2013 sees some of the most eagerly anticipated emcee battles of modern day rap with two of East London’s biggest underground rappers; Maxsta (signed to Sony imprint Just Jam) and Lil Nasty going head to head, plus the North vs South, battle of all time, between Manchester’s Blizzard and East London’s Big Shizz (signed to Virgin EMI).
In true Lord of the Mics style, the search for raw talent has travelled the full length and depth of the UK and representatives from Birmingham, Derby, Manchester and London have been carefully selected to step up to the mic and fight for their place and reputation.
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Brixton rappers Ard Adz and Sho Shallow take it down a different vibe for their new track Lose My Head featuring bashment artist K’More, gives in a kind of summery feeling in this cold winter.
SNiPER the former So Solid member is back with a party anthem The Party Don’t Stop for the biggest party season of the year. Bring in the synths, the break beat and the scratching for a throwback Hip-Hop vibe reminiscent of early U.S classics, mix in the time-honoured British Rock influence then add the lyricism, modern day party lifestyle and the heat from Ayia Napa, care of A.M. SNiPER, to create a MONSTER that won’t stop you from reaching for your B-Boy moves.Teaming up with A.M. SNiPER on production is KJ Fox and Carl-So-Lowe.
GRM Daily’s freestyle series Daily Duppy has returned for it’s 3rd series and kicking off the first episode is one of the UK’s finest lyricists Wretch 32. What better way to start it off than having one of the greats?
Offfffffttttt Mynature goes in hard on this sick beat. Sick of the trap rappers? Mynature shows you what real hip hop is in this new one The Massacre where he spits with a machine gun like flow and challenging other rappers to step up their game. This will be on his forthcoming album due in 2014.
Calibar lands with part two of his latest string of releases Animal, which sees the London rapper make a welcomed comeback to the scene.Wizzy Wow serves up a bass filled club hit laced with punch line after punch line from Calibar.
Franko Fraize is an unassuming guy from Thetford who just happens to be one of the most exciting and original talents in UK music. Let me introduce new track ‘Treasures’. The story of a relationship told with a very British sound, the track sums up all those good bits and bad bits that drive you crazy about your other half. From the point where you want to pack your bags and leave to the point where you have to butter them up because you know you’ll have to put up with them forever, Franko captures what love is all about without the cheese, but in a way that will make you smile as you relate to certain situations.
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