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G-Cripes – Get It on Produced By Loop G

Back in April we bought you a UK pairing of which were set to pave their own way into the music industry.

Now Loop G and Harri Bakes are back with their brand new single “Get It On”. To get your copy  follow the links below.

For iTunes  click HERE

For Soundcloud  click HERE

To find out more about G-Cripes please visit bakeryboy.tumblr.com

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Rain has been creating waves in the urban music industry for the last few years. With a strong back catalogue of releases under his belt, Rain is a focused UK artist with international appeal.

Now Rain drops this superb underground promotional video for his track ‘Leave Me Alone’. The track see’s Rain in the studio with his boys as he spits with ease over some excellent production. Rain has a barrage of new material ready to drop but to keep his fans happy he has unleashed this excellent visual to a banging track!

His music has been championed by the likes of Ras Kwame on BBC 1Xtra, DJ279 on Choice FM as well as having plays on BBC Radio One, and Kiss FM. Last year he also worked with R&B sensation Nathan, who you may remember from hi massive 2006 hit ‘Come Into My Room’. The track entitled ‘On Fire’ was well received by radio and other media and helped to solidify his place in urban music market.

Rain recently blew up the spot with his latest release ‘London 2 QB’ which was is collaboration with Queensbridge rapper Ty Nitty from Infamous Mobb. The project features some seriously hefty tracks with production from the likes of Chad B (50 Cent, G-Unit, Nore, Twista), multi-platinum producers Tha Biznizz (Lil Wayne, Drake, 50 Cent), as well as Vinny Thunn, Abstract Freek Can Workum, Onelovebeats, X.O & more.

Connect with RAIN

www.morerainuk.co.uk

www.twitter.com/rainuk

www.youtube.com/morerainuk

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LISTEN/PURCHASE NOW…

Born and raised in Chatham, Kent, S.Kalibre is no new-comer to the rap game. After getting into Hip-Hop at an early age he was soon influenced by the sounds of Ice-T, Krs-One, NWA, Public Enemy and other acts around this time. Being exposed to music from such a young age it wasn’t long before he started scripting rhymes. In 1999 S Kalibre met up with local producer Mike S (Slapupmill) 1999 and joined a crew called UTI (Under The Influence). The crew recorded a collection of songs which never actually saw the light of day due to financing and members relocating to other parts of the country. It was at this point Mike S & S.Kalibre formed the two man team called Hard Livin.

Hard Livin’ started doing shows all over the UK and began collaborating with other artists. They were picked up by record label called Sin Nombre and a distribution deal with Universal followed. They enjoyed various media support including plays of their promotional video ‘Oh Girl’ on TV, reviews in newspapers and magazines, as well as radio play.

Now at the age of 28, S.Kalibre is an accomplished UK artist who has worked with a host of artists from all over the UK and USA including Blade, Skinnyman, Q Unique, Daz Dillinger, Sabotage Yo Style, Scoob Rock, Junior Disprol and up and coming artists like Apocraphe, Genesis Elijah, Syndrome, Dap C, Bury Crew, Conflix, Troy Scalpels, Manage, CLG, DX, Armshouse, Baron Samedi, Natty, Wordperfect, Humark D Gritty, Stig of the Dump, Redeye, Dr Syntax, Frisko Dan, Stag P, Ironbridge and many more.

S.Kalibre has also shared stages with the likes of De La Soul, Blade, Skinnyman, Phi Life Cypher, Kashmere, Jehst and many many more. S.Kalibre is currently in the studio with producer Slapupmill working on his second mixtape and street album and working on soundtracks for up & coming cutting edge urban dramas and short films.

‘Say Peace’ is S.Kalibre’s brand new single which features Kashmere, Sonny Jim, D Gritty & Genesis Elijah and is produced by Slapupmill. This track is already causing a stir in the world of UK Hip-Hop and with some excellent remixes too from the likes of Soul Theory, Krate Krusaders & Charlie Phillips, this track is now set to do big things. Make sure you check this track and support! Support real UK talent. support S.Kalibre.

Connect:www.twitter.com/s_kalibre www.facebook.com/sdotkalibrewww.facebook.com/pridevibes www.skalibre.bandcamp.comwww.myspace.com/skalibre www.skalibre.com (Coming Soon)BB Pin: 20CD2161

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Ok so usually when u hear that someone is knocking out a FREE set of tracks for your listening pleasure amid the first reactions of being grateful and pleased that it’s free, you also begin to think about the first time you were told “If it seems too good to be true it probably is” …. however this doesn’t apply here.

This 9 track banger is absolute FIRE and contains something for absolutely everyone, the only way you are not going to feel this is if you have no love of Hip Hop whatsoever.

This is a complete encapsulation of everything Hip Hop should be,  the best in the business doing their thing with Stealf at the wheel driving some thumping beats adding his unique twist on such classics.

It is a composition of tracks of which everyone will have a favorite and is the perfect companion for anyone who has a musical device to turn up loud !!

With all the heavy hitters of the hip hop world on “The Mixing Bowl” it seems a given that this was going to work, but there is a sense of responsibility with such  material and a great pressure to do each track justice when you have such names as Game, Joe Budden, Jim Jones, Lil Wayne, Kayne West and Jay Z to name but a few, featured on this epic compilation of Stealf remixes.

Our personal favorites out of this bunch have to be “The Announcing of a classic” – Jay-Z and Kanye West and “Hello West Coast” – Game, Dr. Dre & Ice Cube, these tracks will take you back to the good old days of Hip Hop and will show you how a remix can revive the memories of classic tracks, with a modern twist that makes you want to bump out these beats all over again.

