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Coops teams up with Benny Banks and Sophie Faith for this gritty visual off his Lost Soul tape. Coops rhymes over a boom-bap style beats with Benny Banks further complimenting his style as the pair share dark tales from their pasts. With the video itself featuring cameos from Banks, Sophie Faith and Joe Black, we’re left with a cliffhanger that is sure to be continued into the next video.
SAS released YFRFR – Your Favourite Rapper’s Favourite UK Rappers in April which includes tracks over ten years of their recording history. Better Than This is the dubstep inspired track and they have remixed the track with all new verses and brought Wretch 32 into the mix too. Listen below.
Stormzy is definitely keeping his work rate high and his name out there as he keeps consistently releasing new material. For Second Quarter he spits over two beats filmed at different locations it seems showing his range and versatility.
This is looking set to be one of the hottest collaborations in music and fashion this year…unfortunately for us girls it’s only menswear (sigh). UK grime’s hot boy Skepta will be teaming up with one of the most exciting menswears designers, Nasir Mazhar which in a few weeks time Red Bull Catwalk Studio will be unveiling for London Collections: Men.
Bursting onto the scene in 2008, Mazhar cut his cloth first and foremost as a milliner and fast became a recognised name with his signature box peak bully cap. In 2012 he launched his first ready to wear collection for SS13 – a mix of men’s and womenswear that he presented as part of New Gen. Mazhar consequently moved onto the official catwalk in SS14 and since then has been touted as one of Britain’s most exiting exciting young designers from everyone from the likes of Vogue to Dazed & Confused.
North London rapper Skepta needs little introduction. One of the original founders of the Boy Better Know crew alongside his brother JME, he is widely considered a UK grime veteran who pushed the genre through from the underground to the mainstream.
The collaboration between the two artists is a natural one with Mazhar using music as an inspiration for his work and specifically grime artists as the musicians of choice to provide the soundtracks to his presentations. The pair have recently been in Red Bull Studios creating a unique soundtrack for the show at Victoria House on Tuesday 17th June, which will also see Skepta walk in a jacket designed in collaboration with Nasir.
Through working with Red Bull Catwalk Studio, Mazhar is able to take his vision to a new level and host his dream after party, a full Nasir experience, at the Metropolis strip club in Bethnal Green. Together with Skepta they are curating their ideal line up featuring an all-star line up of artists – stay tuned for more details to come.
I’m making no exaggeration when I say Coops is the North London hip hop artist everyone is talking about. He can already say he has opened for Nas at the 02 in London and his latest video release ‘Blessings’ from the tape was premiered by Vibe in America, Big!
The mix-tape demonstrates the lyrical genius of the 23-year-old and his ability to draw the listener in to every word. His deep and mindful views on his subject matter set on the backdrop of the intricately produced and very musical productions make for a collection of tracks that will give you some real food for thought.
With the majority of the Lost Soul mixtape being produced by Hip-Hop producer, Talos, it is evident that the pair have a real musical understanding of each other resulting in the creation of a fresh, yet deep rooted sound.
Released this week (2nd June) via his own website, the ‘Lost Soul’ mix-tape is a collection of tracks which represent a number of different meanings and emotions, as the title implies.
TRACKLIST:
1. Intro
2. So Cold Ft. Benny Banks & Sophie Faith
3. Why
4. On & On
5. Clouds Ft. Sophie Faith
6. 360 Degrees Ft. Twitch
7. Darcus Howe Skit
8. Blessings Ft. Rexx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5KMt6Y62BA
9. Halftime Ft. Black The Ripper
10. Rap Masterclass
11. Make Things Right Ft. Sophie Faith
12. Soul Down Ft. Richy
13. Chillin’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSgUtNE4I40
14. Coops & P Freestyle
15. Pass The Weed
16. Odyssey Ft. Elz
17. This Is Rhymin
Download Coops – Lost Soul mixtape here for free
A.M. SNiPER took to the studio to record new material with non-other than Wiley. A collaboration between ‘King of Ayia Napa’ (as dubbed by RWD Magazine) and the king of Summer hits was destined to result in one thing, a soundtrack for Summer 2014, which is now set for release in July and goes by the name of Bus Pass.
Full of scorching seasonal references, the immediately addictive ‘Bus Pass’ features a huge pop hook courtesy of Wiley with production from Anamate A.M Sniper himself, and if that isn’t enough to make you reach for your passport then check out the video that captures everything your holiday dreams are made of!
Skepta is joined by various MC’s, from D Double E, Tempa T and Prez T to Invasion Alert’s Sox and Jaykae giving it an all star Grime remix for That’s Not Me.
UK beatbox champion Reeps One teams up with one of grime’s hardest spitters Scrufizzer for this awesome live collaboration Eurgh. They both show why they are the best at what they do.
Rude Kid on production for the new Rascals remix for So High featuring the Boy Better Know boys. This is one of the hottest tracks out right now where they talk real life struggles of trying to get ahead with fierce honesty and dextrous wordplay…listen below.
North London bred MC Yellows returns after a short hiatus with new video Together. 21-year old Yellows is signed to Alwayz Recordings (home to Chip, Paigey Cakey, Dotstar + more) and on this one brings in Shalo another AR artist. Yellows shows off his diverse lyrical ability, showcasing his different flows and delivery.
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