DJ RD & Larynx present their brand new mixtape, ‘Glory & Paper’ hosted by Colorado’s DJ Wiz (WU Worldwide DJ Coalition )

“Super raw Hip Hop from out the UK, Dope beats laced with Lyrics that can slice through flesh as they are heard.. This is a strong spirited mixtape that’s a must have for a TRUE Hip Hop fan !!” #DJWiz

The 90’s era spawned many a classic rapper / producer partnership (DJ Premier / Guru) & (CL Smooth / Pete Rock) springs to mind out the gate, their legacy continues in these young guys present offering.

Larynx is an international Hip Hop artist, He was born in Accra, Ghana but grew up partly in New York and Geneva and now spends most of his time in London. DJ RD is of Sri Lankan descent who also resides in the big smoke (London). A much worked celebrity club DJ, RD has worked with Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Tyga, Will I Am and Nas to name a few. He has hosted many radio shows internationally and locally, His performances include: celebrity clubs, UK, Europe, Asia and US tours, DJ RD has established a strong and diverse style of mixing, which is unique and professional in its nature. Larynx strong wordplay and punchlines make him appeal to an international rap community spanning many ages and demographics. Stand out tracks being ‘Can We Pretend’, ‘Making Moves’ & ‘Glory’ 

Click the photo to listen to DJ W.I.Z Presents : LARYNX & DJRD ” GLORY & PAPER ” Mixtape

Socials :-

@thadboogie

@iamlarynx

@iamdjrd

@djwiz2012

@datpiff

@WuWorldOfficial

Brainchild Ent. present the essence of music production with diverse eclectic sounds from a different perspective that could be described or considered as daring In today’s Music Scene.

Introducing a producer/artist that is hoping to tick all the these boxes Slic1.

Sean Yun aka Slic1 has been spitting for over a decade, he is truly an international artist, combing multicultural musical influences.

Born to Nigerian parents and spending his time between London and Atlanta, he has been fortunate to have his music used by EA Sports and has toured in the UK

With his smooth laid back lyrical story telling style, he unleashes his new single ‘Back In The Hustle’ taken from his E.P “Cold Rain Sunshine”

 Available On iTunes, Amazon And other Online shops.

Watch Slic1 ‘Back In The Hustle’

Socials :-

@THADBOOGIE

@IAMSLIC1

Facebook :- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Slic-One/114918911905777?sk=app_2405167945

J-Unity is a London Based Musical Duo, comprised of brothers Jerome & Jamaal.
They got their first real taste of the music scene in 2012 when they won the UK’s
Largest Under 21 Talent Quest ‘Unsigned Stars’. This propelled them on to successfully
participate in the televised show ‘Britain’s Got Talent‘ in 2013 semi-finals. They have
performed in many shows in and outside London including the Troxy Theatre and Scala (Kings Cross).
They are currently recording brand new material for their upcoming projects,they have now exceeded 1,000,000 hits
on YouTube and are anticipating exciting times ahead.

2015 looks bright !!!!

Their new single ‘Reality’ is a neo soul / boom bap ride, production sounding reminscent from Hip Hop’s golden era. The vibe is a mellow head nod caressing the style of J Dilla / Pete Rock esque production. Waxing confident lyricism about positivity and paying homage to their fans. Their diction is on point and their joy of creativity and studio life is abundant in their penmanship. Complemented with Gospel/RnB like harmonies on the choruses and adlibs

Check out the video to their new single :-

J-Unity Feat Tai Malone – Reality

 Socials :-

@JUnityMusic

@Thadboogie

So welcome to 2015,  the year  has begun with some hot new projects already from both sides of the pond. On the UK front the hot new ‘Phase One’ mixtape from  South London’s seasoned MC Desperado surfaced with collabs on there from  Snap Capone, Kyza, Skrapz  and OG team member P Money.  The project sees Desperado wax lyrical  about friends, foes and family and tales of that street life.

