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The intro to this video captures what is wrong with commercial US TV vision. I mean, how many names do you need to drop these days to introduce one song? But at least it's nice to see Bez is still getting work.

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Cardiff's long standing graff spot Oner Signs are running a competition for local artists to get your work in their 2010 calender. Anything goes from full colour walls to exquisite sketches as long as it includes the word Oner and you get it over to Ronnie and the guys in store on Cardiff's Church Street.The deadline is November 27 so you best get down there to get some paint if you want to be

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I have posted this because Hip Hop needs more hair parted to the side.

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If you've been wondering what Hov was chatting about for that three minutes while you waited for Alicia Keys to pop up in the mix, then wonder no more because someone has mapped out the whole of Empire State of Mind for you. At the time of writing guided tours were not yet available.Watch this space because my good pal and Hip Hop heretic @weekspotblog is threatening to make one for Orinoc

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While i might have been neglecting this place i have still been working on a few things. A little while back I caught up with London based Australian emcee Brad Strut for Stealth Mag. Here's a little of what he had to say.The UK seems like a harder place for an independent Hip Hop artist to survive?A lot of people at home have this fantasy ideal that British Hip Hop is just as big as its own

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Yeah, you read that right, apparently the liquid sword tongued one has hooked up with wyrd folk sensation Devendra Banhart.The unlikely pair met at the Coachella festival where GZA was watching him form the sidelines. They got chatting and before you know it GZA has recorded a freestyle to Devendra's new single Baby.What the shaloin warrior will be rapping about is anyones guess but my bet it

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Exactly as it says on the tin really. This track comes from their upcoming new album United Colours of Beggatron.

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Perhaps the best thing about the slowly closing in night of autumn is that they get swiftly filled with top class music as everyone rushes to promote their fourth quarter releases. One such disc doing the rounds this year is Kyza's Shots of Smirnoff mixtape/album (no one really seems to know where to place this one in the HMV Hip Hop racks).So the Globe's Hip Hop heavy inaugural year continues on

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You wouldn't normally catch me advocating watching the manipulative circus of human tragedy that is the X-Factor but this year the UK Hip Hop heads have someone to root for. Last night in amongst the usual collection of Jacko impersonators, tone-deaf dish washers and Celine Dion wannabes was Foreign Beggars collaborator and Mama Said member, Graziella.It'll be a couple of weeks before you get to

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Nice to see those on capital hill and I agree on the quality of Beyonce's promos.Link couresty of the well dressed folks at ATCN

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Last night Speech Debelle won the only major music award worth winning, the Mercury Music Prize (not least of all because it gets you actual cash). I can't comment extensively on the album as i don't have a copy other than to say that all the tracks i've heard has been sounding fresh.You can watch the whole thing on the BBC iplayer.No doubt it'll be a great boost for her and the ever strong Big

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That disparate crew of like minded misfits have been working on their new record 'United Colours of Beggarttron' while the rest of us were sunning our hides this summer. Here's a sneak preview of what to expect. Link courtesy of UK Hip Hop peddler Disorda.Bonus material: Orifice and Metropolis get down with Hydroactive for the BBC at Maida Vale, earlier this year.

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...And so can you, with the Hip Hop bed frame from Bensons for Beds. Slick Rick duvet cover not included.

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This blog has been going for just over six months now and it’s not about to go away anytime soon. In that time I've completed my diploma, spent more time in London than I'd have liked and expanded by burgeoning trainer museum ten-fold. But there remains one problem. The top banner is still as uninspiring as it was on day one.So, seeing as my skills with the coloured pencils are comparable to

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For a totally different purpose I was leafing through some electronic journals when I came across an entry from the January 2009 edition of the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, which is an American publication. The study in question was called Controversial rap themes, gender portrayals and skin tone distortion: A content analysis of rap music videos, an informative if less than catchy

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Until now I've avoided getting all political on here but a situation has arisen which requires some action and Hip Hop is the perfect vehicle.I, like many others across the nation this week, received this BNP leaflet through my door promoting their cause for the European elections on June 4. As much as I have a deep seated loathing for racist criminals I don't think you can ever censor these

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Following on from the print demise of Hip Hop Connection, two more British magazines which covered Hip Hop, amongst other musical forms, have gone out of print.Drum and bass centric magazine Knowledge has taken the decision to go online only after its final issue is published on 12 June. In a statement on the magazines website they said, "We've been busy building our new website for some months

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When Mr Sayso left Terra Firma I was guilty of thinking that it was all over for the dude. His album had some great tracks but I was still yet to be convinced he could hold his own without Klashnekoff, especially given that his album was stronger from top to bottom.Since then though the world has gone through a few rotations and things have shaken out in a way that reminds me of the Brit Pop

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Oh yes, it was a good day when, "The Lakers beat the Houston Rockets," to misquote Ice Cube. With that tenious Hip Hop link i'll leave it with a couple of videos.First the series highlights...Embedded video from NBA VideoThen my personal favourite...

