Wiley and Dizzee Rascal may well have been planning a re-union at last weekend's Eskimo Dance. Together, Wiley and Dizzee Rascal helped propel British music into the world of Grime. As young MCs, the pair would trade off verse on pirate radio, pushing each other further and further on a nightly basis. Falling out in 2003 after Dizzee Rascal was stabbed in Ayia Napa, their relationship has remained on ice ever since. However events over the weekend indicate that the pair could have been close to a re-union. Wiley held another instalment of his Eskimo Dance nights, and at ...

Jay-Z and Rihanna are set to perform at this summer's Hackney Weekend. The Olympics are set to dominate British life this summer. The capital is already bracing itself for a massive influx, while events are due to be extended to all corners of the country. At the centre of it all sits Hackney Weekend. Taking place alongside the Olympics, the BBC event has already gathered an impressive array of talent with Jay-Z and Rihanna amongst the recent additions. The good people at FACT have highlights a Business Week report, which seems to spill the beans. The pair will join ...

For a decade, Mike Skinner effortlessly straddled the underground and the mainstream, adding a typically melancholic edge to his garage and Grime infused pop. But then he surrendered his throne. Since then, The Streets lynchpin has been pretty picky about which projects he takes on. However when Man Like Me came erupting out of his stereo, the producer could hardly say no. A London duo, Man Like Me have a nice line in grimy beats mixed with a pop touch. But this isn't some Tinchy Stryder crossover, oh no - instead, the pair want to tackle the mainstream on their ...

“Star in the Hood” Tinchy Stryder, currently at 7 in the UK charts and rising with his single ‘Bright Lights’ feat Pixie Lott, has been announced for the inaugural Kaya Festival, held in North Wales 1st - 3rd June. The British artist of Ghanaian origin plays on Afrikaya Saturday joining a bill...

Hip hop icon Jay-Z is set to play a headline slot at this summer's Hackney Weekend. Held by the BBC, the Hackney Weekend promised big names. This morning (March 9th) the event unveiled arguably one of the most recognisable performers on the planet, in the form of Jay-Z. An iconic figure in hip hop, the rapper has managed to escape the confines of the genre. An internationally recognised performer, Jay-Z's stint as a Glastonbury headliner is one of the more memorable festival slots of the past decade. Now Jay-Z will turn on the style at the Hackney Weekend ...

BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Twin B announced that Sean Paul, Tinchy Stryder, Flo Rida, Mindless Behaviour, Chip, Devlin, Boy Better Know Feat Skepta & JME and Azealia Banks are to join the already impressive line-up of acts set to perform at Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend 2012 - Radio 1’s biggest ever free*...

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Happy New Year to all Rapture & Verse followers, volume six looking to make some predictions as to who’ll blow up across the coming months and hoping to avoid miserable failure as the R&V; crack team of Mystic Megs shine their collective crystal balls. All while tidying up all the ins and outs of hip-hop like festive wrapping paper being crumpled bin-wards. What was that about the old guard thumbing their nose at the retirement home throughout last year? Now we have Naughty by Nature throwing themselves a 20th anniversary party. ‘Anthem Inc’ includes all of their feelgood flavas from way back – ‘OPP’, ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ etc, which you’ll inevitably head to first - while the remainder from Treach, Kay Gee and Vin Rock does a solid (i ...

Rapper honours the maverick striker as part of his new eight-track EP

Yesterday, it emerged that Brit rapper Tinchy Stryder had agreed to take part in Celebrity Big Brother, which is happening in January. Today he’s pulled out, and as he explained to the Sun: "I asked myself whether people I respect would go on a show and I decided that they wouldn't.” And there, Tinchy, you’re one hundred per cent correct. Of course he loses some of that respect with his followup comment "I respect myself for making this decision because they offered me a lot of money.” Story originally posted on SupaJam .

Rapper says he worried that he'd lose people's respect by appearing on reality show

One of the UK's most in demand producers and DJs Show N Prove has put together a compilation of beats he's produced for the likes of Tinchy Stryder, Lowkey, Benny Banks, Ghetts, Smiler, Sway, USG, SkinnyMan and many more for free download! * Download Here :* Show N Prove - Instrumentals Volume...

The rapper will appear on the ninth series of the reality show in January