Thursday 6 August 2015

WORDLIFE - STINKIN SLUMROK - GILLY - PUNISHMENT - KRAZY & BAILEYS BROWN - FRILLA - HIBBZ - LOST 4TZ - M,T,M - OPEN MIC CYPHER AND MORE



Wordlife IS BACK - AND THIS TIME WE ARE DOING BLAH RECORDS VERY OWN 'STINKIN SLUMROK's 'DON PONG' ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR PARTY - IF YOU AINT ALREADY BUMPIN THIS ISH YOU ARE LATE BUT IF NOT YOU CAN PICK UP A COPY AT THE EVENT - THIS SHIT IS GONNA BE FIIIIRE - SLUMROK IS ONE OF THE BEST UK RAPPERS AT THE MOMENT AND THIS IS NOT A NIGHT TO MISS

EMCEES ON THE NIGHT

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STINKIN SLUMROK (ALBUM TOUR SHOW)

GILLY

PUNISHMENT (PDP)

KRAZY & BAILEYS BROWN (BIRTHDAY SET)

FRILLA (& GUESTS)

HIBBZ

LOST 4TZ

M,T,M (MORE THAN MUSIC)

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THERE WILL BE AN OPEN MIC CYPHER AS USUAL TO START THE NIGHT SO ARRIVE EARLY

THE CYPHER WILL BE HOSTED BY LOCO LUX

AND WILL HAVE PRODUCERS BILLY WHIZZ AND BAILEYS BROWN PLAYING THEIR BEATS FOR YOU LOT TO SPIT OVER

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DJS ON THE NIGHT

VEXXED

KINGSKIN

DON PIPER

KHADARU

TOBIAS JON

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HOSTED BY KRAZY & B-E-Z

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ENTRY FEE £5 - DOORS OPEN 8-1 - STRICTLY GOOD VIBES

THERE WILL ALSO BE PHOTOGRAPHERS ON SITE AS WELL AS JOURNALISTS DOING INTERVIEWS FOR THE NEW WORDLIFE BLOG WEBSITE


BIG UP EVERYONE SUPPORTING WORDLIFE WE DO THIS FOR YOU - 1LOVE
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WORDLIFE Q&A... WITH DETROIT ANTLIVE

Who are you?

Detroit Antlive, man. Rock n Rollas, MF911.
Producer of Wu-Tang & Ghost Face Killah.

Is there a team you're repping?

I'm repping the Rock and Rolla's, I'm  repping MF911 Detroit, one of Detroits first national groups that appeared on MTV, YO MTV Raps which used to be presented by Freddy Foxx. My group was Ultramagnetic MCs, Public Enemy, Kool Keith, Ced-Gee. I ran with them.

What made you get into Hip-Hop?

Music, I was into music all my life, even as a kid and when Hip-Hop transitioned as the new music form, I transformed with it.

Are there any current projects that are out now or any future ones in the pipeline?

Right now I'm working with Bronze Nazareth, with the Rock n Rollas. I got a new album out with Rock n Rollas 'No Country for Old Men' produced by my brother Roll Blunts, he's from Northampton, England. He put the mix down, he's here now as well, and he put it down for us so he's the guy who actually made it available for us to come out over here and tour. You really need to show that brother Roll Blunts the love, because he made this possible. He's got the connect to me and I'm the connect to America.

Who do owe the most to in your musical career so far?

I' d have to say Ced-Gee of Ultramagnetic MCs. Ced-Gee is the one who discovered me back in the 90's and got me signed to MF911, got us signed to Next Plateau, Polygram Records so we toured the world with Ultramagnetic. Public Enemy and Ced-Gee are the ones who kind of molded us and discovered us in a sense, and then Ced-Gee took us to the next level. And then Ghost Face gave me my biggest record. I produced on Ghostface's 'The Big Doe Rehab' (2007), on the track "Yolanda's House". You look at the credit's you see Detroit Antlive.

What are your thoughts on the state of Hip-Hop today?

I try not to even judge Hip-Hop, because through the time, the test of time, the music changes. So Hip-Hop has it's own sort of sub genres and offshoots. You got Hip-Hop, you've got Trap music, then you got the Rap music and then you've got the Boom Bap Hip-Hop. So you know I don't really get into judging. I respect all forms of music but I prefer to do the East Coast Boom Bap, so I don't have a bad perception of music. I think it's growing, and I think it's wonderful, and I think that it all should be embraced

What needs to be done for UK Hip-Hop to get the international recognition it deserves?

