truth and beats

2009-10-08T05:43:00.000-07:00

Well my first post in over 6 months. Kind of forgot about this, but got a call and was told to write some more, so i shall.

In the past 6 months alot has gone on in what the media would call 'Urban Music'....i.e the Politically correct term for music predominately produced, written or performed by Black people. But I'm not going to go into this today.

Following on from this, for the first time since there launch in 1995, the MOBO's (Music Of Black Origin) Awards where held outside of London. Where were they held you say, in another location with a large black population, like Birmingham, or London, or Bristol? No don't be silly, they where held in Glasgow, a city with the smallest number of Black inhabitants for a Capital City in the whole of Western Europe, a City where the Chinese population is double that of the Black population.

Ok enough with the demographics, lets look at who actually won these 'stellar' awards. I know these awards are mainly for UK acts, but come on, Chipmunk winning best HipHop act, winning over the likes of Eminem and Kanye West, please Chipmunk has had two singles out this year, one getting to number 21 the other at number 6, that doesn't constitute a HipHop winner in my eyes.

Now lets get onto N-Dubz, who won Best UK act & Best Album, a group who on their own have never had a single in the top 15 (the number 1, aptly named Number 1 with Tinchy Stryder doesn't count) again does that make them the UK's Top Act? No it doesn't. Going against acts like Tinchy Stryder, Dizzee Rascal and even Mr Hudson (who i have alot of time for, the guy is an unknown talent). Im far from a fan of Rascals new material, but he should of won hands down. Hes had 3 Number 1's in a row for gods sake.

And don't even get me started on Sean Paul winning the best reggae act, i know Vybz Kartel & Movado cant win because of violent and homophobic lyrics, but Tarrus Riley has come about as one of the best new roots artists in recent times. While Sean Paul does watered down pop songs.

But i believe the main crime of the Mobo's is the fact there is on Grime category. Grime arguably is the biggest Black orientated musical genre in the country along with HipHop. And for unknown reason the Mobo's continuously boycott grime from their awards. I think its a disgrace that a genre with numerable followers are not counted for in a awards ceremony for 'Music Of Black Origin', i know there is violent connotation in alot of the lyrics contained in grime, but at the same time you have alot of mainly conscious artists like Black the Ripper, Bashy, Devlin, Wretch 32, JME et al, I'm not asking for Big H or Chronik to be nominated but i believe that its a total joke that a genre of its size has not got any showing in an awards of the Mobo's size.

Anyway this is going on for a bit too long, i shall do another post soon i promise, but for now I'm going to leave you with a little mix i did a few days ago, bare with me, i haven't used decks in years, so don't expect a DJ Maximum worthy mix, but its alright still.

1: Intro
2: Your not ready – Wiley
3: Shank Riddim – Danny Weed
4: Lava – Jammer
5: Lift Off VIP – Macabre Unit
6: Magic Carpet – Bogey Man
7: Fat Larry’s Skank – Kode 9
8: Triplets II – Sticky
9: Storm – Wookie
10: Bang Bang – Jon E Cash
11: Frontline (Terror Danjah rmx)
12: Cricket Bat – Killa P/Skepta/Jendor
13: The war – DJ Spooky
14: Destruction VIP – D Double/Wiley/Kano/Dirty Doogz
15: Weed man – Killa p & Flowdan
16: Bumboclaated Rasclaat – Arkan (Critic of Musical Arts Rmx)
17: Outro

Nobody dont dance no more

2008-03-20T17:16:00.000-07:00

Bring back the SKANK.
Fuck the solja boy and the rolex sweep.
Its the 'bogle', 'butterfly' or dub skank and nothing else in my books.

It's not about POW POW. Its about bibles, NOW NOW

2008-03-02T14:11:00.000-08:00

Not into this relgious grime.
I need guns and bora's.

Fuck the Isle of Wight

2008-02-19T11:37:00.000-08:00

Nearly as funny as the Junior Spesh video. Look up on youtube for that.

