Triggadon & Range - Say Nothing Freestyle

Written, recorded and filmed today, Triggadon & Range hit you with this freestyle 'Say Nothing' Peep it below:

Guido & Siesta - Late Night

New one from Guido & Siesta called 'Late Night', plus some more dubstep tracks below in the player from Siesta:

Latest tracks by Siesta

Uz MTG - Deep In - (Hood Video)

Brought to you by Rebel Productions, here is a video from UZ, the C.E.O of Da label MTG. Peep it below:



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Suge - Moving Towards Greatness (Review)

Long standing contributor of Da Label MTG, $uge has contributed to a lot of collaborative mixtapes & albums for over a decade and is considered a respected & heavyweight rapper in the community. However, it has not been until late August 2010 that $uge released his first official solo mixtape 'Moving Towards Greatness'.

This is no Dre Dre 'Detox' scenario. While fans have anticipated his solo release for some time now, $uge continued to uphold the 'Da Label' brand appearing on mixtapes in usual form and has put aside some time to work solely on his mixtape. So what is the mixtape like? I think the mixtape can be broken into the following sections:

First off, you've got the 'gyal songs' (tracks 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 18, 23) these are no cheesy attempts at trying to impress the ladies. In fact, rather refreshingly, they're honest and reflective tracks showing appreciation to the opposite sex. $uge does have an endearing cheekiness about him in some of his lyrics and certainly if you're a girl listening to these songs you'll crack a smile listening to them. There may seem to be a lot of these songs on the mixtape when you think how many there actually are, but they have a wider appeal which do not neglect the male audience entirely. In fact, when you're listening through the mixtape they offer a good variety to the overall vibe of the mixtape.
'Bounce' could be considered a gyal song, but this is more of a club banger and the only club song on the mixtape at that. The song gives $uge a bit of commercial appeal and I'd like to see a few more of these in the future to help propel him into the limelight a bit more.

Next up are tracks which I call 'champion songs', where rappers go for the kill and show lyrically why they are the best. $uge certainly does this on his jumpoffs and with tracks like 'Show & prove' and 'Sky high'.

Last but not least are the raw Hip Hop songs where $uge stays true to his form. Subject matters range from reality on the roads, thoughts from the heart and other concepts which make for interesting listening. Standout tracks from this section are:

'Lost my heart' - $uge uses an extended metaphor on this track, using a woman to represent hip hop music. The song speaks on $uge's own personal relationship and journey with music.

'Do It' - Using Ludacris' 'Do It For Hiphop' instrumental, $uge, R.E and Uz give their account on why they 'do it'. In $uges own account "I do it for my n*ggas in prison on a basic / I do it for the workers getting minimum wages/ For the kids spitting bars dreaming of being on stages/ I been doing it for ages"

'Dead Prez' - On Jay Z's 'Dead Presidents' instrumental, $uge talks about struggle and strifes that face him and others everyday "The paper chase is getting worse than it's ever been/I'm trying to make it out of the ghetto not tryna settle in/cos when you fight against the system you never win/my n*ggas in the tin I'm hoping that you beat case/ cos everything you did, you did it for the queens face"

'If today was my last' - Another favourite of mine, really well produced and I'm feeling this beat hard! The hook is spoken by R.E & $uge "There's no promise for tomorrow, so I'm writing for today/ If I should die before I wake it's kinda frightening in a way/ Life comes free and death the price that we pay/If today was my last I'd just like to say...' following from this $uge, El Wappo & Z.E each deliver their last speeches.

'Real Life' - On Hi-Tek's 'Can we go back' instrumental, $uge releases a video of this song dedicated to those that have lost their lives.

'All Black Season' - I can't even begin to explain how big this track is, you just need to hear it for yourself. $uge uses clever wordplay around the theme of the word 'black' and the track gives a great sense of black pride.
"I stand out like chalk on a black board/ black knight, black horse, black sword/ black notes, black strings, black cords/ I carry Easton on my back until my backs sore/ Aiming to be the best so what the fuck u think I rap for/ And every bar is deep like the black sea/ black bandanna, black hoodie, black tee/ no milk, 2 sugars, black tea" The track carries on like this and $uge ends it saying "What more can I say? I'm just a black guy".

