Back From Australia!

Just got back this morning from Australia, and I've got to give mad shouts out to everyone that made our stay down under so enjoyable! Black Grass played shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and it was pretty damn special! It was my first time over there, although Mex had been over there on more than one occasion, and the place and people made a big, big impression on me! I'm not gonna bang on about it, but here's some photos from the 11 days we spent over there! Pow!


Hanging out backstage in Perth with The Resin Dogs and NZ's Scribe


Being dropped off at Perth Airport with Dabruck & Klein, Ajax and others


Koaste and Mex hang with the legend that is Peanut Butter Wolf


The crowd at the Black Grass/Peanut Butter Wolf gig in Sydney


The Fantanaman cold chillin' in a pile of ice in Melbourne


The view from our apartment in Brisbane... so, so dope.


Black Grass hanging out with the lads from The Whip... check for this band!

Anyway, thanks again to everyone at Playground, the guys and gals at Family, Peanut Butter Wolf, Resin Dogs, Bec Reid, The Diamont Hotel in Sydney, Josie Styles, Laura, Is & Tony, and finally Candy and all the fantastic people we met in Brisbane... If I've forgotten anyone, blame my alcohol intake! See you all soon! K

Righteous Kill

Hype over this film doesn't seem to have reached these shores just yet, but its only a matter of time. With De Niro and Pacino back together for the first time since Heat, this is gonna be big. Here's a little trailer for you.

Lil' Wayne's Ill Brain

Its not often I have anything to say about Lil' Wayne, except "what the fuck is that dude on?" (The answer to this is obviously sizzurp, so I'm not gonna say that again). However, I caught this video on youtube and it is genius. Its like a lil' insight into what must be going through Weezy's brain at the exact nanosecond he conceives his lyrics. So peep this, and imagine yourself as a psychoanalist delving into his psyche as this is probably the closest you're going to get, being that in every interview with him I've ever seen he seems to be off his fucking nut.



PS: Check out Damn I'm Cold off Bun B's new LP Ill Trill for some more Weezy ridiculousnesseezy. The beat is off the lil' heezy. Fa sheezy. (stop it).

Hip Hop Blues - Snuff The Ablist

Just thought I'd draw your attention to the new 12" dropping this week from my man Snuff The Ablist. Hip Hop Blues features yours truly alongside the legend that is MC Mercury from Gunshot, one of the most well known and respected crews in UK hip-hop history. Since Gunshot split up, Mercs has been out of the game for 5 years, and this track is his first return to the mic booth since then.

The B-side, Maelstrom, features myself again alongside Foreign Beggars' Orifice Vulgatron on a dark, dark beat by Snuff which allows us both to take the listener to the realm of nightmares.

The 12" is the first release from Snuff's forthcoming LP featuring the cream of UK hip-hop, scheduled to drop later in 2008/early 2009.

The launch party is at Cargo in London this Saturday night and features Snuff, yours truly, Mercury, Dr Syntax & Stig of the Dump, Last Skeptik and St. Anthony, and is sure to be a show not to be missed. So clear your diaries and get down to Shoreditch!



Anyway, until then, get your listening gear round this little sneak preev... POW!

Beer & Rap 3rd Birthday Party

A few of us jumped in DJ Catch's Deathmobile and headed up to the big smoke yesterday night for Beer & Rap's third birthday party at the Amersham Arms in New Cross... Dope venue, a lot of very purrrrty girls, and performances from the likes of Stig, Jid Sames, Saturday Night In Frankfurt and Taskforce...

I've never seen or even heard much of Jid Sames to be honest before tonight, but I'm not really sure what to make of his set... A little crazy to say the least, and for one section of the crowd, he definitely wasn't their cup of tea, and he was pelted with plastic glasses throughout...

Taskforce tore the place down as usual, with a little cameo from Jehst for The Trilogy, and all came to a riotous head with one track that had the heads at the front going apeshit, pogoing and indulging in some slightly rubbish but well meaning stage diving... ha ha...

But the real highlight for me was Saturday Night In Frankfurt, the alter egos of two prominent UK hip-hop producers, Beat Butcha and Chemo... I honestly don't know how to describe what they do, but get over to their myspace HERE to find out for yourself!

Just so you can experience a little bit of the madness that was their first live PA, here's a little video of them performing The Biggest Penis In The World... Check for Butcha's air guitar solo...



POW!

Romario Calls It A Day

Romario De Souza Faria, better known simply as Romario has called it a day and retired from professional football at the age of 42. There's no doubt about it, this guy was one of the best strikers to ever play the game, scoring some incredible goals whether playing for Brazil, Barcelona or Vasco. So here's a little montage - some of the footage is pretty blurry, but thats probably because TV was in its infancy when Romario started knocking 'em in... A'way... Romario. Legend. End of. Pow.

Ya Boy - 100 Bars of Death

Big... Some killer lines in this shit...