posted on 31/12/2004
The last post of 2004 is to let you know that the all new Roots Manuva LP, 'Awfully Deep', due for an early '05 release on Big Dada is outstanding. Mr Smythe has produced a truly polished and painfully incredible Hip Hop album to follow his last 3 LPs. If you thought they we're good then wait till you hear this baby!... And on that note, have a great New Years Eve and we hope that 2005 will be good to you and yourz... 1.

posted on 30/12/2004
And ya thought the beat slowed down, come on!! Back in effect after our mince pie massacre we have three new releases to end the year on... Those Foreign Beggars drop a very diverse 3 track 12”. All tracks are produced by Dagnabit and feature Orifice Vulgatron & Metropolis on the vocal tip, however the bass heavy bounce of ‘Crypt Drawl’ features Anik outta Dark Circle. The mystic flex of ‘Beatflow Freakshow’ finds the two emcees dropping back to back over a superbly crafted production from Dag, and finally ‘On A Winters Day…’ is just that, laid back, moody, but beautiful at the same time. It’s good to have the Beggars back and this 12” is a very welcome return for them, and Dented Records. Also watch for the ‘Asylum Speakers’ LP back in stock soon yo... Next up Silent Soundz release an ill DJ Defikew mix CD entitled ‘The Sickness’, it features a slew of exclusives and previously released tracks from Yungun, Mystro & Kyza, to Cormega, Ghostface & Wordsworth, amongst some UK newcomers like Iron Braydz, Professor Green & Deep Rooted and many many more, cop it now for some sickness... Finally OttomanElfMusic release the long awaited ‘Dictionary Meaning Revisited EP’ from Conspicuous, for all those heads who wanted this vinyl release on CD here ya go. It features the original 7 track release alongside 9 new joints, 4 of which are remixes from Ghost, Excalibah, Evil Ed & Apollo...

posted on 24/12/2004
Merry Xmas & an even merrier New Year to all our customers and viewers of the website! May you all get nice suspect packages off Santa yo... Here’s an exclusive item of news for you right about now, just so you know 2005 will start in style! We will be releasing a full double album and CD in the earlier part of the New Year with worldwide distribution, entitled ‘Suspect Packages Presents... The Return Of The UK Hustlerz’... more information to follow… ‘Bluh! Bluh!’ (with gun fingers cocked skywards)...

posted on 23/12/2004
Sit Tight Records Records have a slew of new releases coming in the New Year, in April they will be dropping a Micall Parknsun 12”, ‘I Don’t Want To Stay Here’, laced by a hot new producer named Beat Butcha, alongside an LG remix of the same track. Beat Butcha then lends his producing skills to a Wordsmith 12” that will come in May, entitled ‘In This For Life’ b/w an LG produced track ‘Bring Out Ya Dead’, also dropping the same month will be a 12” entitled ‘Day After The Apocalypse’, again produced by LG and featuring Jehst, Skriblah & Wordsmith. Then later in the year around October time a Micall Parknsun LP will be released, and hopefully the Jehst featuring 'Rocket Fuel' 12" will be re-pressed in the New Year aswell, sit tight yo... I'd also like to take this opportunity to welcome Beat Butcha to the Suspect Packages HQ staff, who has replaced Anik, as he has left us to live in Iceland for a while, crazy dude...

posted on 22/12/2004
Mike GLC drops a 12” produced by Kamanchi Sly on Big Paper Recordings, shipped in from the U.S. and packaged rather nicely this Minnie Ripperton sampling track, ‘Letter To My Girlfriend’, has been getting a lot of airplay recently and is backed with a more up tempo club banger ‘Came To Party’. Watch for more from this label and Mike GLC in the future alongside the production skills of Kamanchi Sly, showcasing his versatility when it comes to the boards. Also look out for Kamanchi Sly’s third EP, ‘Ultimate B-Boy’ on his own Catalyst Recordings dropping in the New Year, alongside a possible new crew where he’ll be teamed up with none other than Harry Love yo. In the meantime, check out this Mike GLC 12”, and also Kamanchi Sly’s website which has just been added to our links page along with a few others... Nottingham based Sureshot Entertainments get the first DVD of their 'UK Takeover-The Prequel' event from the 17th of April 2004 to us aswell, featuring live performances from Roots Manuva, Blade, Klashnekoff, Taskforce, Kyza and many more, peep it in the latest arrivals yeah...

posted on 21/12/2004
YNR Productions finally get the vinyl version of the debut LP from Tommy Evans in stock, 'New Year's Revolutions'. A few pressing problems occured whilst they we're being manufactured hence it's delay so apologies there. Anywayz, it's here now in all it's double vinyl gatefold sleeve glory...

posted on 20/12/2004
Elite Team Entertainment have a 9 track CD coming real soon, it's entitled 'The Phone Home EP' and sounding very nice people, packaged well too. This South East London crew are called Elite Team and comprise of Mic Assassin, Archer, Romez & DJ Caution, with production coming from Django Thief. Watch for it coming to Suspect Packages real soon...

posted on 17/12/2004
Dynamite MC has laced us with a limited white label to check out, it should see the light of day in January and it's kinda nice too. Produced by the Scratch Perverts is 'Industry', a up tempo track with a nice soulful hook and orchestral elements, with Dynamite letting loose some double time lyrics drawing on his experiences over the last few years. The flipside is produced by Stone and entitled 'Powerful'. A minimal yet bumpin' track also showing Dynamite can hold his own for sure...

posted on 16/12/2004
Two white labels into us today from Bare Records, a very tasty Jabba Tha Kut produced 4 track EP entitled ‘Nightcrawlers’, featuring emcees Suicyde & Salvo. And newcomers Phobia who consist of Breaker, Smokey, General Knowledge, Ironvest, P.Scaramanga & Kal Serious with their rowdy debut 12” ‘Keep It Moving’ (produced by Kal Serious) b/w ‘Killing Time’ (produced by Smokey)... Dominant G outta Psychic Phenomena has a solo 12” dropping in a couple of months on his new Dom Recordings imprint. Three tracks feature, ‘Feeling Me’ produced by The Unsung Heroes, ‘The Heat’ produced by Apollo & ‘You Don’t Know’ produced by Peepin Tom... Also, stay locked for a release date for Doc Brown’s debut LP forthcoming on Janomi Records in the New Year, having just been mastered it should surface around February/March time all being well...

posted on 15/12/2004
News just in from Karl Hinds is that he's signed Demolition Man to Ill Flava Records. Having already put his stamp on various projects over the years, from DJ Vadim releases to the infamous Mudlumz live mix tapes back in the day, you can be sure to get some fresh material from the reggae toaster on East London's finest label in the New Year... And Mr Spleen will have a new EP entitled ‘Hidden Links’ dropping around March time on his own imprint, Brainwash Beats. This four track vinyl features vocals from members of Hoodz Underground (J Poet, Menace & Joni Atcha to be exact) alongside Humurak D Gritty, instrumentals and DJ Tools are also onboard. For those who need refreshing Spleen released the ‘Open Mic Surgery’ EP on SFDB a few years back which featured Toastie Taylor, Delegates Of Culture, Lil Angry Man & Defisis, of which we still have a few copies left if you want to check out his production steez...

posted on 14/12/2004
DJ Pager drops a new mix CD today, ‘Sunday Driver’ drops those oh so fresh Pager skillz back to back, alongside some recently released tasty treats from both sides of the Atlantic... The man himself is also dropping cuts on a new solo project from Dirty Verbals outta Iron Bridge, who’s going under the name Craig Verbs. A two track 12” will drop in March, ‘Skidaddle’ produced by Wyt-Fang with cuts from Ill Son, and ‘You Know!’ produced by Verbs with cuts by DJ Pager as mentioned. It’s a heavy release folks, watch out for it in the New Year, the tracks are lifted off his solo LP which is entitled ‘Private I’ dropping in April... Also dropping from the same camp is a compilation put together by Verbs entitled ‘The Adventures Of Buck Fling Vol.1’, this will hopefully come in Feburary. Featured artists are Iron Bridge, Gambit, Blokey-Man, DJ Pager, The Beefeaters, Dirty Verbals, Ill Psychosis, Concentration Camp, Frisko Dan, Split, Gemini, Phonetics, Headzache, Cappo, Apocraphe, The Colony, Change & The Human Vermin Crew. Plus a special bonus, for the first time on CD will be the Iron Bridge 'U Cant Do It EP’. Having just taken a listen to this release I can assure you it’s a killer, bring it on...

posted on 13/12/2004
Rawdog step on by and drop off a final few copies of their funky little 7", we only have 10 copies of this here so if your after one please be quick. You'll find the sound bite to the mellow and laid back vibe of 'Lemonade', this is coupled with the slightly more up tempo groove led 'You Said You Were Different'. Keep your eyes and ears peeled to the site in the future months as we've also been informed that Rawdog are working on their debut LP yo...

posted on 10/12/2004
Bristol in the house ya’ll, check it, the Numskullz pull together the whole MC fraternity from the south west and form the Self Construction Movement to re-make the 1989 classic ‘Self Destruction’ by the Stop The Violence Movement. In keeping with the original vibe they’ve flipped it on its head and released a re-working on their own Ruztik label all for charity, Save The Children to be exact. Utilizing the original beat and showcasing a whole host of MCs that they’ve worked with over the years, check out the latest arrivals for a full run down of who’s involved and support the cause, they’ve really done the track well and even stuck to some of the original rhyme patterns too, class... On some newness flex Norwich based Def Tex have their new 12” due to drop at the end of January on Son Records, it features the pounding new joint ‘Freaks’ alongside ‘Falling’ and ‘Village Idiot’... And Zebra Traffic’s new signings The Headcase Ladz, have their debut 12” for the label due soon which features the tracks ‘Why Don’t You Pay Us A Visit’, ‘Elvis Karaoke’ (yes you read right) which features The Beefeaters & Lews Tunes, and finally ‘That First Day’...

posted on 09/12/2004
For all those wondering what to get that long lost cousin you only see once a year for Xmas, we have the 'Seasons Beatings' mix CD from Derby based club rockers Off The Hook back in stock. A hip hop and funk mash up on the holly and mince pie tip throughout, with every track being on the Xmas flex. If you hate Xmas, don’t buy it, it will do your head in, if you love Xmas and just want something to put on when ya opening your Xmas pressies or downing that muld wine then this is for you, ho ho ho… Another one back in stock is DJ Mentat’s ‘Rugged Wid It’ 12” featuring Roots Manuva & Seanie T... Speaking of Mr Manuva be sure to check out his new single ‘Colossal Insight’ when it drops in January on the mighty Big Dada Recordings, with mixes being spread over two 12”s by Part 2 & Jamma on one, and Royksopp and Soft Pink Truth on the other. This will be followed by his forth LP ‘Awfully Deep’... Aaaand Hip Hop Connection Jan'05 mag is now in stock folks...

posted on 07/12/2004
Janomi Records follow up the vinyl version of Evil Ed's super fresh 'The Enthusiast' LP with the CD version of the album, cop it now... Also fresh in stock is the debut EP from Hundredth Monkey who featured on the Sons Of The Tribe 12" recently released. Hundredth Monkey comprises of emcee's Bandog (Killa Instinct) and Remark (Deliverance), two early 90's Britcore crews who caused havoc back in the day tearing up shows throughout Europe. Now they return to fu#k up the scene once again, and this 12” ‘Sick Little Monkeys’ is a true testament to that, we love it here in the SP HQ. Seriously it kicks ass, four tracks feature with guests Last Resort from Switzerland and of course Sons Of The Tribe too, not all the tracks are of the fast and furious hardcore approach as the ‘Sick Little Remix’ drops completely different to the original. Anyway, just check it out cause its dope to have these two cats back on the scene again, out now via Vinyl Store Records outta Switzerland... Another banger now in stock is from Nottingham based producers The Elementz and the first in a series of dope releases. The first to showcase this production outfits skills is the ‘Elementz Universe Vol.1’ EP, which features a hard hitting drum heavy track from non other than Skinnyman on ‘Highgrade’, and another truly ‘turn this shit up’ track featuring Karizma (ex Out Da Ville), Shiva & Wax on the verse over a simply banging glockenspiel type minimal backing, trust me I can’t stop playing this. It’s one of my favorite tracks to drop this year point blank. Final... Undercover Magazine Issue 19 is also now in stock folks...

posted on 06/12/2004
Doc Brown laces us with a compilation of unreleased tracks, freestyles and exclusives all on one CD entitled 'Citizen Smith Vol.1'. The CD falls into a similar category as Lowkey’s two recent CD only releases, establishing a firm collection of bangin’ joints that otherwise may not make it onto CD format. Featured guests also include Yungun, Lowkey, Poisonous Poets, Mr Ti2bs and many more, with released tracks such as ‘In My Life’ & ‘Mad World’ also thrown into the melting pot for good measure... Also on the CD front Conspicuous The Coroner will be dropping his ‘Dictionary Meaning Revised’ 16 tracker on us in a few weeks, it houses the original tracks that were found on the vinyl EP, alongside 8 new remixes from the likes of Ghost, Excalibah, Evil Ed, Apollo, Propaganda & Conspicuous himself... We also have copies of DJ IQ's 'Unherd Part 2' mix CD back in stock...

