Friday 19 September 2008

Dubar - Subtle Relections Mixtape

Dub's is the newest recruit on the Cut Above roster... a nice free mix tape with some fine uk production .

1. Release Me - ft Magishan and Suicyde
2. Smoke & Mirrors - ft Jabba Tha Kut
3. Sorrow
4. If - ft Suicyde
5. I Don't Wanna Lose You
6. Worse Intentions - ft Suicyde
7. Kings
8. Been a Long Time
9. Woman's Work
10. Allies - ft Magishan & Suicyde
11. Subtle Reflections
12. 2 2 Smile - ft Swift It Major
13. Graveyard - ft Suicyde
14. Corner Streets
15. Limelights - ft Magishan and Suicyde
16. Drop The Metal - ft Mikey T
17. Little Bruv Big Sis

Rapidshare Link You Send It Link

Wednesday 3 September 2008

Modulok & Bare Beats 'Two Cities'


One path, different streets: this summarizes the new collaborative project between Modulok, the Toronto-based emcee most notorious for his work as one half of Red Ants, and Bare Beats, the London-based beatsmith and respected veteran of the British hip-hop scene whose trademark sound has become synonymous with the record label he fronts, Bare Records. Modulok's grime poet lyricism and brass knuckle flows have found a perfect home with Bare Beat's smoked out, jazz-tinged, head-snapping tracks, creating a sound that is dark, abrasive, and reminiscent of the classic east coast hip-hop of the early-mid 90s. Two Cities is tough, raw and unrefined - yet behind the murky atmosphere of broken glass and microphone battling is a thought-provoking exegesis on the plight of the individual trapped in the modern day city.

Track Listing :

1, Intro ft, Wireless
2, Happiness ft, Jabba Tha Kut
3, City ft, Apollo Creed & Jabba Tha Kut
4, Trouble ft, Perry Scaramanga, Kal Sereousz & Smokey
5, Grimy
6, Taste ft, Baracuda
7, Stories ft, Jabba Tha Kut
8, People ft, Jabba Tha Kut
9, Assassin
10, Origin

'Two Cities' Hangs together perfectly as a document of the current hip hip underground" K Mag

"..it is great to get a glimpse of the man behind the emcee, a feat which is made possible thanks in large part to the gloomy production of Bare Beats, who also deserves credit for his creativity and great sample choices." Thomas Quinlan

"Modulok and Bare Beats are concise and straight to the point in a way, let’s face it, most MCs can’t even silently wave a mic at." British Hip Hop

"With a good mix of dusty jazz, 50’s film suspense music and punchy drums Bare Beats creates a concrete foundation for Canadian MC Modulok." Certified Bangers

myspace : Modulok & Beats

Available to buy now @ Bare Records



Music video for 'Terrible' by Modulok (Red Ants) produced by Bare Beats, filmed in Guyana on Super 8mm.

Monday 1 September 2008

Clarity - The Propaganda Pulse

Clarity is a sick mc and the production is really nice , here's a lil' blurb that I nicked from a post on UKHH

Ok here we have the debut LP from the SFDB veteren Clarity. After a 4 year hiatus uk rapper Clarity returns with his long antisipated debut LP the Propaganda Pulse. The concept of the album works well with the dark style of beats which have all been crafted by the Krate Krusaders for this project. The album features guest spots from Farma G of the uk supergroup TaskForce, northern rapper and zebra traffic veteran Cappo, Conrad Watts and Louis Bostonne from Cardiff based label SFDB (rip), Devi from allied forces and Danz an up and comming kent based rapper!