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I appeal to kids who ride bikes 2007-04-22 18:50:00 This is my night I'm doing next week at Scala. The people in the picture are actually on the beach. I just realised that. Look closely and you can see the sand and the sea in the background. Anyway, Logan will be doing a grime classics set, so expect to hear stuff like "Tingz in Boots" and all that kind of shit. I also want some XTC stuff - I need to remember to ask him to play some. Jammer is going to be performing loads of new songs. I want to get Statik to play Heartless Crew and stuff like that. If you want to get on the cheap list (free before 10.30, a fiver after) then email me and I'll put you on.Here is a picture of Mr Wong's mum's shop, as promised. This is some of the random shit they were selling at the back of the shop. Those dodgy video players you see there are helping fund Mr Wong's array of horrendous Channel U videos. I couldn't get pics of the porn video collection because his mum was looking at me suspiciously and it would have looked weird to start snapping aw Read more:bikes
Parental advisory without explicit lyrics 2007-05-03 22:12:00 Hi there. Has anyone got any pics from my night on Saturday? The one above is all I've seen so far. Please email them to me if you have any. Thanks. There's a slight theme to the rest of today's post. The theme is events, specifically events I am playing at. Let's go.This is a house party thing with loads and loads of dubstep DJs on Sunday May 20. For info of where it is and stuff, go here. It looks like fun. They're having a barbeque too. I'm playing back to back with Joker - that great new grime producer from Bristol. Click below to listen to Flow Dan, JME and Skepta freestyling on "Gully Brook Lane" which I'm hoping will come out on Terrorhythm sooner rather than later. Not sure I can wait any longer. Joker is at FWD>> this Friday for JME's new single launch. I think I'm actually gonna go for the first time in about seven months.This looks like it should be fun. New VICE Records signing Black Lips are also playing. I went to watch them at Cargo on Tuesday night and for some Read more:Parental
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roflmfao 2007-05-01 15:40:00 Hello. DO IT! on Saturday was a good little night. Good stuff, as they say. Badness called me during the day to ask if he could come down and perform, and went on with Jammer and C Gritz. I'm a big fan of Badness - I'll definitely be getting him to do a lot more shows. I got some video footage, which I will put up soon. Statik showed up when about four people were left and brought Pete Doherty with him to help him DJ. Weird. Logan's grime classics set went down well - was so good to hear all those songs again. This is what Logan had to say: "Played out tonight at Scala playing strictly old grime. Was good fun and half the crowd seemed to know the tunes. Mixer was a bit fucked so I couldn't hear the right deck too tuff and the dj before me said he had a nitemare on it too but the system was nice and loud and those old tunes sounded big on that system."More little reviews here.This is Ruff Sqwad's "Xtra" video. It's been finished for a while, so I don't know why they haven't publ
Berr quick 2007-05-06 03:47:00 FWD>> on Friday was really good. So good that I was annoyed with myself for not going in ages, but I'm not really that into dubstep anymore and they don't put on too much grime and when I used to go pretty much every week when they played more grime I got a bit bored so maybe I'm not such a bad person. Anyway, Joker's set last night was doing a lot, saying a lot, praying a lot, being a lot, seeing a lot, etc. (I'm not using the phrase "a lot" any more because I think it's over used. I've just killed it off right there). God's Gift showed up, as you can so clearly see in my really clear video above. (Don't worry, if you close your eyes and dream, maybe you can picture it all). Jammer and Frisco and loads more showed up too I think but I was too drunk and went home before all that for some strange reason. I'm just back from Dirty Canvas. DJ Magic called me today to fill in and do a set because DJ Cameo was too busy reading urbandictionary.com to show up. Logan got on the mic an
***BREAKING NEWS*** 2007-05-13 23:10:00 Chronik is back on road with a new look - NO DREADS!I just felt like posting that. Not sure why. I'll be back next week with some music type stuff. Piggy promise. Read more:BREAKING NEWS
Death hits all of us one day / I wish I never had to hear your spirit run away 2007-05-21 10:59:00 I've been listening to "Dean" by Dizzee Rascal over the last few days. It's what is referred to in the music business as a "B-side". It's on the "Sirens" CD single, if you must know. Strangely, it's better than pretty much every other track on the album. It's like one of those dreamy, introspective tracks from Boy in Da Corner. I guess it didn't really fit in with the whole "British hip-hop" theme he was going for with this LP. Shame, really.*EXPLOSION* Brand spanking stonking 125 per cent worldwide exclusive of the new video by The Streets *EXPLOSION*That rumour about him going in a jazz funk direction obviously wasn't true.This picture is part of a new feature on here called "Queenie's Grime Picture of the Week". Those guys above are Slew Dem Crew. You may have heard of them. Read more:spirit
Hit 'em with the PP 5+2 2007-05-26 07:44:00 There is a theme to this blog post. See if you can work it out. It's a tricky one.Dizzee Rascal on Jools Holland's show the other week. It's not as bad as everyone said it was.Dizzee doing "Stop Dat" at the Radio 1 Big Weekender thing last weekend.Some little guy whose name escapes me doing acappella while DJ Karnage skulks in the background in 2004.---Tonight at DO IT! we have Lee Brasco doing a PA of "Computer Girls", and loads of the Eskibeat MCs (Ice Kid etc.) coming down. Email me to get on the cheap list.
