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Craic Music

This is my new project. It focuses on hip hop sourced from Ireland including downloads, videos, news and much more!

See you on the otherside!

The FIFTH DFI event of 2010 takes place once again
This time in 'Mischief' on Capel/Parnell Street, Dublin

Line-up as follows:
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NUGGET VS COLLIE
BONY VS GENISIS
NASH VS JAMBO
JEE4CE VS KDEATH
ROB STEENSON VS LETHAL DIALECT
SIYO VS COSTELLO
KSNATCH VS GWAME
MICKEY GATCH VS L-DEMAN
TWOSHEA VS PHATS
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with special event
2 vs 2
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REDZER & NUGGET VS NASH & BONY

The event takes place on SATURDAY 25TH SEPT @ ''Mischief' on Capel/Parnell Street, Dublin

ENTRY: €5

Battles begin at 3pm,please arrive in good time

Subscribe to DFITV for footage of past events

Gangsta's On Their Lipsin Ting

Gangsta (Banned from TV) is the brand new video for the lead single off Concrete Jungle (new album) currently set for November release. Scorcher has returned and is set to shock fans with his ‘gangsta’ bravado. Cue lots of gang signs, bling and aggressive looking black males all locked up in a tiny room keeping it gangsta, of course.

It is a sign of improvement that hip hop is being covered on all fronts by emerging home grown talent and the kids should lap up the bad boy image with delight. The vocals are delivered with the same swagger-tastic flavour that fans have come to expect from Scorch.

Scorcher - Gangsta (Banned from TV)

Undoubtedly UK hip hop/grime purists will be slightly disgruntled by the American production style and flamboyant London, ghetto gangstas puffing out their chests for the camera. Although it remains a solid effort in a niche of hip hop that is often frowned upon.

The question is left quite open as to what to expect on the coming album. With Gangsta already banned from television, Scorcher’s artistic direction isn’t clear. The American sound is unlikely to have him classed as one of the UK’s best and it will not bring in major money without television or radio backing. With the November release date looming, time will tell if Concrete Jungle will cement Scorcher at the top.

Scorcher ft. Liam Francis - Lipsin' Ting

Look out for the sneak preview of the Dark Knight video at the end of Lipsin' Ting. Scorcher looks to have had the Sin City treatment, make sure to check ciaranblack.blogspot.com for the full video when it's released.

She's Heating Up!!!

Competition Time! The audio worlds equivalent to the Champions League draw, ciaranblack.blogspot.com has the exclusive pictures from the draw (Warning: Might fail to impress)
The lovely people over at the irishhiphop.com forum have decided to throw another competition on the site which has emcee's and producers being drawn out of hats (literally) to pair up and deliver the best they can.

(Drawn from hats, told ya!)

A bit of healthy competition is always good to see. The artist's tracks will probably become available to hear in two weeks time, I'll have links to the voting page and will announce the winner up on here as well as irishhiphop.com

(contrary to the picture above there is now an even better line-up)

Producers - - Emcee's

SertOne - - Shapey Fiend
D'Beats - - Butcher Boy
Stop - - I.N.K.
Mr Dapper - - Shakey
Sleepy - - KDeath
Monto - - Dizzy D
Collie - - Redzer
Warren Glifford - - Dexter144

Nu Music Free

Tallaght man Nu-Centz has kindly uploaded his 2006 unreleased album 'Why Be Modest?' to give fans the opportunity to hear more of his back catalogue. This is undoubtedly one of the best downloads of '09 if you like your Irish hip hop. The three years that have passed since it's recording do not appear to have affected the quality of this LP. Features from Redzer, Terawrizt, Collie, GMC, Rawsoul, Diligenz, Ratman & an exceptional verse from Maverick Sabre should cement this as a classic within Ireland. The production is incredibly tight, Scooby, Danny Diggs, Sub-X and more lend a helping hand to accompany Nuie's style. The beat choice is impeccable and really deserves a listen, Nu-Centz flows with ease and delivers some punchy verses on every track.

You'd be mad to miss this download!

Nu-Centz - Why Be Modest?

