Kelis - Acapella (new song produced by David Guetta)/rant

NOOOO NOOO NOOOOO NOOOO FUCKING NOOOOOO! I've been reading about Kelis' comeback for like years now...and I was looking forward to it - like REALLY looking forward to it! I'd read about the different sorts of people she was working with and welcomed the diversity it promised (e.g. No Security with Crookers)! And now I find this piece of musical SHIT produced by David Guetta which is gonna be the first release on her new debut album.
 
Yes..yes, this probably will be a big club hit, infact I'll probably hear it in my own student union. However you must ask yourself, 'What determines a *big club hit*?', when all the "clubbers" are so off their face on ecstacy, then wouldnt know if you smashed them over the head with a concrete tonne!

Anyway I found myself wondering why Kelis would do this, why would she put her fans through such total suffering and pain...I'll tell you why:::

Kelis had been signed to Will.I.Am/Interscope Records after leaving Jive. And so no wonder she's making this housey, generic, boring crap which REALLY does not compliment her singing capabilities...Will.I.Am is the KING of selling out!
Who remembers when Black Eyed Peas (pre-Fergie & when the lightskinned one was quite sexy!) made songs like this...

But then Will.I.Am got blinded by the dollar signs, signed Fergie (after receiving rejection from Nicole Schnigerzeringerzingzinglalalacher from PCD) and starting making electro/pop crap!

Well after making no p's from 'Kelis was Here', Jive dropped her like a plate at a Greek wedding..she got married, up the duff and later divorced and then realised..."shit I aint got no money, my baby-daddy dont love me no mo' and I need to get my hair and nails diiiddd!". So called on Will.I.Am the King of "I weren't making any money in my previous genre-cataegory, so hey Ima just jump on this pop bandwagon for a while until I get bored/fat/ugly/Fergie pregant" and hey presto, we now have another artist that has let go of their artistic integrity like a silent, but violent fart in pursuit of $$$$!

*sighs* and plays Kelis 'Young, Fresh & New'


p.s. her new stylist needs to get SACKED!
Via Hattie Collins Blog

TRYNA BE ME - TINCHY STRYDER FT. RUFF SQWAD

This is a smart move by Tinchy Stryder's management, its grimey...but not toooo grimey! I don't think the fans shown in this video would appreciate truuuuuue grimey bars! So its like a risk, but a calculated risk. I wonder if this will do as well as his electro/grime pop tracks, its only got 24,046 youtube views since 10th November....
 

Griminal – Invincible ft Mz Bratt - Official Video

I like this. But they should have cut the vid at 3:43!

N-Dubz - Playin With Fire Interview (Dappy, Tulisa and Fazer talk Against All Odds)

This is jooooooookkes! La Roux, put it this way...Tulisa will KNOCK YOU OUT!
N-Dubz speak on their fans, America, JLS, facebook beef, sex lies and a whole heap of other contraversial ish...

Justin Hustlin present: 'The Since '81 Series'

The bakery boys, Shacky Sweet-Tooth and Dre from Justin Hustlin, are back! This time with a birthday collection inspired by video and arcade games from the 80s/90s to mark their 1st online anniversary!

The hand-designed, silk screen tee's will be available on their website to purchase on 12th December at a credit crunching price of £20! And with every purchase, an exclusive invitation will be given for that customer to attend Justin Hustlin's private first birthday celebrations at the Justin Hustlin Bakery!

In true, democratic fashion, the boys are giving the public the chance to vote on which designs you think are best - the two favourites will then be available to purchase, first, on 12 December! Check out the pictures below of each design and click on it to be taken to the relevant facebook page to vote!
For more details visit: http://limitededitionclothing.net/the-since-81-series

Pre-orders can be placed on facebook by simply sending Justin Hustlin a message or by contacting them via info@justinhustlin.com

Doughboy X Megaman
colour way: Megaman


Doughboy X Shinobi
colour way: Shinobi

1UP
color way: The World Warrior

1UP
colour way: Champion Edition

1UP
colour way: Hyper Fighting

1UP
colour way: Invader purple

The 'Bear-doe' Bear
colour way: Invader blue & purple

The 'Bear-doe' Bear
colour way: NES controller

Interview with Justin Hustlin
Justin Hustlin Facebook

Wiley feat Chew Fu - Take That (Official Video)