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Remember when Mos Def made decent records and wasn't just the budget Don Cheadle? Well those days could be back if this new track, which has been doing the rounds like a ADD milkman, is anything to go by. Or, will it be a big let down opening the inevitable slurry pipe of forth quarter releases?This the first glimpse of the official video, tastefully understated it looks kind of like some sort of

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Now you could well be forgiven for thinking that the only career advice you could learn from rap records is the intimate details of how to be successful at rapping, how to (as Biggie put it) "sell more powder than Johnson and Johnson", or how all government's are bad and out to screw you over. Maybe if you're lucky you might pick up a few tips for the ladies from Too $hort, but that's about

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I've got quite a passion for the Hip Hop of those dudes down under and Brad Strut's up there with the best of them.This new joint is produced by Simplex and comes of his new album which also features the UK's own Beat Butcha. It seems Brad has stepped up his game quite a bit as well since his last LP Legend Official, everything's just that bit title on this ode to his home post code.

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So for those that don't know the NBA play-offs are well and truely under way and Kobe and my boys are looking good to take it deep into the finals, provided they start playing like they did a few months back.In honour of this I've compiled a little list of the best NBA related rhymes I could find. Just to quickly explain the arbitrary ranking system here, points are awarded for originality,

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Ok, so it's probably not a surprise to anyone who's been checking this that I've not been blogging even half as much as I'd like these last few months. The simple fact is that my course (I'm a student by the way) and other commitments have meant that I've been pretty busy.I do intend to keep on coming back to this blog and writing as much as possible but it's not been possible in the recent

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If you've ever though, "What the hell are you on about?" when you listened to a rapper in an interview, felt cheated by long track listings which are low on quality or wondered why the new section of rap cats don't show enough respect to the old school, then chances are you'll want to get your hands on one of QN5's "I f*cking hate rappers!" t-shirts.To promote their cause PackFM and the boys have

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Probably best known for his take on Big L's Ebonics, where he flipped the UK slanguage dictionary with supreme style, Karl has been missing in action for around three years now. That's all changed though as he steps back in the booth to spit once again.If you came to British Hip hop like i did when Blak Twang was blowing up then Hinds was one of the dependable go-to guys of the scene who you

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Lyrical terrorist Mudmowth has a new video out to promote his much lauded Circus in the cemetery EP. It's looking pretty nice to, with the dudes at Associated Minds continuing to punch above their weight in the productions quality stakes.Mudmowth - 'Skullcrackology' in HD from Associated Minds on Vimeo.

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Underrated UK emcee Wordsmith is set to release his long awaited album In pursuit of Harmony on 2 March and has a song floating round the internets for the purpose of promoting that called They don't seem to care. It's a nice piece of quality UK fare and has me for one excited in anticipation of his new album. Link courtesy of Pepa.On the other side of the Atlantic meanwhile Q-Tip has been

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You'd have to be hidden under a rock that's impervious to Hip Hop to not know that Notorious has, this weekend, been release in the US to a luke-warm reception.It got me wondering what UK Hip Hop artists might make for a good biopic. So I'm thinking about pitching these to Film 4 for some free cash. Title: If I make it to the morning... Director: Darren AronofskyStaring: Gollum The drugs

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If your reading this there is a good chance that you're into two things. The first is Hip Hop, the second is web 2.0 technology such as blogs, social networking sites and Twitter.In Cardiff on 12 February there is set to be a big meet up of Twitter heads in the Funky Buddha Lounge, with entrance money being used to raise funds for chairty: water. Their looking for entertainment to make the night

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Over the past month Nottingham veteran Scorzayzee has been uploading a shed load of material to his new youtube channel scorztv. It is just the kind of quality you've come to expect from one of the North's finest. If you were in any doubt why he is so celebrated just watch the video below of him acapella at Kung Fu.Sticking with the Nottingham theme, Disorda at Suspect Packages has posted a video