Well you have this one Hip-Hop artist here, by the name of Shakespeare . That brother right there, that cat right there Shakespeare is the fucking truth. So I fuck with him, his vibe is dope, he comes raw with it, he's creative, he's got real dope videos. He;s actual edited a couple of my videos from America. So I'm feeling UK Hip-Hop, and there's some guys that I really want to pin point, but the one that jumps out to me is Shakespeare.

Are there any artists that you'd like to work with?

I've been in the music game for a long time and I have the opportunity to work with LL Cool J, GZA, The Wu-Tang Clan. So I've worked with a little bit of everybody in every different decade. From the 80's to the 90's to the point we're at right here. So I'm happy cultivating my talent and talent that's from the ground up. My idea is that I want my brother Roll Blunt to get the recognition he deserves.

Any future projects coming in the next few years?

We have the new MF911 project that Rock n Rollas are going to put out, 'Return to the Bloodsport'. The first MF911 album came out in '93 on Next Plateau, Polygram. So we're going to revisit that album, 'Idol the Bloodsport' so we're going to return. The Rock n Rollas got a few projects coming out. I'm dropping the one with Bronze Narazeth, I got another solo album coming out... So you've got to stay tuned for the Antlive! boombapking.com is the label, Rock n Rollas is the group, Roll Blunt and Antlive are the producers, Antlive is the artist, and we're taking this thing next up. It's no country for old men lie I said.

Any shout outs?

I want to shout out first and foremost Detroit, Michigan. My wife and my children. I want to shout out the guys who've been holding me down, Bronze Nazareth my main shout out out goes to my brother from another mother in another country Roll Blunts. He's made a lot of things possible for me, and a lot of other artists who want to come over here from America, so it's all love. We appreciate people like yourselves having us at your night and taking the time to interview and show us the love too.

Where can we find your music


You can find our music on our music site, boombapking.com. That's the Rock n Rollas , that's Antlive. Ya'll know me from Wu-Tang Clan Productions and "Yolanda's House". So we're putting it down. Mad shout outs to everybody, if I didn't get you I'm sorry, but it is what it is.

Tuesday 4 August 2015

WORDLIFE Q&A... WITH KING AGGI


Who are you?

King Aggi

Where are you from?

Bristol

Is there a team you're repping?

Aggi Mafia

What made you get into Hip-Hop?

I was in prison, and lots of Hip-Hop guys were coming to visit me in my cell. At the time I was a Reggae artist, but as they were coming in my cell and jamming and freestyling all the time I thought I'd join in. They thought I was good, that was it really.

Are there any current projects that are out now or any future ones in the pipeline?

I've got the M32 Mix-Tape coming out soon. I've got 31 artists from Bristol to come on a mix-tape with me, so that's the project I'm working on right now.

Do you have any musical influences?

Yes definitely. I said a lot of Reggae music, I'd say Bounty Killer. Hip-Hop I'd say Biggie Smalls, Max B, AR Ab.

Who do you owe the most to in your musical career so far?

Got to be Biggie Smalls, he's an inspiration.

What are your thoughts on the state of Hip-Hop today?

It's alright. It's changed a lot, the lyrical content has changed a lot and what we talk about. But the beats are still banging, the vibe is still nice, it's lovely. And there's more people involved with it now, I'm happy with it still.

What needs to be done for UK Hip-Hop to get the international recognition it deserves?

More support from the UK. And then they can't but help but hear it in the US and elsewhere. But we're doing alright, we've a couple that's doing alright at the moment. We're the best that we've ever been.

Who are your favourite Hip-Hop artists and why?

In the UK I'd probably say Young Spray, because he's my mate. But really because he's certified as well. Sometimes it's hard to listen. There are a lot of talented artists but sometimes I don't believe them, it's a credibility thing. When it's real you just feel it. Biggie Smalls, still now. Max B, AR Ab, Frenchie. Different genres too like Big Narstie and all that, the grime scene. They're still hard, even though I don't do it myself, I've still got ratings for them. It's the same thing. It's still bars, you've still got to come out with the good stuff.
Are there any artists you'd like to work with?

Loads. Damian Marley, Alicia Keys. In the UK, want to do something with Spray, Kept & Conan, I like what they're doing. Really I'm open to a lot of collaborations, I like all the vibes.

Any shout outs?

