Yin & Yang

Here’s a hilarious short film from a fellow East Londoner, Daniel of TKB Visuals who I met a few weeks back at VLM. This light hearted comedy film follows Tobi’s (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) epic wait for his favourite drink, Supermalt at a birthday party. Life without Supermalt makes him impatient and takes matters into his own hands, which leads him into a little bit of a pickle. See what happens on the reverse.

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Good morning! We’re back after a 2 week eargasmic hiatus – last week wasn’t one of the best music release wise and we spent a few days out of the country so missed out on a whole heap of gems. Back with six glorious songs from the past week, hop on after the cut.

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Hailed as ‘The Greatest Show on Snow’, the annual Snowbombing festival takes place annually in the Austrian Alps in the first week of April. Originally set-up as an after-ski nightclub by English promoters in 2000, it’s since 2005 that Mayrhofen has hosted Europe’s biggest snow and music festival, and it’s since 2009 when Grandmaster Flash took to the Austrian slopes that I became really intrigued by the festival. 2012′s Snowbombing line-up boasted the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Labrinth, Chase & Status, DJ Yoda, Shy FX and Julio Bashmore, so why haven’t I been yet? Well I’m absolutely terrified of skiing, however as night time falls, the slopes are transformed into igloo parties, fancy dress street parties, and an open-air ERISTOFF forest party…well I might be convinced. Hit the jump for some footage from this years festival, a first-hand experience from a Snowbombing virgin and more.

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There has been quite some hype over the return of a certain rapper; one of the best female rappers of our time. She’s also a record producer, a singer- songwriter and dancer who has worked with too many people in the music industry; notably with Timbaland. She and Timbo did some great things back in the day and recently the pair have been cookin’ up some shiz in the studio that a majority are eager to hear. This week’s throwback is dedicated to…

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Enclosed is a months worth of video goodness from the likes of Ab-Soul, Blu, Benin City, Big K.R.I.T, The Rapture, Yasiin Bey, Oddisee, Szjerdene, Tabi Bonney, Slum Village, Anthrax, Danny Brown, Swizz Beatz, Purple Velvet, BIGkids, Chance The Rapper and J.Cole. It’s really inspiring to spend a Sunday afternoon putting together this monthly post. Today I’ve watched over 30 music videos and have managed to narrow it down to 17 quality, creative and innovative videos from different corners of the world which perfectly represent the diversity, intelligence and creativity of our modern generation. Be proud, be part of it!

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A real throwback right here, I heard the song at a record store on Saturday and instantly Shazam‘d it as I’ve heard it sampled in a Jay-Z song. It makes the song for me, the infectious saxophone infused beat and Bobby Bland‘s soulful vocals. Beautiful blues – going to start researching into Hip-hop samples for my next few Throwback Thursday selections. Some real gems to discover, hop on after the cut to listen.

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Oh boy, this was worth the wait. Remember London-based group, A Yellow Man? Christ-fueled hip-hop group emerged into the scene in late 2010 with a promo video then disappeared, leaving us wanting to know more. I’m not a big fan of UK based Christian hip-hop heck even mainstream hip-hop as it just never really feels authentic. Their visuals back then impressed me and now with the help of Paul Akinrinlola of PDesigns, I’m blown away by the cinematography. The dynamic trio’s flow is immense, easy to listen to and no ignorant lyricism – such a rarity nowadays, the profound lyrics filled with positive thoughts and light production just work so well. I’m really looking forward to hearing more, haven’t come across ANYONE like them in the UK. More on the reverse.

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