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Benny Banks has serious talent. Don’t sleep on this kid.

Check this Christmas offering from London Hip-Hop crew Piff Gang. We put you on them a while back (click here). Here’s 17 tracks, free, to get lifted too. Mary Piffmas!

DOWNLOAD HERE.

While you’re waiting check the video for Jiff Gang…

And this highlight reel of footage from Rotterdam and Birmingham shows…

Stay Fresh MC Macca in reflective mood and on a positive tip. Quality beat too.

Vagabondz Present:

Jehst & Full live band [The Dragon of An Ordinary Family Tour]
Saturday 17th December 2011
The Garage N1 5RD

Jehst is touring in support of his new album ‘The Dragon Of An Ordinary Family’.

For this tour, the man described by the NME as one of their Cult Heroes of music has put together a live band of rare quality. The show debuted at this year’s Outlook Festival in Croatia, proving to be a highlight on the 5,000 capacity main stage.

The band consists of Jehst, Micall Parknsun (vocals / MPC), Jazz T (turntables), Kwake (drums / sampler), Louis Slipperz (bass) and Fae Simon (vocals / percussion).

Support from Paul White [Live]

Kosher [Live]

Vagabondz DJs

10PM-4AM
The Garage
20-22 Highbury Corner
N5 1RD

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Blade Brown is excellent. This track is taken from his mixtape Financial Times, which I highly recommend you go and buy.

Feeling this hip hop track from UK rapper Pace. Jay Weathers (Wiley – Seduction, If I Could) works his magic on the production.

Taken from Pace’s forthcoming EP.

Follow Pace on Twitter – @PaceColdFire

Director: Capone – @CaponeLDN
Camera Operators: Team HD
Editor: Capone

Freddie Gibbs has dropped his highly anticipated new album, completely for free, through a collaboration with skate and graffiti clothing brand LRG. Fans won’t be disappointment, Gibbs hasn’t watered his style down at all, using a trusted combination of bangers and street stories. It’s that black heavy metal rap, with features from Young Jeezy and Dom Kennedy and beats from J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, Beatnick and K-Salaam amongst others. Cop that.

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And we don’t stop there, make sure you check out this amazing collab between the UK’s Joker and Jessie Ware and Freddie Gibbs entitled Let Me Breath. BIG! (We will cover Joker’s album in another post.)

Thank god it’s Friday! Phonica Records, Streets of Beige and Nonsense have teamed up to present an unmissable party happening tonight. Bringing North American talent to East London’s Visions Video Bar, this is a rare chance to see Ital who will be making his UK live debut alongside Protect-U, Trevor Jackson and Doldrums. Head here for more info.

Watch the clip below for a taster of Ital’s skewed take on house music:

Up and coming Leeds-based producer Hackman is giving away a free musical treat ‘You Deliver’ courtesy of Ramp Recordings/PTN. Download below:

Out tomorrow, Croydon’s A1 Bassline drops this release on Claude VonStroke’s Dirtybird label. Falsehood is the track for me, 808′s and heartbreaks!

A1 Bassline – Buoyancy / Falsehood [dirtybird Records] by Exclusive promo

artist: *A1 BASSLINE*
title: *BUOYANCY / FALSEHOOD*
label: dirtybird Records
cat#: DB057
release date: 28/09/11

No need for long talk. Go cop this mixtape right now. Crew out of London Town coming with dope beats and rhymes. Watch out for them. Check the Piff blog here. Download the mixtape here.

Piff Breaks & 808s by PiffGang

Here is a very well crafted mix of current material from the excellent Lawson. You can catch him playing alternate Wednesdays on NTS Radio. He will also be playing at alongside Jam City, George Fitzgerald and Photomachine at a night called LDN DC – looks fun!

SEPTEMBER 2011 by LAWSON

Tracklist:

Walton – 808 Vybzin
Octo Octa – Coldwaves
Instra:mental – Pyramid
Throwing Snow – Shadower
Cosmin TRG – Lillasyster
Lawson – Off
Reel By Real – Surkit
Jon Convex – Falling Again
SBTRKT – Wildfire (Objekt Remix)
Lawson – Roll Over
Jam City – Barely a Trak
Martyn – Viper (London’s Arches Edit)
Presk – Slick Rick
Disclosure – Blue You
Visionist – W.M.I.D
George FitzGerald – Hearts
Dark Sky – Neon
Doc Scott – Far Away

Fantastic remix from Leeds based producer Viers. Available for free download via Soundcloud.

Cocknbullkid – Asthma Attack (Viers Remix) by VIERS

Sam aka Liminal Sounds is a talented producer, puts on dope parties, and runs a decent blog.To check out more of his Liminal Sounds project, check it out over here.

Ghostpoet – Liiines (Elsewhere Remix) by Elsewhere Music

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…