slumGODS, cos we were never dogs

Came across these videos of a B-Boy scene developing amongst a few locals in India, and thought these were some excellent videos that were worth sharing. The actual moves on show are great to watch and I think there is a unique novelty element of seeing a form of hip hop culture, now reach India, a region which is largely untapped from the reach of Hip Hop.

Slumgods Part I from tahska on Vimeo.

One of the videos has a contributor drawing a parallel with the tough backgrounds and poverty that he sees in the Indian cities that he works in, providing the environment which would ultimately establish the origins of a native hip hop scene - in similar fashion to how it originated 30 years back from the Bronx. And I do think that's a reasonable comparison to make, not a churlish or lazy connection, but a credible and interesting story just to document.

I only found out about these videos through a blog post on Bombay Bronx website
here
...which is has some other content about the Slumgods project developed by a promising rapper called Mandeep Sethi on which there is more information on as well further links about the specific projects working with underprivileged people if you wish to know more: here and here

Olan All City & Tu-ki mix up an awesome f-f-f-fresh selection of their highlights of 2011. It's a stunning selection across genres with tracks that will stand the test of time. Check it now...

A$AP Rocky to Zomby 2011 Wrrrrappp Up by allcitydublin

Doom your Cities, Doom your Towns

Trasmissions from the ship right here

The Heatwave Showtime

The Heatwave are known for throwing mad parties, and Showtime on 15th June 2011 was madder than most. But Showtime was more than just a party. It was an explosion of UK dancehall history, bringing together legends from every era of UK rave music to share the mic and spit lyrics over classic dancehall riddims.

In the feature length Showtime film, Rollo Jackson (Tape Crackers, Toddla T, Hot Chip) captures the magical live performances and takes us behind the bright lights and onstage hype, conducting in-depth interviews with pioneers of the UK bashment scene like Glamma Kid, Stush, Skibadee and Riko Dan. The result is an epic document of UK music culture and a vital piece of oral history, telling a story which is often forgotten or misrepresented by the mainstream. Well worth checking out when the Showtime DVD lands on the 12th of December.

Analogue Mindfield Mr president

Scribble Sound System's Bosh MC on Analogue Mindfield's 'Mr President' a conscious address to Mr. President and Mr. Prime Minister.

DOOM

Lecture: DOOM (Madrid 2011) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.

This is great. DOOM sits down for an hour and 40 minute interview at Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid where he talks about his voice samples, his personas, a forthcoming “diss track” from Viktor Vaughn about DOOM and much much more.

T-Woc - Jetstar EP (The Alphabet Set)

Dublin's T-Woc is an ultra-diverse DJ, Reggae selectah par excellence, helmsman of the alphabet set electronica collective, Hip-Hop fanatic, one of Ireland’s original dubsteppers and fan of many other things weird and wonderful in music. His latest EP on Alphabet Set is perhaps his most fully-formed release yet. Known primarily as a producer of instrumental-dub, dubstep and a reggae fanatic, the Jetstar EP (his sixth Alphabet Set release) finds Mick Donohoe imbuing all those elements of his sound into a cohesive four-track selection with textures from his other interests – bumpin’ hip-hop instrumentals, head-nodding space melodies, big bass and coin-dropping game synths.

You can download the EP via his Bandcamp right here