Earlier this evening, there was a listening session of J. Cole’s Roc Nation debut “Cole World: The Sideline Story”. After numerous solid mixtapes, the anticipation for J. Cole’s album has been high. Would Jay-Z feature on it? Will it drop in 2011? Finally those questions have been answered and I went down to a London studio to enter Cole’s World and see if he made that transistion from making mixtapes to creating a Read More ...
24 Hour Karate School is the latest offering from producer Ski Beatz. Ski is most known for his work on Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents”, Camp Lo’s “Luchini” and for the Fat Joe track “John Blaze”. Ski’s talent has never been doubted even back when he was producing for Original Flavor. But in 2010, Ski is carving a new legacy to a younger Hip Hop audience, which he’s trying to do with Read More ...
“Wake Up” is the brand new collaborative project between singer John Legend and Hip Hop group The Roots. Inspired by the US election in which Barack Obama won, the 12-track album cover some of the most revered artists of the 1960’s and 1970’s and fuse their sound and messages to reflect today’s world. Artists like Donny Hathaway, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Erni Hines and Read More ...
Okay mutha luvas get prepared to be taken into the world of Digmund Freud. The Digmund Freud EP is the latest offering from UK rapper Mystro. Firstly let’s get it right, Mystro is a natural born spitta but this is the philosophies of Hip Hop given to you by Digmund Freud. He’s providing the listener with a “dose of reality” as he eloquently says on “Moan Moan Moan”. Read the Read More ...
I had the honour to listen to Stylah’s brand new album “Treading Water”. The South-East London rapper has had quite a year. He’s worked with Mr. Hudson; he got a co-sign from Nas and was even featured in The Sun. Like many of you, I have been waiting for this album so let’s get right into it. Read the full review after the jump.
I just got out of a listening session for Erykah’s new album. Below is the final tracklist and a description on the artwork and the meaning. UPDATE – ARTWORK BELOW “New Amerykah, Part 2: Return Of The Ankh will be released 30th March. Tracklist 1) 20 Feet Tall (Produced By 9th Wonder & Erkyah Badu) 2) Window Seat ft Questlove, Stephen Bruner, Kirsten Agnesta and James Poyser) 3) Agitation Read More ...
UPDATE: COMP IS CLOSED. CONGRATS TO ELISA FROM GREATER LONDON FOR WINNING THE NOKIA COMES WITH MUSIC PHONE! Hip Hop is no longer a culture, its now a religion. Millions across the global listen to Hip Hop music every single day. The music has inspired us from the the way we talk to the way we dress. Nokia Music and The Hip Hop Chronicle UK would like to use this opportunity to Read More ...