posted on 03/12/2004
Sensory Overload Records drop the debut 12” from Lowkey to us today, ‘Politics’ is lifted off the DJ 2Tall ‘Writers Block’ mix CD and also features the ‘Politics Remix’ with Yungun tag teaming Lowkey to great effect. Also featured is a new track ‘Move Yourself’, making this one dope ass 12” to grab hold of. Lowkey has been making some mad noise recently via his ‘Key To The Game’ CDs, and now he’s cemented on wax be sure that this young dude is one MC to watch out for…

posted on 02/12/2004
Yes yes folks, Disorda's back up in this ish. Fresh from a hectic tour down in Australia & New Zealand with Braintax & Mystro. Big up to each and everyone of you that we met on our travels yo, much respek yeah, see you all again soon I hope!... So, I trust the Suspect staff have been treating you all well in my absence? A little bit of news for ya'll on the forthcoming flex is from the Boot Records camp, following on from the dope Zygote 12" featuring The Sundragon & Hug, Zygote gets back to full crew mode with his Diversion Tactics fam and will be pushing out a new 12" in the coming months featuring Blade & Chubby Alcoholic on the vocal tip, alongside production from Tommy Koi (Beyond There) and cuts from Zygote, Jazz T & Kam. The tracks are called 'Live To London' & 'Ladies Man', just so ya know...

posted on 01/12/2004
Back to the theme records my good friends- you might not see the link now, but you will next time I throw something up onto the page cos it'll be the same Gunshot/Hijack/Mell'o' configuration going on- same groups, just different records. Almost like a gameshow. So, although I'm sure none of these need any introduction, I'll do so anyway. Aaaaah, fug it actually, I'll let them introduce themselves! All old classics that mofos NEED in their collection if they want it to be in the least respectable, and all available right here, right now, once again courtesy of our little helpers on the Suspect diggin department who go round in little green elf costumes raiding your local back street spots to service ya, nice! So here you have it. And for those of you who don't yet know, but who are about to, the voice you hear on the Hijack soundbite is none other than the almighty Kamanchi Sly who as you know has made a recent and very impressive reappearance... But make sure to be quick yo, only one copy in of each...

posted on 30/11/2004
Oh damn- I can see another busy day comin up tomorrow! Word fuggin up, we got, ahead of schedule as always (of course) the brand new, ultra-fresh, long-awaited and much expected debut full-length double album 'The Enthusiast' from Brighton main man Evil Ed. If the previous 12"s were tournaments, then this mother is full-on fuggin warfare, blanket bombing and no damn hostages, punk! If you wanna keep your neck intact then don't get this one, man's got beats to snap the backbone off a slug, fo real. Features include all your most feared enthusiastic spine breakers (check the catalogue for full listing) and even a coupla celebrity DJs to help sever the final remaining threads. Gawd dizzamn! We only got it on vinyl for the minute, but hold on tight, we got CDs droppin in the next coupla days... Also new is the debut 12" from Marc Stretch of Foreign Legion and the Irish ITF champ DJ Flip's duo, O'Liffey Cousins, 'Stop Fantasizin.' Out now on All City Records, another sure-fire bouncer y'all, heavy heavy flows and the high-ass standard of production you've come to expect from DJ Flip. And that's not all! There's even two remixes courtesy of George Sulmers of Rawshack and DJ Design of Look Records, all three versions with instrumentals, standard. If your head's still somehow managed to remain on your shoulders, then this puppy's gonna finish you off no doubt. So you might wanna check the instrumental 'Bus Grill' to soothe you aching vertebrae... And feel that blood red cover on the Evil Ed album! Very fitting, no?...

posted on 26/11/2004
Bloody ell, hangover's getting worse by the minute! And the weekend hasn't even started yet! Once again it's come round pretty damn fast- what happens to these weeks? Where do they go? Anyway. Yo yo, check this! Breakin Bread, the all-knowing, all-doing club stroke record label super-unit drop us their new release 'The Get out EP' by long-time Nottingham veterans Cappo and producer Zero Theory. Five vocal tracks, three instrumentals and damn, they're all heavy. So- which one to put up? Hmmm, tricky, but for me 'From Acorns' wins it- makes me wanna smash something up, even with a hangover. Those strings man... damn. The office is getting pissed off cos I keep on reloading it. Each tune's got a slightly different mood to it, from introverted to straight aggressive- all of the beats are dope for real, with some mad breaks going on and drums like they're supposed to be. And Cappo is hella dope too as you know, no average style happening here, visual and clever lyrics, and the delivery that only comes from years and years of droppin verses. Dope EP, all round. And speaking of Breakin Bread, if you're in London on Saturday night, make sure to hit the club night at the Rhythm Factory on Whitechapel Road. In fact, fuck that, they have people flying in from Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania, all over Europe on a monthly basis so you've got no excuse! World class breaking, open mic hosted by the legendary drunken master Kope, live performance by Cappo and Lee Ramsay and the iller tunes spun all night. And the vibe is real nice too y'all... And new to the site we've got the current Issue of HHC, full of all that International Hip Hop ish and of course your monthly instalment of ya Hip Hop Honeys (Shayla's got her nips out. Noyce.) Check the magazines section for that, surprisingly enough. So yeh, catch you all later, I'm off for some serious laxin... izznout.

posted on 24/11/2004
Yo we gettin all themed-up on yo asses! Check it out, yesterday we had Jazz Fudge theme day, now we goin all London. Damn, these are gonna go quick, I can see it now, crazy gems for all you suspects. Do they need any introduction? I don't think so, but hell, I'll do it anyway cos I'm in that kind of mood. So, first up we've got the ORIGINAL 'How's Life in London?' by the almighty London Posse, with 'Shut the Fuck Up' and 'How I make Papes.' No instrumentals, but yo, they're fuggin original, so who cares? Ain't gonna find these anywhere else too fast. Produced by Dobie and DJ Biznizz by the way. Also from Mr.Rodney P and Bionic we've got 'Jump around' with dirty, clean and instrumental versions with a remix of 'Gangster Chronicle' on the flipside. Only one of these, so you better be quick. Actually, forget that, one of our cats out in Japan got there before I could even put the news up! That's quick man, damn. Oh well, we did have that one... Then continuing the London thing we've got London Rhyme Syndicate straight outta the gawddamn eighties with 'Hard to the Core,' vocal and instrumental. Slightly less known than London Posse maybe, but yo, the beat is heavy as all hell. And all hell is heavy yo, word up. So there we go, another quality instalment of pure dopeness brought to you courtesy of the Suspect Packages Digging Department. Get ya fuggin shovels out... Ghost o'clock...

posted on 23/11/2004
Wow! Down under news addage courtesy of Disorda himself! The wonders of modern technology. We have a little Jazz Fudge going under celebration/comiseration going on today, with the addition of these two highly sought-after slices of vinyl. The first single from Phi-Life Cypher's 'Millennium Metaphors' LP, 'Earth Rulers/Drop Bombs/Phi-Life is Here,' all with instrumental versions of course, and Mark B's first release featuring Big Ted and MCM, 'Any More Questions?' with two vocal tracks, a couple of skits and instrumental and acapella versions. Crazy rare shit yo! Also Evil Ed's first release on YNR 'The Tournament Round One' featuring the likes of Taskforce, Tommy Evans, Jehst & Usman, also backed with instrumentals... You might also notice that Klashnekoff's ultra-limited one-sided pressing of 'Black Rose' has already sold out, apologies to those who didn't make it, congratulations to those who did... same as the Rawdog 7" 'Lemonade.' Both of them were flying out for real, mofo's had to watch their heads. Anyway, I'm audi, enough office for one day. Peace out...

posted on 19/11/2004
What!? Weekend AGAIN!? Damn man, time goes kinda quick nowadays. But before I go and get all messy, I thought I'd let you know about three new sets of vinyl records we've cooked up for you to ponder over until the joys of the working week kick back in. So: here goes... First up is an EXREMELY limited 7" from the infamous Rawdog band (you know, Louis Slipperz, Task Force...) on a mellowed-out semi-instrumental tip. The one I've loaded up for y'all is 'Lemonade', featuring the dulcet tones of a very sweet sounding lady whose name I don't even know... could be compared to Portishead but with a more electronic feel- very nice indeed. The a-side 'You Said You Were Different' is a more uptempo joint, still with the characteristic Rawdog sound and with an anonymous fella providing the vocals. And the end is hella fresh, gotta check it. If you're feeling the Rawdog vibe, make sure to get your hands on this one. And as I said, very effin limited... Another 7" is Breaking Bread's new signing Natural Self (otherwise known as Keno 1) dropping two very heavy instrumental tunes, 'The Sound' and 'Foundation'. Once again I've given you the b-side 'Foundation' (what is it with me and b-sides?) cos I think it's fuggin bad. Heavy drums, dope horns... yeh man. The a-side, surprisingly enough, is more on a dance vibe with some crazy clap rhythm goin on... and check for the other Keno 1 shit as well cos the guy is good, for real... Finally, before I bounce, we've got Zebra Traffic's new collective Dirty Diggers dropping us their first EP 'Diggers Don't Get Days Off.' Word up. Four vocal tracks and two instrumentals, dope production throughout, and all produced and rapped by Young Max and Pat Stash. A very strong first release for sure, and I'm especially feeling the first track 'For the Haters.' So, once again, plenty of newness for yous lot... and I'm offski. Audi. Without a trace...

posted on 18/11/2004
Aaight den! Bit more time today at last, so i've been mostly sitting around scratching my lazy ass. I wish. So! Some newness, some oldness, all goodness. If you got yourself a copy of the 27 Beats 7" 'Death Jam' you will have noticed a young man called Rup, or Rup the Cunt to his friends. (And if not, WHY not!? It's got hand-drawn labels for fuxache!) So anyway, he's just dropped his first 12", 'King Cnut'/'Angels and Devils'/'Brace Yourself' on Hear Today records. First thing you'll notice is that the cover is ILLER. I mean, Secondson's is dope from an artistic point of view but this one is just ILL. From all points of view. Dude must have kept this school photo of him flipping off the photographer cherished under his pillow forever. Cover of the year? Maybe so. But yo, you're not buying for the cover right? Right. So you'll be happy to hear that the content's dope as well. 'King Cnut' is my favourite here, heavy stomping beat courtesy of Evil Sun with Rup's characteristic humourous rhyme-drenched lyrics. But yo, the other two are dope as well, both produced by Steve Clear... A melancholic 'Angels and Devils' with some very nice strings and the more upbeat 'Brace Yourself'... And daps doin some really dope cuts too, like, really. Especially on 'King Cnut'. Fuggin word up... And you're gonna have to be damn quick, cos we've only got 7 of Lewis Parker and Lost Souljah's 'Mr.Parker's Siesta'/'Blood'. In fact, by the time you read this there'll probably be even fewer, or even NONE! Imagine that. The sleeves are a little battered, but yo, we ain't buying for the cover right? Damn right. And rumour has it that i'm only in this country for another month...

posted on 17/11/2004
It's ok i'm back again... you lot have been keeping me so damn busy (well, you and some other people) that i haven't had a moment to put up anything else since last week! But thanks for your patience, it will be richly rewarded... First up today we have the second 12" from Optimas Prime, 'Slang Shotgun' b/w 'Prince of Persia' featuring Junior Disprol of Dead Residents and Blaktrix respectively. I've given you the b-side to feast your hungry ears on here, a dedication to the strong ladies out there, you know who you are, over some really nice broken down desert beat... The a-side is on some proper britcore flex, dirty grimey beats and shotgun slang lyrics fo yo ass, battle scratches and all. Speaking of which, you even get scratch samples at the end of each side as well as the usual vocal/instrumental tracks... Another second release is Lowkey's 'Key to the Game Vol.2' CD, 25 tracks of some of the finest wordsmithery on the London underground at the moment. This cat really is to be watched out for, and he's only just starting so yo, be very scared. Conscious, intelligent, on point, nice delivery... and with a whole bunch of features to keep you on your toes. Noyce... Bias ALSO drops us his second vinyl release, (damn! crazy shit!) a beautiful chilled-out 12" entitled 'Sit Back See the World' with 'Raining Jewels' on the flipside, featuring the angelic voice of Christina Charley... oh yeah. This might be more one for the summertime but yo, fuck it, it's really damn nice anyway. If the darkness is getting you down, (ha ha!) then make sure to cop this one to heal the winter pains... And YO! The last EVER Dark Circle 'Civilians' CD was sold today since the regrettable liquidation of Jazz Fudge Records, so make sure to get your vinyl copy cos we've only got a few of those left too... and a big REST IN PEACE to ODB who, as I'm sure you all know, took his last few breaths recently... at least it was in a studio. Live by the mic, die by the mic. He will be missed by all...

posted on 12/11/2004
And? What did I say? Call me Nostradamus man, orders coming out of my ears today, picture that. You guys keeping me busy! So, yeh, even more newness today... Welsh producer Secondson presents his first full-length album, aptly entitled 'Secondson & his Orchestra,' featuring a whole string of well-established acts (Jehst, Taskforce, Lewis Parker) and lesser known but equally good rappers (Clarity, Conrad Watts, Blaktrix...) 12 tracks deep, this is the perfect album to sit back and smoke a nice cigarette (or whatever else you've got lying around the house) to. Sometimes moody, sometimes bouncing, always damn well produced, and yo- heavy heavy. It features all the a-sides from the previously released singles, and the artwork is killer man, love that shit. (Secondson also does all his own photography.) Actually, the whole thing's really nicely presented, with full-colour gloss sleeves with slick photos of all of the featured artists, and the first 2500 copies even have an embossed sleeve! My gosh. And as if that's not enough, the whole thing's going for just a tenner! Hot DAMN! That's some value for double vinyl, and you're only gonna get it that cheap here cos Secondson wanted it like that. Good, huh? Word. Take it easy, Weekend calling...