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If your into your web 2.0 gizmos and like to stalk famous people, you might want to check out this handy resource to follow all your favourite emcee's every move. Rappers on Twitter displays all recent tweets form a veritable who's who of modern Hip Hop.However I'm not too sure about the authenticity of some of these accounts especially given that Biggie seems to have found the giant broadband

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Clash Music is on the hunt for the best of the UK's independent record stores. Here in Cardiff we are blessed with both Spiller's Records and Catapult which serve up a fine slice of independent knowledge (along with the music) for fans and DJs respectively. Not to mention the beat digger's haunts in Cardiff market.Clash argue, quite rightly, that much of the pleasure of shopping for and

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Chrome Kids member Kaptin will be hosting a mash of of Hip Hop, dubstep and electro on Radio 1 at midnight tonight. He is sure to be dropping a few home town heros tunes along with the likes of Lowkey and Shystie.The set will also feature a session from Newport hipster rap duo The Binary Kids presumably featuring more derived from confectionary adverts. Their MySpace page says they are supporting

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Swansea DJ, Demo, has put together a brief but beautiful mix of golden era nuggets over at his MySpace page.It's a devastating shot in the arm of breaks and cuts at at a little over a minute is definitely worth you time to listen to.This was unearthed courtesy of Waxer over at Disco Scratch where he's been posting up a shed load of old school mixes and tape rips for everyone's delight over the

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Little Derek is coming to Cardiff Barfly on Thursday 19 February. Don't miss your chance to catch one of the UK's premier talents drop science in the Diff. He's also got a new freestyle up on his myspace specifically to remind you that his album's still out and if you want it you should probably part with your hard earned for it. You can buy tickets from the Barfly website. No news on support

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Microsft has just launched a developmental programme called Songsmith, which allows you to make music even if you don't know the first thing about music theory.On the surface this seems like every bedroom rappers dream come true. After all you can't go to Hip Hop night any more without every second member of the crowd trusting their latest mix-tape on you or raving to you about the time they

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The title of this post was a tweet I put out a few days ago and it seems that there is no answer. Which I happen to think is a bit of a shame. And no, all those Wu-Tang references don't count because The Clan, like everyone else, never actually rap about darts in the Lakeside sense.Given that the rappers are predisposed to comparing themselves to comic book characters, soap stars, TV chefs and

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Spending your Saturday nights down dingy alleyways furiously rubbing your hands to preserve some feeling in them and covering your jeans in paint whilst hopping over puddles, isn’t everyone’s idea of fun. Stepping out of the back door of Cathays Community Centre at Cardiff City Kingz b-boy battle on 6 December, there was a group of people for whom these conditions were a night on the town. They

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If you fancy a slice of cheeky no nonsense fun-rap then head to Swansea's Sin City on 24 January to see Ugly Duckling play. It'll be smiles all round I reckon.Image by Kevin Reese

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I'm a bit slow on the up-take with this but it's funny and self depreciation is always a good look.

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Bit of a US flavour with the links today with big hitters from nearly every era of Hip Hop.Firstly, if you need a bit of Rakim those folks over at Da Peppa Mill have dug up some classic MTV footage back when he and Eric B were still cool.Or if your after some of that golden 90s flavour check out a few new Biggie cuts lifted from the new Notorious movie courtesy of Nah Right.Notorious B.I.G. -

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This is possibly the first and last video by an American rap group to be filmed at a European festival. It's also one of my favourite songs of last year.

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As the end of the year rapidly approaches it's self-indulgence time for bloggers the world over as we all try to shout loudest about our highs and lows in the hope that someone actually gives a shit what we think. Here's my contribution to that global conversation, limited as it is by my personal spending power.Top 5 Albums1. Million Dan - Spektrum2. Q-Tip - The Renaissance3. Ill Bill - The Hour

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It's been a long time coming but finally Willo Wispa is set to have new material in the shops, but first how about we take it back to the old stuff. Associated Minds have put together a retrospective of his early work as is only fitting for the unique emcee that he is.First time I ever heard The Colony was on Evil Ed's excellent album The Enthusiast. The thing that always stuck me about them was

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-62001867841968400972008-12-14T12:25:00.000-08:002008-12-14T13:40:31.595-08:00

For anyone who reads this, you should know I'm on holiday for a week and so this blog will sadly not be updated until next weekend.There are a few pieces in the pipeline in the coming weeks however, so check back for some niceness then.