Already co-signed by UK tastemakers like DJ Tim Westwood (Capital Xtra), Jamal Edwards (SBTV) and DJ Target (BBC 1Xtra/Roll Deep)  for their rap platforms. The lead single is a lyrical monster called ‘Lock Your Doors’ featuring P Money. Look out for standout tracks like ‘Devil In A Blue Dress’ & ‘Johny’ The Phase One mixtape is set for a Spring 2015 release

Stream Desperado Feat P Money ‘Lock Your Doors’ rite here :-

Veteran Brooklyn wordsmith Fabolous is now under the wing of Jay Z’s Rocnation music entity and is set to release his imminent new tape/album called ‘The Young OG Project’

The seasoned rapper will be released via DJ Clue’s Desert Storm music imprint which is under the umbrella of Def Jam Records, it’s been a five year hiatus from his last project; the highlights on this record are ‘She Wildin’ Feat Chris Brown and my personal favourite ‘Gone For The Winter’ Feat RnB new comer Velous, the song samples Represent from Nas’s Illmatic debut album. The lead single is  ‘Lituation’ .. peep the video here :-

South East London MC Realmz releases his new mixtape project named ‘Hidden Realmz’.. Hailing from Plumstead/Woolwich vacinity; the passionate and lyrical rapper has already amassed a multitude of credible features in the four years he has actively pursued his craft and the music industry. Traversing between the Midlands and London he has penned and featured with Invasion Alert, Cipher Jewels (MD7)and Deci 4 Life from Birmingham (Brum Town); he has worked with Griminal and Dot Rotten from the capital’s Grime scene

Shaun Yarde, a rapper/emcee coming straight out of South London, known as Sir Shys !! an exciting new artist with music on his mind, Hip Hop music that is and as an avid fan of the music and culture Sir Shys has longed awaited his opportunity to showcase his talents.

Never political but always socially aware and conscious in his delivery, in his own words he says “I want to create a movement that can inspire and help many like myself to do better with their lives” when asked what he will want to bring to this over saturated industry of rappers. His prowess… unique style, flow and voice, is complimentary on any beat you put him on,  he is almost effortless in his delivery but you will always feel his passion on any subject he raps about.

With subject matters of growing up in the environments that lead may young men to jail, unemployment, create broken homes and many other unfortunate circumstances. His lead tracks are the heartfelt street single ‘Never’ which is a track about never giving up and the thought provoking ‘People’ Feat Origins, both coming from ‘Hold Dat’ Part 2  his upcoming second installment in his mixtape series titled “PLAY or STOP...which will be released through his independent imprint NBTT (Nothin Before The Time) in early autumn 2015.

Listen to ‘People’ & ‘Never’ rite here :-

ALL THESE JOINTS STREAMING ON :-

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So another year has flown by in the kaleidospic matrix known as the music industry, a full on 12 month calendrical cycle is now complete for 2014, seemingly before the blink of an eye.

I have been privileged to attend many profile events and shows and witness many talented individuals from all sides of the globe.

The year started with a bang and Luc Skyz; lyrical wordsmith and little brother of UK rap and TV personality Doc Brown came to Itch HQ
Dablo, musician, singer, composer to the stars came and dropped new music

UK stalwart heavy weight mc’s Akala and Blak Twang came to shut down the freestyle sessions at Itch HQ, with Tony Rotton managing to secure a surprising Sony Records release of his debut album.

Canadian MC, JD Era who is signed to Raekwon’s H20 record label came to rep lyrical on the BigPromoShow @ Itch HQ
In summer Mobo nominee Little Simz headlined my Camden Crawl #BigPromo event and with fellow female wordsmith Lady Lykez tore the Beatrice a new one
Standout shows from our very own UK artists being Blak Twang, Coops, and Island/Universal’s George The Poet and Nick Brewer along with Ghetts and full band

In summer the excitement and genuine buzz for the Croydon rap collective, Hawk House was genuinely deserved
After programming DJ Abrantee’s Afrobeats LIVE into the Jazz Cafe calendar; it went from strength to strength
From across the pond Dwele, Lalah Hathaway, Dillon Cooper, CNN, Barrel Bros, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez and Common were definitely highlights
My Midlands fam and producer to the stars came thru to our panel for the Youth Been Framed panel in Notts and founding UK rap legends waxes lyrical for Tuned On event bat the Roundhouse in Camden

Great new music was in abundance and supported on my Itch FM BigPromo Show….like PW, Verbal Skillz, EMC, Wretch 32, Larynx & DJ RD, Stormzy, RU1 Fam, Funky DL, Lunar C, Junia T, Essa, Yellows, Shystie, Your Old Droog, PRhyme, Joey Fattz, WuTang Clan, Kemikel Ali; Rhapsody, Marco Polo, Q Tip, J Cole, Nick Brewer, Little Simz, Nick Brewer, Stalley, Ghetts, Joe Buddha, Common, and after a 14 year hiatus D’Angelo is back with a new soul enthused album.