“The Mixing Bowl” is an absolute banger that you need to have on your tracklist, we cant get enough of this and it seems to go harder every time you listen to it…… this a 10/10 composition of the best by the best …. hats off to Stealf he has done it again.

“The Mixing Bowl” Track List.

All I Need – Jay Z
Weatherman – Jim Jones, Lil Wayne & Stack Bundles
The Future – Joe Budden & Game
Pure Criminology – Raekwon & Ghostface
2 Words – Mos Def, Kanye West & Freeway
It’s All About Hawaii – Biggie, P. Diddy & Lil Kim
The Announcing Of A Classic – Jay Z & Kanye West
Hello West Coast – Game, Dr. Dre & Ice Cube
King Of Kings – Havoc & Raekwon

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Eminem Could Receive an Extra $30 Million in Royalties From F.B.T. Productions Lawsuit

F.B.T. Productions, the outfit accredited with discovering Eminem in 1995 and producing many of Em’s tracks filed a lawsuit back in 2007. The claim was that Aftermath did not have the right to distribute the music digitally to people such as Apple and other providers.

Universal Music Group (UMG) filed an appeal with the 9^th Circuit Court in 2010  after Eminem and F.B.T. Productions were awarded half of the royalties of digital downloads. The appeal was overruled and UMG took their case to the Supreme Court who refused to hear the appeal.

During an interview with the New York Times, Joel Martin explained:

“As of now it’s worth $17 million or $20 million, but on a future accounting basis, five or 10 years from now, it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issue,”

This type of case raises many questions over how royalties are distributed and reinforces the fact that the music industry has and is still changing. Digital distribution has changed the music industry in so many ways, both from a positive and a negative perspective and the future of the industry is almost certainly intertwined with how the major labels choose to embrace the digital age.

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E-40 Concert Shooter Sentenced to Life

The shooting took place after an E-40 concert in Colorado, 2009. The man responsible, 24 year old Terry Lamaire Gaines, shot dead a man in the car park shortly after the concert. The victim, 27 year old Michael Allen Davis was found dead in his car by the police outside of the venue.

 
Mr. Gaines was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder and an additional ten years on three separate charges after police had to chase him down. These included Possession of a deadly weapon, possession of marijuana and leading police on a car chase.

 
This was not the first violent encounter following an E-40 concert. Only months earlier (December 2008) there was a shootout that left five people injured after a concert in Denver.

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Lupe Fiasco Ft Sway & Eric Turner - Break The Chain

“Break The Chain” is one of many explosive crowd moving songs taken from Lupe Fiasco’s US #1 Album “Lasers”.  The track features the incredible voice of Eric Turner (Tinnie Tempah “Written In The Stars”), alongside one of the UK’s leading Rapper/Lyricist “Sway” with production by none other than European super-producer iShi (Written In The Stars, Game Over).

Check out the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lY0p9P5T0c

 
You can follow all contributing artists on Twitter…..

@LupeFiasco

@Sway_Dcypha

@ericturners

@iSHi_2Stripes

 
Lupe Fiasco album Lasers is out now!

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Japan Benefit Album to Feature Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Other Artists

The benefit album is to be released digitally via Universal Music Group and artists have agreed to include their tracks without claiming royalties to show their support and to raise the largest amount possible for the people affected by the recent earthquakes and Tsunami.

A spokesperson for the Japanese Red Cross explained the reasons behind the digital release:

“We are doing it only digitally because it is faster, and this will be a worldwide release. The plan is to have it available later this week,”

The album will also feature music from artists such as Bon Jovi, U2, Justin Bieber and possibly Lady Gaga.

The album should be available for download later in the week and all proceeds will go straight to the Japan Red Cross.

We will update you on this story as soon as the album is released so please, if you can, download the album and help the people who have suffered through one of the worst natural disasters of our time.

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Alleged Pistol Whipping by Slim Thug

It has been reported that Thugga, aided by an associate, robbed Clarence Evans mid business meeting back in March 2010.

Evans claims that a business meeting had been arranged at a residential location with Houston, Texas rapper Slim Thug and others. It is alleged that the assault with a pistol was carried out by Slim Thug himself and that he encouraged others at the scene to also attack Clarence Evans and steal his possessions.

Mr Evans is claiming for loss of wages, medical expenses, medication and other damages.

No statement has been released by Slim Thug as yet.

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Eminem’s Marshall Mathers Foundation Joins Forces with Chrysler Clothing Range to Give Back to Detroit

Since the Chrysler Super Bowl commercial “Born of Fire” featuring Eminem was aired, Chrysler have seen their “Imported from Detroit” T-Shirts consistently selling out via their website Chrysler.com.

Eminem has joined forces with Chrysler in a clothing partnership and it has been confirmed that a significant portion of the profits will be donated to the Marshall Mathers Foundation. As well as Em’s Foundation, various other Detroit support projects will receive donations to aid in future development. These include; Habitat for Humanity Detroit, the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Michigan and Think Detroit PAL.

Chrysler released a statement about their partnership:

“We hope that by partnering with these charitable organizations people will be encouraged to wear their ‘Imported from Detroit’ merchandise proudly knowing that a portion of the proceeds will go to programs and initiatives that contribute to the fundamental development of the children of Detroit and the communities in which they reside.”

The range is available in all sizes, with various colours to choose from. There are also plans to release several special edition T-Shirts and you can also get hold of bumper stickers with the “Imported from Detroit” slogan.

If you would like to buy a T-Shirt and support Detroit or simply wish to have a look then click here.

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