posted on 11/11/2004
Oh my gizzosh! Pure heavyweights today my droogies... After what seems like YEEEEARS since volume two, Taskforce, Louis Slipperz and the mighty Rawdog band unveil the third instalment of the much anticipated, much loved and plain effin brilliant £10 Bag series. And damn, you won't be disappointed peoples. With an all-star lineup that i won't even start on right now, exclusives, recent favourites, instrumentals and of course the Kentish Town Kestrel Clan- can't go wrong man. And damn i love that Rawdog sound... Hit the mixtapes section and get them mouses (mice?) clickin. After the first off-the-shelf-flying release with Roots Manuva and Seanie T, Dj Mentat and long-time legend Skinnyman join forces on the hot new 12" 'When I Give My Heart to You.' This one could get a corpse up jumping, pure good vibes y'all... Heavy heavy beat, killer mic skills from Skinny of course, and there's even a remix on some funky, outer space 70's cop style flex. Gawd dizzamn. Instrumentals and acapella too, no doubt. And last but very definately not at all least we've got Kyza's new 12" 'Real Rap' b/w 'Devil in a dress.' Dancefloor killer? Hell yes. Rowdy as all hell? Damn right. This is a tuuuuuuune. Trust. Neck snappin snares straight from the chiropractor, confident mic controlling and yo- is that a seagull? Damn son. But also don't miss the b-side, a double-time yat account on a dope James Bond loop, man knows how to tell a story. And very sexy backing vocals by a Miss Williams too... Got 99 problems... So, check it all out yous lot, looks like I'm in for a busy day tomorrow...!

posted on 09/11/2004
Joker Starr releases his second 12", on white label this time, with two tracks that are refreshingly different, both from each other and generally too. The a-side 'Get Up' flows over a nice super-minimal beat, produced by the man himself, and features some very animated punchline-driven lyrics. Dope flow, passionate delivery... the b-side 'Attack of the Clones' (produced by himself as well) is both funky and mad chilled out at the same time, must be around 80 bpm or so, and as the name suggests launches an attack on the army of same-sounding rappers he sees out there. Man doesn't just walk the walk... 'I don't copy cats my raps stay original...' Second up we have Lincoln's self-appointed finest, Swampfoot, with the 'Education EP.' Recognise the hook? Word! A very nice re-working of the Pink Floyd classic, produced by The Weaver and Tommy T with cuts by Dj Dimes, live guitar licks by Sean South and even some beatboxing by Dr. Badfunk at the end. Longusto provides the rapping throughout the EP, which is on an equally live party vibe as the title tune. James Mann is on the guitar for the other two tunes, and altogether it's a very nice-sounding first release from the Swampfoot crew. And finally the Wolftown massive drop us their 'This is New York' mix CD, blended and hosted by Late and featuring not only himself and Conman reppin the UK but also a whole host of ill lyricists from the darkest depths of New York's underground. Dope beats from beggining to end... check the shit out y'all! Noyce...

posted on 08/11/2004
Hittin the new week runnin y'all! Two new 12"s and a DVD... After a long long break from releasing any material we see the welcome return of Birmingham crew Moorish Delta 7, who very kindly dropped us their new single 'The Rain' b/w 'From the Grain' this afternoon, produced by Cipher Jewels and The Baptist aka Charlie Parker respectively. I had real trouble deciding which one of the two to put up for your listening pleasure cos they're both dope, but eventually decided on the b-side which features the Wu Tang's Shyheim. You can also find Yogi joining in on the a-side, a slightly more up-tempo and generally more a-side like track, but yo, equally heavy. Good to see those cats back on the scene. And you will probably also have noticed by now that we've got Ty's new 12" 'Look 4 Me' b/w 'Sophisticated & Coarse' in stock, which sees the man pushing his style further in the direction he seems to have mastered- catchy hooks, tight intelligent lyrics, good vibes. Both tunes feature Eska on the chorus, and the a-side sees Breis dropping a verse to boot... and fresh artwork as well. And for those of you who are buggin cos your video player's dead/battered/been sold, don't worry, the guys at Dark & Cold have released 'UK Hip Hop Untapped vol.2' on DVD so you can flick merrily back and forth between the scenes, and they've even thrown in Skeme's video 'Turning' as well. So, plenty newness for ya, don't say we don't treat you well! And for those waiting for the Tommy Evans album on vinyl, you might have to be paitient for a little longer, there's all sorts of mayhem at the pressing plant apparently... Skinny's Birthday? Aiiight then! Laters...

posted on 05/11/2004
Hot damn! More newness for your hungry turntables my friends, all vinyl this time. Infinite Potential is the first one of the two, with their EP 'As the Record Revolves' on Catskills Records. Half instrumental, half vocal, this is a nice one to let run while you're busy doin whatever it is you're doin. Very nicely produced by Kojak and The Soulful Spider, with cuts throughout, and dope lyrics by Amber MC... proper quality people. Check the track 'Quiet Nights' that uses the same sample as Foreign Beggars on 'Where Did the Sun Go?'... noyce. And it's even got some scratch cuts for all you DJs. Next up we've got Dead Residents with the 'Poltergeist Frequency EP' on Sin Nombre Records. This is some darkness y'all, perfect for the looming winter months. Sounds like knives sharpening or something. Actually, one of the tunes is called 'Dry Knives', kinda sums it up... and that's one dope cover as well! Produced and rapped by Junior Disprol and Chud Jackson, with extra production from Sir Dufus Styles and Monkey... broken down, moody, feelin it. Weekend o'clock people, seeyas then... audi.

posted on 04/11/2004
So... another four years. Anyone surprised? Didn't think so... Anyway, back to the matter at hand! To cheer us all up we got some hot new shizzeeit for all y'all, as usual. First up, following his immensely popular debut CD 'This is My Promo Vol.1', Sway a.k.a. Sway Dasafo drops us his first 12" on Dcypha Productions, 'Flo' Fashion' b/w 'Up Your Speed' ft.Pyrelli. If you don't know already, you better find out. Is it hip hop? I don't know, or even care, shit's off the hook for real. This guy really knows how to use his words and deliver them, trust me. 'Flo' Fashion, as you could guess, is a tune about flexing the bling on the low budget, backed by a damn catchy, dirty bass-lined driven club rhythm. The b-side, a shout to all the mans across the country, is grimey as all hell people... This is one cat to watch for. Next we have the first ever release from Souljah Clique from Bristol, hitting us with a 19 track CD only album. A solid debut for sure, with some very nice beats courtesy of TRZ and Kelz dropping the vocals, all very tightly rapped indeed. Sometimes moody (Verbal Vomit), mostly jazzy (Easton Delights) and even on the rock tip (Rackham 'Tooled Up' Remix of 'Souljah Clique'), this is an all-round dope debut album. And we also have issue 18 of Undercover Magazine, still burning strong, packed as ever with 98 pages of goodness. Check the magazine section for that one. And all you cats out in Australia and New Zealand, make sure not to miss Disorda, Mystro and Braintax on their one month tour, coming to a town near you very soon... Peace!

posted on 02/11/2004
Fresh in today we have the CD edition of the long awaited and slightly postponed Tommy Evans album 'New Year's Revolutions.' 16 tracks deep (14 officially, and 2 bonus ones fo yo asses) it's a well rounded collection of tracks from the positive 'Lovemusic' and 'Good Vibes' to the more moody and philosophical 'Truth I See' and 'The Parallax View.' Production comes courtesy of the likes of Jehst, Mr.Thing, LG, Tommy Koi, Cee*Why, Evil Ed, Mark B, Apollo and Bone Idols, and features include the vocal talents of Selvin Thomas, The Colony, D.Ablo, Nuwella and even Neneh Cherry. Word. And hold on for the vinyl, should be with us within the next few days...

posted on 29/10/2004
Chicago producer Chester Copperpot drops a bangin' 12" featuring Edo G on one side and our man Braintax repping the other, you can't front on Copperpots skills on the boards he kills it. The Edo G track is a killer with some dope Glockenspiel type sounds in the mix, as you'd expect Edo G just rides it true pro style. The flip with Brains is also a dope one, naturally we've given you the soundbite of this to check out, cop it fools and as Copperpot would say, stop goofing!... Next up Zygote & Jazz T outta the Diversion Tactics click get busy one time with their own imprint Boot Records, they bring another US/UK collabo with Hug & The Sundragon both sharing a side each, damn son, the beats is loud and the rhymes done knock ya block off... What?! Huh... This whole US/UK thing is sending me mad, i'm off to Australia now to chill the F out... I'll leave you all in the capable hands of my Suspect sidekick Anik... be good... 1

posted on 27/10/2004
Scenario Records drop a bomb on us from Blufoot and his forthcoming LP 'Ablution' released in Feburary. Here we find the first 12" to come from the said LP. Some sick ass beats from Blu, featuring the killer piano lead 'If You Forget' from MI5, and 'Remember The Name' from newcomer Yungblud featuring Mystro on the hook. You won't be disappointed with this, or the LP, which features tracks from Riot, Infinite Livez, Mic Assassin, Yungun, Joker Starr, Sway Dasafo, Ddubble Impactt and many more yo...

posted on 26/10/2004
Pitman's back! Yep, you are reading this right, he's back. And the CD only 'Pit Closure' album is now in stock, full of the usual Pitman humour. Touching on the verbally mental, to the down right crazy but so on point references to today's music scene, and life in general actually. Trust me if you liked the 'It Takes A Nation Of Tossers' album then cop this. The office was in tears when it was played in here last night, at least Pitman can make us smile and not take everything in life so seriously every once in a while...

posted on 25/10/2004
Please note that we now have a new PO Box address, if you send us any material or generally make any orders via the mail please make a note of the new address and delete the old one from your memory... Today Dat Sound have delivered to us an exclusive DJ Skully mix CD entitled 'Top Shelf Material...The UK Champ'. It features 25 tracks with some exclusives from Terra Firma & Lowkey, whilst other stand outs include the Erick Sermon joint 'Street Hop', M.O.P 'Slade', Milano 'Morir Sanando' and many more. Having now cemented himself firmly at Kiss FM here in London alongside DJ MK you know he's got the tunes to match the skills... We also have some limited copies of the now deleted YNR 12"s from a few years ago, word up...

posted on 22/10/2004
Two beauties in today, the all new Breakin Bread release from super dope beat maker Tom Caruana & a limited edition pressing from the one like Klashnekoff… The ‘Splice Of Life EP’ from Mr Caruana (outta the Boiler Room Collective) drops very heavy with some splendid skits and four powerful vocal tracks featuring emcees Arch Co, DPF & Dr Syntax. A solid set from all involved with this up rocking head banger. The Breakin Bread crew are on one now with their release schedule so cop this killer and await the forthcoming Natural Self, Cappo & Ghost releases… The Klashnekoff 12” is a limited one sided run of the tune ‘Black Rose’, lifted off the ‘Sagas Of Klashnekoff’ CD, and only found online here, and we only have 100 in stock... Kemet will also be dropping the dope new Kyza 12" 'Real Rap/Devil In A Dress' 12" at the start of next month, and this is one everyone needs in their hands!...

posted on 21/10/2004
London's DJ MK has teamed up with Swiss DJ Hands Solo for a limited mix tape mash up entitled 'Monkey Business'. Both DJ's have delivered their own segment of this 30 track mix which features pretty much 100% upfront material throughout, very nice indeed and in stock now. We've also just checked out MK's 'Bastard Breaks Pt.3' mix CD which drops in December, once again a breaks fest is the order of the day with a whole host of treats on board, definatly check this when it drops... Along with the new Foreign Beggars 12" which also drops in December, featuring new tracks 'Ode To Julie', 'Crypt Drawl' featuring Anik outta Dark Circle, 'Beat Flow Freak Show' & finally 'On A Winters Day...' Dented Records yo...

posted on 20/10/2004
Smoking Mics drop a new 12" to follow the DJ Pager 'The Product' 12" released a few months back. Here we have the controversially named Concentration Camp with their debut double sider, ‘Check Da Broadcast’ & ‘The Gathering’. Both are produced by General Aslan with some tight ass cuts being executed by DJs Terror & Pager, check out the full track listing for the onslaught of emcees locked up in the camp... We also welcome the return of the mighty Beefeaterz crew comprising of Angryman, Big Mac & Cab 69. The ‘From Here To The Hereafter’ EP comes in at six tracks and features the joint ‘Intrigue 4 Inbreeds’ found on our ‘Suspect Files Vol.2’ CD, alongside 5 other bangers rocking on different levels of Beefeater madness. You’ll also find guests Wyt Fang (Underground Alliance) and Dirty Verbals (Iron Bridge) on the classic ‘Your Funeral’, and Junior Disprol outta the newly formed Dead Residents crew on ‘Resilience’ & ‘Widowmaker’, niceness... Watch for the Dead Residents debut release coming real soon by the way, via the Sin Nombre label...

posted on 18/10/2004
Sad news reached us over the weekend that B-Boy DJ Leacy passed away following a road accident. Leacy was one the best (if not ‘the’ best) DJ this world had and he will be greatly missed by all that knew him, including everyone here at Suspect Packages. Our thoughts go out to his family at this time, he will not be forgotten, rest in peace DJ Leacy...

posted on 14/10/2004
It's here at last, slightly delayed by two years, but it's here now! Rodney P's debut solo LP 'The Future' has been totally revamped from it's original track listing with some new joints and new artwork to boot. The 15 track CD, 14 track LP features guests Mystro, MC D, Karizma, Honey Williams & Olivia Chaney, and the production duties on this gem of an album come from the likes of Skitz, Joe Buhdha, The Sea, Dobie, Stone & Pepper. You know Rodney ain't messing here and you have the usual style and fashion on tracks such as the opening dancefloor bubbler 'The Nice Up', to the rowdy 'We Don't Like Coppers', whilst elsewhere the tempo slows down and you'll hear a different side to Rodney on tracks like 'I Believe'. There's also the recently released single 'Trouble' featured, along with previously released 'Riddim Killa' on the CD version only. So along with sample clearance problems, people not doing what they said they were doing, and general fuckeries, it's now time for Rodney P to take full stage and let the world know it's now time for 'The Future', trust us you won't be disappointed... We also have some rather slick looking Rodney P t-shirts now in stock located in the merchandise section of the catalogue...