1. 4:28 AM
2. Believe
3. My People
4. Do It Again ft. GMC & Collie
5. Open Letter
6. You Got That ft. Maverick Sabre
7. Why Be Modest ft. Rawsoul
8. I'm From
9. It's Love Love Love
10. Listen
11. 1 Sided
12. Take It Back ft. Diligenz
13. Apologise
14. They Say ft. Terawrizt
15. That's Blackroom ft. Redzer & Rawsoul
16. By My Side

Also in other news, I know it's a little late but the sentiment still rings true. Urban Intelligence frontman Lunitic died quite recently and it was a total shock to the Irish hip hop scene. He was suffering from heart problems and died at the age of 24. He has left a long lasting impression with hip hop fans all across Ireland and further afield. Making some of the scene's most memorable tracks and bringing hip hop to audiences who might never have heard an Irish accent rapping before.
I'd like to pay my own respects, as Urban Intelligence was the first time I ever came across hip hop being produced in Ireland. May your music let your memory live on!

(Above: Graffiti at this year's Oxegen, Dan Lunitic R.I.P. can be seen)

For those who don't know much about him, here are some video's taken off Youtube.





R.I.P. Daniel McDonnell (Lunitic)

'1.5' Blacks Free Promo Mixtape

Blacks new free promotional mixtape “1.5″ out to download now in the lead up to Blacks mixtape release “Sick Individual”, out around August this year. Lots of free tunes worth checking out on this plus the Logan Sama set with Blacks, Little Dee and P Money. Showing he’s still consistently putting in work in the studio as well as on radio. This free mixtape features Jammer, Kozzie, Mischief, Bragz, Germz and production from the likes of Silencer, Nocturnal and more.
Big up Grimeforum supporting this on their homepage, also remember the other OGz members new CDs:

Little Dee - Once In A Blue (July 09)
P Money - Money Over Everything (Aug 09)

Blacks - 1.5

1. 1.5 Freestyle
2. Final Lap ft. Jammer
3. Slump Man ft. Kozzie & Mischief
4. Unforgiven ft. Mischief
5. Can't Beat Me
6. Say Sumfin I Don't Like (Clip)
7. U Man R Dons ft. Mischief
8. My Name Is ft. Brags
9. Is He Real?
10. Don't Chat My Name
11. WW4 Freestyle ft. Germz
12. Logan Sama Set

It's Alot: Pow Pow Vs Merkle Man

With the weather being so good recently it was inevitable that tempers would flare up too. With the Wiley and Skepta dubs for each other coming to a quick close after their recent collaboration there was an empty space in the clashing arena. Lethal Bizzle and Jammer have been the next two emcee's to step into the spotlight which all started after Bizzle and Ozzie B pasted by the 1Xtra towers.

Lethal Bizzle & Ozzie B on Westwood


Jammer then made it known that he wasn't happy with everything Bizzle had been saying on Westwood, making it clear via Youtube.

Jammer on Lethal & Ozzie's Westwood Freestyle


Shoutout to GrimeDaily who are putting in a lot of work at the moment with the videos. Obviously not to be one sided on the debate they had to go out and get a response from Bizzle who intensifies the situation in this next video

Lethal Bizzle replies to Jammer


With 3 extra video's and this shorter clip of Jammer topless screaming 'Everybody suck ya mudda' It gets a bit much of just hype talking into a camera but the onslaught and name dropping continues

Jammer talking about Lethal B


Lethal B releases the first track aimed at Bacon Dread... I mean Jammer

Lethal Bizzle - RIP Jammer aka Bacon Dread


To Be Continued POW!

The Toxic Base

OK! Brand new music brought to you courtesy of myself and Cally Callaghan - the Toxic Base team.
If you like dubstep/electro/techno and of course grime & hip hop then you need this podcast in your life.
The first podcast in the series boasts an hour of brand new songs and classic oldies from the electronic scene with gig info and funny chat. Put it on your phone/iPod/mp3 player and spread it around the internet to your friends.

The Toxic Base Podcast Episode 1
(click title above to download)

Tracklisting:
DJ Shadow - Walkie Talkie
The Bug ft. Warrior Queen - Poison Dart
David Holmes - 69 Police
Rusko - 2 N A Q
Leftfield - Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix)
Paris - The Devil Made Me Do It
Wiley ft. Giggs & Trigga - Zip It Up
Maverick Sabre - Reflecting
Skepta ft. JME & Jammer - Disguise
The Prodigy - Under My Wheels
Deadmau5 - Slip
NaS - The World Is Yours (Vibesmen Remix)

Enjoy it! And make sure to look out for the second instalment coming soon featuring a talented local guest who's identity shall be revealed during the show.

