Leeds Hip Hop Scene

‘Literary Vices’ - Verbal Contact (EP review)

Mr Certified Banger — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:42:41 +0000

Don’t know about life in Leeds? Well, Matter and Prys are willing to be your tour guides for half an hour. Their debut EP is entitled ‘Literary Vices’ - a clue to the type of intelligence behind the lyrics of Verbal Contact. Opener ‘First Impressions’ pulls no punches as the MCs introduce themselves over a seriously [...]

Hip Hop at Leeds Film Festival Courtesy of Bonafide Magazine - 9th November 2009

Mr Certified Banger — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:42:39 +0000

Bonafide Magazine “is putting on an evening of underground Hip Hop entertainment at the 23rd Leeds International Film Festival. Inspired by a conversation with multi-media/events organiser guru Liz Ainge , earlier this year we approached the organisers to see if we could put on a night and for their sins they accepted. After much dithering we [...]

How We Do Tv: Wailers Interview

Editor — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:20:15 +0000

How We Do caught up with pioneering reggae group The Wailers, discussing their impact on global music, how they developed the reggae sound, as well as their new material and future plans for one of the world’s longest serving groups. Much knowledge and experience dropped in half an hour, be sure to listen close to [...]

Masta Ace, Alphabetix, E.P.R.C & more @ The Elbow Room, Leeds, 28/11/09

Chris — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:13:10 +0000

Check the flyer above, Masta Ace, EDOG, East Park Reggae Collective, J Bravo, Alphabetix and Many more all for just £5!! Saturday 28th November.

Markus The Sadist - West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, 27th October 2009 (review)

Mr Certified Banger — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:46:54 +0000

Playing to a fairly diverse audience, including those who I suspect don’t frequent the theatre, Jonzi D’s cast of eight wowed the audience at the West Yorkshire Playhouse last night with their performance of his rap opera ‘Markus The Sadist’. Using minimal props and scenery alongside music, dancing, video and of course rapping and acting, lead [...]

Matter of FACT, it’s Verbal Contact!

Wisdomtooth — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:26:39 +0000

Whats Good? The all too familiar opening from some Yank spamming your Myspace inbox. You don’t even bother to look at how bad they are, probibly some RnB turd singing seriously about guns and hoes. Next time this scurge of self promotion passes you, take a minute to let them know exactly whats good. In fact [...]

Sonny Jim, Extra Curricular, Defenders of Style @ The Vault, Leeds, Friday 30-10-2009

Chris — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:46:27 +0000

‘Contact’ ft. Noisia - Foreign Beggars (video)

Editor — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:30:25 +0000

‘Hip Hop Hype Dog Compilation Vol. 1′ - VA (free download)

Mr Certified Banger — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:30:22 +0000

Hip Hop Hype Dog have just dropped their first compilation. The free download features 28 tracks of Hip Hop from the UK but with a few US representatives thrown in for good measure. The thing that gets me going about this compilation is that, nestled inbetween tracks and artists I’m familiar with already, there are a [...]

RZA cancels UK dates!

Editor — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:19:56 +0000

LHHS can exclusively confirm that RZA has ditched his UK tour and left the Job of promoting his new book, ‘Tao of Wu’ book to the not nearly as exiting Frukwon and inspectah deck. As far as we are aware the Leeds date will go ahead (at Stylus) and to be fair there is a [...]