I have moved...

Easy peeps. I've moved. I'm joining up with Brighton's Blackbelt Jonez and Tyni to host a new radio show on www.upfrontdance.net and in conjunction, have launched www.the273.com - which will be host to all manner of goodness in the coming months. So reset your bookmarks, head over and join the revolution. Peace.

Stylah - John Terry

Lovely little tribute to the EX England captain right here, from the man like Stylah. Awesome. If only Wayne Bridge would co-sign this.... Mad chuckles.

1NF0 - POW

Here's the new video from my boys in Sydney Australia, 1NF0. Jacob Giles and Nick Knowledge are two top lads who I had the pleasure of working with while I was on the other side of the world. Check this track out. Be warned though, the Lips 2 Da Floor style video has some serious 'wince' moments. I had been hoping I'd never see that kickboxer-getting-his-leg-snapped footgae ever again, but oh well... sometimes you gotta see what you gotta see...

Sean P - Figure Four

New track from P. Some of you might know this beat as the sample has been used a couple of times (to my knowledge) beforehand, notably by Pacewon, and I think by Lootpack? Anyway, its an ILL loop - there was a time when every emcee in the UK scene would freestyle over this at some point in their live set - I recall Chester P from Taskforce killing it over this in particular. Anyway, the other P hits this in his usual indomitable style, with a couple of verses packed with quotables. Haven't got round to checking the LP that this is from just yet, but I'm gonna have to cop Mic Tyson in the very near future. So whether you're a Duck Down fan or not, hit that play button right now.

BONUS MATERIAL: Pacewon - I Declare War (check the small Eminem cameo in the intro).

Cannibal Kids - Kate Tempest

Now I know nothing about this next video, or the performer, but spotted it in one of Stig's blog posts. (At least I think it was Stig - it may have been Syntax as they post as Stig & Syntax, but my money's on Stig). I'm never normally one for spoken word ish, or poetry, feeling that the majority of it is pretentious tosh, or just generally not very good. But I watched this clip from beginning to end, and its actually pretty damn great. Kate Tempest has an awesome way with words, lacing them together with effortless ease like a Foot Locker employee with the latest kicks. Anyway, whatever you think about poetry, check this out. Hopefully you'll be impressed in the same way I was.

Tom Caruana Goes Global!

As some of you might know, I've done a few tracks with TC aka Tom Caruana in the past. In fact, my last record Billy The Kid was produced by him. Well, right about now, my good friend seems to have hit some serious exposure. Taking a bunch of Wu-Tang acapellas, creating some insane beats using Beatles songs, or covers of Beatles songs, and throwing the whole lot together as one free downloadable release has seen my man going off the charts. Today alone, I've seen his link retweeted by Aussie artist Urthboy, and heard on the grapevine that even the farrrrkin NEW YORK TIMES wants a slice of Tommy's quotables. All I can say, is if one person deserves some recognition, TC is him. Tom has put some serious work in over the past few years, producing tracks for Wordsmith, Dr Syntax, Longusto and others, and getting those unofficial remixes going on at other times. Dude deserves his props. If you don't know about Caruana's beats, then what are you waiting for? I said earlier, its a FREE DOWNLOAD. F-R-E-E. That means if you're reading this, and you haven't gone and copped a copy yet, you better go and get that happening real quickly, or you're gonna miss this wave. Now here's the link. Clickedy click.

CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT SOME

Meth & Red on the Big Breakfast

Live @ Slipjam B 4/12/09

Here's a couple of clips from my first gig back in Brighton since getting back from Australia. Slipjam B is the longest running hip-hop night in the 273 and one that is very close to my heart. Big ups to Hinesy Hines for being an impromptu hype man for me and doing a sterling job, and also to Carl for getting some footage of the night. 'Drop Something' is produced by Tom Caruana, and 'Splash the Cash' by Black Grass. All in all, it was a damn good night.

