Blog: Certified Banger

The Roots drop their 13th studio album tomorrow. Undun is a concept album taking inspiration from a Sufjan Stevens track and charting the deteration and eventual destruction of a young mans life. That might sound like a typical hip-hop subject but the story plays out in reverse begining with our protagonist one ''Redford Stevens'' death, rewinding the downward spiral that lead to his There are 4 short videos featuring songs from the album Sleep is the earliest in the tracklist Make My follows with Stomp and Tip the [...]

1st lady of da ville and Nottz legend Tempz dropped another free project [SILENT STORM] to end the a successfull year thats seen her release a series of quality videos , a popular radio slot , a feature on charlie sloths ''fire in the booth'' and live performances including supporting the man with the master plan and many heads GOAT Rakim. Silent Storm has a blend of genres including Dubstep, DnB and Hip-Hop. For me Tempz shines brightest in her comfort zone tearin up bangers from Premo and Kanye West while ''In the mix'' shows [...]

Troop Raw and First Son Records have just made free this recent e.p. to celebrate Troops release from prison. Featuring LordWillin and Swann this is hardcore hip hop at its finest. Recieving radio play from Newcastle to Denver and on to Canada this is one for the heads. Get it on the player below. <p><a href=" http://firstson.bandcamp.com/a lbum/art-illery-e-p">ar t.Illery e.p. by Troop Raw</a></p>

Got put on to this video over at MPC forums (shout to polt ). Legit comes with some provocative bars attacking the inherent racism some people just cant let go of. Approaching the subject from a new or relatively unheard angle and accompanied by a well shot video Legit gives you at least one good reason to check out his mixtape ''Colouring Outside the Lines'' also have a look at the videos director young wonders channel for some more hi def visual dope. Find the free [...]

'Everyday User' is the debut solo release from Tactical Thinking and Primitive Form's wordsmith Assa. This long awaited album features some of the U.K's finest rappers with performances from Deadline, Derogatory, Jim Raygun, Jay Madden, Tenchoo, Lego, Leaf Dog, B.V.A and Foola. The album is held together with precise mixing and perfect production from Pete Cannon and 3 Amigos' Naive. Assa is a born emcee with the ability to flow effortlessly over any beat. 'Showdown' featuring Foola shows he is [...]

Bonded in Bonds is the uncompromising new release that promises to take Scottish hip-hop to a new plateau. The unique collaboration pits Mog's Glaswegian story-telling rhymes against the genre-hopping soundscape of Edinburgh's Zambian Astronaut. Kicking off with the dull, throbbing beats of 'Ze Money', Bonded In Bombs is a six-track tour de force that shows why Scottish hip-hop is one of the last bastions of free expression. The accents might be regional, but the music and the message refuse to be constrained by manmade frontiers: love, alienation and red machetes are universal themes. Mog [...]

What a banger! Taken from The White Shadow's new album Savage which along with Vinnie Paz also features Chino XL, Celph Titled, Masta Ace, Edo G, Ruste Juxx, Sha Stimuli and many more. With White Shadows excellent production throughout this is one for the people who think Hip Hop has gone soft. White Shadow gathers a mixture of upcoming emcees and legends together for this project. Check the track with Masta Ace, Edo G and more below. LISTEN TO FULL ALBUM HERE BUY ON [...]

Big track here, pre-order True Talk here

The first video from Caxton Press,gonna be hearing a lot from them over the next few monthes. Global Faction on the visuals

Telemachus (chemo) releases a new 12" featuring Jehst through Kilamanjaro. With visuals looking like someone left the Discovery Channel on mute youd be more than a little confused if it wasnt for Jehst vivid imagery. The track kind of reminded me of Lewis Parkers Masquerades album but as youd expect the beats got big bass and eclectic percussion sounds. I saw Jehst last night in Southampton with Kwake, Louis slipperz, Jazz T and Parky the set was amazing he dropped a couple old tracks and most of good tracks from Dragon... if hes touring in your area get down there, [...]

Is Sonnyjim the UK's hardest working? I know I've given that title to Verb T in the past, but Jim is pretty relentless with his releases these days... Fresh on the heels of The Psychonaut remix project is the Tall Poppy Syndrome EP, which drops on the 25/11. Here is a video to the title track from that release. It's on a zoned out vibe, with a slurrier delivery than you'd usually hear from Jim, but as ever, his verses are always worth at least a couple of spins. "Rappers nowadays? [...]

Now listening to this took me back a few years... Back when I was 16, Double P were pretty much the dopest thing imaginable, and I was always disappointed that the group disbanded before their huge potential was anywhere near being fulfilled. Here, Reveal does his bit for memory lane by dropping a 28 track (!!) lost tapes project. Many of these tunes have been released before, so you may recognise a fair amount of the material here. That said, there is still quite a lot of material that is new to me, and I was a pretty [...]

At long last, some new material from Mr YG. This mixtape has been a long time coming, as he's been mentioning it, on and off, for about the last 4 years. He describes this as unreleased material, with a few tasters of things to come. Plenty of niceness on here, Time To Rearrange in particular is classic Yungun, especially for a freebie. The format is pretty original as well. Structured as an old style cassette tape, each 'side' is a distinct mix from long time collaborator Mr. Thing. At the end, he even [...]

All 3 J-Lives (MC, Producer & DJ) feature in this new video for the Marco Polo produced track, The Authentic. I've not yet got round to checking his latest album, S.P.T.A, and I will need to rectify this situation soon...

I know you been missin them Demigodz dry your little peepers babies cos the DGZ collective is back. The most prolific and longest standing members Apathy and Celph Titled call on regular collaborator Ryu and roll heat over a dope flip of the Rocky theme (courtesy of Ap) on The Demigodz Is Back. Apathy also tweeted an album will be out next year and will feature the whole crew including Esoteric, Blacastan and Motive expect features from other AOTP affiliates and more. With the success and acclaim of Honkey Kong and Celphs Buckwild collab you can bet this project will [...]

Get the new mixtape from London artist Razor here,where he hops from genre to genre from hip hop to grime to rock and more. DOWNLOAD HERE Shout-out to URM.

New video from one of the sickest groups in Ireland. Sons Phonetic have been making a name for themselves lately with live shows all over Ireland,Dont Sleep on this. Sons phonetic album on itunes Sons Phonetic on facebook

New NEMS video,dont sleep.

Your favourite fresh faced nottz based true school rapper Cappo's back after a short hyiatus with a LP/Mixtape. Cappo cites Gusto Grizwold as his most diverse project yet and having morphed from the Iron Condor into the Isotope Flow Glider hes coming at the mic from new heights. The album features a mix a bootlegged loops and the usual sampled MPC business youd expect from the Attic Man. Gusto.. is released on digi pack cd and digital d/l from Cappos own Under The Cap LTD label cop it for a [...]

New free ep from J-Roots and Reds,dont sleep. <p><a href=" http://burntfingaz.bandcamp.co m/album/j-roots-reds-cool-dead ly">J-ROOTS & REDS---COOL & DEADLY by Burnt Fingaz</a></p>