Absolute tuneage!
Wiley has, in my eyes, crossed over into the world of electro, but not in annoying "I'm gonna chat nonsense about girls" kinda way, but instead in a heavy-based, gun-finger-worthy chew-fu produced kinda way!
The video is cool! 1000% better than the other crap UK puts out! Just perfect for a grime mc over an electro beat really, still maintained some urbanisms whilst having the crazy girls and light-dancing for the electro fans!
The editing is on point, the girls had make-up professionally done, the cameo's weren't over-done.
Ahhh I just LOVE this song :-)
Apparently it's out on December 28th!

Via Danny's Weblog

I recommend you visit Ecoutez

I came across a cool blog today whilst scouring the net for some dubstep! Ecoutez is managed by two midlands girls and features info, mp3's and music news on the best & latest in Dubstep, Funky, Dancehall, Electro and other random genres I'm not sure of the name of! They also post up their favourite remixes of the week every Thursday which is really cool. Expect lots of Switch, Diplo, M.I.A. and Burial as well as UK Funky and some Bashment! These girls are actually into their music and know what they're talking about!

So yeah click on the pic, check out their blog and see what all the fuss is about!

Crookers - No Security (feat. Kelis)

This song has really grown on me. I welcome the fact that Kelis is diversifying her musical capabilities. Granted, we can never go back to the Kaleidoscope days, but this is a new project (RnB meets Electro, proper electro) just like her collaboration with Neptunes was back in the deezayyy, and so I'm willing to give it time!
p.s. what on earth is the video about???

Beyonce ft Lady Gaga - Video Phone

Lady GaGa did surprisingly well in the singing and dancing categories for this video.....they could have given her some booty padding for the body category though man...come on she is standing next to Beyonce for a good portion of the vid!
Beyonce delivers once again in terms of singing, sexiness and the ultimate in lady-swagger (i hate that word!), can't believe I missed out on her concert :-(

Event: Bad Intentions this Sunday at Camden

For those of you that miss the good old days where DJ's played actual music, where the vibes were good and the entry free...DJ Yasmin is bringing the old skool house party vibes back to 'The Black Heart' in Camden!

Unlike your typical rave:
Theres no guestlist
No entry price
No dresscode (other than stink attitudes are to be left in the cloakroom)

Music policy includes R&B, Hip Hop, Bashment and anything inbetween that the DJ's fancy playing!

Download DJ Yasmin's free mini-mix here to sample a lickle taster of whats going down this Sunday, below is a tracklist!
1. Foxy Brown ft Jay-z - I'll Be There (Trackmaster's Remix)
2. Black Eyed Peas - Joints & Jams
3. Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately
4. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Wonder If I Take You Home
5. Missy Elliot - I'm Hot
6. N*E*R*D ft Common, Q-tip, Mos Def, De La Soul - She Wants To Move (Remix)
7. Jay-z ft Kanye West - Hate
8. Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit
9. MIA - Come Around (Dj Spair & Dr Claw Uptempo Remix)
10. Major Lazer - Pon Di Floor
11. Lloyd - Get It Shawty
12. Wookie - What's Going On
13. Jay-z - Jigga What Jigga Who
14. Twista ft Kanye West - Overnight Celebrity
15. Ghost Town Dj's - Shorty Swing My Way


Follow the beautiful DJ Yasmin on Twitter!!

See you there this Sunday :-)

Omarion - I Get It In (feat. Gucci Mane) Official Video

JESSIE SINGING 'SEXY SILK AT I TUNES SHOWCASE'

Wooooo Miss Jessica Cornish is back with her bad self! Here's a video of her singing "Sexy Silk" at an iTunes showcase! This was uploaded via her youtube channel and she said:
 " I JUST THOUGHT THIS GIVES YOU AN INSIGHT TO HOW BORING MUSIC INDUSTRY AUDIENCES ARE!! LOOK AT DEM"
Hahah its soooooooo true when she drops that sick rift @1min 45 and gives the mic to the guy in the audience that says "yeah" that was a straight parrrrr!! I would have been skanking out in that audience looool. Wish  I was there man :-(...can't wait for some more material from Jessie! Her band are amazing too!

