Stefflon Don drops another visual off her recently released highly-rated mixtape ‘Real Ting’. She heads to Jamaica to save her mother in the video self-directed by the Don herself alongside Luke Biggins. ’16 Shots’ showcases her Jamaican roots with a dancehall-style beat and patois tinged lyrics.
Skepta – No Security
Skepta dropped this track last year on Halloween and now we get the slick new video to match the greazy track along with a brand new verse too. Skepta fires shots at his enemies whilst taking on different outfit changes and different visual shots going between him and his crew dancing in a room with plaques on the wall, Skeppy on a table with men clad in suits and much more. Check it out for yourself.
D Power ft. Footsie – Shelly
D Power and Footsie, two Grime scene veterans join for a track trading bars about being two of the scenes top spitters. D Power says, “‘Shelly’ is about having the hardest lyrics and being able to last ANY clash, but also having bars that can buss up a club! That’s our aim for this track right here.” Produced also by Footsie, the two take to derelict settings for the video which you can watch below.
Big Narstie – They Don’t Know ft. Xaviour
Brixton emcee Big Narstie shows off his softer side on his brand new single ‘They Don’t Know’ ft. Xaviour taken from his forthcoming album release this Summer. Grime’s unofficial king of comedy shows he really can get deep and bear his soul to us, which is different to the man we normally see also demonstrating his lyrical talent.
Big Tobz ft. Cadet, TE dness, Not3s – Addison Lee Remix
Not3s track ‘Addison Lee’ was so popular that three wicked rappers have decided to come together for a remix, continuing the heat on this track. Big Tobz, Cadet and TE dness join to throw down some fire, mischievous lyrics, mashing up this huge new remix.
Essex rapper Potter Payper dropped a brand new banger ‘Su Real’, proving his lasting relevance to the UK rap game. He’s one rapper who can go quiet for a while and return like he’s never gone, and that shows he’s made for this.
He flows effortlessly with real life lyrics that paint a vivid picture of his life over a rocky, coarse hip-hop beat produced by the Beat Nerds. “I had a hundred chances but if I had one more I probably would have done more, cuz I can’t see my mum poor. So my intentions I’m pure when I come through your front door, and you know what I come for, don’t feel sorry for yourself, you know money rule the world, you gotta get it, my lifestyle hellish.”
Potter Payper has been in Blade Brown’s studio recently, so expect something from them soon. I hear it might be on Potter’s forthcoming Training Day 2mixtape.
Blitzz & Big Tobz
Big Tobz tweeted ‘Yo ur gonna need some popcorn for this one”, and he was right. Taken from the rapper’s collaborative project Case Closed released earlier this year, ‘The Move’ was the first track on this project after the intro – a thought-provoking journey as they both tell a compelling story.
The video – directed by Mornix – is cinematic, matching the theme and mood of the track seamlessly.It portrays them planning a move, and they rap in a conversational way, showing their storytelling skills. This track shows the brilliant dynamic of the two rappers and how well they gel and complement each others stylesCheck it out below.
67
67 are the most original rap crew out of the UK and we’re getting closer and closer to the release of their third mixtape Let’s Lurk (out September 9th). Ahead of that, we’re presented with a brand new joint off of the tape ‘Jump Out Gang #JOG’. It’s rowdy, it’s sinister, it’s dark and it’s what their fans love them for.
The track has an eerie feeling, with a shockwave of powerful and polished bars coupled with a dark, gritty instrumental and a catchy rhythm section produced by Carns Hill. The Brixton Hill natives and original UK Drillaz combine UK and US sounds with real life experiences in a way that has been key to their success. “Thank God first thing every day when I wake in the morning, then it’s straight money talking.”
We headed to their first Boiler Room on Tuesday evening where they killed their set with legend Tim Westwood.
TE dness
TE dness brings us some feel good vibes on his new cut ‘Girlfriends’, which features Nigerian male vocalist Mologo on the hook, helping bring the sunshine atmosphere to the track. The track has reached us just in time for the summer (well end of summer) and will get all the girls dancing to this feel-good riddim.
