Out to Jammer and Ratty for making Lord of The Mics 3 happen. If you’re a grime fan then go support your scene and pre-order your copy now (release date 12.12.11), don’t be some wasteman torrent prick.
Following on from our post of Roachee’s Hype Session, rumours have been gathering pace all year, and earlier this month Jammer confirmed that Lord of The Mics 3 will be going ahead. For us, this is the best thing to happen to Grime in a very long time. A date and time has yet to be confirmed, so the best way to keep up with developments is through Twitter and to watch the Hype Sessions on Youtube.
At the time of writing, we know these clashes to be lined up… with more to follow.
Diesle VS. Wariko
Shifty VS. Sox
NoLay VS. OGNiki
Desperado VS. Rival
Marger VS. Layz
Hypes VS. Tezz Kid
Here is a collection of some of the Hype Session’s shot so far…
Murkle Man goes in on this Rick Boss beat. The producer is new to me, but I’m guessing he’s outta Rude Kid’s team. He also manages a pretty tidy burnout in the Skyline, running a red light and almost taking out a Porshe. Not bad for a day’s work.
While we’re still on the D Double E theme, I’ve found a few I used to rinse out a lot.. I think I rinsed this one more than any other.
Newham Generals, Dizzee Rascal and Jammer – Lemon
And JUST in case you missed this last year..
This mixtape is large.. Featuring some of the finest grime MCs around..
Wiley, Rinse and Ice Kid vocal on the tune below:
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Other grear MCs on the mixtape include Trim, Wretch32 and Scrufizzer.
…And it also features for the first time on a track (to my knowledge anyway) one of my personally most anticipated grime MCs of 2011, Elro (check his warmup session on SBTV out here – wait till Wiley’s Gangsters instrumental drops – trust me, it’s good)
To download the mixtape, get the Skinner Scanner app here, then go to your local and scan a tin of Heinz Baked Beanz!
Tracklist:
The Streets – Came in through the door (Feat Kano)
The Streets – 4 O Clock
The Streets – Dont Hide Away (Feat Wiley, Rinse And Ice Kid)
The Streets – Too Numb (Feat Roxxxan)
The Streets – Backseat Barz (Feat Loudmouth)
The Streets – Tidy Nice and Neat (Feat Ghost Poet)
The Streets – The Morning After The Day After On One (Feat Trim)
The Streets – Cinema Barz (Feat Jammer)
The Streets – Breakbeat Barz (Scru Fizzer)
The Streets – Something To Hide
The Streets – Robots are Taking Over (Feat Envy And Elro)
The Streets – Cross That Line (Feat Fumin)
The Streets – Minding My Own (Feat Wretch32)
LEVELS!
Saturday before last something fairly interesting happened. An auditorium stage was given over to a quintet of both underground and commercially interesting musical talent. In front of a seated audience Jammer, Camelot, Mumdance, Sampha and a chap named Rodaidh McDonald (he mixed The XX’s album) took spontaneous cues from a crowd and proceeded to co-create a piece of music. With a 55 minute time limit my expectations weren’t particularly high, and sure enough the end product (yet to be made available) was pretty basic. But, most worthy of note were the levels of engagement and response to participatory portions of the process from spectators. As an effort to create an informative experience I have to tip my hat to The Creators Project. As just one of many features among an array of talks, installations and performances on the night I’m sure Jammer and crew will be happy to hear that through a series of chats and eavesdropped conversations it seemed clear to me that this show of interactive improv had been the highlight to many. Nice one VICE, nice one Intel. It’s clearly what the people want, so, here’s to more of the same…
10 Man Roll is Jammer’s forthcoming single from his album, Jahmanji. Produced by Mumdance. Summer vibes!
An interesting concept next, a music video which doubles as the trailer for a film. In this instance Rubber, directed by Quinten Dupieux, OST produced by Mr Oizo and Gaspard Augé. Very banging electro, if that’s your thing.
Aloe Blacc (signed to Stone’s Throw), has one hell of a voice and sings real R’n'B, you know RHYTHM AND BLUES.. not that shit you hear on the radio. Anyway, this is not a rant, please check him out and if you like it support it. I also love grainy films like this. I believe the album is due for release September time.
There is also this glorious LIVE version…
Anthemic Dubstep bit from Rinse artist Katy B. Benga on buttons.
More Rinse dubstep, from Skream. I quite like the old skool rave rave, hardcore samples on this beat. I know there are a lot of haters/chinstrokers out there who like to knock him, but the guy is a massive talent and when it comes to dancefloor tracks, he knows what time it is. They’ve gone for an arty Creation-story inspired video, with stop motion animation, skinny models, and stuff like that.
Last but not least, head-nod hip-hop from DELS, stay tuned, this kid could go big! Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard on buttons. Quality video.
