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Kid Fury — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:07:39 +0000

I have moved my blog to www.kidfury.co.uk

Also look out for the official Wordplay website very soon!

Pharoahe Monch – Shine Feat. Mela Machinko

Kid Fury — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:56:22 +0000

When I was first caught news of who was involved in the making of W.A.R. I was hopeful that the project would throw up something special but nothing had prepared me for what seems like enormously overdue a return to the wider public eye for Diamond D who is certainly no slouch in the beats department if you ask me as much as I am feeling them M-Phazes, Exile & Marco Polo and the other producers on the LP have their work cut out to not sound like overrated new jacks because this beat is on some modern classic s**t!!…

Click picture for Pharoahe Monch Myspace

Admittedly when I was finding my own voice with the raps I most wanted to be like Pharoahe Monch or Special Ed and on this new release Monch does not disappoint in the way he puts words together as a much needed reminder that rapping is an art form midway through the first verse he let’s the beat breathe for a second in order to deliver…

“Where I come from no one runs when funds run low in lump sums

We choose to dump dum dum ??? ???? dum dun

we livin’ humdrum in the slum where scum conceal stun guns

the words mum for fun son conundrums ain’t pretty

in the cesspool called New York shitty”

Long time collaborator Mela Machinko returns once again on Shine to bring the that scrunch yo’ damn face up soul too I’m struggling to remember a more heavy track yet this year I have had this on constantly since I got it and I’m sure if you REALLY feel Hip Hop you will too.

Follow Pharoahe Monch on Twitter @PharoaheMonch and @WARMedia

Verb T & Fliptrix @ Wordplay & Scum Dog Millionaire movie shoot

Kid Fury — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:19:15 +0000

This coming Wednesday will see Verb T & Fliptrix make a first Wordplay appearance at The Cellar in Oxford.

Giving us the chance to maybe hear tracks from the early Back Hand Slap Talk days right through Bring It back To Basics & Broken Window up to the current release The Spaar Zoot Mixtape from Verb T with Fliptrix in tow with two strong releases to his name the debut Force Fed Imagery and this years Theory Of Rhyme.

Click flyer for Facebook event page.

Support on the night comes in the form of Legoman who has definitely earned all the admiration he gets from the Wordplay faithful and more by consistently being one of the spitters that lights up the Pass The Mic’s and open mic sessions so it’s only right that he finally gets to display a little more of what the Legoman has to offer alongside the the face of Phat Sessions Elliott Cornell who has been very instrumental in making Wednesdays at The Cellar the phenomenon it has become fronting the PS house band with his charismatic no fear off the heads and I found he has a few tricks up his sleeve recently on the production tip too.

The event will be filmed by MVN films and at the beginning of the night they will be filming scenes for a Oxford independent movie entitled Scum Dog Millionaire.

For More info & Download Links…

So for anybody who just happens to be a budding actor or actress there is an opportunity to get involved in this locally funded and produced docu-motion picture (I’m copyrightin’ dat straight!!) about two characters at opposite ends of the music industry but pretty much both in the same boat and the ups and down they endure with the success they both strive for being the elusive bad guy.

Director/Producer Derek James of MVN Films is putting out an all points bulletin for people to feature in scenes that will be filmed at Wordplay this Wednesday as thugs, dealers, punters seemingly oblivious to the madness going on around them and for local musicians to cameo (this means be yourself!!)

There is equally as much opportunity for those who would like to be involved behind the scenes.

To get involved in the film contact Derek James: mvnfilms@gmail.com

And we hope everyone that comes through stays to enjoy the show!!

Make sure if you don’t already have it in your collection you get that Spaar Zoot Mixtape… a snip at only two quid from Verb T‘s bandcamp.

Download >> Verb T – Spaar Zoot

And go get yourself some Fliptrix too OKAY!!

Download >> Fliptrix – Theory Of Rhyme (Itunes)

Follow Fliptrix on Twitter @MrFliptrix

Durrty Goodz – Born Blessed (Download)

Kid Fury — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:55:19 +0000

Arguably the best of the new generation of MC’s Doogz is revered by Grime fans and Hip Hop heads in equal amounts from the mixtape joints and Wiley disses even if you didn’t cop the Axiom EP or 2009′s Ultrasound if you are a fan of rap surely you will have heard of Durrty Goodz

Born Blessed

My appreciation for Durrty Goodz stems from him seeming more schooled in Hip Hop than all the UK mc’s that have painted themselves into that little grime corner and can’t get out. In his time on the scene he has lit up Grime beats, Bashment riddims and hip hop beats.

Two of his more recent collabo’s that make my personal favourites playlist are his features alongside Me1 on Pay Me No Mind and DJ Mentat‘s What’s Happ’nin.

Goodz has let loose another free LP via his own website. For Born Blessed download link & tracklist

The tracks that I am really feeling on this LP had me scratching my head at why this is being given away free.

With spoken interludes from KRS-ONE this CD takes off pretty much straight away on Everyday with Stephen Marley assisting in painting a not so pretty picture of London town over a nice reggae beat to skank to followed by Childhood a kinda familiar story that deserves your attention and for me to not give away the whole plot.

Then onto The One which sits in that Kano & Chase & Status lane. Undoubtedly the most beautiful piece of music on this LP is Marijuana in which Durrty spits “they say I’m Durrty Goodz and I’m just Marijuana” tells us a tale about his journey from the fields in Jamaica to the streets of UK it’s on some classic s**t and I’m sure you too will have this on repeat soaking up all that information and passing it on to your friends next time you are lean up.

