News: New permanent mural in Brixton pays homage to lost rapper Ty
Here at Backseat Mafia we were upset when we heard that London rapper Ty had died, a man we had written about quite a bit on the site, and interviewed…
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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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Track: Ty – Eyes Open
Out on March 2nd 2018 via the increasingly important Jazz:Refreshed label is the fifth album from UK hip-hop royalty Ty. With his usual subtlety and humour Ty tackles subject matter…
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Track: Ty – Kick Snare and an Idea Part 3
New year, new music from Ty. And it’s something we’re looking forward to a lot, following parts 1 & 2 of the London rappers ‘Kick Snare and an Idea’ series.…
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Track: Blitz the Ambassador – Bisa ft. Nneka, Ty
So today was September. and here in Sheffield, it was like they switched off the Summer and switched on the Autumn. As i ventured out this morning, I had to…
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Track: Raashan Ahmad releases new single Music feat. Ty, Sarsha Simone
I almost totally impractical. I can’t change a plug, although I vaguely remember being show how to in my science lessons at school. I can’t put shelves up, and as…
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EP: Ty – A Kick Snare and an Idea part. 2
We like Ty here on Backseat Mafia. We loved A kick snare and an idea part.1, and he was an entertaining and engaging subject when we interviewed him earlier in…
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Meet: Ty, and hear about his new releases, label and gigs
One of the best releases we have heard this year on Backseat Mafia came from UK Rapper, Ty and his Kick and a Snare EP. Born Ben Chijioke, he was…
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EP: Ty – Kick Snare and an idea (Part One)
I didn’t come from the slums, in fact there’s very little about me that is even remotely ‘urban’. When I was at school we had to do this tracing your…
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