Yes, big up Sir Plus who's not here today 'cos he's ill. Big up Skrilla, big up everybody on the M32 mix-tape, all 31 of you, that's going to be a mad ting.

Where can we find your music?

Genesis Music on Stapleton Road stores it, and the M32 mix-tape will be available online when it comes out too.









WORDLIFE Q&A... WITH BRONZE NAZARETH



Who are you?

The one and only Bronze Nazareth hailing from Detroit Michigan by way of gun ru, in the building in Bristol.

Is there a Team you're repping?

Yeah I rep Wise Men Detroit all day! And of course, the infamous Wu-Tang Clan. I came through RZA so it's all official and beautiful man.


What made you get into Hip-Hop?

Growing up my Pops was into the Soul music, Teddy Pendergrast, The Stylistics, Dramatics all that, Whitney Houston, so I was naturally drawn to music and I think my generation met with Hip-Hop at the perfect time. My first record was Fat Boys - Fat Boys are back, was like the first joint I heard. I think it just evolved from my father's love of music, my grandmother I found out was in an old soul group, I didn't know that til she passed. I just think it's innate, it's inside me you know.

Are there any current projects out now or any future ones in the pipeline?

I stay busy, we just did an album me and Canibus, it's called 'Time Flies, Life Dies, Phoenix Rise' so that did a pretty good hit on the billboards in the USA, that's the latest one. I just did one with my homie Willie The Kid. And of course my solo 'Thought for Food Vol. 3' came out this past November.

Do you have any musical influences? 

Old Soul groups of course running into the Fat Boys, NWA. Big Daddy Kane was a big influence on me and early Wu-Tang so just raw, soulful hard Hip-Hop was heavy for me. 

Who do you think you owe to the most in your musical career so far?

I'm probably going to have to say my brother, Kevlar. He passed away this last December (RIP). I believe he was the one behind me, pushing me, keeping me interested in it. Driving me, encouraging me. Every time I went to New York to hook up with RZA or whoever he was with me so if it hadn't of been for him being that rock it would have been a lot of stuff a little brother would've been hesitant to do alone. I give it up to him.

What are your thoughts on the state of Hip-Hop today?

There's a lot of Hip-Pop as is well known. But I also believe there's a divergent group of people are steadfast with their art. You got your Joey Badasses, people like that, underground independent people who are not so underground anymore because they're independent pushed. I think that for the underground, the real art of Hip-Hop, this is the new golden era. That's why we called this tour the New Golden Era Tour. 

What needs to be done for UK Hip-Hop to get the international recognition it deserves?

I think UK Hip-Hop is going strong. What I see that is different from the USA to here is this, right here. Not to down the USA but like, shows in the USA they're slow right now. Unless you've got the real real big name, it's sparse. I've seen some big artists, I'm not going to say names, come into town and do shows for like 50 people, 50 people crowds! And these are people that have been around for years. But I think the internet has helped that 'cos it's spread it all out, and you might have 100 fans over here and 500 over there, and of course all your fans are going to come to one show so I think it's spread out it's sparse and I think it's great for UK Hip-Hop because we're now hearing it on our side. So the internet is like a gift and curse.

Who are your favourite Hip-Hop artists and why? 

That's tough! I've got to give it up to my Clan, even if I wasn't affiliated that's the number one group in Hip-Hop to me. Then you've got to go with Gangstarr, much love to Guru (RIP) and Primo, Oukast, the artists, the writers, 3000, Jay Electronica, that's what we need.

Are there any artists you'd like to work with?

I've been trying get up with Elz I, I think we're going to make some magic happen, still would love to do a full joint with Ghostface. I like interesting combinations, you know. What would something with me an Lauren Hill sound like for example?

Any future projects coming in the next few years?

Well this is probably the first time I'm saying this but since I'm out here, I'm starting on Great Migration 2, I know the fans will be excited about that one. That and I've also got The Living Daylights Pt 2 coming out with Willie the Kid. Those are going to be heavy man. 

Any shout outs?

I've got to shout out my home town, Detroit City gun rule Michigan, my home boys the Wisemen, June Mega, Phillyoso, I salute the Kid, RIP my bro Kev, Illy Dayz, Josiah Allah. And I got to shout out my homie Antlive and my dogg Roll Blunt from the Rock and Rollas for helping make this all possible, and shout out to all of you reading this too.

Where can we find your music? 

Twitter, internet, Band Camp, I Tunes. Wherever music is at you can find us.