Hip Hop definitely came through to the summer festivals in the form of Wretch 32, Chance The Rapper, Tinie Tempah, Outkast, Nas, which more than compensated for the couple of no shows like Eric Sermon and Camron.

So if music be your Achilles heel then ask Santa to grab any of these projects and you’ll have happy festive ears.

For all your 2015 club/radio promo needs, holla @BigPromo

@Thadboogie

So I’ve been very privileged to have known and worked with my Detroit homie, Andwele Gardner for over a decade now; I fell in love with his spacey Detroit Hip Hop soul music at the end of the noughties, went to Detroit and got him and the late J Dilla to feature on a few acts I was a&r’ing while working at Universal Music (UK soul group Spacek signed to Mos Def MCA/Universal imprint and L.A rapper and poet T Love signed to Virgin Records).
This is Dwele’s 10 year anniversary of gigs at London’s famous Jazz Cafe; it is now a scaled down 3 nite residency after having performed years of 5 date UK shows. On this occasion he brought his beloved mother; fondly referred to as momma G.

After getting in sync with his excellent UK band members on the debut night; the atmosphere for the second evening’s show was electric.. Having reached the venue just as soul vocalist Alyusha and the homie MC Zani were being applauded for what must have been a very good performance.

The vibes kept flowing with a brief warm up DJ set by the seasoned Calvin Francis, Dwele’s band members embarked unto centre stage; joined by the very soulful and lead bv’s of Detroit’s J Tait..
Immaculately dressed in co-ordinated suits and now a more mature Dwele sporting a hint of grey hair and no longer the signature mass of twisted afro stylee. Typically in a Dwele audience, the female fanbase has always outnumbered the male ratio; this show was no different.

Performing songs from a catalogue birthed from from his 2000 debut entry to present day; included some seasoned favourites like Cheatin, Find A Way. Dwele did his usual performance signature by serenading a young lady on stage and then temporarily jumped into the audience to be close to his fans. Highlights of the evening being when the band showcased their individual skills and when momma G took centre stage for a solo boogie. New York Hip Hop artists came though to show appreciation; Brooklyn’s Talib Kweli and Queensbrige’s Cormega, both fans of the Detroit RnB / musician / rapper.

All three shows were a huge success with many happy audiences; the tour continued to Paris.

Until next time !!!!!!!

#BigPromo

Twitters :
@thadboogie
@therealdwele
@jtaitsinger
@talibkweli
@cormega

S.M.I. (Streets Made Innovators) is a Music Production duo based in London, England. The team consists of Leon Vandol (Vandol) and James Carn (Carnage).S.M.I’s sound is a distinctive mix of stripped- down funk with Soul, Jazz and Rock influences.

In 2012 Vandol and Carnage met by chance through a neutral friend. At the time Vandol was producing under the name S.M.I by himself but always felt that more was needed in order to take the current sound to the next level. Carnage was gigging as a guitarist in and around London Town and also doing some studio work as a session musician.

The pair instantly hit it off and went into the studio that night for a jamming session . After an eventful session many others followed and the new S.M.I was born. S.M.I’s latest release is an EP ‘Back To Earth’ which showcases the duos production sound, it features up and coming artists Rotimo, Kieron Cox and Hipman Junky.

Their lead single from their ‘Back To Earth’ EP is SMI Feat Rotimo ‘Beautiful Place’

Listen >

Check the write up on S.M.I. in Music Week :-

#BIGPROMO

I think it’s fair to say that it’s been a minute since Common has done a show in the UK, the Chi Town rapper who came into the music game in the boom bap early 90’s as Common Sense. A now seasoned MC who has managed to manoeuvre a career of more than two decades in the ever changing cultural landscape that is Hip Hop. The scenario on Saturday night was a very mild winter’s evening in the heart of Camden Town with a throng of eager music patrons congregating at the Roundhouse (Chalk Farm). The strategy being for me to fit in the Common concert before returning to my usual Saturday night DJ residency in Camden Town, I had seen the supporting artist George The Poet at The Island Records Showcase only a few weeks before.

I arrive at the Roundhouse just past 8.30pm to witness the usual throng of cd sellers and promoters with flyers; I continued to bowl to the VIP ticket collection only to be met by ever so friendly Roundhouse staff who remembered me form DJing there the previous week (Black History Month). With tickets in hand I head upstairs to be seated right at the front of the balcony seating area; I’m then entertained for the next 30 minutes by the skilful dj selection of DJ Mr Thing (Scratch Perverts), embracing classic UK and US boom bap anthems.