posted on 13/10/2004
Breakin' Bread Records will follow up the Tom Caruana EP 'The Splice Of Life' which drops on the 1st November, and followed by a dope Natural Self aka Keno-1 7" (we should get it abit earlier though folks), with a Cappo release on the 6th of December entitled 'The Get Out EP'. It will be a 5 track EP featuring the tracks 'Capps Theme Tune', 'All This And More', 'From Acorns', 'Wise Before My Time' & 'Last Remaining'... And for those heads hanging on for the next installment of Louis Slipperz '£10 Bag Vol.3' mix CD, it will be coming to you at the start of November, it's slightly delayed from the original released date planned but we'll get it in first when it is finally ready...

posted on 08/10/2004
Two new killers in for you today folks. First up we have the first slice of the up and coming Tommy Evans album 'New Year's Revolutions'. 'Another Hit' on the a-side, featuring the vocal talents of The Colony and Nuwella, is most definately another hit for Mr.Evans, a bouncin double time club banger produced by Apollo, and boy does Nuwella sound sweet on the hook... On the AA side is 'Revolutions', a rockin tune with some heavy guitar riffs courtesy of Cee*Why, with Nuwella once again on the chorus. This joint has got a more mellow remix as well produced by LG & Mr.Shiver... All tracks have got instrumentals too. And Tommy just told me you can text in 11042 to channel U if you wanna see the video for 'Another Hit'... hot ish yo! Next up we've got some real fight music from Jibbarish of Iron Bridge. 'Drop bombs' is a killer killer tune, produced by Jaimez and featuring the fastest, most venomous damn lyric spitting you've ever heard. And if you can't follow the words, which you won't, it's all good cos he considerately included the lyrics on the sleeve as well, and there's an instrumental to boot. The B-side 'Great White Shark' is less machine gun-like but equally strong, describing the bloody details of the killing machine. Boy's done his research! There's an acapella for this tune too. Peace out, time for the weekend...

posted on 07/10/2004
Big Dada Recordings will have a new Ty 12" in a few weeks, it features 'Look 4 Me' featuring Eska & Breis which is lifted off the 'Upwards' LP. And will be flipped with 'Sophisticated & Coarse' featuring Eska which was on the recently released Giles Peterson 'Worldwide' compilation. Good to see this track getting a 12" release as it's dope yo...

posted on 06/10/2004
Pepa Records follow up Caramac's recently released 12" 'Simple N Plain' featuring Sway, with a very limited white label before they unleash new material in the new year. The 4 track white label we now have in stock is limited to 100 copies of 250 pressed, 50 of which have already been promo'd. It features production by Caramac on joints with Lowkey & Sway, two down tempo crunchy head nod bangers. Whilst the flipside is handled by Juice with tracks featuring Verb T & Terra, which are more uptempo numbers, both heavy. Catch it now while ya can... Moorish Delta 7 will have a new 12" out at the end of the month on Fas Fwd Ents & *7* Ent. It features the track 'The Rain' b/w 'From The Grains' which has Shyheim outta the Wu Tang on it, trust this is a dope joint folks, very hot indeed. Good to have the MD7 back and a team up with Shyheim is an added bonus... Also fresh in stock we have some very limited edition t-shirts from Jehst's new label Brimstone, one with a Jehst tag print and the other with the YNR logo. Both come in black or grey, and in XL size only for all you baggy-ass rockin mo'fos. Check out the merchandise section for these new puppies...

posted on 05/10/2004
Cambridge emcee, Inja, outta the Delegates Of Culture click comes at ya with a CD only album 'Suffering In Silence'. Coming in at 14 tracks deep, and featuring the tracks of his last vinyl EP as well this is a tidy little package. Inja is a dope emcee and has some very strong production on this coming from the likes of Phi Life Cypher's man Nappa, fellow Delegate Skuff and others... South East London crew The I.R.S will be dropping another bangin' 12" in a couple of months on Cryogenic Records. Tracks featured will be 'One Track Mind', 'Half Speed' and 'Find A Pen'. Dope shit yo, don't front on the crew: Random DV, King Kaiow, Mr Hungry, Plan Be & Guide One. We had them up on the Suspect Packages Radio Show a few weeks back and they smashed it, keep your eyes peeled on the Itch FM website for an upload of that show real soon. Also watch for King Kaiow on the all new Manage 12" dropping soon on Defcon Records, more about that at a later date, heavy!...

posted on 01/10/2004
Are you lot ready? We're not sure you are you know... At last, finally, here for you we have the first instalment of Rodney P's long long awaited debut album 'Future'. The 12" 'Trouble' is very heavy indeed, as can be expected from the Riddim Killa himself, produced by The Sea and backed up by Mr. Bob Marley in the voice of Honey Williams. On the flip we find 'Live From Road', just as bad as the a-side and produced by the Low Life main man Joey Braintax. Trust us, the album is heavy heavy, and this joint is just a taster cos yo, BIG TINGS fe gwan!!! Also fresh in stock we have the second round of the 'Independent Hype' DVD saga, essential viewing for everyone who was feeling the first one... Nah, actually, essential viewing for everyone! Full stop. 99 minutes of pure UK runnings, interviews, performances, and even a few cameos from our cousins across the pond... Check out the latest arrivals section or the video/dvd section for full info... Have a good weekend y'all cos yo, we will! Peace...

posted on 30/09/2004
Not too much known about the two 12" releases in today, other than Aphletik has recently worked with the production duo Bone Idols and rocks kinda nice over three varied tracks here. And Zionnoiz are from South London and have two mixes of their '& What' tune on their debut 12", the original on a skankin reggae tip while the main mix drops a harder boom bap style. Looking forward to more from these guys... One release we do know about though is Blade's next 12" due at the start of November, 'Reflection' lifted off his 'Storms Are Brewing' LP comes in it's original format aswell as a dope live version too. The flip side will be a new tune 'Soldiers' featuring Life and Respek-BA, also hefty tune, soon come on 691 Influential...

posted on 29/09/2004
MCM outta the original Caveman crew comes back atcha with guest vocals over a slick Si Spex beat 'Back Again'. Si represents one half of The Creators production outfit incase you didn't know, the 12" also flips 3 instrumental tracks from Harmonic 33, some bad boy business right here, love it, out now on 33 Throwdown Records... Surface Pressure Records up in Scotland launch with a tidy little 7" from producer We Yo Nee, 'Needs Must' features Juice Aleem from New Flesh/Gamma alongside the mellow instrumental groove of 'Capricorn Four' on the flip... Newcomer Jimi Whisperz has a 5 track CD now in stock, 'Rebel Captive' show's he's one to watch for in a few years. The posse cut 'Friendly Fire' with Kee-Low (A.M.M.O), Shotslinga, Luca & Imperial Guard is pretty dope on this... And Chopped Herring Records release a splendid breaks mix CD from Pro Celebrity Golf & Jay Glaze, 'Three Sinister Syllables' rocks from start to finish and took the guys ages to compile, utilizing a whole host of original breaks from known Hip Hop tracks mixed up with some you may not know. Either way this is one breaks mix you need, something different right here...

posted on 28/09/2004
South East London emcee CLG brings you a limited single sided 12" entitled 'Stay Sharp', this limited 12" is produced by Chemo and lifted off CLG's forthcoming album. This gruff sounding emcee has been around for a while and is now ready to start attacking the scene hard... And another South East London mic manipulator, Manage, will be dropping a dope 12" on Defcon Records in November, 'Rise Up' will be backed with 'Industry Strike'. It comes on point with Manage really upping his game, looking forward to this one... Also Lewis Parker's 'It's All Happening Now' album is back in stock, CD only as all the vinyl is now deleted...

posted on 27/09/2004
Roots Tee Promotions drop us some limited launch edition 'Dark Horizon 2 - Darka Dayz' mix CDs. Hosted by Seanie T and mixed by Keith Lawrence this second installment features a whole host of soundbwoy buriel dub plates from the likes of Roots Manuva, Skinnyman, Blak Twang, Ty, Farma G, Braintax, Ragga Twinz.. the list goes on. There's 55 tracks all on the bashment flex, with each emcee dropping a verse over 7 exclusive riddims produced by Keith Lawrence, Blak Twang, Propha-C, Karl Hinds, Seanie T & Lord Gosh. Catch this limited run now... Also look out for the future project from Seanie T known as the 'Blacknificent 7', comprising of Skeme, Rodney P, Karl Hinds, Jeff 3, Roots Manuva, Seanie T & Est'elle, coming soon...

posted on 24/09/2004
Derby based Yogi comes up trumps with his second album for Ant Records, 'Bear Necessities' is a 19 track CD only release, with a limited 6 track 12" on offer aswell. Production throughout is mainly handled by Baby J with extra tracks coming from Cipher J.E.W.E.L.S. & Urban Monk. The album sounds pretty dope my friends with some nice soulful production going on... And DJ IQ is currently working on 'The Under The Weather Experience' which is a mix CD featuring Jehst and Asaviour. It's basically an exclusive IQ mix with freestyles, exclusives, unreleased tracks, radio archives & recordings of live shows from the Jehst vaults, word to the big bird...

posted on 23/09/2004
Fresh from appearing on the classic The Last Skeptik 12” ‘Prior To Present’ on Net Groove, Dcypha Productions hit us off with Sway’s 22 track CD ‘This Is My Promo Vol.1’. A back to back burner from the verbal killer featuring all of his recent appearances on radio, mix CDs, remakes and freestyles. This is just a taster of whats to come from Sway so sit tight until his ‘This Is My Demo’ LP drops and cop this...

posted on 22/09/2004
Two hot new releases in today for your Hip Hop hungry cake holes... First up on Foreign Beggars' label Dented Records we have the first release from Underground Alliance frontman Skrein, a three track 12" including the tracks 'Mind Out,' 'Once Upon A Skrein' and 'The Youth...' 'Mind Out' is the tune we all know and love from the FB's album produced by the man Dagnabit himself, the other two previously unreleased and equally dope, production courtesy of Kate Fitzgerald and Jimmy Wha'gwaan. Graziella once again gracing the background vocals and scratches executed by DJ Moodie and Blunted Needles. Instrumentals on all three yo. Heavy heavy... Next up, fresh back from tour with Blak Twang, K9 is dropping us the 17 track CD only album 'The Riot Storm,' featuring the man Tony Rotton, the one and only Big Ted and Versetti. Heavier flows than a herd of menstruating elephants, bouncing beats courtesy of K9 and other favoutites from the likes of Madlib, Ty and Pharaoe, and frequently one verse only tunes which keep you on ya toes. Once again, the Suspects providing y'all with the goodness... And we got a few more copies of the Underground Alliance 'Basementality II' CD in so that's back up for grabs folks...

posted on 21/09/2004
Well, now the dust has finally settled from our HQ refit over the weekend we can let you know about this ish nish... Beyond There producer Kam will be releasing a dope 7" leaning towards the reggae/dub tip on a 2004 flex, entitled 'The Return Of El Topo' and dropping in November on his Meifumado Record label, with 'El Topo (Re-Rub)' on the flip of this limited 500 run... DJ Pager's Smokin Mics label has a 12" soon to be released from Concentration Camp entitled 'Check The Broadcast' b/w 'The Gathering', a hefty piece featuring emcee's Ambush, Kinetiks, R-Text, J-Khan, Tekneek, El-Mariachi & Knowledge. With production coming from General Aslan and cuts from DJ's Terror & Pager... And incase you hadn't heard South East London badman Blak Twang is working on his third LP, due to be released on Bad Magic, no definate date for this as yet though...

posted on 17/09/2004
All orders placed with us today, through until Monday, will be posted out on Tuesday the 21st as we're having a refit here at the Suspect Packages HQ. Please bare with us through this and we hope it’s not too inconvienent for you... In the meantime we have the fresh new single from YNR Recordings produced by Jehst and featuring the cuts of DJ IQ. Dropping from Asaviour is ‘The Homecoming’ b/w ‘Money In The Bank (Remix)’ feat.Kyza & Yungun, a hefty slice of that true YNR neck snappin’ Hip Hop shit yo... The Beefeaters will make a welcome return next month, after featuring recently on our own ‘Suspect Files Vol.2’ compilation Aggaman, Big Mac & Cab 69 will be releasing the 6 track EP ‘From Here To The Hereafter', which houses guest vocals from Junior Disprol & Dirty Verbals. This will be released on the crews own Run For Kover Records...

posted on 16/09/2004
Sin Nombre re-release the Pedigree Chumps 'Up Norf Hip Hop Edz EP', we ran out of stock a while ago now so it's all good, we now have more!... Also back in stock is Dublin's All City records recording artist Ri Ra and his pub anthem '25 O'clock In The Morning', don't sleep on Irish MC as this track and his style are dope... We mentioned a month back about a forthcoming solo release from Iron Bridge's Jibberish teamed up with Headzache producer Jaimez, and a track called 'Drop Bombs' b/w 'Great White Shark'. Well the 12" will be released on new label BDi Records next month, and it rocks, trust us on this, dropping bombs for sure. Jibberish also gets busy and releases a solo CD only album 'Immortal' very soon too, guests on this include fellow Iron Bridge MC Dirty Verbals, DJ Pager, Ity, Tekneek, Shok, FullCreym, Ron Compost & Shain Caw. Ill shit my friends, production on the the 20 tracks on offer come from Jibber himself, DJ Pager, Ill-son, Shain Caw, Ity & Jaimez...