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-60638115060329360982008-12-13T03:54:00.000-08:002008-12-14T04:05:24.565-08:00

Over a nice bowl of cornflakes yesterday morning I was treated to what seemed to be a horrendously unjustified dismissal of Pyrelli from Channel 4's Orange Unsigned Act show.If Pyrelli hadn't put the work in and not given what seemed to me to be a pretty on point performance, this might be justified. But he did all that was asked of him. OK so the song he did was a little on the commercial side

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-40227826614205645512008-12-12T02:03:00.000-08:002008-12-12T02:11:09.300-08:00

It's been a long time coming but finally here are some videos from Cardiff City Kingz b-boy battle last weekend. There are still more to come which will be added to the original report. You can also view them all on my YouTube channel.

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-29389042385502573862008-12-08T11:42:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:45:16.922-08:00

Serious messages given the unique Westwood treatment.

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-36715170228067715422008-12-07T12:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:36:41.227-08:00

Do you remember those crappy little key ring things with all the Mr T samples? They were fun when you bought them but just proceeded to make all your mates want to cave you head in within the space of a few hours.Turns out the BBC have put together one for the world's most unintentionally hilarious DJ, Tim Westwood.It's called the Tim Westwood Soundboard.

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For anyone that thinks Kanye's new material is a bit on the wack side.Link courtesy of Miss Info

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-69150896263267331432008-12-07T09:53:00.000-08:002008-12-13T03:52:23.320-08:00

B-Boys from across the country descended on the Cathay's Community Centre last night to battle it out for the crown of Cardiff City King. The event was held in aid of the community centre which has long held a place as the heart of Cardiff’s b-boy scene as a practice venue, but this was the first jam to be put on there.It didn’t take long for the event to get going, with the first round of

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Pinnacle Entertainment, a major distributor of UK independant Hip Hop labels has gone into administration.The company which distributes such UK Hip Hop labels as Boy Better Know, Dented Records and YNR Productions is said to have been affected by a sharp downturn in the economy.The company also handles the distribution for US titles such as the up and coming EPMD album We Mean Business and

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-33668889212344196422008-12-04T10:25:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:39:24.893-08:00

Musical Marmite M.I.A. has been nominated for record of the year at this years US music back slapping contest, the Grammies. Lil Wayne gets the most props with eight nominations for drawling into a vocoda.Ruffstylez dispenses some positive mental attitude on the Cardiff scene when being asked a few questions by Choose the Sword Magazine.Also Chrome Kids now have their recent Hip Hop mix for Radio

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-45014270858455780762008-12-04T08:00:00.000-08:002008-12-05T00:23:02.389-08:00

"Look I'm a part of that, downtown Philly where it's realer than a heart attack." spits Black Thought, merely a couple of lines into Game Theory. Last night i had the rare pleasure of seeing one of the best bands working the global circuit today; The Roots. For two hours they tore down Bristol Academy with beats and hooks tighter than their Def Jam marketing budget. Not one member of the band let

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1. Too Cool For School Guy: This is the one dude in the jam who's totally impervious to heat. He's probably rocking teflon jocks. You can catch him standing at the back of the dance floor, cap down low, hands in his pockets and a thick goose down puffer-jacket on his back. Some how he's not even sweating. There's no dancing from him and he makes sure he shows a healthy level of disinterest in

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-91425145586150488292008-12-01T23:18:00.000-08:002008-12-01T23:31:26.397-08:00

This Saturday will see Cathays Community Centre play host to bboys and bgirls from up and down the country as they battle it out for the crown of Cardiff at Cardiff City Kingz.The event will include crew and individual battles, music from hometown hero DJ Killer Tomato and will be hosted by Dan Jose and Slammo. Cardiff crew H2O will be among those representing the home crowd and it looks sure to

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-89617788213614115762008-11-27T13:52:00.000-08:002008-11-27T13:55:41.335-08:00

Am i the only person that thinks that this may just be an Ok song that has just missed out on capturing the zeitgeist by roughly 5 years?Props to Certafied Banger

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-80577968497674880782008-11-26T08:45:00.000-08:002008-11-26T08:59:21.583-08:00