THIS SATURDAY 2007-05-25 05:11:00 I'm doing room 3. Can't be arsed to list which MCs will be coming. If they show, they show. I don't wanna spend all night in the corridor directing them to the venue again. It's in the middle of King's Cross. How can that be so hard to find? There's this thing called a "map", or how about those things you use to see things with called "eyes"? Anyway, Magic has spoken to loads of MCs, so yeah. Oxide and Neutrino will be upstairs, and Wiley is playing in another room too. Should be good if you like that kind of thing. Btw, a guy called Rollo Jackson just emailed me to tell me that a short piece on Wiley he produced and directed will be on Channel 4 tonight at 12.55. Email me for concessions for Saturday.
Heard there's heat in the kitchen, so I called the plumbers up / But they didn't know no more than me - as dumb as fuck 2007-05-30 19:26:00 Click here if you want to read an interview I did with Trim. He's the best MC in the UK right now, in my humble opinion. If that wasn't enough excitement for one blog post you can also read my new Vice music column here. It has stuff about dancehall and an interview with Collie Buddz. The dancehall documentary I mention can be seen at VBS.TVThis is the flyer for the night I am playing next Monday with Kid Sister. I am thinking it will be fun. Did I mention it was free to get in? Read more:Heard
Elbows on the table, but I will say please 2007-05-29 19:13:00 It is late so I have to be quick. Above is that collaboration between Lethal Bizzle and Gallows (which might be on Lethal's album or something) performed live at the Dot To Dot festival on Sunday. Sorry for crappy footage - couldn't be arsed to push to the front. You get the idea though. It's a cover of "Staring at the Rudeboys" by The Ruts. It's a pretty shit song, but Bizzle did a really good set beforehand where he did all the bars to "Pow" and all the kids in the crowd moshed and stuff. Good times. Oh yeah, Kano also performed but showed up 40 mins late and got air I heard. People were booing. A veritable cornucopia of BBK teesI played at The Social later that night. Jammer, Chronik (forgot to get a pic - FUCK), C Gritz, Lee Brasco, Jamakabi, Slix, Frisco, Dirty Danger, Skepta, JME, DJ Maximum, DJ Magic and DJ Scholar also played. About a third of the crowd had Boy Better Know tees. There must be a lot of grime fans up there in Notts. Who would've thunk it.DJ ScholarThis is m
Queenie's Grime Picture of the Week 2007-06-04 07:22:00 Hello. This week we have a picture of Bigz. I should have put it up last week, but I was busy. Here is what Queenie
had to say about the picture: "Bigz was an hour and a half late for the shoot because apparently his car broke down, and when he arrived he said he had to go and get some soft drinks. 15 minutes later, he came out of Greggs with a bag containing one foot long sub, two pasties, two doughnuts, and a bag of crisps. He finished off this little snack with a Benson & Hedges fag." Read more:Grime
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The wonders of green screen... 2007-06-07 11:27:00 Here's the video for Wiley's new single "My Mistakes" with "Gangsters" stuck on the end. I'm a fan. He doesn't seem as camera shy as the other day. Read more:screen
Skepta Stalking (NO PSYCHO) 2007-06-06 12:01:00 Here is that pic of Skepta
and Plastician at Tel Aviv airport my friend Alex took, which I mentioned before. Skepta on the way home on the Stansted Express a few days later.This is the night Skepta randomly showed up at a Black Lips gig at Cargo. Ian from the band rubbed blood on his face for some reason.---In other stalking news: Queenie spotted Wiley at a kebab shop in Stoke Newington at 1 AM this morning. Wiley told him he was a fan of the new Dizzee album, but wouldn't let him take any pics of him with his meaty feast. I just got Soulfood Vol. 2 - full report in the next few days. Read more:Stalking
Think of a number and suck your mum times that / Divide it by two and suck your dad / I see your nan in Yellow Pages - tracksuits with matching hats 2007-06-05 17:16:00 I was at Roll Deep's studio in Limehouse today recording a short promo video for the Vice show they are playing at in Brighton next week. Wiley was there laying down some new tracks with Bless Beats, smoking lots of weed and drinking a carton of Rubicon. I tried to get him to preview some new stuff for me on camera but he wouldn't. He wouldn't even let me take his picture - said he looked too stoned. I heard the first song from his new album Grime Wave, which he started on Monday. It's pretty good. For a couple of boring pictures, go here.Here is a video clip of Kid Sister live the other night. You missed a great show if you weren't there. I took some other really good videos but the sound is too distorted when the bass kicks in.I just worked out you can embed VBS. Who knew such things were possible? Above is a very short interview with Vybz Kartel. I like it.---I am going to leave you with one very important question: If you could dress up any grime MC as another grime MC, which Read more:Divide
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The Queenie isn't dead 2007-06-13 12:16:00 My pal Queenie
has an exhibition this week of photos taken on Kingsland Road. If you like photos, you should go.Rupert and Terrence from The Horrors hangin' with the Jay-ZizzleThis blows my mind.I'm DJing in Brighton on Friday. Roll Deep are there too, as you will probably know if you read the info on the above flyer.Who remembers that time I discovered Mr Wong's shop? Well, it turns out Ross Kemp also paid it a visit recently while making a shitty documentary about gun crime. Turns out the shop is selling replica guns. Uh oh. I knew something dodgy was going on. Forward to 02:30 to see the footage.
