Cyrus Malachi - 16 Bars

Reppin' Orphans Of Cush and Triple Darkness, here's Cyrus Malachi dropping a 16 for DJ Gone.tv. Watch for his a solo album later this year, gunna be flames...

Blak Twang 'Before N After' video

Yes yes, Blak Twang is back yo, lifted off his forthcoming album 'Elevelation', here's 'Before N After' produced by Silvastone...
'don't think, feeeeeeel'

Suspect Packages Live - Friday April 16th

Suspect Packages Live is back into effect, this time on the third Friday of the month, the 16th of April, and a free event. Yeah we know it keeps swapping and changing, the venue messed up and double booked us...

Anywayz, we have a hot one for ya, renowed Nottingham emcee the Grand Imperial Cappo will be live on stage performing his new LP 'Genghis' in full, plus other classics. Alongside him will be another legend in the game, the one and only DJ Styly Cee.

Not only that, but we also have bad boy Bristol producer Benjamin-One rocking a live MPC set, alongside fellow Bristolians Vertebrae with Awkward & DJ Rogue.

Joining the dots and keeping things in order making sure you have a top night will be Disorda & DJ LoK, dropping Hip Hop, Reggae & Dubstep flavours...

It runs from 8-1am, is free entry, and takes place @ Vibe Live (upstairs @ Vibe Bar), Brick Lane, London, E1.

Here's the Facebook Event Page.

Skriblah & K-Nite13 mixtapes

Two sick mixtapes right here, free to download... One of my favourite emcees Skriblah brings 'Sketches' to the table, a retrospective of past joints and future flavours, mixed by DJ Slademan. Having heard some of his new material be sure there's some fire to come...


And newcomer K-Nite13 drops 'The Prelude', leading up to his debut album entitled 'The Drawing Board' coming soon, get to know...

Skitz feat.Rodney P, Kardinal Offishall & Skibadee 'Struggla' & more...

Following our last posts here and here with treats from the forthcoming Skitz album, here's the next batch of goodness for ya...

'Struggla' featuring Rodney P, Kardinal Offishall and Skibbadee, plus the Engine-Earz Remix. And the Prime Cuts remix of Buggsy's 'Born Inna System'. Absolute fiiiire!!

Skitz ft. Rodney P & Buggsy from Studio JK:AK on Vimeo.

Palladium Documentary on the History of Pirate Radio

Having broadcast on many a pirate station throughout my career, and started the 'Suspect Packages Radio Show' 9 years ago on Itch FM, this documentary is very close to my heart. Running a pirate radio station is hard work and dangerous, but also very good fun. This short film explains the reasons we do it, how we do it, and where it all started, essential viewing...

Juice Aleem 'Rock My Hologram'

Check this out people, lifted off Juice Aleem's 'Jerusalaam Come' album on Big Dada, some Captain Kirk steez for one of my favourite tracks, 'Rock My Hologram'...

Skandal 'Sin City pt.2'

Skandal is grinding right now, check this joint out, too sick...

Disorda - Dub Socket 1

Here's part one of my new Dubstep series, 'DUB SOCKET 1'. It starts of with some kinda chilled steppa's vibes then rolls into some screw face business half way through... Runs for 1hr 10, let me know whatcha fink please.

Dub Socket 1 by Disorda @ Suspect Packages on Mixcloud

TRACK LIST: (click here to download)

BREAKAGE FEAT.DAVID RODIGAN – TOGETHER
16 BIT – JUMP
CAPER – TRILL YOUR SOUL
CLOUDS FEAT.TIIU – UNDER THE DANCING FEET
GEORGE LENTON – I’M SORRY
JOKER – CITY HOPPER
RADIKAL GURU – KINGSTON TOWN
MUNGO’S HI FI – DUBPLATE FI DEM
OSC – ROCKERS DELIGHT
ED WEST & TOXIN – GHETTO YUTE
THE HEMPOLICS FEAT.DANDELION – SERIOUS (RACKNRUIN REMIX)
LIQUID STRANGER – ALERT
STAGGA – RUB ON YA BASS BINZ
THUNDERSKANK – GHETTO BUSINESS
SUBSCAPE – TOMAHAWK
BIOVIOLENCE – THE GODS
BARENOIZE – FILTHY LUMUX
16 BIT – SWINE FLU
FOREIGN BEGGARS – NO HOLDS BARRED (EXCISION REMIX)
MRK1 – TROUBLE SHOOT
TORQUX – BASS TEST
THE OTHERS – QUANTUM LEAP
STAGGA – BAD DANCE
SMUT – BADMAN PLACE

Joker Starr 'Exhibit D iss'

First Karl Hinds, now Joker Starr responds to Smiler's 'Destroy & Rebuild', anymore takers? Gotta say Joker goes in haaarrrd here...

