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Hip Hop A to Z with Sesame Street

by Jacques Jones March 5, 2010
Sesame Street Hip Hop Present the Letter A

So my participation on GBC mag has been somewhat lacklustre of late, however I have a million bullshit excuses you don’t wanna hear so I shall move speedily along and get to the goods.
Not long ago it was the 40th aniversary of Sesame Street yes that’s 40th I was shocked too but I took a [...]

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Curren$y – A Rising Hip Hop Talent

by Jacques Jones February 26, 2010
Curren$y

Shante Anthony Franklin better known as Curren$y is a rising talent in Hip-Hop whos name I havent heard mentioned this side of the North Atlantic yet. Though I do expect to hear his name a lot more in the not so distant future. This guy was brought to my attention recently by Pippo from [...]

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Stussy – J Dilla Documentary

by Jacques Jones February 25, 2010
Stussy - J Dilla Documentary

We remembered J Dilla here on GrievousBodilyCharm a few weeks ago courtesy of D. D. Peltier to pay homage for the man’s birthday featuring some great hits he produced which can be seen here.
Stussy a clothing label synonymous with being intertwined in popular culture and music have produced a documentary on J Dilla’s life focusing [...]

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Hudson Mohawke – Tastier Than Shortbread

by Mickey B A February 22, 2010
hudson mohawke

Picture Scotland… forget haggis, forget men in skirts, forget fluorescent ginger pig tails and miserably cold weather. Now instead imagine one of the most musically  eclectic breakthroughs this country has to offer right now. Imagine diverse electronic and acoustic sounds created by a man hell bent on world domination, playing live shows everywhere from Tokyo [...]

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J Dilla R.I.P

by D. D. Peltier February 10, 2010
j dilla rip

I remember the day clearly; a friend and I were fooling around on the net. We found this video of a skater falling off his board and snapping his forearm. Yep, the video was grim but still funny as hell. We were just about to have a second viewing when my flatmate stepped into my [...]

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Tinie Tempah – Pass Out

by Jacques Jones January 25, 2010
Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

A song doing the rounds on Radio 1 that has picked up a lot of steam is Tinie Tempah’s Pass Out track from his forthcoming album on Parlophone Records which has no set date but is expected by early summer 2010. Tinie is surely a bright young talent in the UK Hip Hop scene and [...]

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Kano – More Than One Way

by Jacques Jones January 23, 2010
Kano - More Than One Way

It’s always nice to see good artists doing their bit by using their fame and influence as a tool for good and partnering up with charities and educational organizations to promote higher education and personal development. Kano or KA-NO is one of those artists as his new single “More Than One Way” is available as [...]

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Now Until Then – The Chronicles of a Serial Crate Digger 2

by Jacques Jones January 14, 2010
Remix Collection Part 2 - Now Til Then

We know your ear’s are hungry so here’s the follow up to our first installment of the Now Until Then Remix Series. So to click of part two some nice smooth dance that everyone knows but everyone still loves then we will go into some hip hop covers some obscure electro, soul, drum and bass, [...]

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Muhsinah – The Oscillations: Triangle.

by D. D. Peltier December 9, 2009
muhsinah the oscillations triangle

Do you remember Neo Soul? That R&B sub-genre with the clichéd name? Neo Soul dominated my summers back in the early 2000’s. Dwele’s Subject, Jill Scott’s Who Is Jill Scott?, Raphael Saadiq’s Instant Vintage (‘Skyy, Can You Feel Me’ changed my life) and Lucy Pearl were all on my Mini Disc player and on constant [...]

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