posted on 15/09/2004
Doyen D drops us his 'Malevolence Volume 1' CD, a 19 track album featuring brand new tracks & some previously vinyl only releases. Production duties throughout come from Doyen himself, alongside Evil Ed, Supra, Blood, Secondson, Bungle, Cocka Gee, JC & Danielson. With guest vocals coming from fellow Sheffield natives Hoodz Underground, aswell as Junior Disprol, Fleapit & Bungle... We've just checked out a test press of the all new release from Numskullz new label Ruztic. The track 'Self-Construction' is a remake of the Stop The Violence Movements 'Self Destruction' and features pretty much all the names on the Bristol and surrounding area's scenes, Rola, Fono, Bubber Loui, Krissy Kris, Truck, Clarity, Awkward, Gee Swift, Monkey Moo, El Eye, Probe Mantis, Turroe, Retna, Kool Moe Gee, Conrad Watts, Project Cee & Marshy. The track itself is heavy and in keeping with the original concept they will be donating all the proceeds to charity. It will drop soon followed by two other releases 'Collectors Series Vol.1' & a 'Numskullz EP'...

posted on 14/09/2004
And as if by magic Low Life instrumentals appeared! 'Backhand Slap Talk/Technical Illness' from Verb T and Kashmere with production from Braintax, Ghost & Kashmere. Also Skinnyman 'Council Estate Of Mind' instrumental LP with production from DJ Noize, DJ Flip, Baby J, Stone & Adam M... And directly after the Tom Caruana EP in October mentioned a few days ago, Breakin Bread will release a 7" from Natural Self aka Keno-1 on the 1st of November, 'The Sound' b/w 'Foundation' both featuring live Saxophone from John Styles of the Quantic Soul Orchestra, word, big shit peeps!

posted on 13/09/2004
Be on the look out for Dirty Diggers, a two man crew who used to be based in Brighton but are now based in Yorkshire and London. The 'Diggers Don’t Get Days Off' 12" will be released by Zebra Traffic in October, followed by a Cappo 12" 'I.D.S.T' off his 'Spaz The World' LP, and then Life will drop his second solo LP/CD 'Realties of Life'... And Low Life Records will be dropping instrumental versions of both Verb T/Kashmere & Skinnyman LP's some day soon...

posted on 10/09/2004
Fresh in today we have the chart hitting, floor filling, bollywood bouncing 'Move.. Now' by Mark B and Mr.Tommy Evans. Think you've already got it? Well think again, cos it's been re-released by Pias with the previously unreleased 'Ya Know We Don't Stop' on the b side. This tune is on a party vibe again, slightly less uptempo than the a side but banging nonetheless with a slight seventies soundtrack vibe, the characteristic Mark B catchiness and Tommy holding it down as ever... Fo' rizzeal!

posted on 09/09/2004
The Bristol heavyweights Fat Club (excuse the pun!) drop us their second album 'Venomous Tongues' on Stone Dead Recordings. A well rounded, 17 track CD only album with two bonus tracks thrown in to boot, (one remix and a version of 'Witness the Fitness', strangely not entitled 'Witness the Fatness'...) This ranges from the uptempo heights of 'Members Only' with Rola through to some very dark joints such as 'Taste the Blood of Fat Club', or the introspective contemplations of 'Open Ears & Broken Tears'. All produced, rapped and very nicely scratched by the men Monk and Turroe themselves, this is one to watch out for for sure.

posted on 08/09/2004
Kemet Entertainment will be following up Kyza aka Mr.Sayso's 'Light's Out' 12" with an absolute cracker produced by Joe Buhdha that is 'Real Rap', a heavy uptempo number utilising a dope Star Wars sample to great effect. This will be backed with the lesser paced 'Devil In A Dress', another A1 joint to complement the flipside believe. Coming in November this one... Before this in October the Breakin Bread massive will be starting up their release schedule again, dropping a dope EP from Tom Caruana, 'The Splice Of Life' which features DPF, Archco, Dr Syntax & DJ IQ. This EP also houses some of the funniest skits we've heard in a long time...

posted on 07/09/2004
Main Rock Records lace the place with an Iron Bridge EP entitled 'Ghostwriters', featuring 'International Relations' & 'The Outro' off their recently released CD only album 'Toilet Humour'. Alongside two new tracks 'Brute Force', check out the venomous attack on a certain Hip Hop journo that didn't rate Iron Bridge too highly, and 'Ghostwriters' for which you'll find a soundbite... And finally London based Spitfire Rec drop the debut wax from R-I-P (The Rippah & Inspekt'A'Rhyme). Three tracks feature, 'Paper Chase' with cuts from DJ Inka, 'No Man Is Safe' featuring Frontline & 'Angels & Devils'. All tracks being produced by Chemo yo... Sin Nombre keep the pace rolling nice with their releases, next month will be a Dead Residents 6 track EP release, while November will see a new Optimus Prime 12" featuring a killer track from Blaktrix in 'Prince Of Persia', backed with 'Slang Shotgun' from Dead Residents, Junior Disprol's new crew...

posted on 03/09/2004
Ricochet & Ultra along with their producer A H Fly bring to the table their debut album 'Slanguage' right about now. A storming release 16 tracks deep (17 on CD) all mixed down by Evil Ed. One of this years best albums by far no doubt about it, for some super beats and underworld street commentary flipped pro style look no further. 'Slanguage' out now on Tongue Tied Records... And as if that isn't enough Skinnyman goes and blesses us with his latest 12"/CD single off his LP. 'No Big Ting' is backed with the outstanding 'Council Estate Of Mind', and the 12" version also houses the dope non LP track 'Not Bonnie & Clyde' a heavy heavy track produced by DJ Flip... Watch out for Delegates Of Culture representer Inja as he'll have a 14 track CD out next month, 'The Suffering In Silence LP' features his latest 12" along with another nine new tracks, niceness...

posted on 02/09/2004
Seanie T breezed on by with his latest soundboy buriel mix CD that will be 'Dark Horizon Part 2-Darker Dayz', hitting the yards in a few weeks time. This time around the guest list dropping gems over tight riddims will be Roots Manuva, Blak Twang, Karl Hinds, Est'elle, Rodney P, Krispy, Lloyd Brown, Skinnyman, Kulture Kartel, Mystro, Creed, 50-50, Joker Starr, Thunda Storm, (stop)...(inhale)... Oceans, Farma G, Pesci, Lee Ramsay, Braintax, Hill St Soul, Vincent, Daddy Sandy, Ragga Twins, Spoonface, Mizz Red, Vincent...(stop)...(inhale)... Scor-Zay-Zee, Skeme, Big P, Fallacy, Ty, Robert Emanuell, Champagne & Jeff-3... (believe). Roots Tee Promotions runnin it hot on the riddim flex... Nottingham based Elementz Universe Entertainment will be dropping a nice little piece of debut wax in a month or two. It features three tracks with stand outs being the headbanging 'High Grade' by Skinnyman, and the suspect package bouncing dub vibe of 'Letterbombs' featuring a killer three verse line up of Karizma, Shiva & Wax. All production comes from The Elementz so watch for it, 'The Elementz Vol.1' 12"... Asaviour will have a fresh YNR 12" out next week all being well, 'The Homecoming' b/w 'Money In The Bank (remix)' featuring Kyza & Yungun yo...

posted on 01/09/2004
Fugazi Rum make a welcome return, lacing us with the 'Black & Suspicious EP' of 5 solid tracks. The hit for us has to be the 'Dealers Stealers' joint with Ben Smith & Mosman, just check out the soundbite provided for something different. All the other tracks are also worthy of rotation with a guest spot from Kope, & also Syanyde laces the Chemo produced 'Hollocauste'... Whilst we mention Kope again be sure to check out the 27 Beats 7" that came in a few days ago, the flipside 'Rampage' with Rup is absolute killer... And Wolftown Recordings pass us 3 Cds, Late's solo 'International Rhyme Spittin EP' with the biggest posse cut in history we reckon, 22mins & 48 emcees!? Tricksta also drops his latest 'UK Runnings Volume 2.5' mix CD aswell as an instrumental CD of previously released and some unreleased instrumentals from the Wolftown stable, entitled 'Wolfstrumentals'. What else?!...

posted on 31/08/2004
The former Hijack frontman Kamanchi Sly drops us his second EP 'Lambs to the Slaughter' today, chasing the already very unit shifting 'Prodigal Son' EP he only just released. Once again, three very heavy tunes, all produced by the man himself, with some dope cuts thrown in by the gentlemen Mr.Thing, Mr.Shiver & DJ 279. We had trouble deciding which tune to put up for you lot to listen to at home cos they're ALL banging, so I seriously suggest getting your copy to check 'em all out yourself. Available now on Catalyst Recordings, right here, right now... We've also finally checked a finished copy of the Evil Ed album 'The Enthusiast', forthcoming on Janomi Records. We might have mentioned before, and yo... you don't even KNOW. Not surprising of course that this really is one to look out for, featuring all of your usual heavyweight suspects plus a few lesser known but by no means lesser gifted mic holders. Keep your eyes very peeled in November for this one... And finally, back in stock for y'all, we have the YNR 12" 'Seein' Red' b/w 'Party Animals', an all time classic...

posted on 27/08/2004
Got two new hot vinyls in today, the first one is a limited 27 Beats Entertainment white label 7" (only 260 pressed) featuring the likes of See, Rup the Cunt, Kope, Jonsept and HP. Two vocal tracks, the a-side posse cut 'Death Jam' is a moody, double-time number with all five emcees spitting raw fire on the riddim, very nice indeed. While the b-side 'Rampage' is a more upbeat solo joint from Rup who, by the sound of things, definately knows how to write a rhyme (you can also check him out on 'Suspect Files Vol.1'). Rup will have a solo 12" dropping in December time on Hear Today Records aswell, a 3 track number that sounds fresh indeed... Next up we have Bristol based K.ners who drops us a three track 12" on Cristal City Records. All three tunes are heavy bouncing club numbers, produced by A. Swift and One Mike, with dope verses on all... Also be on the look out for Junior Disprol's new crew Dead Residents mentioned a few months back, he has a 6 track EP entitled 'Poltergeist Frequency' coming in October on Sin Nombre, this is the dope ish... Have a good weekend yo...

posted on 26/08/2004
He told me to meet him at half past midnight underneath Deptford bridge, and to bring the money. So there i was, and the streets were pretty desolate by that time. It was getting cold too I thought- the summer was obviously over, and i wished i had worn more than my Hired Goons t-shirt. I must have glanced at my watch quite a few times, but still he wasn't there. F this i thought after what seemed like an age of waiting, and turned to leave. And there he was. Where have you been I asked him. He didn't reply- he handed me a brown box of records and left without a word. I got home and checked it out: aRRO it said. About Time ep. I put it on the player and listened. Heavy ish. Three tracks with instrumentals on it, each one sounding different to the one before. One of them told of knights and swordsmen- something I'd definately never heard before. The press release said that he was once part of the notorious Minature Heroes crew from Leeds, and I was sure that was Digga I heard on the third track. Nice record I thought, and switched off the light to catch some sleep... Sensory Overload Records will be dropping a 12" from 2Tall's 'Writers Block' mix CD in November, this release will feature the Konstant track 'Happy Guy' b/w Lowkey's 'Politics', a dope 12" it will be. Volume 2 of the 'Writers Block' mix CD will also be dropping around the same time... Also watch for a new Baby J produced 12" coming from Black Samurai on a label named Cside Trax, amongst others this features a wicked dub fueled stepper named 'Information Critic' featuring Daddy Freddy & The Ragga Twins... (Happy Birthday Disorda from the suspect mans dem at the hq!)

posted on 25/08/2004
EV Productions outta Chicago will be dropping a very nice 12" in October from producer Chester Copperpot. It features two tracks, 'Take'n'Over' with Edo G which is awesome, whilst the flipside teams the producer back up with Braintax for a track entitled 'Moneygrip', also fresh... And Dented Records will be releasing a 12" from Skrein in November, lifted off the Foreign Beggars LP is 'Mind Out', the super slick pimped out classic produced by the FB’s Dag Nabbit. This 12” will also house two new tracks from Skrein, 'Once Upon A Skrein' & 'The Youth...', produced by Kate Fitzgerald & Jimmy Wha'gwaan respectively…

posted on 23/08/2004
Kamanchi Sly will return very shortly and follow up his outstanding 'Prodigal Son EP' with another 3 track burner named the 'Lambs To The Slaughter EP'. Tracks featured are 'Crushing Toys', 'Letcha' Self Go!' & 'Games Bitches Play', this release is on par with his latest offering and needs to be on your shopping list when it drops, more goodness from Kamanchi Sly the rhyme writer!!... West Midlands click Pure Green Symphony Recordings drop a dope mix CD hosted by DJ Proverbs entitled 'Word Of Mouth Vol.2', featuring a whole host of exclusives and re-workings of U.S. tunes from various emcee's including Moorish Delta 7 & Hoodz Underground... And C-Mone drops a CD version of her recent 12" for Son Records which holds the video for 'Stan Bac' and also a drum & bass remix... Oh, and also fresh in are the 'Food' and 'Rockstarz' t-shirts from the boys at Low Life, check our merchandise section for them.

posted on 20/08/2004
Yo yo yo, got another hot one for y'all today. DJ Mentat joins forces with the infamous Roots Manuva and Seanie T to bring you 'Rugged Wid' It,' a sure-fire bashment bouncer that'll be shaking booties up and down the country in the very near future. Dope vocals on a wicked riddim with the rudest bassline... make sure you cop this suckers! It also comes with a slightly darker remix, still on a bashment flex but a touch moodier- both very nice indeed and both in instrumental version too for the djs and mcs amongst ya. Don't sleep on this one peeps! And make sure you watch for the second release, 'When I Give My Heart' featuring the one and only Skinnyman... soon come!

