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.