Us3 is the brainchild of London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson, formed in 1992 they returned with their 8th album Lie, Cheat & Steal on October 3rd. Wilkinson's hip-hop-jazz crew sees the introduction of two new MC's, New York based rapper Oveous Maximus and all round UK hip hop genius Akala. They have kindly previewed two tracks 'You Can Run But You Can't [...]
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Big line-up for one of many remixes of Bad Boys , an anti-popo track from ex-So Solid member Swiss. There's also a video for the newbies remix, featuring Charlie Sloth, G Frsh, Krept, Dru Blu, Youngsta (U-God's doppelgänger) and Pariz 1.
Some of our writers are going through a very busy period right now so we apologise for the lack of posts that you've been seeing on these boards lately. We'll be picking up the pace soon though so fear not. I haven't held the fort down properly either I can't lie *slaps myself on wrists*. However this is largely due to a hectic weekend which included me watching a Wayne Rooney second-half salvo and a brilliant Cricket World Cup final simultaneously. I shall therefore take this opportunity to post everything that I have missed in one go. [...]
Former So Solid MC Swiss is pushing a street-activist angle with the track Bad Boys , which he put out at the end of last year. He's embarking on an awareness campaign called Bars & Bars to let the youth know their rights when stopped by the police - and this is part of that. Fair cop. This remix has a really strong line-up, but it's not even possible to make out whether its any good or not since the sound quality is terrible. I can only assume Swiss isn't responsible [...]
Just over two weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a Hip Hop panel discussion at the British Library, Islington. Speakers included the names listed in the title to this post. The discussion was surprisingly thought provoking, highlighting some major issues in Hip Hop and society today. After the panel discussion – before the [...]
Akala, Lowkey and Saul Williams discuss the current state of hip-hop
Akala, Lowkey and Saul Williams discuss the current state of hip-hop
Who has a major crush on Katy B at the moment? Everyone? Yeah, I thought so... I spoke about her upcoming single ft. Ms. Dynamite last month when they both performed it live at the Wembley Arena for BBC's 1Xtra Live, but yesterday finally some more details were revealed about 'Lights On'. Skream announced via Twitter that he's about to give 'Lights On' the Skreamix-treatment (most likely to be featured on the official single release next month) and Rinse FM released this video from the Notting Hill Carnival where Katy and Ms. Dynamite performed it at the [...]
I have posted about Akala before because the guy is just good. There are only select rappers from overseas that I really digest in and that basically being Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal and Akala. I was flipping through my track and I discovered this freestyle over Yellow Bricks by the Arctic Monkeys and I knew I had to share. It is not necessarily new but just plain good. We are going into a rap world where indie is sampled to no end but there are bands that so many just steer away from it seems. Arctic Monkeys have [...]
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DoubleThink is a very big album. Acts such as Akala , Lowkey and Black the Ripper are often heralded as the UK's best lyricists with their controversial and political flows standing out in a grime scene dwindling towards commercial exposure. If you follow Akala on twitter , you'll have seen him tweeting about the harsh realities he faced in his recent visit to the favelas of Rio De Janiero; the official video to one of the better tracks off Doublethink was created as a result. Check out 'Yours and My Children' [...]
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Akala yours and my children.mp3 HOLD UP! Before you press play on this tune I just want to take a moment to ask you to pay attention to the lyrics. They are the song. Now press play dammit! Akala is as London rapper who has been overshadowed in popular media by her older sis Ms Dynamite. In the wake of his impending 3rd [...]
I received and email a short while ago and I was blown away but the content in it. It seems like every rapper that tends to come my way that resides overseas has such a great musical talent and it is amazing. Akala is no exception. He just released his third studio album DoubleThink which makes me think to myself...where have I been that I haven't gotten wind of this guy before. Akala is the type of rapper that you sit back and listen to and are just like wow...simple as that. He has been running around in the London [...]
Free London daily rag the Metro recently caught up with Akala, Ms Dynamite's sibling. I only know Roll Wid Us , which is a few years old now, from this guy. The Dexplicit remix of that was cool. From the Metro: "'We spend our lives being put in boxes; it's the boxes I can't stand, man.' It doesn't take much to get British hip hop wordsmith Akala (aka 26-year-old Kingslee James Daley) on a roll, as we chat over a healthy pick'*'mix from his favourite veggie restaurant. This amiable rabble-rouser has [...]
* Latepass * Some new heat from Akala . Been a minute since he dropped his last project. I am led to believe this is taken from the new album 'Doublethink' dropping sometime in spring. Not a massive tune but hey, I'm just glad one of the best lyricists in the game is still breathing.
UK based Hip Hop MC Akala returns in 2010 with his third album " Doublethink " through Illastate Records . The first cut from that record will be " XXL ", which is released April 19th. Previous albums " It's Not A Rumour " and " Freedom Lasso [...]
I remember going to see The Bombitty of Errors , an "ad-raptation" of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors years ago that was actually really, really good. The musical In The Heights also did an amazing job of incorporating hip hop into the Broadway musical format and let's not forget Big Boi 's Big ballet suing music from Outkast . It's good to see hip hop being mixed with these so-called 'higher' art forms to create something fresh or at least different. After all isn't [...]
Music Liberation has been on an extended break for the past couple of weeks, but we're back now. Therefore some of these tunes aren't exactly "brand new", but whatever, we dig them. Deadmau5 pronounced " Dead Mouse " is a house producer and DJ from Toronto , Canada . He's been around for awhile with several albums out there already, but it's his latest body of work " Random Album Title " which has started to gather some momentum for [...]
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