Back for 2010

Yo - Once again, I fell under that slack spell for the last few months of 2010 as I crammed as much as I could into my last minutes in Australia. As of now, I'm back safely submerged in the 273, and will be trying my best to bring you as much new goodness as I possibly can. Should have a new mixtape ready to see the light of day in the next month or so courtesy of my good man, ex-Brightonian Iye95 - now residing in Chamonix, France. Knowing his skills on the cut and the presence of a few helpers, this is exciting me quite a lot. I've just got back from a flying visit to Dublin where I've recorded a new track for Irish producer Kormac's new LP. Considering I only got it finished pretty damn close to the deadline - its sounding pretty ill. So stay tuned for that also.

Aiiight. That'll do for now. Gotta ease myself back into this slowly like a nice hot bath. Ahhhhhhh... Shit thats hot.

Now go and download the new Yelawolf mixtape (fuck it - its more like an LP) from the post below and treat yourself.

And if you ain't picked up the new Clipse LP yet - stop punching yourself and go and buy it.

Yelawolf - Trunk Musik

I've recently come across this cat called Yelawolf from Alabama, and the kid has a serious flow mixed in with his southern states drawl. First came across him on a track with the Wu's Raekwon, and now I've done a little bit of online exploration, I've hit upon his new mixtape Trunk Musik. And man, as well as the Chef jawnt, which enough to download this shit for on its own, there are some other serious bangers. On Good To Go, Wolf lyrically spars with UGK's Bun B - and blows him away. Seriously. The first verse on this track is insane. Double time, multisyllabic goodness on a par with anything Em could deliver in his prime. And the best part of it - its free. This is a legit download, so waste no time, and head here to pick it up.



Other links: Yelawolf's Myspace page

Slaughterhouse - The One (Travis Barker RMX + Bun B)

I'm feeling this. The original Slaughterhouse track is still one of my favourites off the LP, And on this version, Blink 182's Travis Barker turns up the heat on the drums, and there's also a verse from UGK's Bun B tacked on at the end that I hadn't heard before. Anyone know if a version with Bun was ever released?

Thaitanium ft/ Blahzay Blahzay & Lil' Fame

Never heard of these cats before, but there's no doubt where they're repping with all those RUN BKK chains and tees. Good to see Blahzay Blahzay back though... though thats the crew right? The rapper is MC Outloud I always thought. And who is that at 2:22? PF Cuttin? Rapping? Can someone clear that up for me? Anyway, its a pretty dope track flipping what sounds like a Thai music sample... Still long odds on a new Blahzay Blahzay album in the next year? I'm still bumping the one with Danger and Pain I Feel after all these years. I even remember buying it from Black Grass' Mex when he worked in a record shop in Worthing... I must have been about 16. Didn't think however many long years later I'd have done a few tracks, and toured as far as Australia with him.

Update: Yo - Thought I'd add this little bonus gem - the video for Blahzay Blahzay's Pain I Feel... So sick. And yeah, after watching the intro, it could well be PF Cuttin on the mic in the Thaitanium vid...

Fantanamo K Film Review: Final Destination 3D / Inglourious Basterds

Final Destination 3D: Well, I knew this was probably going to be shithouse. I can't remember which one of the series I'd seen before… it was the one with the rollercoaster, If you've seen any of them, you'll know the coup. Group of people miss out on a nasty fate when one of them has a premonition and they leg it. Death then throws a strop, and comes hunting for the ones that should have bitten the dust, and murks them in ever increasingly elaborate ways. This film is no different, but does come with the added bonus of being in 3D. Gotta love a pair of cheap plastic 3D specs. Anyway, in this one, the characters escape from a deadly crash/grandstand collapse at the local nascar speedway caused by a highly improbable series of events set up by Mr G. Reaper. There are some pretty far fetched ways in which people bite the dust. For example, one guy who turns up at a security guards house ready to carry out some race-related violence ends up being dragged along behind his own pick up truck on a chain, whilst being burnt alive, all after his [un]lucky horseshoe falls off the rear view mirror, knocking the vehicle into gear and simultaneously flicking on the stereo, which happens to be playing "why can't we be friends". Yes, its that realistic. But fuck it. 99% of people don't go to see a Final Destination flick expecting it to be earth shatteringly realistic. The plot is shithouse. The script is shithouse. Both of these I expected. I only really went to see it as I'd never seen a 3D film before, and that Pixar crap holds no interest for me whatsoever. The effect is used pretty damn well though, and I have to admit to flinching a couple of times when bits of something exploding seemed to come flying through the auditorium. The glasses themselves look like the glasses worn by those people who have a thing for skintight jeans and yellow kicks usually found wandering the streets of Brighton talking about the latest Banksy book. I was gonna take a stupid picture of me wearing them to accompany this post, but think I managed to leave them in Nandos when I popped in for some extra hot chicken after the film. Oh well. In summary, if you've never seen a 3D film before and don't mind a liberal sprinkling of blood and guts, go try it out. If your local flickhouse ain't showing it with the extra dimension though, I'd probably give it a miss. Oh shit, almost forgot - one of the deaths seems to be based on Chuck Palahniuk's Guts short story from his book Haunted. If you've never read it, its probably best I don't go into details. Overall 7/10 (4/10 for the film, 3 extra marks for the 3D)