TE dness has made a banger of a love track for all the good girlfriends out there treating their men well and vice versa, he raps: “I never let you down if I tell you that your mine, cah I love you like cooked food, ah yea I love your body and your looks too, remember days you were busy in your books too, graduated like gwarn shorty push through. Only person that hit me on papa’s anniversary, how did I even become the only man that’s worthy?”
Youngs Teflon
Youngs Teflon is one of the hardest UK rappers on the scene, recently dropping his long-awaited mixtape on iTunes, Tracksuit Diaries. The South London rapper is a firm favourite amongst his peers, and this shows with the long list of collaborations on this project with features from TE dness, Monkey, LD and Dimzy from 67, and S1LOUD. The 13-track project is very personal, perhaps his most personal and introspective music to date – talking us through a man living two lives; in the streets and in music. The mixtape shows Tefs is in a reflective state throughout with his wordplay and melodic rhymes shining through all 13 tracks. Youngs Teflon told Complex, “The whole concept of the tape was to give the listener a daily look into my struggles and successes. It’s a reflection of how far I came but still being stuck between the roads and the music.”
On New Year’s Day, platform SBTV dropped 5 videos called ‘Better Place’ from five talented UK rappers. The conceptual tracks/visuals are about their specific and different areas they are from and how they feel about them. In a very poignant showing, (following the tragic death of his little brother Nico Ramsay), Lil Nasty – who is known as a Grime MC – brought ‘Better Place’ to Plaistow. It’s a tribute to his brother and is emotional and moving, with Nasty taking on one of his first ever rap tracks, and doing it justice. He opens ‘Better Place (Plaistow)’ saying “What happened to the fun times, now it’s all blades and gun crime, youngers on the front line, attitude is thug life.”
Blittz & Big Tobz
Blittz & Big Tobz are two East London rappers who quickly made a name for themselves in 2015, both singly and as a duo with their on point punchlines and memorable tracks. ‘Wicked And Bad’ is the latest release from the rap duo, and an enticing track to kick off their collaborative forthcoming project Case Closed, which is set to be released in August 2016. Case Closed is produced and will be released by The Heavytrackerz, setting a new benchmark for the rap game. This track is the perfect introduction to the LP with an enthralling beat and the hook, which embodies the title track.
Adian Coker
Adian Coker is no stranger to the hip-hop game – he first staked his claim in the underground with his debut mixtape release Lights Fantastic, with his follow-up Young World propelling him past that success. He now returns with his brand new track ‘No Angel’, with a sample of Madonna’s ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ and a glimpse of Kanye West’s ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing.’ Adian laces the track with his deep vocals and dives straight into exploring and taking control of the production, with his lyrics using emotion, frustration and strength to bring inspiration. It’s just Adian baring himself to the world with no barriers to hold him back.
Hailing from Tottenham, Avelino turned heads when he dropped his free collaborative mixtape with Wretch 32 titled Young Fire, Old Flame in 2015. This year is all about his own music though, which kicks off with ‘Welcome To The Future,’ produced by Raf Riley. It showcases his distinctive lyricism, signature wordplay and inimitable flow, and stakes his strong presence in the game where he has now become a successful artist after years in the underground. The track has got a futuristic and fresh sound to it and is just the start of things to come this year. He will be releasing his debut EP soon too so make sure you watch out for that.
Potter Payper
Essex rapper Potter Payper released his 7-track One Time EP on March 31st and also dropped a new visual off of their ‘Real Life (Black Impala).’ It’s the second visual from the EP, following on from ‘Normal’ (feat Maverick Sabre). ‘Real Life’ provides a soulful, contemplative glimpse at Payper’s struggles with the visuals ever-reflecting the lyrics. Potter raps, “Sugh Knight in this Black Impala, mob shit tryna jack him after. I’m too G I’m so Bush Obama,” over a guitar-led track. Potter is definitely one of the coldest UK rappers, with some of the realist lyrics. You can get his EP here.
Big Tobz releases the first track from his EP, New Sh*t. He introduces us to his gentleman side with a laid back and chilled video, almost acting as a transition into his more mature approach to music.
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