King Of Grime? It's All A Blur

North London emcee Skepta has intensified affairs between himself and Wiley by releasing a video titled 'In The Country' aimed the Eski Boy and his decision to leave London to live more quietly away from all the drama.
Skeppy claims it's in retaliation to 'Zip It Up' taken off Wiley's Race Against Time which made a few remarks about Skepta's claim to the King Of Grime.
It's funny to hear the Blur sample on the chorus and if that's really Wiley's house... woah! Shout out to Smokey Barz doing his thing on the camera, he's calling himself Spiel Berg these days if you can keep up with his Twitter page.

GrimeForU(m)

Shoutout to Grimefourm for continually expanding the scene online, here's Vol 2 of the Grimeforum EP. Featuring production from D-Structo, G-Dub, Mr SnoWman and DJ Spooky.

The Grime Forum E.P. Vol 2
(click for download)

G-Dub - Gloucester resident G-Dub made a name for himself in the Grime scene when Jammer and Neckle Camp vocaled and released his track Jezebel. After this he began to work with both UK and US artists with his most recent hit track in the Grime scene Put Em Up vocalled by Rinse getting radio play from Kiss, 1xtra and Radio One. He is currently workin on other genres with his Funky remix of the classic Roll Deep When Im Here set to be released on Roll Deep Recordings very soon. He can be found at myspace.com/gdubp.

D-Structo - East London producer and MC D-Structo began MC’ing back in 2005 then stepped into production in 2006. D-Structo has seen his productions being played on a variety of stations included KISS100, Rinse FM and 1Xtra. He has worked with artists such as Jammer, Diesel, Cel22 and Trigga. Look out in the next couple of months as we look to get some of D-Structo’s best work available to buy via Grime Digital. D-Structo also produced the Grimepedia theme Who Speak’s which was available to download via the first episode of the Grime Digital Podcast, to catch more of D-Structo’s work check him out on myspace at myspace.com/dstructomusic.

Mr SnoWman - Nottingham based producer and DJ Mr SnoWman was introduced into the Grime scene when he made his legendary remix of Lethal B’s Forward Riddim. This saw Mr SnoWman release a bunch of vinyl before taking a step back from the scene. In the past few months Mr SnoWman has started to make his presence felt with his latest release The Snowstep EP available to buy right now. Mr SnoWman also recently made his debut at Sidewinder and following that joined SRE (Sidewinder Raw Entertainment). Look out in the next coming months as SnoWman has a bunch of releases planned! You can find Mr SnoWman on myspace at myspace.com/mistersnowman.

DJ Spooky - Slew Dem Crew member DJ Spooky completes our line-up for this edition of the EP. Spooky was introduced to the scene when he produced the memorable Joyride which was released on Slew Dem Recordings alongside Da Firing Range back in 2005. Spooky has DJ’d on stations such as Rinse.FM and UrbanFMTV. Spooky is known for his marathon show’s on UrbanFMTV where he regularly runs over four hours playing the best in grime and funky. His own productions vary across grime and funky with infulences from dubstep. Spooky is currently working alongside fellow Slew Dem member G-Man and will be releasing some tracks later on the year. You will also be able to download the Joyride EP from Grime Digital when that launches. Go to myspace.com/spookybizz to hear more from him.

(Producer write-ups have been taken from Grimeforum)

Who's That White Kid?

Brand new L Dot Man now! The track is called 'Some People' and has L Dot spitting over the Show N Prove 'Ballistic Affairs' beat which Skinnyman was on earlier in the year. Shout out to Jee4ce for hitting me up with this video, expect a multiple emcee remix of the later this summer. Keep checking The Leek Farm's Youtube for exclusive updates.



L Dot Man - Some People (Download)

Never Defeat One, Come To The Stage And I'll Delete One

Some backstage footage of Ghetto after his recent appearance at Nottingham Students Union. Ghetts gives his opinion on the new Wiley, Bashy and Skepta CD and let's fans know that his new album is scheduled for late Aug/early Sept release.