Inglourious Basterds: I'd wanted to see for a while, so decided to make it double trouble at the flicks and catch it too after a cold Coopers in the pub downstairs. I like Tarantino's stuff. I've seen every film he's done apart from the Grindhouse pair, which I've inexplicably yet to see. The film is about The Basterds, a group of American Jews led by Bradley Pitt who Tarantino sends into occupied France in 1941 as an excuse to show lots of Nazi's being shanked, shot and strangled. The film seems a little disjointed. There are some highly enjoyable scenes, but Tarantino's trademark script is a little below par. Eli Roth whose film Hostel did wonders for the backpacker market in Eastern Europe also appears alongside Pitt - the only other notable casting being Mike Myers as an stiff upper lipped British general, one of the most bizarre and frankly fucking awful cameos I've ever seen. As I said, the film does have its moments, but like Final Destination, you're gonna need a strong stomach at times. Overall, its not shit, but I doubt you'll be talking about it for months afterwards either. 7.5/10

Tech N9ne - Show Me A God

I have to say, this is the first time that I've got round to checking a Tech N9ne jawnt. Rappers named after guns normally don't float my boat, but this track boasts some sick flows...

Oz Hip Hop in the 09

So, I've been out here for 10 months now, and I realised I haven't really brought you that much in the way of native music from this corner of the globe, so here's a few bits from some of the artists that I've been checking out while I'm away from the UK...

Thundamentals - Move it Up


Urthboy - Ready To Go


Drapht - Jimmy Recard


Downsyde - Fortune & Fame


Spit Syndicate - Here Today Gone Tomorrow


Gully Platoon (Pegz, Dialectrix & Joe New) - Nothing To Lose


Anyway, there's a few tasters for you. Caught a lot of these guys at the Obese Block Party in Sydney last week, and it was pretty damn good. Definitely worth checking out.

Hieroglyphics - Battle Drum (Marvel vs Capcom 2)

Nice track from the Hiero Emperium right hizere.

Story of Three Stories

Fuck... no posts for ages, then THREE come along at once. Found these videos over at HurtYouBad. There's probably a full length one somewhere, but here's some clips from a film made about the creation of the graf walls down at Kensington St in Brighton. Aiiiight.

The Story of Three Storeys


Story of three storeys


Story trailer trilogy

Nightmare On Elm Street REMAKE

Directed by Michael Bay... this shit takes me back. Suppose it'll just be another shitty remake though. Not sure if it'll be the same without Robert Englund...

A Nightmare on Elm Street in HD

Out of Time

Yo I know I've been mad slack posting anything up in this piece for a little while. What can I say - I've got a month left over here in Oz, so have been pretty busy. Anyway, here's a little video for you of some mad Russians getting crazy with the jumps. Check it, and I'll be back soon. K

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Neurosonics Audomedical Labs Inc - SICK.

Fuck me. Just been pointed towards this insanely sick video featuring my good peoples Foreign Beggars, Dr Syntax & Stig of the Dump, and none other than the Scratch Perverts. Seriously, you need to check this out. Absolutely wild. The UK needs more videos of this calibre. Where are you film-makers??