javas:  
www.nickjavas.com  
www.twitter.com/nickjavas  
www.facebook.com/nickjavas  
www.youtube.com/nickjavas   
www.myspace.com/nickjavas

Nick Javas is currently planning a European tour and his management would love to hear from any show or club promoters interested in booking him.

Contact Marina De Lima at 
Nick Javas Management E-Mail: 
management@nickjavas.com.  

Popularity: 6% [?]

 

 

 

According to reports, one of the key witnesses in the trail against Czar Entertainment president James Rosemond has been offered a plea in return for handing over the missing $100k.

 

The witness, Khalil Abdullah, former associate to Jimmy and one of the top members of the outfit known as the Rosemond Organization is alleged to have entrusted the missing $100k to an unknown associate that he cannot locate.

 

 

 

If the plea deal is to be completed, Khalil Abdullah must hand over the $100K that was allegedly stolen from the Rosemond Organization. It was this theft that aided in stepping up the current investigation into the Rosemond Organization drug trafficking conspiracy. 

 

It is believed that the organization used FedEx and various other couriers to ferry drugs and money between New York and the West Coast.

 

Khalil Abdullah was the person that originally contacted the lead prosecutor, Todd Kaminsky, stating that he had information on the conspiracy. Abdulla is alleged to have faxed a letter on April 25th 2011 containing details about a drugs shipment that was being sent to a recording studio in New York using a ‘road case’ or hard case for musical equipment.

 

When agents seized the package they reportedly found $790,000 in $20 bills. This helped Kaminsky to bring forward the indictment against the investigations main target, James Rosemond.

 

Abdullah is currently facing 10 years in prison for the part he played in the drugs operation and is trying to reduce his sentence by testifying against his former associate. 

 

You can read more about the story so far below:

 

Popularity: 9% [?]

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