This is Durrty Goodz' latest mixtape which precedes his hotly anticpated album Born Blessed and is already being touted as one of the best releases of the year (and it's only February?). This is out now exclusively at Ukrecordshop.com. A review is planned soon so be sure to keep an eye out.
New video from the General's new single - Head Get Mangled taken from their forthcoming debut album 'Generally Speaking' out this month (according to myspace.com/dizzeerascal )
Great Prodigy-style production which has already grabbed the attention of numerous digital music channels and nicely sets up the introduction of their long awaited album.
Now I know what your thinking, Grime needs no saviour, it's rolling nicely. What the title refers to is that I feel they can change the way the mainstream views Grime as genre. It's clear to see this track has massive public appeal and is going to be a stormer at this summer's festivals, hence leaving the audience hungry for more. The obvious next step is for them to go hunting for their album so, with the right promotion and track selection, success could be just around the corner. The signs are even brighter when you consider that their mentor Dizzee Rascal had last year, enjoyed a UK number one single on their shared record label, Dirtee Stank.
On a personal note, this track poses an interesting question - do they stay loyal to their Grime roots or forge a career in dance music a la Leftfield/AudioBullys? Their potential for this change in direction is there for all see.
Click here to watch an RWDmag interview with the Generals about Head Gets Mangled.
myspace.com/newhamgenerals
Latest offering from the Boy Better Know CEO but it makes you wonder - when is Grime and Electro going to end their sordid love affair?
Video to Roll Deep's latest release 'Moving In Circles' taken from their album 'Return Of The Big Money Sound'. A different style to what they usually bring but still a decent effort nonetheless.
www.myspace.com/rolldeepofficial
What a start to 2009 it's been for Tinchy Stryder.
It's just been confirmed that 'Take Me Back feat. Taio Cruz' has hit no.3 in the Official UK Singles Chart. Anyone who's followed Tinchy's progress since he won Best Newcomer at the 2003 Sidewinder Awards will agree that this success is fully deserved on his work rate alone. People may point of other artists with a similar ethic but none have come close to the crossover appeal of tracks such as 'Breathe' and 'Something About Your Smile', so this will come as no surprise to many.
This now means that there's been three top five singles by Grime Artists in the past twelve months which brings back the same familiar question - are the British buying public now ready for the Grimewave? Or this is another false dawn with record companies nipping at bits and pieces from the scene a la UK Garage?
Will this open doors for others? It's shaping up to be an interesting year...
Watch Tinchy and Taio's acoustic version of 'Take Me Back' here
www.myspace.com/tinchystryder
Just a quick thanks to all that voted, ChickenKormaPilauandNaan came 86th out of the Best Music Blog's Top 100 at the BT Digital Music Awards.
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Below are videos taken from Kano's 140 Grime Street album launch party at the O2 Arena in London. Many have commented that this is a historic moment in Grime as Kano, Ghetto, Wiley, Skepta, Tinchy Stryder and JME all blessed the stage in one huge performance. If Grime is to blow as expected, we need more collaborations such as this. Then watch the scene grow...
[Double click the videos to watch in High Quality]
Kano Feat. Ghetto - Hunting We Will Go
Kano Feat. Skepta - These MC's