Freeness Wrapped In Plastic

Plastician has upped his May 2009 mix for all you fiends out there. The best sounds in grime and dubstep at the minute. Give it a listen and make sure to check him out every Monday from 11pm-1am on Rinse FM

Plastician May 09 Mix

Tracklisting:

Footsie - Big Band
RX feat. Chae Hawk - Malt Liquor
Crissy Criss - Fackin Ell
Jakes - In Tha Place Ta B VIP
12th Planet - Sixty Eight
Jakes - Rock Tha Bells VIP
Nero - Act Like You Know
Seven - Siren VIP
Noah D - Serious
++Gracious Nappa Man K - Migraine Skank (Acapella)++
Benga - Buzzin
Joker & Ginz - Re-up
++Tempa T - Next Hype (Acapella)++
Tempa T - Next Hype (Plastician Remix)
Chase & Status - Mad House
Chase & Status - Saxon
Chase & Status feat. Murs - Mad House
Crissy Criss - Don't Be Scared
Plastician - Retro
La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream's Lets Get Ravey Remix)
Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Instrumental)
Trolley Snatcha - The Future
Doctor - Tek Your Time
Skream - Metal Mouth
The Streets - Blinded By The Lights (Nero Remix)
Jakes & Joker - 3K Lane VIP
Crissy Criss - Kick Snare

Okey Dokey

Roysta @ The Oak, Portadown - 18th June

Roysta's recent album Thunder Cock has been put online for free download, click the album title for the link to the download page. It's half an hour of the most anarchic music you will find.

Danger Danger! Somebody Send For The Headtop Re-Arranger

J2K is set to return to the scene in style and I have the short Youtube preview of his next single 'Danger'.
My anticipation levels are high for his next project after his brief appearances on Frisco's Back 2 Da Lab Vol 3. Here's the video, it's looking good

J2K - Danger (Preview)


J2K's forthcoming project is entitled 'Wake Up' featuring the likes of Flowdan, Frisco, Alex Mills & Jammer over 8 tracks. It goes on sale nationwide 13th July and can be pre-ordered from Play.com or Rhythm Division.
You can follow his Myspace for more updates

Forget Your In-Laws, Year Of The Outlaw

Black The Ripper gives us some freeness here with his new release Outlaw Volume One. Big features on here from the likes of Wiley, Frisco, Dimples and Cookie plus production from Dexplicit, Goodchild, Y.Wizz and Skillz. Make sure you carry on watching BlackMagicTV also!!Black The Ripper - Outlaw Vol 1

1. Black The Ripper - Last Of A Dying Breed (K-Nite Production).mp3
2. Black The Ripper - Floating (Goodchild Production).mp3
3. Black The Ripper - Rock The Boat (War Dot Production).mp3
4. Still Dont Give a Shit Ft Remson (Skillz Production).mp3
5. Black The Ripper - Weedman Ft Dimples (Dexplicit Production).mp3
6. Black The Ripper - Top Of The Compass.mp3
7. Black The Ripper - Day & Night Remix (War Dot Production).mp3
8. Black The Ripper - Midnight Love (Flava D Production).mp3
9. Black The Ripper - Still Not Loving Police Ft Dimples , Cookie & Frisco (Y.Wizz Production).mp3
10. Black The Ripper - Face Your Fears Remix (Ft Wiley).mp3
11. Black The Ripper - Your No Good For Me (Dexplicit Production).mp3
12. Black The Ripper - Words Of Wisdom (Goodchild Production).mp3
13. Black The Ripper - I Grind.mp3
14. Black The Ripper - Your Gonna Love Me (Izzy Green Production) BONUS TRACK.mp3
15. Black The Ripper - Its Bedtime (Skillz Production) BONUS TRACK.mp3
16. Black The Ripper - Underestimated (Goodchild Production).mp3

Deadly Over 140 Beee Peeeee M

Anyone familiar with GK Radio over the past year is bound to have caught Reload's Grime Time hour after the Blackout session on Tuesday evenings. This female London MC passed by the studio more than once to bless the airwaves with bars. Now Deadly's first video has hit the net, 'Goin On Greezy' is the first single off her new mixtape dropping very soon.
The ex-Mentally Ill Crew member is schooling emcee's taking it back to the classroom in the video.

Check her Myspace for more info

Deadly - Goin On Greezy

Lonely Side Of Life

I got a Twitter account a while back,  I don't post (twit doesn't sound right does it?) but I stumbled upon Chantelle Fiddy's page the other day. @Mr Kenzo got my attention when I noticed he said 'I'd sign Giggs and manage Maverick Sabre'. On closer inspection I even found Miss Fiddy posting Mav's Balcony TV appearance on her blog. Big up to Chantelle, Maverick deserves recognition throughout the whole of England and beyond. Here's the video for anyone who hasn't caught it yet.