posted on 19/08/2004
Just peeped some of Zygote's (Diversion Tactics) forthcoming solo LP material coming on Boot Records, trust me this is fresh, featured artists include The Sundragon, Yungun, Percee P, Hug, Chubby Alcoholic & Lewis Parker. All reppin' nicely over some heavy ass beats... Also Secondson's forthcoming LP 'Secondson & His Orchestra' sounds dukey def too, featured tracks come from Defisis, Jehst, Taskforce, Rola, Blaktrix, The G.L.C., Lewis Parker, Humurak D Gritty, Clarity, Xeno, Sway Dasafo & Conrad Watts. This drops in a couple of months on SFDB Records... Also look out for a new label Country Boy Records who'll be releasing material from Genesis Elijah. The first 12" features a track named 'Jah Bless' with guest vocals from some dude named Klashnekoff. This track has a serious slice of Reggae tinged chorus going on which works very well with both MC's. The flip is 'That's How It Goes', yet again another smasher from Genesis Elijah. The 12" will drop in November by the way, produced by Non Slick & Tom Caruana... And back in stock we have the 'Third Order EP' from Dominant 3rd Records which was released a couple of years back (note to all labels and artists, PLEASE PUT YEAR DATES ON YOUR RECORDS!!). Featuring a whole host of splendid joints from Microdisiacs feat.Asaviour, Rodney P & Hannah T. Production duties and remixes come from Evil Ed, Mark B, Non Slick, Magic Eye & Sir Thomas Weller...

posted on 18/08/2004
Above The Clouds Recordings have united the Bone Idols production duo with Nomadic Poet and Ayman Raze of The Planets to bring you 'Existence,' a soulful, introspective offering to the meaning of life itself. With a whistful jazzy beat and a chorus that we keep on singing round the office, this is the perfect one to relax with the lady in the final summer evenings. The 12" also features Drew's Director's Cut of the tune (from the man responsible for the production on Ty's last album), an extended, more up-tempo rendition, equally as nice. Both versions have instrumentals too. Make sure to check it yo...

posted on 17/08/2004
Karl Hinds drops his second LP/CD on his own Ill Flava imprint, 'Have Patience'. Coming with that non sampling style of self production that Karl rocks, alongside guest spots from Tempa, Grimlock, Roots Manuva, Seanie T, Toyin & Skinnyman. Karl drops some pretty on point rhymes about the state of the scene here in the UK right now and Hip Hop in general to be honest, he ain't fu#@king about this time around and demands your attention on pretty much every track, spittin straight venom. Glad to have him back, it's been a while and this LP has been worked on hard in the Ill Flava studio over the last half a year...

posted on 13/08/2004
Son Records drop a banger with C-Mone's latest 12", 'Stan Bac' is heavy on the head bangin' side of things, backed with the back in the day eased out vibe of 'Disfunktional' and you've got a dope 12". Production comes from Nick Stez & DJ Fever both from the now disbanded Out Da Ville clan... Another tough 12" in stock is the mighty Boiler Room Collective and their second EP 'Menagerie'. Five dope tracks all worthy of play, these guys have it locked, as they say 'we've got concepts, we've got styles', they get props. Get this now, available from Fluid Ounce Records... We also have some limited Skinnyman lighters for ya, not that we encourage smoking might I add. Ohhhhhhhhh no, it's bad for ya you know... Dominant 3rd Records will be dropping a 12" in a few months from Genesis, which will feature Klashnekoff... And Headcount Records will be dropping two CD only releases real soon too, one from Illustrate 'Bedroom Production', and one from Pneumatic & Sloth 'Audibly Nice'. They sound tasty peeps, best get your heads in check when these drop, and take a look at the debut 10" from Headcount Records we have in stock if you haven't copped that yet, niceness...

posted on 12/08/2004
Dented Records, home to those Foreign Beggars, drop a new 12” from the Slipperz Krew, who comprise of Carnage, MRX & Metropolis. Here they drop two up tempo club vibed tunes to great effect. There’s some similar vibes from the Dented family to come so keep ya eyes & ears peeled… Polish top dog producer O.S.T.R.Y teams up with Brighton’s Lost Souls for the Skillmega project. The ‘Bitter Blocker’ EP drops some ill production over four tracks on Cryogenic Recordings outta Leeds… And London’s Underground Alliance fam drop a dope EP with tracks lifted off their recent mix CD. Beats comes from Otis @ Raw Dog Productions on the joint ‘Sometimes’ featuring Graziella, Doobie & Harybo. Also Wyt-Fang on the ‘Dukes Of Hazzard’ track featuring himself & Doobie. Skinnyman crops us alongside Doobie again on the track ‘Who I Be’, and finally Skrein & Wyt-Fang get together on the dirty ‘Slags’… We also have copies of Undercover Vol.2, Doc.3 magazine back in stock featuring Taskforce on the cover…

posted on 09/08/2004
Janomi Records drop the first 12" lifted off Evil Ed's debut LP 'The Enthusiast' which drops in October. Here we have two solid productions from Ed featuring Yungun on the funky spanish lick that is 'Nico Suave', truly ill, b/w Jehst & Asaviour's down beat tribute to all things green in 'Weed'... Also fresh in stock and on the solo tip is Derby's Alex Blood from Blood & Jonez/Deprogrammed Productions fame, and his EP entitled 'The Alex Blood EP', simple. Five tracks feature all self produced with some dope cuts coming from DJ Angelo, and sounding pretty tight folks...

posted on 06/08/2004
South East London crew The I.R.S. drop their debut wax onto us super early, which is nice, as these guys are truly dope from all angles, don't front. Lyricists Mr Hungry, King Kaiow, Random DV & Plan Be drop pure Hip Hop plain and simple. These guys come at it from a no stress attitude and really do nod ya head, make you smile, and realise why you got into Hip Hop in the first place. This debut 12" has three tracks 'L.A.D.S Anthem' giving you what it says really, 'Keep Focus' and the classic 'Work', a tale of getting wound up by your boss and the 9 to 5 of day jobs, now we can all relate to that. These guys will be around a while so grab this now on Real Records/Skool Dem. The second release will be put out through Cryogenic Recordings in a few months... We have Skullsnap Records 2nd release in as well, featuring Cappo & Konnykon on 'Cap Kon Entertainment' produced by the P Brothers. Backed with the Finimo produced 'Something To Prove' featuring the vocals of Chuck Nubian. Another fresh release from Manchester's Skullsnap label, keep 'em coming. And if you didn't get the first Skullsnap release, what were you thinking?... Skinnyman 'Council Estate Of Mind' t-shirts are also now available in the 'merchandise' section of the catalogue...

posted on 05/08/2004
Lowlife Records follow up the dope Verb T/Kashmere LP with the long awaited 'Council Estate Of Mind' LP from the one like Skinnyman. With production coming from DJ Noize, Baby J, Adam M, Stone & DJ Flip alongside Skinny's in-depth street and life commentary you know your in for an onslaught of mic mastery. Four tracks from the limited promo 12" released a few months back feature alongside a host of new ones, giving you a splendid LP of varying tempo's and moods... We also have a dope DVD from London's finest Hip Hop club 'Kung Fu', featuring a whole host of performances & interviews from the cream of the UK's scene including Skinnyman, Jehst, Klashnekoff & Terrafirma, Yungun, Tommy Evans, Mystro, Scor-Zay-Zee, Phi Life Cypher, Taskforce and many more. If you've never been to Kung Fu before you need this, if you've heard about Kung Fu before you need this, if you've been to Kung Fu before you need this, point blank. There's limited copies of this DVD available so catch it quick...

posted on 04/08/2004
Reggiimental drops his debut EP and CD album today, 'Wordz From The Regiment' on Splatta House/Urban City Productions. Originally hailing from Staffordshire and now residing in the East Midlands of Derby, this 21 year old was one of the founders of Gnostix, a Midlands Hip Hop collective of MCs and producers. He now drops some heavyweight rhymes over the 17 tracks on offer on the CD only album, and 6 tracks from the CD appear on the vinyl EP. Having been around working his craft for a while now Reggimental comes correct with some solid material for the masses... Also in stock are Issues 14 & 15 of 'Undercover' magazine, and a re-stock of 'Big Smoke' magazine Issue One...

posted on 03/08/2004
London crew A.M.M.O release their debut EP 'The Slewage' today on both 12" & CD format via their own label Armshouse Records. A tidy six track affair with a wide range of dope production and vocab, these guys are smashin' it. Looking forward to hearing more... Leicester based Main Rock Records also drop the 'Cappo Presents Resilience' EP onto us. All produced by Cappo himself and featuring tracks from Lee Ramsay, Mr 45, A-Bomb/Eyezofman & Cappo, and of course Cappo himself. Again another dope release from Cappo as you'd imagine with a wide range of tracks on offer from the mentioned artists. Also watch for Iron Bridge's 'Ghostwriters' EP dropping on Main Rock next month, another heavy EP, Main Rock coming with the goodness... On another tip, check out the 'Lowlife Records Radio Show' on Surrey's Kane FM 107.3, each and every Wednesday 6-8pm for a month starting tommorrow. All hosted by myself, Disorda, alongside The Last Skeptik & Braintax. You can also catch it on the web at kanefm.com. Expect to hear a wide range of material and special guests... And of course if you're in the London area and can't quite pick up Kane FM in the South East then there's always the 'Suspect Packages Radio Show' on Itch FM 105.15, each and every Sunday 6-8pm, four years and still runnin' strong yo...

posted on 30/07/2004
Sin Nombre follow up the Optimus Prime 12" with another hard hittin release from Hard Livin, who consist of lyricist S.Kalibre and producer Mike-S. Two tracks feature, 'The Things We Do' b/w 'Oh Girl' which is the joint for us, utilising a wicked Chi-Lites sample prefect for all those in a lost or abandoned relationship... We also have Plymouth based The Cohorts and their 2nd 12" for Aerosolik containing 4 joints worthy of attention... And Louis Slipperz has his '£10 Bag Vol.3' mix CD dropping in September folks, expect the usual high grade quality...

posted on 29/07/2004
Finally in stock is the all new and super dope LP & 12" from Bristol homeboys the Aspects. The team come with a slightly different vibe from the last LP, however they still sound as dope and deliver a varied bunch of tracks. From the free and easy summer sounding 'Off The Lip' with The Bees, to the uptempo drum heavy 'Way Back' & 'Impact' found on the 12", and then there's the Alkaline featured 'Chase The Devil' also sounding fresh ya'll. Good to have them back on the scene... As mentioned a few weeks back be sure to cop the debut 12” from The I.R.S. when it drops next month on Skool Dem/Real Records. The I.R.S stands for Theirs, Invincible Ruckus Squad, or even Intellectual Rhyme Styles, which ever you choose (there’s many more). They hail from south east London and have been busy working their art for a few years now and have something very special to offer, trust me these guys are dope. They comprise of emcee’s Plan Be, Mr Hungry, King Kaiow & Random DV. With production on the 12” from Peepin Tom & Plan Be. A 3 tracker will be here soon, peep it...

posted on 27/07/2004
Dark'n'Cold and The Untapped Project drop a DVD/CD pack & separate mix CD project. The 'Industry Lockdown Vol.1' DVD drops a shit load of freestyle action from the likes of Taskforce, Mike GLC, Saigon, Klashnekoff, Titan Sounds crew and Skinnyman amongst many others. There's also videos and industry talk from the likes of Semtex, Prince Paul, Trevor Nelson, Wilber Wilberforce (1xtra) etc. This DVD also includes a mix CD featuring many of the artists contained on the DVD... Also from the same camp is 'Global Express-Worldwide Exposure Vol.1' mix CD hosted by Skinnyman, which features yet again a whole heap of artists, just check out the latest additions or the mix tape section of the catalogue for a full listing on both of these DVD/CDs... And hot off the press is the white label of Rodney P's next 12", the first to be lifted off his set back debut, 'The Future' LP on Riddim Killa. Yes indeed peeps on the 27th of September the single to drop will be 'Trouble' produced by The Sea, alongside a Blak Twang remix and an extra track 'Live From Road' produced by Braintax. All sounding heavy and a long time overdue...

posted on 26/07/2004
Sit Tight Records drop their fourth release and yet another smasher it is. Micall Parknsun is the emcee giving the rugged flow on both tracks (catch him on 'Suspect Files Vol.1' as 2Halves:Parke & R.A.M aswell), with the added vocab of Jehst on 'Da Struggle'. Biscuit drops some ill flute action on both joints to great effect, with production being handled by P=MCsquared and LG & Lopez. Ill ish from the Sit Tight camp yar...

posted on 23/07/2004
West London based emcee Example drops his debut wax, produced by Rusher Productions. The a side 'A Pointless Song' drops some dope strings with a head cracker on the beat tip too. It's backed with 'Who's Ready?' on the hypnotic tip laying down the line and saying he's pretty much ready for anything now. A pretty solid first release for the man Example... And watch for a limited 12", like 200 folks, being dropped by producers Caramac & Juice. The Juice produced joints are by Verb T 'I'm Not That Guy' & Terra (from Fauna) with 'Change'. The flipside produced by Caramac will be from Lowkey 'Happy Ending' & finally Sway Dasafo with 'Ina Name'. Keep it peeled for this ya hear... We also have these dropping in August, R.I.P's debut 12" 'Paper Chase', 3 tracks on SpitFire Rec. A Dented Records 12" from a new crew named Slippaz Crew with 'Take It Off', something slightly different this one. Armshouse Records and the debut 'Slewage EP' from A.M.M.O. And finally the Cappo presents 'Resiliance' on Main Rock featuring Lee Ramsay, Mr 45, EyezOfMan & A-Bomb and of course Cappo himself...