She just turned her head slowly/i say shuuuut yuh mout round ere/Wha yuh give mi?/

2008-02-15T12:35:00.000-08:00

Raaaaaaaatid. I wish i was born in the 80's and in jamaica just to go to dances like this. Bring back the likes of Ninjaman, Nicodemus, Yellowman, Admiral Tibet and the best white toaster ever, Ignorant dominick.
Im gonna get my patois up to scratch and bun fire pon di soundsystems. World Clash title is me!

Don't Know what a wasteman is?

2008-02-14T14:45:00.003-08:00

Yellow trousers?
Yeah kids today, fucking hell, bring me the rapture now!

Grime meets funky house

2008-01-24T15:13:00.000-08:00

Big new tune by Wiley.
Not been feeling his work for a while now.
Playtime is over, was a major let down, any album with Jookie Mundo on there is doomed to be shit.
Anyway it seems hes back to his best. Two mixtapes out next month. A new Album out in the summer. And what i believe to be a single that might actually get into the elysium of the music world, the top ten singles chart.
Its a disgustingly sick funky house tune produced by Bless Beatz called 'What would we do'.
Im not a massive fan of funky house, but when i heard this on radio i was skankin it out.
If you aint heard it. Well is on 1xtra like every other 5 songs so u cant really miss it.
I would put the rip up on here, but im not a ripper/bootlegger, so that game aint me.
But if this marketed properly, and the smoking of hard food doesnt make wiley lazy i can see this being a breakthrough for Wiley in the music business. Which should really of happened when Eskimo came out, what 5 years ago.

Safe
Eskemo x

Setting the scene

2008-01-15T14:05:00.000-08:00

"Shes that indie sindy"

This is going to sound like some long winded rant on the ills of the social framework of todays youth, so please bear with me.

Can i point people out to a new trend that im sure alot of you have witnessed yourselves.

Its the trend of the 'Scene kid'.

Most people to the untrained eye would see these kids as watered down emo's. But in reality this is not the case.

Scene kids it seems, like emo's come from a fairly priviledged background, lets say for arguements sake, Tunbridge Wells (dont forgot the 'Royal' at the start) in Kent or Reigate in Surrey. These areas are known for its pompousity and conservative voters.

Heres is how to spot a scene kiddy.

Skinny Jeans-

Tight colourful t-shirt-

New Era hat-

Nike Airforce 1's

Wear apparel of sport brands (usually Nike or Adidas Originals) and various other famous brands (Vans checkered shoes, or band t-shirts).

Scene kids are happy fellows unlike Emos, of whom most scene kids detest. But scene kids have some emo traits, like dyed hair (not usually black but can be), skinny jeans, straightened hair, piercings.

Also they are big followers of Myspace.....or Mycrack as they like to call it.

Here is a great chance to meet other scene kids and talk about 'Bring me the horizon' and the new 'nang' JME cd, "cos hes just too grimmy skeen"

Scene kids use words and phrases that kids in Peckham and Bow used about 4 years ago. For example:

'llow

Seen

boyed

peng

gash

wasteman

The use of these words and phrases make these scene kids look 'street' and above the level of 'chavs'. Even though in most cases scene kids and 'chavs' are pretty much the same, in terms of the music they listen to, the clothes they wear, the way they talk and the amount of cider drunk and british grown low grade hash smoked.

Its not new nor cool nor original. Scene kids claim to be individuals, but infact all look the same, and speak like a yout from the gully, especially when on a crowded train with a Skepta tune blaring out of there £200 mobile phones, which mummy and daddy pay the contract for.

Its good im not one:]

PREAMBLE

2008-01-09T19:01:00.000-08:00

The truth and beats blog is:

exactly that
truth as best as we perceive
beats from diplo to david rodigan
no bullshit
no homo
no gimmicks
not in need of ironic racism
a motherfucking problem for anyone we compete with

So gwan go suck pussy and dead if you don't like us.

To all the rest watch this space, big tings a soon come.