Maverick Sabre - Lonely Side Of Life (Accoustic)

Wat The Blogclart!!!

Summer has begun so it's only right that I return from blog semi-retirement to post up details of a new Klashnekoff blog called Wat The Blogclart!!!. 

Not a lot has been heard from the 'Black Russian' in the past year but he puts many issues to rest in his opening post. Confirming his next album 'Back To The Sagas' which will hopefully showcase the same versatility that made him loved on 'The Sagas Of...'. Klash explains how the studio was robbed during the recording process and how he and Smasher all building it all back up again from scratch. Damn, he wasn't lying when he said the past 2 years have been tough! 

And to all the Reggae fans Klashy is planning to drop Sound Klash which plans to cover a different sound from his regular style. Big tings agwan for Hackney's ex-Terra Firma member.

Keep checking his blog for updates Wat The Blogclart

Dirty Roy's Resurrerrection In The Form Of Thunder Cock

Upon opening a brown envelope that arrived through my post box earlier this week, a sudden urge of giddy excitement erupted inside of me. Not to be confused with the type of excitement children get before Christmas or on their birthday, unless your child would prefer receiving a dead dog rather than a living, breathing one.

‘Thunder Cock’ marks the return of Belfast’s most infamous rapper, Roysta. With 9 albums under his belt and everyone one of them online for free download at Lastfm.com/music/roysta; Roysta embodies anarchism to sickening heights. Judging by the recent outcry from the media and public on BBC censorship, if this album somehow managed to find its way onto the Radio 1 airwaves (I don’t want to imagine its effect on Radio 4 listeners) I am positive the studios would explode and the building collapse completely.

On ‘Thunder Cock’ Roysta mixes some of the most twisted lyrics with cult film samples, a plethora of filthy basslines, Angerfist inspired hardstyle beats, head banging death metal and outlandish hip hop. Each song is as shocking as the next and the 10 tracks totalling to only 29 minutes actually suits this album superbly.

With Beastie Boys–like chopped sampling on ‘The Fine Art Of Self Abuse’ we hear Divynals hit, ‘Touch Myself’ over a piano before a shout of ‘Let’s go! Drop the Bass’ and some thumping Dubstep kicks in to blow minds away. Roysta’s sick humour is evident in everything he says on ‘Thunder Cock’.

‘You know you are a sinner,
If you masturbate,
And Satan wants to take your soul away’

When sung over the power ballad piano it raises a definite smile. This is probably the most delicate moment on the album if that makes things clearer when explaining the extremes Roysta goes to on this LP.

On ‘All The Kids Are Into K’ Dirty Roy growls his ode to ketamine in a bizarre Clockwork Orange styled track. His appreciation for Stanley Kubrick’s cult hit is impressive when he starts rhyming in the same manner in which the characters talk within the film. Anyone familiar with inny outty, guttiwuts and gullivers will not be disappointed whenever Malcolm Mc Dowell's ‘ultra violence’ sample combined with banging kick drums pulsates out their speakers.

The sound is raw and truly unadulterated. Parents should be thankful Roysta probably won’t be on their televisions anytime soon because if they thought Marilyn Manson or Eminem were bad then they are in for a surprise. Tracks such as ‘The Venereal Olympics’, ‘Shake Babies Not Ass’ and ‘Confessions Of A Fader’ have some infectiously banging beats to credit Roysta. The verses are attention catching in dark and psychotic ways while the album remains deeply unsettling and scary if taken at face value. It’s the attention to detail that makes this album much more than rancid ideas recorded over loud noises. Much in the same way The Streets spoke to a totally new audience on Original Pirate Material or Dizzee Rascal with Boy In Da Corner, ‘Thunder Cock’ represents, like it or not, some people’s lives.

‘If you drink ‘til you collapse,
And throw bricks at the cops,
And get wapped off your bap
Let me hear you say Thunder Cock’

It is relentless, hardcore, soul destroying music that anarchists will love. This album could well become a guilty pleasure to many through its sheer amount of pop culture references, Bill Hicks samples and grimy feel.

The Dirt Core Death Squad member has returned with a memorable 10^th album, it’s a refreshing and uniquely rewarding listen. When approached with an open mind and a warped sense of humour then this CD contains a vast amount of replay value for the listener. As long as you do not have uncontrollable tendencies to re-enact the events portrayed in the music then I dare you to give the CD half an hour of your life to listen to it once through. Ok that’s it; I’m now off to despair for society.