All in all, it's a great mixtape. $uge has a great flow and shows versatility on a wide variety of beats. My only small criticism is that when I downloaded the mixtape the tracks weren't listed properly and appeared in a different order to the CD. There was one song I wasn't feeling the production on which sadly meant I skipped the track most times but to be honest, skipping only one track these days is a minor, especially when there are 20 odd other tracks to listen to. Overall, the mixtape is definitely worth copping! Now that $uge has come out and done his first official solo, I'm only more excited to get to know him more as a rapper in the future and look forward to his upcoming solo projects.
M32Connections gives this 4 Stars (out of 5)

TRACKLISTING
1. Greatness
2. So Blind
3. Show & Prove
4. Pretty Ladies
5. Still Fly
6. Wow ft. Tug MC
7. Drinks on me ft. Triggadon
8. Do It ft. Uz & R.E
9. Real Life
10. Ryders ft. R.E, Ceaze & Triggadon
11. Mission ft. Tug MC (produced by SN1 Pablo)
12. Women I Like (produced by Mazik Beats)
13. Get That Number (produced by Trebbledan)
14. Swear Down (remix) ft. Luss
15. Lost my heart
16, Bounce ft. R.E (produced by Kae the overseas kid)
17. Southwest ft. T.Dot & Dre Pound (produced by Mazik Beats)
18. Singing ft. Uz
19. Hard ft Tug MC
20. 5Man jumpoff ft Uz, Triggadon, Tug MC & R.E
21. If today was my last ft R.E, Z.E & El Wappo (produced by Kae the overseas kid)
22. Dead Prez
23. Let me touch you
24. Make moves freestyle
25. All Black Season

Download the mixtape from the following sites:
Datpiff (recommended)
Hoodtapes

Split Pupil - Like a Hustler

New video from Split Pupil:

Lewis Williams Ft Range - Single

Ok, now this is right up my street... I'm an avid soul fan and that heavily influences the type of Hip Hop I listen to, but getting to the point, this song literally made me sit back and think WOW.

Lewis Williams' vocals on this reminds me of a young JB Love (for those that know!) and I ain't heard a talent like that in a while.
The beat is actually a lil Wayne beat which is probably why I've never heard it before, the distorted dips in the beat makes the song interesting. Range drops a quick bar on this and both Range & Lewis compliment the beat and concept well.


Check it out:
Lewis Williams Ft Range - Single by RANGE

Triggadon & Range - 6-0 Jumpoff

Just a quick one, track recorded and video shot just this morning! Peep the vid below:

Blacksmith - Memory Lane

BBC Bristol played a Blacksmith teaser over the weekend. Although not the full version, the track is called 'Memory Lane' and is produced by Blacksmith himself, co mixed by DJ Frenic with vocals from Red Amber Green. The track will be on Blacksmith's album at the beginning of next year. Peep it out on the show (1st track) click here to listen!

In other news, Blacksmith recently posted a beat he's working on onto soundcloud;

All I Know Mix1 by blacksmithrecordings

Expect to see a few more EPs before the album drops early next year!

For more info on Blacksmith, check out his m32connections page here

Vote Suge!

Suge releases his club banger 'Bounce' Featuring RE from his new mixtape 'Moving Towards Greatness' Listen to it here:

Suge - Bounce ft RE by m32connections

This song is currently being played out on Ujima Radio... like the tune? Then show support and vote Suge as your artist of the week! Email: nia@ujimaradio.com VOTE SUGE 'BOUNCE'.


Find out more about Suge on M32Connections and make sure you download Suge's mixtape for free on www.hoodtapes.co.uk/suge

The Last Man Standing - Battle line up

In Da Lab Productionz announced over the weekend the draw of the first heat for the Last Man Standing battles, check out the line up:

TDK vs Swanz (on Dr Dre feat nocternal 'Bad Intentions' beat)
MC Kaydan vs Shingami (JR writer 'Get 'Em')
Yaeo vs Krazy (Dipolmats Dipset Anthem)
Yosh vs Streetwise (CNN ;Bang Bang')
Blammer vs Dice (Nas 'Street Dreams')
Ellis vs Relly (JR Writer 'Overdrive')
Nikkles vs Matchstick (Busta Rhymes 'Fall Back')
Tommy Grammar vs Punishment (AZ 'The Come Up')
Noodlez vs Giveaway (Cassidy 'Blood Pressure')
KC vs Ikillgiants (Colly Buddz Feat Young Buck 'Come Around')
B-Dee vs Mista Fire (Juelz Santana 'Second Coming')
B'Tol vs Hope MC (Eminem Feat Snoop Dogg & Dre Dre 'Bitch Please')
Ceaze vs B-E-Z (Kool G Rap 'The Life')
Griz Bear vs Drillz (Mimmz 'This is why I'm hot'
Big Cuz vs Chalk MC (Twista 'Bussin no Discussin')
Blood Shot vs Zoo Horse (Dr Dre 'Bang Bang')

As this is an online battle, each MC will spit 32 bars on their chosen beat and will then be judged and compared to their rival. The winner will go on until they are.... THE LAST MAN STANDING!

I must admit I'm not familiar with a lot of these names, so it will be interesting to see what each MC brings and who can win the crown!
MCs are submitting their bars by 7th November so we should expect to hear some battles by the end of November but I will keep you updated with any news.