Scorcher ft G Frsh, Wretch 32 & Mercston - Trend Setters

The beat on this track is sick! Looking forward to hearing Scorcher's album Concrete Jungle with features from Wretch 32, J2K, Wiley and Mercston. Out on 16th Nov.

Track Listing


01 - Dark Knight
02 - Space Invader ft Wizzy Wow
03 - Good Morning ft Wretch32 and Kay Young
04 - Standing On The Chairs
05 - I Know ft J2K and Wiley
06 - London Boy
07 - Trend Setters ft G-Frsh, Wretch32 and Mercston
08 - Gangsta
09 - Revenge ft J F-L-O-W-S
10 - We Don't Care ft Terminator
11 - Interlude (Performed by Grand Jones)
12 - She Don't Know ft Darren B
13 - Turbulence
14 - Grownard
15 - Lights On ft Wretch32 and Mercston
16 - This Is Me
17 - Getaway
18 - Pay-per-view (Bonus)
19 - Lipsin Ting (Bonus)

Scorcher myspace
Purchase the album here or here

1 Day the film gets banned in Birmingham

1DAY, is a film by Director Penny Woolcock - described by some as the British "Boyz In The Hood" and dubbed Britains first "Hip Hop" musical. I'm not going into details about the synopsis about the film...you can read it on the official website here. I am instead going to bring to my readers attention the controversy surrounding the subject of the film (street life and gang-wars in inner-city Birmingham) and cinemas & police in the Birmingham area that have BANNED the film from being shown in certain cinemas. Their justification for this? They believe the film glamourises gun crime.

According to the Independent Newspaper, the ban started when a uniformed police officer personally advised the manager of an Odeon Cinema in Birmingham against screening the film. This manager obeyed his "advice" and other cinema managers followed suit!

Joseph Patterson wrote an article on "1 Day" on the Independant Minds website which also discussed the gross misconduct and unfairness of the police officers creating a ban on the film being screened in its home city. He raised an issue, which rang alarm bells in my head:

"The reason why guns and drugs are mentioned so much in the film is because that's the story line, just like a James Bond film would have, so what's the difference? Because they're black? This film gives the audience a real look at how many young black people in the UK are living in today's society, everything isn't all cups of tea and The Queen, like Nick Griffin would like it to be, so get over it."

I 100% agree with what Joseph has written. And not only do I think that this could be a MAJOR example of racism and prejudice...but also a MAJOR example of censorship.

The film is based on postcode gangs and gun culture in the inner city of Birmingham, its an insight into what REALLY goes on, an exposure of what some of Birmingham's youth (and, in effect other major UK cities) are faced with and involved with everyday and essentially:

an exposure of the lack of effective policing in inner-cities!

The film has recieved huge support and exposure, from multiple forums, bloggers, reviewers, journalists, musicians - also the film received £65,000 in funding from the UK Film Council. The film was shot on the streets of Handsworth with the cast recruited from nearby neighbourhoods. The police have put a ban on this film to prevent the general public - people that aren't involved in gang-culture...from finding out the truth of what really goes on. Is this censorship or social-control?

Anyway sorry to go deep and political on you....below are a list of cinemas in Birmingham (the film is not banned anywhere else in the UK) that are showing the film:

SHOWCASE BIRMINGHAM: Kingsbury Road (A38), Erdington, B24 9QE, 0871 220 1000
VUE STAR CITY: Star City, Unit 29, Watson Rd, Nechells, Birmingham, B7, 0871 224 0240
EMPIRE CINEMA: Bristol Rd, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham, B45, 0871 471 4714
CINEWORLD WOLVERHAMPTON: Bentley Bridge Leisure Park, Wednesfield Way, Wolverhampton WV11 1TZ, 0871 200 2000
SHOWCASE WALSALL: Bently Mill Way, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 0LE, 0871 220 1000
SHOWCASE DUDLEY: Castle Gate Way, Dudley, DY1 4TA, 0871 220 1000

 Info on where the film is being shown was taken from the BBC

Some of the facts from the above were taken from this Independant article

Dead Prez at KOKO Fri 6 November

Cherri V ft Wiley - School Daze VIDEO

Wale “Fragile” (Feat. Chrisette Michele) video

The second single from Wale's debut album, "Attention Deficit" - one of the best hip hop albums of 2009! I describe him as the new Kanye, remember the old Kanye...before the alcohol and the women and the louis vuitton sneakers and the emo-hop..yeah THAT Kanye!