The lights go down which leads to a tremendous roar from the full to capacity audience; Common’s very competent tour DJ’s.. DJ Dummy & DJ Aktive warm up with a couple of records then wearing what seems to be like a black and white Christmas jumper, black jeans, and of course rocking that now customary bald head slick Common arrives on stage.

It’s easy to forget the vast array of Hip Hop and cross over hits this Chi Town mc possesses in his repertoire, from Get Em High, Go, Love Of My Life, The Light, Testify, Be etc. He made one lucky girl’s evening by inviting her on stage to serenade her, which was met by many ‘aaahs’ from gushing females. After another classic and dope freestyle he let his Djs shine and flex their skills, at one point Common changed the whole mood and took time to wax lyrically about his long time Detroit producer friend, namely James Dewitt Yancey aka J Dilla. (Perhaps my favourite boom bap producer whom I had the privilege to know and work with over many years).

The performance of Rewind That and the Dilla tribute section was monumental and struck an emotional chord with the audience, all in all the show rocked and stood the testament for ‘Good Music’, with many a fan wanting more.

Common Freestyle (Roundhouse London / Nobody’s Smiling Tour 2014)

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Socials :- @common @thadboogie @IMDJDummy @DJAktive

So after knowing the homie PW and his management team Base N Rebulz for a hot minute now, they blessed my inbox a few months ago and asked my company Big Promo to do club /radio PR on ’Blow’ the first joint from PW’s new ‘From London With Love EP’.

PW is a relatively new artist to this rhyming game, although aware of him from his previous releases the content matter and production never tickled my audible ears.. However it’s with great joy and excitement that I announce the kid came back strong. After a lil hiatus to the big Apple (New York City), still only 22 years old and working with producers like Greatness Jones.

This 7 track EP showcases PW’s new found lyricism and wordplay, riding beats in a slightly unorthodox fashion, his collabs on this project include the sultry vocals of Ari Lennox, Hena Gwap & Dymez-A-Duzin.

Favourite and standout tracks on the EP being, If I Die A Martyr, Eat and Blow. The content of PW’s EP is a new refreshing trans Atlantic collab allowing the young mc to wax lyrical without adhering to the pop dance sound of his UK peer group.

Peep my #BigPromo Hip Hop Show on www.itch.fm to hear more PW

Socials :- @THADBOOGIE @PW_ARTIST @BASENREBULZ

Listen to PW – From London With Love EP

On a surprisingly warm October evening in the heart of Camden Town, on the penultimate day of October (30^th) was the setting for On Beat at the Roundhouse. The Roundhouse being the historic north London venue which hosts the annual ITunes Festival. The focus of the On Beat/Tuned On team is a series of music business seminars that brings light and discussion on some of the contemporary issues we face within the music business. These sessions offer accessibility and first hand knowledge from some of the most successful and influential figures across the music scene. The event curated between Birmingham independent record label  Punch Records and Itch FM as media partners.

Your boy Thadboogie was on DJ duties reppin www.itch.fm and of course waxing lyrical and imparting knowledge on the panel. Holding down the hosting duties in his professional capacity was none other than Fusion.

Panellists included Rodney P,  Paul H, Spin Doctor, DJ 279 & Phoebe One (All individuals picked for their long standing contribution to the UK Hip Hop culture)

Topics discussed included;

• The birth of UK Hip Hop
• The Evolvement 
• Future Direction 

The venue was busy with a knowledgeable music audience interacting and firing intelligent questions to spark conversations, of course some issues were discussed more boisterously and the passion was definitely over flowing in the room. It was a welcoming sight to see many enthusiastic bloggers and emerging new artists both male and female exercising their hunger to gain knowledge from us tastemakers. Much was learned about the rise of the UK Grime scene as a business model and its independency amongst an ever changing volatile music industry. The pioneers applauded today’s business savvy social media pioneers and generally encouraged more unity in an era where the embryonic authentic ‘black music’ artists appear to be sidelined by major record labels.  Contrastingly, as many argued ‘it’s just the awakening of black music culture to a wider audience of the internet generation’ who understandably are taking an active role as artists, rappers, singers, producers etc. Fusion did an excellent job curtailing heated and humorous dialogues and kept the whole evening interesting. I’m honest in saying the audience didn’t want the event to end !!!!

Fear not it was both filmed and the audio recorded, the Hip Hop community hopes the event acts as a catalyst for similar future events.

For more info follow @thadboogie @itchfm @itsfusion @Rodney_P @DJ279 @paulhiphop @SpinDoctorUK @PhoebeOneMusic