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News: The Undercover Hippy UK Tour Dates

Drum n Bass MC turned singer songwriter Billy Rowan aka THE UNDERCOVER HIPPY is on a mission tomake people think, laugh and dance simultaneously. Described by Tom Robinson as “beautifullyproduced…

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News: El-P reissues Fantastic Damage – Out Now via Fat Possum

Iconic rapper and producer El-P, perhaps best known as one half of powerhouse rap duo Run the Jewels, recently announced an extensive reissue campaign of his full solo catalog via…

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Obituary: UK rapper Ty, aka Ben Chijioke dies from COVID-19 at 47

Ty, the acclaimed, mercury-nominated UK hip-hop artists has died aged 47, his press team have confirmed. News came last month that he was hospitalised with Covid-19, shortly after followed by…

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News: Snoop Dogg reschedules UK dates for February 2021

Snoop Dogg has announced rescheduled dates due to the global Covid-19 restrictions for his ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ UK and Ireland arena headline tour for February 2021. The forthcoming tour…

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See: Ghostpoet reveals new video for Concrete Pony

If you tuned into the BBC 6Music Festival over the weekend, you’ll have heard Ghostpoet debut songs from his forthcoming album ‘I Grow Tired But I Dare Not Fall Asleep’…

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News: Public Enemy issue statement that signals the end for Flavor Flav

Public Enemy have issued a statement following reports that long time MC Flavor Flav had been sacked over his political views. The statement denies this is the case, instead highlighting…

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See: Chris Orrick releases new video for Out to Sea, plus album news

Alternative hip-hop artist Chris Orrick has just shared a new video for the title track of his forthcoming album, Out to Sea, available from May 24th via Mello Music Group.…

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News: Tru Thoughts reveal London Posse Gangster Chronicle / Money Mad Reissues

Just as the generation before listened to The Beatles, Stones Animals et al do their versions of the American RnB classics, before making their own versions of them, and indeed…

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