Karl Hinds returns

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 always knew was going kill the tune whenever he stepped on it. So it's with a big smile that I'd like to welcome him back.

Over at his MySpace he's got three new tracks up for your perusal all with a proper club vibe. Here's hoping he makes it back on the live scene and over the sunny Cardiff.

Props to Bare Beats for the heads-up.

The Early Escapades of Willo Wispa

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 that here was a crew without one weak link in the chain.

In fact if there was any weak link it was simply that Willo Wispa has been decidedly slow in getting a solo debut in the shops, while Sir Smurf Lil has made it to his second album with many plaudits along the way. Well he need not be addled to that list any more as his album I'm assured is being prepped for an early 2009 release.

To proceed it the guys at Associated Minds have begged borrowed and stolen a whole bunch of old stuff and it's available at Amazon and iTunes for your downloading pleasure right now.