Elan Tamara – Don’t Know Why
lovely London songstress Elan Tamara returns with a new one from her upcoming Organ EP, complete with Kate Bush 'The ...
lovely London songstress Elan Tamara returns with a new one from her upcoming Organ EP, complete with Kate Bush 'The ...
London filmmaker Yemi Bemiro was on hand when Big Dada rookie phenom Dels met with UK legend Roots Manuva & Joe ...
Sweet and Sound Video 11 - Jammer performs some exclusive tracks from his soon to be released album at the Sweet and ...
The beginning of grime is over. Now the transition from an underground scene that people a few years back treated like ice-cold water is getting a bit warmer, but not so hot that you don't want to get in to this fresh lake of originality. Grime's slow but consistent progression has stayed true to it's ethos from the beginning and one of the main elements of this budding music phenomenon is Jammer; producer, MC and all-round pioneer of the music at hand. I went to see him at a cafe in Leyton where we ate fish and chips and talked about his new album soon to be released on Big Dada, time-wasters in grime, his biggest achievements and the new Lord of the Mics DVD.
A new collective has landed in the hip-hop world and they sound alternatively dope, catchy and stylish. XRABIT is a producer from Dalston, East London and the subject of this interview. XRABIT isn’t making beats that attempt to imitate the big names or recreate the style of other hip-hop sub genres, he’s doing his own thing and the people he works with are original too. XRABIT drops beats for Damaged Goods (aka DMG$), a duo of rappers from the Dirty South USA and are signed to Big Dada. The combination isn’t like anything else I’ve heard so I decided to try and get to the bottom of how the magic came about…