posted on 22/07/2004
YNR Productions have put back the release date of the Tommy Evans LP 'Revolutions' untill November, with the 12" of the same name now dropping a month before in October. However they will be dropping an Asaviour 12" to fill the gap very soon, complete with a firing new track 'The Homecoming' and flipped with a remix to 'Money In The Bank' featuring Kyza & Yungun, both being produced by Jehst...

posted on 21/07/2004
Huw72, Kam & Tommy Koi otherwise known as production outfit Beyond There deliver their 2nd 12" on the 72 Records imprint. 'Theme' features Canadian Arcee on the vocals over an incredible head nod joint produced by Huw72 with added cuts from the man Kam. This is backed with the less energetic yet still pefectly polished Tommy Koi produced 'Slumber' featuring homegrown faves Yungun & Jehst on the tip of sleep. Another 72 smash from the boys with the production game on lock... You'll also see that we have the Verb T/Kashmere vinyl LP now back in stock on Lowlife Records, and also a few limited copies of Mr Ti2bs first CD which features the Skinnyman jam 'Bangers'...

posted on 16/07/2004
We finally have the debut solo release from ex-Hijack front man and UK Veteran rhyme slayer Kamanchi Sly in stock. Fresh from being pressed and shrink wrapped in New York comes the 'Prodigal Son EP'. Dropping on Sly's own Catalyst Recordings label and featuring three very strong tracks with two instrumentals. First up, 'The Catalyst' comes at you in attack mode letting you know how Kamanchi Sly is back showing all the suckers how it's supposed to be done in this game. Whilst 'Lets Get Together' is a more laid back vibe to that of 'The Catalyst' yet still tough with it, he ain't messing. Finally 'Hung Drawn And Quartered' finds Kamanchi Sly in full on battle style, and back on his old skool onslaught tip lyrically, over a remixed version of the Madvillain joint 'Sickfit' created by Sly himself, as with all the production on the EP. The cuts throughout the three tracks are delivered in fine style wars ways by Unsung Hero himself Mr Shiver... We've already heard the second instalment to this EP and it rocks, so run tell a friend that Kamanchi Sly is back and ready to cause havoc!…

posted on 15/07/2004
Sin Nombre drop a dope 12" to us today, produced by Optimas Prime and featuring a new crew going by the name of Pyramoya with the 'Pyramoya Anthem'. A heavy stop start flow over an energetic joint, some nice ish trust. Coupled with a Junior Disprol featuring track entitled 'Revenge Of The Tramps', a super bass driven lick guaranteed to have ya bins shaking, love it. Watch for the Hard Livin 12" dropping next on Sin Nombre... Also in stock is 'UK Takeover' featuring a worl a peeps from the NGU stable. All reworking famous riddims in the their own way... And also watch for Cappo's new EP dropping on Main Rock next month, very special my friends, very special...

posted on 14/07/2004
Two dope ass release in stock today... Essex based Phonetics drop an ill 6 track EP on both 12" & CD format. Featuring some very well crafted production from Ill-Son, and equally well crafted lyrics from the Phonetics crew who comprise of emcees Fullcreym & Verbal Mike who are also joined by guests Iron Bridge, DJ Pager & Shain Caw. A debut release worth shouting about this one, glad to finally have some material officially out from this crew, props... Also Leicester based beatmaker Ed209 drops his second installment from Voodoo Rhythm Devil Records and the 'Still Exstatic EP', featuring some splendid head bangin' moments with none other than EyezOfMan, A-Bomb, Cappo & Konny Kon on the vocal flex. Stupid fresh yo...

posted on 08/07/2004
A new track from PM Muzik finds Skinnyman teamed up with Roundhead, for a bashy get together over the 'vice' rhythm track produced by Norwegian board fiend Souljaze, it's entitled 'Creatures Of The Night'. Reality tales of nocturnal trife life flow wicked from Skinny & Roundhead making this limited 12" a pretty dope one. The flipside is 'My Life In Rhymes' a track off his new LP however over a different beat to that of the LP track... The other release we have from SPX features Mykey Supa on the vocal flex over a decent bass heavy blend, kinda nice it is too, 'Stop That' b/w 'Supa No Dead'. Not too much known about this release or it's makers but it's a good un... New Flesh's 'Lie low' is also back in stock on Big Dada, speaking of the Big Dada camp Mr Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva is hard at work completing his third album for the label due out early in the new year. It was a little up in the air as to which label Manuva would go to next but it's a warming feeling knowing that he's staying with his roots (pardon for the pun) and sticking with the Dada clan. DJ MK has been busy with him in the studio working on the cuts recently and tells us the new ish is hot, as if we needed to be told that! We already know don't we...

posted on 07/07/2004
Unfortunatly the Lowlife Records Verb T/Kashmere LP vinyl versions have had to be withdrawn due to a pressing fault, apologies, don't worry though folks as we'll have it back in stock asap & the CD version is still with us... Diversion Tactics have two dope releases penned in for the end of September. One 12" from Hug feat.Diversion Tactics on production alongside J-Zone, entitled the 'Murder By Class EP Vol.1'. And a Zygote feat.Jazz T & The Sundragon 12" entitled 'Grizzly' b/w Zygote feat.Hug entitled 'Rachel Corrie'. Both 12"s sound very heavy but you'll have to wait a while for these gems...

posted on 06/07/2004
Sureshot Entertainment are letting off another barrel load of material from September onwards. Tempa has a 4 track 12" ready with tracks 'Dark Storm', 'Watch Me Now' & 'Watch Me Now' remix featuring Skinnyman & Klashnekoff, and as yet an untitled track. The 'UK Takeover' event which took place a few months back will also get a DVD release, alongside a 2nd 12", the long awaited 'Big Up' joint. Which on one side will be the female version with Tempa, Wildflower and Est'elle, and on the flip will be the male version with Klashnekoff, Scor-Zay-Zee and Rodney P. Next up will be a Nottingham compilation CD of past and present gems entitled 'We're Not In Em', aswell as a compilation CD of previous Sure Shot material with a few new joints entitled 'SureShots Vol.1'. And lastly will be the return of Mr 45 with a 3 track 12" in October 'Redbacks', 'So What' & 'His-Story' being the titles on that one... Got all that!?!... We have some Headcase Ladz 'Absurdisims EP' back in stock aswell as some of the Wonky Welsh crew's t-shirts too, check out the merchandise section for them yo... And the long awaited 12" & CD single off Skinnyman's debut LP is now in too. 'I'll Be Surprised' produced by Baby J b/w the non LP track 'Never Gonna Happen' produced by DJ Noize. The LP 'Council Estate Of Mind' drops on the 26th of July, all on Lowlife Records ya hear...

posted on 02/07/2004
For all those awaiting the return of Hijack emcee Kamanchi Sly and his solo flex the 'Prodigal Son EP' drops next month. It will be on his own Catalyst Recordings label and features 3 tracks, 'Catalyst' & 'Hung, Drawn & Quartered' being on the heavy uptempo flex and 'Together' being a summery vibe with almost Premo sounding beats underlying Sly's dope rhymes. He still has that edge on everyone else folks so watch for this when it drops it's heavy!... Also check for Essex based Phonetics and their debut 6 track EP dropping soon, featuring Verbal Mike, FullCreym, Shain Kaw & Iron Bridge with some heavy production from Ill-Son... And finally Evil Ed's LP is being mastered as you read this, it drops in October on Janomi Records and the full line up is as follows, Eddie Skratch, Jehst, Yungun, Ricochet (Universal Soldiers), DJ Ideal, Kyza, AH Fly, The Colony, Tommy Evans, Doc Brown, Diablo, Jibbarish (Iron Bridge), Microdisiacs, DJ Woody, Lost Souls, A-Love, Probe Mantis (Aspects), Junior Disprol, Optimas Prime, Asaviour, Mr Thing, DJ IQ and Mic Assassin. The 12" 'Nico Suave' b/w 'Weed' which features Yungun, Jehst & Asaviour drops next month to wet your appetite...

posted on 01/07/2004
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posted on 30/06/2004
Beats In Progress bring the ruckus once again, a four track EP featuring big heavy drums and quality rhymes from Kashmere, DPF & Chrome, alongside singer Nichola Richards for the 'Space Cadets EP'. Another stand out release for the production outfit and label run by Tufkut aka Beats In Progress, cop it now on limited blue marble vinyl folks... We also have vinyl copies now in stock of the Verb T & Kashmere split LP on Lowlife Records... And Ed209's 'Still Extatic EP' featuring Cappo, KonnyKon, EyezOfMan & A-Bomb is due very soon on Voodoo Rhythm Devil Records, the test press's are through and sounding dope...

posted on 29/06/2004
Check for a damn near smashing release forthcoming from a hot new producer named DJ Mentat, he has a few 12" releases ready for action which will be followed by an LP. The first of these 12"s will be a bassline driven number entitled 'Rugged Wid It' which features heavyweights Seanie T & Roots Manuva, dropping in September. Also ready to go, however this is at least 3 months off from being released, is a track featuring Skinnyman entitled 'When I Give My Heart'...

posted on 25/06/2004
Lowlife Records unleash the CD version (vinyl in a week or two) of the split LP from Verb T & Kashmere The Iguana Man, entitled 'Backhand Slap Talk/Technical Illness'. They deliver 6 tracks each with production duties from Braintax, however Ghost drops his touch on two of Kashmere's joints and Kash also self produces one of his joints too. You'll also find all the cuts coming from Mr Thing, and Braintax featuring on one of Verb's joints aswell. You need this, it's heavy. The next Lowlife release will be Skinnymans 'I'll Be Surprised' b/w 'Watcha Gunna Do' 12"/CD on the 5th of July, followed by the LP 'Council Estate Of Mind' on the 26th. After these two gems will be the long awaited and set back Rodney P 12" & LP in August... Also fresh in stock is the first single to be lifted off the all new Karl Hinds LP 'Have Patience', here we have the Skinnyman featured 'Let's Av It' b/w 'You Done Know (Live-O)' featuring Toyin & Seanie T, the LP drops next month peeps, Ill Flava back up in this mutha fu##a!!...

posted on 24/06/2004
Two new crews in today, La Famiglia & Lazy Habits both with their debut CD only releases. West London based collective La Famiglia comprise of emcee's Mistah Kurtz & Mancub, alongside their DJ/Producer Mr Kyte. Together they drop 8 tracks on an uplifting and reggae influenced vibe on the '...And Other Tales Of The Grrrr' CD... While Lazy Habits reside in North London and comprise of emcee's Lazy Habits & Teacher alongside a full on band. They come on a less hyped up vibe than La Famiglia with a more downbeat style and fashion with this 4 track CD '...Surface Dirt EP'... Seanie T's 'Dark Horizon Vol.2' mix CD will be dropping soon folks, following on from where Vol.1 left off with numerous artists flexing hard on exclusive dubs, and dropping on more of a soundclash style than your usual mix CD...

posted on 23/06/2004
We have some limited copies back in stock of DJ MK's 'London Underground 2002' mix CD featuring a whole host of London's rhyme spitters... Also DJ 563 and Run The Line make a welcome return to the mix CD scene to present a mix of rare, remix, b-side & forgotton classics from the U.S. sida things. 'What's Real?' is the CD name it does just what it says on the cover, a classic collection of Hip Hop how it used to be... Props.

posted on 22/06/2004
Canteen Records drop some limited copies of their first release to us, Lewis Parker's old DJ, the man like Bias, and his 7" featuring two folk inspired instrumental joints 'Street Of Life' b/w 'Sunrise', not too many copies of them here so be quick if ya feeling this... We also have a new Graf Mag in stock, 'Wordplay' comes in full colour A5 style with UK damage old and new... Krispy are working on a new LP 'Time Flies' due to drop on their own label Damn Right in a few months. We've heard a few joints and they sound damn good...

posted on 18/06/2004
Dented Records & the Foreign Beggars drop their 3rd single, lifted off the 'Asylum Speakers' LP is the hyper speed lyrical onslaught from Orifice Vulgatron feat.Skinnyman, alongside DVS on the hook entitled 'Hold On'. You can't front on this tune and we're glad it's made it to 12", backed with the joint 'Frosted Pespeks' feat.Lena & DJ Hysteria (Dark Circle) also off the LP. Another smash for the Beggars fam... Also fresh in is DJ IQ's latest mix CD 'The Official Vol.2', mixing it up in fine style with some old, new and exclusive joints in true IQ fashion. A well thought out and mixed package from the wonder kid named IQ... We also have DJ 2Tall's dope as ya like mix CD in stock from Sensory Overload Records. 'Writers Block' is the title and it features a whole bag of exclusives, mainly from stateside artists with a few UK chaps too, you won't be dissapointed with this one, some very nice gems are contained truss... Also just a quick mention of a hot new crew about to let loose some fresh material, they go by the name of I.R.S. and they hail from South East London, soon come...

posted on 17/06/2004
Watch out for a new Essex based label BDI Records first release dropping in a few months. The first 12" for the label will feature a collabo between Jibberish of Iron Bridge/Ill Psychosis alongside the production of Jaimez from Headzache. The two tracks we've heard are off the friggin richter scale folks, if your keen to hear Jibber utilising his incredible flow in full effect then this is the joint for you, 'Drop Bombs'. The other track on offer 'Great White' finds Jibber abit calmer however still smashing it, the production on both is also worth checking, very nice, hold tight for this release... And these two aswell, new from Sin Nombre will be two dope cuts from a crew named Hard Livin. Combining the talents of producer Mike-S & emcee S.Kalibre, 'Oh Girl' is a heavy track about relationships of the female kind over a simple yet very effective and catchy speeded up vocal soul hook. This is backed with 'The Things We Do', another tale of the why we do the things we do, that we're not supposed to do. Also watch for a release from producer Optimas Prime with two cuts, one featuring Pyramoya 'Pyramoya Anthem' b/w the return of Junior Disprol on a very bass heavy joint entitled 'Revenge Of The Tramps', like it!! Also Junior Disprol's new crew mentioned a few weeks back Dead Residents will now be released via Sin Nombre. Looks like they have a busy Summer ahead of them then innit...