The title track Born Blessed was playing out of my computer in the kitchen and my grandmother just started steppin’ (no lie)… “we like dem’ there ol’ time reggae vibes ennit” and she just said a very mature “hmm hmmm” with Mighty Diamond singing “They say wanna start revolution but they don’t wanna fight no, They say wanna stop reggae music I wanna see them try” I shouldn’t have to convince anybody to go cop this as it contains some of 2010′s highest hopes for UK music.

Download >>Durrty Goodz – Born Blessed (2010)

Tracklist

1. Rise (Intro)

2. Everyday Feat. Stephen Marley

3. Childhood Feat. Caron Wheeler

4. The One

5. Keep It Road

6. Raise Ya Standard Feat. Crazy Titch

7. Marijuana

8. Life

9. Born Blessed Feat. Mighty Diamond

10. T.E.D.D.Y

Follow Durrty Goodz on Twitter @DurrtyGoodz

Chima Anya – Power (Video)

Kid Fury — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:19:02 +0000

Filmed entirely on the new Iphone 4 at a fraction of whatever Kanye has for his own Power video.

Chima Anya can be seen performing tracks from his New Day LP when he supports Wale at the world famous Jazz Cafe next Monday 5th July GET TICKETS HERE!

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Jackson’s Last Stand (Video)

Kid Fury — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:51:20 +0000

Ed Sheeran – Homeless (Download)

Kid Fury — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:43:24 +0000

I admit that I am one of the only people in the whole UK that slept on Ed Sheeran.

But anybody who knows me knows that I refuse to like something just because of the hype.

Ed has proved to be the phenomenal talent I had read about quite simply by backing up his buzz with dope songs and highly engaging live shows. I had the pleasure of meeting the man himself during the Example tour for which he was opening act I was introduced to him in Oxford by my man Fanny from Ou Est Le Swimming Pool as a local rapper to which Ed Sheeran says “really lets have some bars” then starts strumming away and tapping out a beat on his guitar so I respond as any self respecting rappers should and kick some rhymes to which he says “you should join us on stage for my final song” … really? OK.

This is something that in my years I have never known somebody in the type of position this guy is in to do. So to me it goes beyond him being a nice guy. To show love to MC Nobody just because you like the way he raps used to be part and parcel with Hip Hop and what happened backstage may have been the first impromptu cypher I have been involved in for years making him not just a dope singer or just a dope musician or just a dope entertainer but also a young dude that whether on purpose or inadvertently has love a love respect for music as an art and recognizes the traditions that help you build your skills which to rap nerds instantly puts you way ahead of the competition but he also has a more wide appeal.

Can’t front on him… not even a little!!

Homeless was unleashed via Ed’s twitter feed on friday …go get it!!

Ed Sheeran click picture for download via Iamsentient

Ed Sheeran will also be at The Cosy Show on Tuesday 6th July an event which will also feature Jada Pearl

Follow Ed Sheeran on Twitter @EdSheeran

Yungun – Sunshine (Download)

Kid Fury — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:36:29 +0000

On The Essance he spat “I see this life like it’s fight night a couple of stolen moments in the limelight”

Yungun finally resurfaced on twitter last Wednesday and announced he’d be stepping back under the spotlight at the Southbank Centre for E4‘s Udderbelly on the 1st July and on Friday tweeted us to a free track courtesy of himself and Mr Thing from their next mixtape.

To the crate digger this will be sampling for dummies but he considering the weather there is no more apt track to return with.

Yungun - Sunshine MP3 Click picture for download via Sendspace

Poejazzi Udderbelly @ Southbank Centre click flyer for more info & ticket link

Follow Yungun on Twitter @YungunAKAEssa

Chaundon – Y’all Don’t Want It Feat. Carlitta Durand (Download)

Kid Fury — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:36:29 +0000

Chaundon has started stoking up the fire for his next long player No Excuses with a track the artist himself describes as “uncut lyricism” over a beat by Australia’s own M-Phazes add to that a little bit of soul on the hook courtesy of Carlitta Durand.

Chaundon - Y'all Don't Want It..Click cover for Bandcamp download link.

The Art Of Corruption

Kid Fury — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:11:52 +0000

In order to highlight World Day Against Child Labour the revolutionaries over at Ctrl.Alt.Shift. magazine in partnership with YLIA (Young Leaders Integrity Alliance) continue to bring us their own take on edutainment by throwing a party at Oxford’s Kukui night club.

The Art Of Corruption

As with any party or club night the priority for all involved is that a fun time is had by all who attend the night will be a platform for some of Oxford’s up & coming talent. There will be musical performances by Jada Pearl and Deviouz live artwork by Alice Saunders with performance poetry shipped in from the capital from Dean Atta and James Massiah.

The event will be headlined by Chima Anya and Mr Shaodow…

Spinning on the night will be myself will be myself repping Hip Hop and Wordplay and representing HQ:D&B veteran Azonica.

We hope to raise awareness of the many injustices that Ctrl.Alt.Shift. has been battling since it’s conception in 2008 all by “Breaking with convention to bring about change”

All monies from this event will be divided between Ctrl.Alt.Shift. and YLIA

Entry price is only £4 with a voucher from www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk/kukui or a student card or £6 without.

And to sweeten the deal even more we’ll be screening the England Vs USA game and there will be a barbecue.