Swagizzle 2007-06-11 04:55:00 Here's the video for Lethal Bizzle's new single "Bizzle Bizzle". A rather large nod to Kanye West, you might say. I was at the video shoot he did for "Babylon's Burning Down The Ghetto" a week or so back at the Old Blue Last where he was supposed to have cameos from Gallows and Pete Doherty. I'm not sure either showed up. I got his album Back To Bizznizz today. It's pretty bad. You can see the cover here. This is the cover to Lethal's new single. Tony Blair shooting tha Bizzle in the back. High concept.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 2007-06-15 06:44:00 I'm still tired after my little trip to Brighton last night so can't be arsed to write too much. All the faces were there - Scratchy, Flow Dan, Riko, Manga, even Killa P. I didn't get any pictures. If you did, email them to me innit. I heard one of their groupies or fanboys hanging out back stage stole Simon from Klaxons' jacket and jumper while he was DJing. Deep. I played some records for an hour or so before Klaxons. "A Bay Bay" by Hurricane Chris got a big reaction, as did "Whine Up" by Kat Deluna feat. Elephant Man, which will probably be the tune of the summer. It's catchy, if a little cheesy, but whatever, sometimes cheesy can be OK, if you know what I'm saying. It reminds me of that Sean Paul & Rhianna song from last year, on the Higher Altitude riddim. You'll probably be hearing it everywhere in about two or three months.---BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme played a snippet of "Gangsterz" by Wiley yesterday morning as part of a piece on black youth being excluded from
It's the beat(s) 2007-06-20 05:45:00 Here's the debut single from The Beats' new signing, Neds Kru. Gotta go now, so busy. Phew!
ARE YOU DUMB? 2007-06-22 07:46:00 Here is Skepta's "Sweet Mother" video, complete with some very fancy footwork.Jammer lighting a spliff while pouring petrol all over the floor.I've been given some outtakes from the photo shoot for the cover of Jammer's new mixtape. Go here to see them.
... 2007-06-21 02:44:00 Here's that video Bizzle was recording at the Old Blue Last a few weeks back (I guess only Jack Penate showed up in the end). The best posse cut erm... EVER?Here's a little video of MC Badness backstage on set of the new series of Dubplate Drama (AKA urban Hollyoaks AKA the programme people were bored of after episode one of series one).
I've always wanted to be a high roller / When I was young I had to get Nike, I couldn't get Gola 2007-06-27 16:54:00 I almost forgot about this. This is a video of Ce'Cile recording a special for me in Jamaica (which can be heard here). While you're there, you might as well add my night to your friends list, so I can repeatedly spam your page with my shit (only joking, I promise).---Did I mention you can now buy advance tickets for my night (as advertised over there in the sidebar)? Come along, why don't you? Btw, I found this kind of online diary some guys from St. Louis made to document the time DJ Assault came to play a show with them. It's pretty funny. Oh shit, I nearly forgot to mention, there's a warehouse party in Hackney Wick this Saturday, and it's not one of those shitty ones with Queens Of Noize and some guys from a crap indie band DJing. I might play, but it's my birthday (email me for address to send your presents to "friends") so I'll probably be busy. Go here for details. Read more:always
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Pussyole 2007-07-03 02:58:00 This is the video for Dizzee's "Old School" song. I see what's he's done here. Clever. I have a new policy of only posting flyers if I am somehow involved with the night, but this looks good and I like Wretch and Scorcher, so I am breaking my rule this one time.---My newest music column in Vice is now online. The mag has been out for over a month, so there's not a lot of new stuff to read, but it's here if you are interested.
