Vinyl Veterans Photos

Myself and BEAT DETECTIVE had a great Saturday night in Brighton rocking the beats together with the VINYL VETERANS crew. Many thanks goes to MAC, MR KRUM, MATT THE HAT and BOBBY BOUCHER who organise the VINYL VETERANS nights for their hospitality and of course to all those who braved the sub zero temperatures to attend. And what's up also to DJ FOLEY too for making an appearance, also to STEVE SECK, DANI & CHARLIE, and all those who plied us with Tuaca shots throughout the night. I'm sure not to sabotage the skills more as a "welcome to Brighton" from the locals. We both thoroughly enjoyed our sets and the atmosphere in the FULL MOON. For me personally it was some of the best music I have heard/played in years, and good to see real vinyl skills being displayed on the turntables ALL NIGHT LONG (cue Mary Jane Girls!) by the VV crew. Here's some pics taken on the night....



BEAT DETECTIVE drops the funk on 'em


No Trouble Here Guv!


FIDEL CUTSTRO & DJ FOLEY


This one's for YOU!



MATT THE HAT dropped the illest funky soundtrack set!





Ram Jam by midnight


Great TOO SHORT tee


The POSSE IS LARGE (BD, KD, MAC and MR KRUM)


DAILY DIGGERS duo do damage!


Good times!! Thanks to MAC for the photos and for being such a great host to the DAILY DIGGERS duo - we look forward to a return, we knew B'TOWN ALWAYS ROCKS!

Kid Dyno

Mikey Destruction

Some MCs deserve more props than they currently get. When it comes to battle raps, not many can claim to be as clever in the battle itself as they appear to be on record. One man that meets both of those criteria nicely is MIKEY D, of MIKEY D & THE LA POSSE fame. But MIKEY DESTRUCTION to give him his full title wasn't just the cat who went on to replace LARGE PROFESSOR in the highly acclaimed group MAIN SOURCE, he was already a very established MC with several releases under his belt and a reputation to maintain. In fact LARGE PROFESSOR had years before as a kid been present at MIKEY D & PAUL C's studio sessions and learnt his art from watching those two. MIKEY was once a member of the CLIENTELE BROTHERS who rocked the Queens park jams back in the 80s, and who by 1988 had won the NMS World Supremacist MC title by beating MELLE MEL in the final. Plus he had worked with the legendary engineer/producer PAUL C on more than one occasion and became PAUL's MC of choice to work with. Now that's what I call pedigree. There's even talk of an un-released and now lost PAUL C & MIKEY D album - what's up with that?!?!
So it was great to see last year Pritt Kalsi's excellent KING OF THE BEATS organisation gave MIKEY the props he deserves and brought him over to the UK to rock some shows and host the continuing beat battle saga. When I talk of my favourite MCs of all time, the name MIKEY D is always high up on that list. Read all you could ever need to know about MIKEY D here in this superb interview by ROBBIE on WWW.UNKUT.COM.





MIKEY D live on Mr Magic's Show 1986


MIKEY D vs MR. X - NEW MUSIC SEMINAR 1988

Silent Someone - Retrogression

You NEED to peep
this track featuring my homeslice and rhyme scientist OXYGEN (outta SPUTNIK BROWN). On point beats and rhymes that make sense are the order of the day here, so don't sleep and have yourself a listen. Also watch out for the forthcoming REMIX of "Gone Diggin'" by DJ SPINNA - that will have to be a banger to match up to the GENSU DEAN original beat, but I know SPINNA is dropping some jewels recently. Plus OXYGEN is working real hard and soon everyone is gonna want a piece of his action as one of the best on the mic right now. Ya hear me?

Mongoose vs Latin Lingo

Breakfest

DJs DEK ONE and AIDEN LEACY will be spinning the b-boy funk this SATURDAY at BREAKFEST Street Scientists West Midlands world 2 on 2 qualifiers. Bring your best footwork and make sure it's hellafunky!
For more details e-mail djmushroom69 at yahoo.co.uk

Iz The Wiz - Dedication to a Legend.

It Ain't Nuthin' Like Hip Hop Music

Another great beat from EMELVI!

DJ X-Ray on Sensei FM

If you're not familiar with SENSEI FM then it's about time you checked out their DJ roster and some of the dope radio shows that are available to stream or download. Presenters include KOOL SKOOL, JAZZMAN GERALD, DISCO SCRATCH, DJ RANDOM and the STEEL DEVILS, CHROME, BREAKIN' BREAD amongst others.
Right here is a fresh upload from UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION affiliate DJ X-RAY with a tight breaks session.

FUNKY ZULU B-BOY BREAK SESSION

SIN - Hollywood

Gritty rhymes combined with vintage surroundings give it an old school feel with a new school flow. Shot at Mr. Compliment's beat lab.


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Co - Directed by : SIN
Beat by: Compliment
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Props to Distinguished Chimps

Break to the Beat

I'm not sure if I've posted this before but whilst I was poking through some old shoeboxes at the weekend I found a copy of a "break to the beat" CD I put together circa 2001. And even if I have posted it up before I'm still enjoying this little mix myself so I'm gonna post it anyway for those who didn't catch it the first time around.
Nothing too rare in here just a nice selection of tracks - each one followed by the hip hop record that sampled it. Breaks from CAT STEVENS, STANLEY COWELL, DAZZ, YOUNG HOLT UNLIMITED, and beats by NAS, DITC, KRS ONE and THE PHARCYDE amongst others.

Rockin' It Suckers

Brighton Rocks

Brighton rocks again this weekend with yours truly THE DAILY DIGGERS on deck duties. If you love heavy funk and breaks then this is the ONLY place to be this coming Saturday night. Get down there!