posted on 15/06/2004
'Indelible' hit us up at last with Issue 3 of their dope DVD video magazine. Pulling out all the stops this time around and dropping bombs on yo ass! Featured on Issue 3 is a day in the life of Kool Keith, know ya know that's gonna be pure jokes, nuff said. Fresh off tour with Jehst is DJ IQ and he's let loose on the one's and two's. Slum Village also drop gems on their UK tour dates. The Battle Of The Year over in Germany also gets a look in, well worth seeing if you've never been out to this event. Breez Evaflowin gets busy on the freestyle tip, like you've never seen before. 7L & Esoteric also drop by on their tour, showcasing some live shit and backstage mayhem. The Scratch Perverts Tony Vegas & Plus One get down & indepth on some new ish well worth seeing. On the Graf tip they go bombin with the 42 Crew and also Mace. You'll also find that young B-Boy popper Adam Brown back up in the place alongside lots more hotness. 'Indelible Hip Hop Magazine Vol.3' out now peeps... We also have copies of 'Indelible Vol.1' DVD back in stock, sorry but Vol.2 is now sold out...

posted on 14/06/2004
Femcee C-Mone launches her own label Dark Whisper with a fresh 3 track white label, production comes from Nick Stez with some very nice beats, one of the joints on offer also features fellow Nottingham rhymers Cappo, Scor-Zay-Zee & Lee Ramsay. Also watch for a new C-Mone 12" 'Stan Bac' dropping on Son Records in August... Bury Crew's 'Put Ya Mics In The Air' 12" is now back in stock on Graveyard Records, as are some limited copies of the Taskforce & Intenz 12" 'Jacked', niiice... Tommy Evans is keeping busy, with the Mark B produced 'Move.. Now' doing well he's know pretty much completed his debut LP 'Revolutions', and trust me he's been working hard on this and it sounds very heavy. The 12" 'Revolutions' feat.Nuwella b/w 'Another Hit' feat.The Colony & Nuwella will drop in August on YNR Recordings, with the LP following shortly after yo...

posted on 11/06/2004
'Suspect Files Vol.2' is now available peeps, a solid 14 track CD only compilation of unreleased and dug up gems from the archives of the Suspect Packages Radio Show on London's Itch FM. Featured artists include Dark Circle, Iron Bridge, The Colony, Shlomo, Ghost/Rippah, The Beefeaters, Elemental, Mike D'Vice, Guest Emcees, Hoodee feat.Koaste, Jabba Tha Kut, JBC & Baron Samedi, DJ Pager feat.Dirty Verbals & Broke'n'English. All for a fiver, can't be bad...! Cop it suckers...

posted on 10/06/2004
Check out the second release from DJ Kam's label Net Groove and a double a-side from The Last Skeptik, who first featured on our 'Suspect Files Vol.1' CD. Three fresh cuts onboard featuring new kid on the block Squared on 'Wordsearch', a jazzy feel good track perfect for the Summer months with a rolling bass line and laid back keys. The other track 'Prior To Present' features Sway Dasafo on the reminiscent tip, and very well done it is too, dropping his dope flow over yet another dope beat from Skeptik, there's also a fresh bonus beat 'Allende' on this 12" and cuts on the two vocal tracks come from Diversion Tactics own Jazz T & Dr.Zygote. All in all one bad ass release, don't front... Breakin' Bread's LP is also now back in stock on double vinyl... And Universal Soldiers 'Slanguage' debut LP dropping on Tongue Tied is sounding heavy people, usual style and fashion from Ultra & Ricochet dropping their unique street knowledge over some very dope production, watch for this when it comes in September...

posted on 08/06/2004
3 new releases now in stock, Lowercase, who hail from the South West and who we're originally known as the Verbal Werzals drop a chunky sample-led 3 tracker on Aerosolik. A very sound release this one with heavy drums and on point rhymes, and with names like Roskoe Rockwell & Samual Otis on the rhymes with guest Vogue Virus, & Arthur Needlefluff on the cuts you know your in good hands, full of style like a happening haberdashery, like it... Estate Recordings drop their 2nd release, this time round aswell as the Broke'n'English crew with 2 tracks there's Northern Monkees & also Bandit who rep hard with a track each. Catch this release for the cream of Manchester's Hip Hop artists... And lastly back down South for some Brighton action and a crew who've been on the circuit for a few years now drop their debut. Emcee's Real-D & Kode together with Richie Cunningham are known as the Non Conformists and they have a 3 track self produced 12" available on Level 9 Records... Est'elle has a new 12" due to drop around the middle of July on J-Did Music Entertainment entitled '1980' b/w 'Don't Talk', kinda nice reminiscent vibe on the club tip going on with that one... And Sway Dasafo has some material he's working on that sounds nice my friends, on a different flex to what you've heard of him so far but I warn ya he smashes it. Watch for the 'This Is My Demo' release ya hear... We also have copies of Rob Life's 'Bangers & Mash' mix CD back in stock right about now...

posted on 04/06/2004
SFDB Records follow up the Defisis and Blade 12" nice and sharpish with a dope Secondson & Lewis Parker 3 track 12". With guest vocals from Jehst & Humurak D Gritty this is the real shit. Secondson's forthcoming 'Secondson And His Orchestra' LP is also sounding mad nice, from which 'High Stakes' on this 12" is from. Other artists featured are gonna be Jehst, Rola, Lewis, Blaktrix, Taskforce, Xeno and more. And check for Secondson's new crew Plague, exclusive peeps, himself and Xeno... Anyway, it's nice to have Lewis back in the UK for a hot minute as he's now residing in Queens, New York... Also watch for some limited tasty treats coming from Lewis next week, and also a new remix CD from himself and fellow Champions Of Nature/Maza producer L-Dolo entitled 'Free The Drums'. Featuring a whole host of ill remixes of Mud Family, Masta Ace, Killa Priest, Life, Lord Finesse, Big L and many more...

posted on 03/06/2004
Mark B returns to the scene with the smash single sided limited 12" that is 'Move.. Now', it's on Mark's resurrected K-Boro label and features the man like Tommy Evans on the vocal tip. A high octane fueled burner with Tommy along for the ride, over a cheeky bollywood sample and beats pounding ten to the dozen. It's good to have K-Boro back on the estate... Kemet Entertainment also make a return following up Klashnekoff's 12" & CD with a new crew named Arms Length. Comprising of West London trio Darkus, Keys & Double-M alongside French/German producer Beezwax they deliver two rugged joints 'Best Of British' and 'Metropolitics', the latter being our favourite right there...

posted on 02/06/2004
A promo of ED209’s ‘Still Exstatic EP’ has reached us and boy does it kick ass. Featured emcees on Ed’s ground shaking beats are Cappo with the head snappin ‘El Mariachi’, EyezOfMan with ‘Still Exstatic’, Konny Kon with ‘Live From Siberia’ & A-Bomb, Konny Kon, Cappo & Eyez on the posse cut ‘Bazzar Bomberz’, also featured is the instrumental ‘Fear & Television’. This will drop on Voodoo Rhythm Devil Records around August time...

posted on 28/05/2004
Son Records follow up the mighty Wordsmith EP super early with the super dope producer Styly Cee and a super dope 7"! Featuring Norwich's DPF on the funky wildstyle 'Once & For All' number, dropping his trademark hyper-syllabic piercing punchlines. The flip features everyone's favourite Nottingham lyricist Scor-Zay-Zee dropping soulful gems over Styly's piano-licked crunchyness... News reaches us of Ghost's second EP for Breakin Bread, subject to change but at this present time it will be entitled the 'Let Em Know EP'. Featuring Ghost's splendid production with two new joints, one with Yungun & Conspicuous, and another with Kashmere, alongside a brand new remix of 'Exactly'. This will be dropping around September or October time...

posted on 27/05/2004
Two new 12"s in today, one from Zebra Traffic and their latest signing, Digitek outta Brighton. They comprise of emcee's Junior Red & MC Buzz, alongside Pablo & Warwick on production with DJ Iye-95 on the cuts. An LP 'Keep The World Guessin' follows this debut 12" of dancefloor burners 'Clipper Ripper' (a humerous tale of lighter thieves), alonside the ragga tinged 'Cyaan Do Dat'... We also have Kid Acne's 'Reality Raps EP' in stock, 3 tracks feature with production from Req One, Infinite Livez also appears on the mighty 'Move It Or Lose It' too, out now on Invisible Spies... Undercover Magazine issue 13 is also now in stock...

posted on 25/05/2004
Infinite Livez comes at ya in full on loonie yet styled out mode with his debut 'Bush Meat' album for Big Dada. With titles such as 'White Wee Wee', 'The Adventures of The Lactating Man', 'Worcestershire Sauce' and 'Spade Invaders' you can kinda see what we mean huh? It's true Inf Livez through and through, with his trademark toungue & cheek raps and cockney swagger that make this LP one to take in over a period of time, and then realise he really has a style all of his own, and try to fathom out where he's coming from?! Well, why be serious all ya life? Smile, we're only here for a while...

posted on 24/05/2004
Janomi Records hit us up nice and early on the CD only compilation from Yungun aka Essa. 'The ESSAnce' puts all his previous 12"s onto one CD alongside 4 new tracks and skits. You'll find the recently released joint with Lewis Parker on Canteen Records 'The Big Idea', the recent Janomi 12" 'Push' & 'Spit Fire', past Janomi 12"s 'Dancing Shoes', 'City Breaks' and a remix of the Evil Ed joint 'The Art Of Celebration' by Ben Grymm. New tracks featured are 'Chef YG' produced by Braintax, & 'Gringo Lingo', 'What I See Part 2' & 'Liquid Love' produced by Harry Love. Other featured producers on this CD are Lewis Parker, Mr Thing & L.G. So all in all it's a pretty dope line up ya'll...

posted on 21/05/2004
NGU Records release their debut 12" from EyezOfMan & A-Bomb, the dope 'Lost Kingdoms EP' follows on from last years collabo with Ed209 very nicely thankyou. 6 tracks showcasing this Leicester based duo's production & rhymes to full effect, alongside guest appearances from Cappo, Dap C and fellow members of their Speech Ferapy crew. Cop it fools!... Also check out Needlework Records second outing, the 'Game Face EP' from Waxfactor. A healthy stab of instrumental joints, cut up tunes & general turntable malarky with a varied selection on offer throughout the 8 tracks here, word... Beats In Progress have a new 12" dropping in July. On sexy blue vinyl will be the heavy 'Space Cadets' 12", featuring Kashmere, DPF & Chrome, with some very dope and loud drums onboard, oh yes... Also check for some forthcoming solo material from Chrome (Def Tex emcee), we've checked out 8 tracks from a promo CD & the shit is ill peeps... Have a good weekend...

posted on 19/05/2004
DJ Kam outta the Beyond There crew, Mr Bongo and newly formed Netgroove Records, returns with the follow up to last year's 'Something To Break To' CD with another future classic. 'Eardrum Medicine' features a mix of classic hip hop, funk and breaks plus the current Beyond There 12". Also watch for Kam's Netgroove label who bought you the recent Braintax instrumentals, as the second release is coming from supa dope producer The Last Skeptik feat.Squared on a truely splendid joint entitled 'Word Search', which is backed with a Sway Dasafo featuring track 'Prior To Present'. Both sounding very fresh for the Summer months, this 12" will drop at the end of June...

posted on 18/05/2004
Son Records drop the awesome debut from the Boiler Room affiliate Wordsmith, and his 'More Than Words Can Say... EP'. Six solid tracks feature with production on the title track and 'The Hardship' coming from the Beat Butcha, and 'Sun God', 'Nomad', 'Fed Up' & 'Grand Deception' coming from Tom Caruana. Each track on this EP to be honest is worthy of play, however for us the killer has to be 'Fed Up', closely followed by 'Nomad' & 'More Than Words Can Say', check it for yourself but don't sleep on this gem. Once again we've said it before but we'll say it again, Boiler Room Collective... Watch for Son Records next release coming from C-Mone, who also has a white label due very soon too, featuring Scor-Zay-Zee & Lee Ramsay...

posted on 17/05/2004
Back in stock on Stonegroove Records from a couple of years ago is the mighty 'It's All Live' joint from DJ MK, produced by Harry Love & featuring Supa T (aka The Sundragon), Jehst & Kyza... We also have the very last copies of Cappo's first two EP's that we're recorded for Son Records, 'Cap 3000' from 1999 & 'The Codex' from 2000...

posted on 14/05/2004
Kemet Entertainment drop two nuggets on us today, a week before it's official release date is the return of Klashnekoff and his brand new 12" & compilation CD. The 12" features two joints produced by Nottingham veteran and all round nice guy with the beats, Joe Buhdah. 'All I Got' is a very heartfelt and reflective track, whilst 'B 4 U Die' featuring fellow Terrafirma cohorts Kyza & Skriblah drops on a more aggy vibe, hittin home hard. The CD features both these tracks, plus another two new ones 'Son Of Niah' & 'Black Rose', plus the previously released 12"s on Kemet & YNR alongside some extra skits from the self styled black russian known as Klashnekoff. Also watch for the new London based crew Arms Length dropping on Kemet Entertainment at the end of May, and their debut 12" 'Best Of British' b/w 'Metropolitics'... Lowlife's next release from Verb T and Kashmere, the split LP 'Backhand Slap Talk/Technical Illness' sounds dope my friends, there's six tracks f