Whoever's saying Wiley writes Flow Dan's lyrics, they're lying, 'cos I do 2007-07-09 17:07:00 Hello. Here is an interview I did with Philadelphia's Plastic Little. The conversation is mainly about pink cocaine, Lindsay Lohan and Spank Rock, so have a look if you think you might like any of that kind of thing.Afrikan Boy is on the new MIA album, which I know isn't much of a surprise to some people, but I've just heard the song and it's hilarious. Just saying
.I'm still in two minds about where to bring DJ Assault for dinner when he comes over. My plan was to get Assault, Starkey and maybe Ruff Sqwad (if they are up for it) and bring them to Nando's for dinner before the big night (July 21 - buy tickets here). I thought this was a great idea and Sara from Faggatronix told me that Timbaland was pictured in there when he was over, so I was like: well done me etc. But then Daniel from 7 Year Glitch said Nando's is gay and Timbaland only went there because he's friends with Nelly Furtado, who is Portguese. Basically, what I am asking is where should I take DJ Assault for dinn Read more:Wiley
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"Do you wanna say hello to my grandma?" 2007-07-25 15:34:00 Yeah, sorry I've been quiet - been in Napa, innit. Not really. But Ruff Sqwad were out there a few weeks ago and decided to make their own episode of Ayia Napa Uncovered. There's footage of them in the hotel, in the swimming pool, in KFC, checking out some girls... Just your usual kind of stuff to do while on holiday, I guess.Talking of Ruff Sqwad, they played at my last DO IT! party on the weekend just gone and killed it. I really am a massive fan of those guys. I told them to arrive an hour before they were supposed to play expecting them to be late but they actually turned up on time. They didn't mind waiting around and didn't hassle me for drinks tokens all night (like some other people I've booked before) and then went on a did an amazing long set, even though I didn't have much money to give them. I also went to Jammer's mixtape launch the night before (will have pics for Friday) but only stayed a little while. I heard Jam had 60 people on his guest list so it took ages fo Read more:wanna
Life goes on 2007-07-31 12:25:00 Jammer came by my office today to drop off a copy of his new album. It's got old and new stuff on there, which is good to see - it means you get all the classics. I asked him about the Hot Chip incident last weekend and he said he didn't know anything about it and was really pissed off that someone would threaten someone else at his party. He was even trying to get the guy's number to call and apologise. As well as his new album, Jammer also left behind his hoody, which he wants me to give away on here. He's had it since he was 18 but said he didn't want to wear it home because it was too hot, and asked me to do a competition for it. To win it, all you need to do is write a poem (or maybe just some bars) about why you love Jammer and email it to me or write it in the comments section. The best one wins the hoody.Jammer will be playing Tales of the Jackalope this Saturday. I'm doing a set with him, Trim and Facion G. Dizzee Rascal is playing the main stage too. I've got some chea
Run up on your crew with a pumpy / I'll put you in a wheelchair, trust me / Blow off your leg and nickname you stumpy 2007-08-07 17:55:00 My friend emailed me Soulja Boy's "Crank Dat" song along with some YouTube videos last Thursday (02/08/2007) telling me that the song was getting big in the US, and how he was going to put me onto it early so then I could take all the credit and pretend I discovered it, like I usually do. See my response below. I've gotta say I'm not as into the song as everyone else. The dance is pretty funny, though. I interviewed Soulja Boy a little while back and was going to run the piece in Vice's forthcoming Student Guide, but I've been noticing everyone writing about it so I don't know if I want it to run now. First, I saw Fader post up about the dance, then this week I saw Styleslut had mentioned the song and proclaimed Soulja Boy as their "favourite rapper in the world at the moment" (wtf?). That was the final straw. I mean, I can't have a blog read by some 15 year-olds who discovered nu-rave after reading about it in a broadsheet supplement seeming to have scooped me, so I'm not sure Read more:wheelchair
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ANGER IS A GIFT 2007-08-14 18:00:00 I've finally finished my mixtape. It is available to download here. You may have thought it was lost in history never to be heard (like Sharky Major's mixtape that was supposed to come out 3 years ago) but here it is. Most of the tracks on here are specials, dubs or exclusives. One or two were given to me as exclusives but ended up being released before I finished this because it's taken me so long to do. The others are just favourites that I always play when I DJ out. Here is the tracklist:01. Intro02. Virgo feat. B-Live & Flirta D - The Clack Riddim (Prancehall Special)03. Tempa T - Tempz04. Terror Danjah - Zumpti Huntah05. Jammer - Toxic Freestyle06. Yung Joc - Do Ya Bad07. Brains - PDB08. Scratchy, Skepta & Breeze - Vice Freestyle09. Jitset feat. Jammer - Mary Jane Remix10. Brains feat. Slinga, 2-Pac & Biggie - Thug Love11. Matt Shadetek - Bump Bump12. Lewi White feat. Busy Signal & Mavado - Vice Freestyle13. Brains - Neva Eva14. Big Kuntry feat. Yung Joc & T.I. - Yeah (Remix)15
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