I’m still in a state of shock that Chinese Democracy is in the shops. I’m not sure I’ll even believe it until I walk into a record store and actually see it for myself. Amongst the rock crowd’s collective gasp Jimmy Iovine may have hoped the news that Hip Hop’s most anticipate, Detox, wasn’t going to drop this side of Christmas may go unannounced.The good Dr. would do well to take a note of the

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-49532786181905237392008-11-24T11:16:00.000-08:002008-11-26T09:03:05.396-08:00

You won't find me saying this a lot but for once I think I might just agree with Boris Johnson. Today he has called for an end to young people being talked down to and patronised by government arts programmes and for a greater emphasis on high culture not Hip Hop culture. It's a noble ambition and not one without merit. No matter what segment of society you come from broadening your horizons is

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-34293208681600849482008-11-18T06:36:00.000-08:002008-11-27T23:16:08.228-08:00

It's impressive how much truth Riz MC manages to fit into one single.This song is dope, simple and simply dope. Props to FatLace for the heads up.Cappo and Stylee C - The Unwritten Rule

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-84397086311089121942008-11-17T05:25:00.000-08:002008-11-17T14:19:17.168-08:00

Christmas cash-in alert! No self respecting rapper is going to leave his fans without something to waste granny's HMV tokens on. Ghostface is no different.Now for something for the Welsh lasses out there. If you've got a bit of spare time, and junk in the trunk, you can sign up to set gender equality back a few decades in the name of Hip Hop here.

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-61576175776594463362008-11-16T09:47:00.001-08:002008-11-17T09:26:46.987-08:00

One of the greatest to ever do it, Big Daddy Kane, can be seen in rude health live at his 20th anniversary gig right here.It’s a shame no-one has yet made tear off daily calendars using this idea yet.

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-67854152767293521062008-11-13T23:20:00.000-08:002008-11-17T09:26:12.968-08:00

Rmer One of the Cruel Vapours crew has just started a blog specifically for Cardiff graffiti. It's sure to see a lot more images go up over the coming weeks, so keep checking back for your fix of technicolour aerosol art.Rmer is also looking for contributors so if you have a camera, legs and live in Cardiff it might be worth getting in touch.On a less fresh note, the Cardiff street art Flickr

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-23790532788915839282008-11-13T23:09:00.001-08:002008-11-17T09:27:47.856-08:00

According to these fellas Chipmunk has had to pull out of Friday night’s festivities and has been replace by Baby J. Not that that's anything to get too upset about as J is clearly one of the UK's top talents and should make for an entertaining show.This has since been confirmed by the Associated Minds camp.

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-47534122001887178142008-11-13T05:43:00.000-08:002008-11-17T09:27:35.374-08:00

Just in case you miss them over the weekend, early Monday morning you can catch Chrome Kids mixing up the Welsh Hip Hop on Radio 1.El-P's crew have uploaded a bunch of audio visual pleasures to their YouTube Channel.Finally Ill Bill's rather nice new animated video. Thanks to Spine Magazine for the link

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-7541789732171659292008-11-11T07:27:00.000-08:002008-11-17T09:25:35.928-08:00

Why trawl through the extensive list of acts on at the Swn festival to find your Hip Hop fix, when we’ve done it for you.On Friday at Tafod, Chrome Kids host a UK legend so dope no prison can keep him in for long, Skinnyman. He’s scheduled to be on at 1.00am and is proceeded by local boys Dead Residents earlier in the evening. There’s also King Cannibal for those who like their beats-per-minute a

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-81216052484633074282008-11-10T07:43:00.000-08:002008-11-17T09:25:01.986-08:00

It seems that the decision to work in partnership with the Millennium Centre at this year’s Slam Jam didn’t damage turnout. There was a healthy crowd throughout the day and they succeeded in getting extra vocal for the final battle between Elemental Force and Trinity Warriors.Co-hosting the event was Cardiff veteran b-boy 4DEE who said, “It’s really good see. It’s an eye opening experience for a

Vern Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663105816193510683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784514034114875352.post-45016981407480703582008-11-07T10:02:00.000-08:002008-11-17T09:24:37.732-08:00

This coming Sunday 9th November the breaks will be banging round the Millenium Centre as Slam Jam 08 takes place. Hosted by local crew Elemental Force it should be one to check out. I'll be popping down to get some pictures from as close as i can get without getting hit by feet from those pulling headspins. Hope to have those up here soon after.Image by Rodgrigo David on Flickr

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