I think I quite fancy Wale...
via Clutch Mag

Lady Leshurr - Divas Gettin Money

The most talked about underground female MC, Lady Leshurr exhibits her lyrical skills on what the kids are calling a "hood video"! "Divas Gettin Money" proves that Birmingham native, Lady Leshurr, ain't playing games...her flow is undeniably smooth and her lyrics smart - a rare find in the music world today! One of the hardest working MC's around, Leshurr has battled all over the UK and one of her biggest gigs was at Sidewinder! She has two mixtapes out on the circuit right now, the first "Needle in a Haystack" was managed and funded 100% by herself which just goes to show this young girls determination! Check out her myspace link below to download her mixtapes.


http://www.myspace.com/ladyleshurr

BOY BETTER KNOW - GOIN IN (video)

SUPA DUPA meets HYPEFEST

DJs & PAs ACROSS TWO SUPERCLUBS & 5 ARENAS:

RNB / HIP-HOP / BASHMENT / UK GARAGE / BASSLINE / FUNKY HOUSE / AFRO BEATS / SOCA / BHANGRA /

☆☆KANO – Rock N Roller, Ps & Qs, Typical Me + More LIVE ☆☆TIM WESTWOOD - BBC 1Xtra, BBC Radio 1 ☆☆B2K feat LIL FIZZ & J BOOG LIVE ☆☆SKEPTA - BOY BETTER KNOW LIVE ☆☆HEARTLESS CREW LIVE ☆☆ROLL DEEP feat DJ TARGET ☆☆CHRIS GOLDFINGER ☆☆DONAEO – Party Hard LIVE ☆☆TEMPA T – Next Hype LIVE ☆☆MARCUS NASTY – Rinse FM☆☆TRILLA Etap Riddim, G-Star LIVE ☆☆SUPA D – Rinse FM ☆☆JAMIE DUGGAN ☆☆HOTSTEPPA feat FUNKY ALLSTARS ☆☆DJ CAMEO – BBC 1Xtra ☆☆FUNKY DEE- Are You Gonna Bang? LIVE ☆☆DJ Q - BBC 1Xtra ☆☆TARGET - BBC 1Xtra ☆☆MAXIMUM – BOY BETTER KNOW ☆☆PRINCESS NYAH – Big Boys, Frontline LIVE ☆☆DJ PIONEER – Kiss FM ☆☆QUINCY – Choice FM ☆☆TRIBAL MAGZ – Tribal Man Skank, Feeling Funky LIVE  ☆☆SHANIQUE – Say Yes LIVE ☆☆DOGTANIAN ☆☆KAOS ☆☆ILL BLU ☆☆SLICK DON LIVE ☆☆HTWO 0 ☆☆AMAN HAYER ☆☆JAGS KLIMAX ☆☆HOODZIE ☆☆RISKGO – Certified Vibemaker ☆☆PIK ‘N’ MIX FAMILY – RoadBlock ☆☆INVASION CREW – Love & Affection ☆☆DJ ‘FUNKIN’ SEF ☆☆SMOOTH FUEGO ☆☆APOSTLE LIVE ☆☆DJ EXCELL ☆☆DR. COSMIC & PHATZ ☆☆STORMRIDERZ ☆☆KRAZY HYPE ENTS ☆☆RUFFIANZ ENTS ☆☆BERTIE B ☆☆CHRIS HOGG ☆☆DJ RJ - Ice Cream Family ☆☆TWISTED ENTS ☆☆DJ KAPITAL ☆☆DL SAWYER ☆☆DJ K-STYLZ ☆☆MR. SILVA – If You’re On This LIVE ☆☆DNA ☆☆KID J ☆☆DJ TWIST – Play Ents ☆☆NEPTIZZLE ☆☆DJ SLICK ☆☆DJ MAJOR - Gold Minds ☆☆SOUND CONTROL ☆☆INDY MAKH ☆☆TEMPTASIAN ROADSHOW


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