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 get involved with the Hip Hop community to compile a list of these Hip Hop albums and to feature them on the Nokia Music Store.

One lucky reader will win 50 music tracks from the Nokia Music store.

The albums dont have to be in any particular order.

We just want to know….

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE HIP HOP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME???

Leave you’re answers in the comment box below.

http://www.comeswithmusic.com/ 

Things to note:

The Nokia Music Store is only available in 21 countries and so winners will need to be living in one of these countries.

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Now I havent done a “UK Pressure” segment for a while. In the past I have focused on rappers or emcee’s but this time I want to focus on a very talented deejay called DJ Kayper (I have to interview her soon!)

Kayper is a female DJ from London. She began spinning at bars since the age of 15 and has played at the some of hottest spots not only in the UK (Ministry) but also in New York (S.O.B.’s, Knitting Factory, Lotus). She also gets her promoting game on with ’Ebonics’ in Cambridge.

Jazzy Jeff called her “the best female DJ he has ever seen”. Now that’s a big cosign!

Be sure to check out Kayper’s BBC Radio show called “The Hype Show”, which is on Friday’s between 10pm-1am.

http://www.myspace.com/djkayper

Tags: Deejay, DJ Kayper, DJ Kayper On The Decks, Hip-Hop, Jazzy Jeff, Music, Rap

In the second segment of UK Pressure, the featured artist is Blak Twang. Twang is a veteran of UK Hip Hop since he came onto the scene in 1995.

His album ‘19 Long Time: Live From The Big Smoke’ is a classic.

He’s a MOBO Award Winner and has worked with the likes of Sway, Estelle, Beverley Knight, Seanie T, Tom Jones, Rhymefest, Roots Manuva, Ty, Tor and Emmanuel Jal.

Twang recently released his 5th album, ‘Speaking From Xperience’.

He’s a legend of UK Hip Hop and if you are not aware of him, get familiar.

Blak Twang - So Rotton

Blak Twang - So Hard

Blak Twang - Trixstar ft Estelle

Blak Twang - GCSE (Ghetto Children’s Sex Education)

Blak Twang - Kik Off

Blak Twang - You Know

Blak Twang - Aint Dont 2 Bad

Blak Twang - Thumbz Up

http://www.myspace.com/blaktwang

Tags: Black Twang, Blak Twang, Blak Twang: UK Pressure, Emmanuel Jal, Estelle, Hip-Hop, Music News, Pressure, Rap, Talib Kweli, UK, UK Pressure, USA

Im starting a new segment on the site called ‘UK Pressure’.

This segment is a result of my trip to New York City. The majority of people who I spoke to there, didnt know much about UK Hip Hop artists.

So now I’ve decided to post videos showcasing artists you need to check for and hopefully Hip Hop fans in the States and across the world will know who to check for and if they like what they hear, get some collaborations going.

If you want to educate yourself on UK Hip Hop, you most definately got to be on game on Skinnyman.

Skinnyman - Council State Of Mind (Video)

Skinnyman - Fuck The Hook (Video)

Skinnyman - I’ll Be Surprised (Video)

Skinnyman x Tabancle Freestyle (Video)

My man told me to watch this video and to check out for Skinnyman’s and Tabanacle’s rhymes. This footage is from 2007. In this video, Tabanacle (who comes with fire!) is the 2nd guy to spit and Skinnyman is in the green shirt.

Thanks to my man Monsta for showing me this video

www.myspace.com/mcskinnyman

Tags: London, London Town, Music, Skinnyman, Skinnyman x Tabanacle Freestyle (Throwback Video), Tabanacle, UK, UK Hip-Hop, UK Rap, Video