An eagerly awaited album and one I never thought would materialise due to legal ownership of Guru's work. I wont get into who did what when and where because this site is about the music. Happy for Preemo being able to create this offering. When there has been a long break since a last album [...]
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Anyone remember the good ol days for record shopping. meeting up with friends as you burnt up your wages in London's West End? It had a vast selection of shops scattered about Soho and Covent Garden. Whilst I don't remember all the names I'm going to try to recall as many as possible. It all [...]
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Introducing the Washington born, now based in Brooklyn rapper/producer Amir Mohamed el Khalifa (stage name Oddisee). Born into a musical family, Oddisee has been producing and officially releasing from his very early 20s. Has gone on to perform with artist such as De La Soul, Jazzy Jeff, The Roots and many more. One third of [...]
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Now, there are many hip hop playlists out there yada yada yada! Some are good, some not so. This playlist was sourced by Pelt diggin through his record collection over many very long nights and many of lists and revisions to the lists etc etc.. Once he wittled it down to […]
For me this is killer! I've known Pelt for well over 30 years. He is my go-to Hip Hop Jedi master, Oracle, and friend! From hanging out on BMXs at Bowes Lyon skatepark and sitting in on hundreds of production sessions to insane all day crate diggin ventures in London complete with an IV flow [...]
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I'm not going to say much about this guy, because I want you to get to the video as soon as possible. Crazy beat diggin 7" break DJ who will leave you exhausted and inspired. Great selection and considering he is spinning 45s his accuracy is scary! Check out his Insta page for a daily [...]
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Not just a funky name, Damu knows his way around a set of drums (although he doesn't profess to be a drummer), drum machines as well as a set of 12s. Like many who were raised in the boom bap era, he developed a good ear for a break or two. Damu first came to [...]
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