Lowkey 'Obama Nation' & Mystro 'Aquarius' videos

Lowkey drops some wisdom on this new video for 'Obama Nation', lifted off his forthcoming album 'Soundtrack To The Struggle'...



...And here's the all new video for Mystro's 'Aquarius' produced by Supa T, lifted off the F.D.T. EP.

Get to know Benjamin-One

Ladies & gentlemen, I present to you, Benjamin-One...



WHAT DOES LOOK LIKE YOUR SOUL?pt2+1/BENJAMIN ONE REWORK  by  BENJAMIN ONE

Skandal feat.Black The Ripper & Little Dee - Kill 'Em Wit The Flow

Produced by Beat Butcha, here's the video for Skandal's 'Kill 'Em Wit The Flow' remix featuring Black The Ripper & Little Dee.. Lifted off the forthcoming download release 'A Quick Snack'. If all goes to plan Suspect Packages will be releasing an exclusive CD version with extra tracks onboard...

Cappo 'Gilgamesh II' video

Here's the video for 'Gilgamesh II' lifted off Cappo's mighty 'Genghis' album, limited double vinyl moving fast, be quick if ya want one... Full album on CD, download and special limited edition USB drops on the 6th of April.

Freeness from Tranqill & Paul White, plus new release news.

Tranqill's debut 12" 'The Hidden Treasures EP' has just dropped in stock on the mighty One-Handed Music label, go cop that slice of goodness. And here's a free joint he's thrown at you too, a killer re-working of Paul White's 'So Far Away', lifted off the recently released 'Sounds From The Skylight' mini LP...

Paul White - So Far Away (Tranqill's Version) by alexchase


And whilst we're at it here's another free jammie that's lifted off the forthcoming Paul White album 'Paul White & The Purple Brain', coming on the Stones Throw sister label Now & Again in June. As the press release states - 'the entire record is based around and inspired by the work of little-known Swedish psych-rock guru S.T. Mikael', hmmmmm, in-ter-rest-ing...

Paul White - 'Ancient Treasure'



Clickady click here to download.

And as a final bonus, check this video out for 'The Last Unicorn', again, lifted off 'Sounds From The Skylight'...

The Last Unicorn from Katherine Extance on Vimeo.

Skandal - Straight Outta London

Ha ha, gwan Skandal, "I'm from the UK bruv, big piece of shit"...

Formula 'The Elephant Dance' ft.Aynzli Jones, Dabbla, Cobes & Rebel MC

A little heads up on producer Formula for ya, here's a siiiick video for the first single dropping from his album, coming in the summer through Trinity Productions. 'The Elephant Dance' featuring MC's Aynzli Jones, Dabbla, Cobes & Rebel MC...

Rapper's Delight freestyle part.1

The very first episode of Rapper's Delight, a new online series showcasing talent from the UK and overseas. The first show see's legendary rap group Souls Of Mischief freestyle alongside Stig Of The Dump, Jack Flash, Rugged N Raw, Hasan Salaam, Manage & Iron Braydz, DJ Snips is on the decks, Wyld Pytch Records, Soho sides...

DJ LoK podcast March 2010

Here's a dope mix from my brother from another mutha DJ LoK, watch for him tearing it down at our next Suspect Packages Live jam, details soon come...

DJ LoK - podcast march 2010 by djlokuk

Tracklist >

1.Artcha - exclusive dub
2.Artcha - viva
3.Idyllic ft Skrein - Look At Me
4.Cyrus Malachi - Robin Hood Theory freestyle
5.Mystro - Thor Ish
6.Chester P - Amped On Tranqs
7.Orphans Of Cush - Reflections
8.M9 - Paintbrush
9.Klashnekoff ft K9 & Ric - 2010 track
10.Sonnyjim - The Purple Patch prt1
11.Skuff & Inja - Spark It Up
12.DVA - I'm Pissed Off ft Durrty Goodz
13.Bare Noize - Dancing In The Dark
14.Bare Noize - Hangover
15.Rusko - Woo Boost
16.Foreign Beggars - Hit That Gash (prime cuts' Itchy Naan Re-rub)
17.Datsik - Gizmo
18.Instra-mental - No Future (Skream remix)
19.Original break to Eastern Jam
20.Chase & Status - Eastern Jam

Obba Supa vs Billy Paul

Obba Supa and HypeDog bring you their slick remix project sampling 70's soul singer Billy Paul, simply titled 'Obba Supa vs Billy Paul'.
This London crew recently dropped their dope album 'To:Am Free:A' on German label Project: Mooncircle, a crisp selection of dusty breaks and rhymes. It's another tasty morsel they've produced here, definatly worth ya download. Props to all involved on this, Billy Paul is one of my favorites, it's good to hear his music recreated into something new for the 2010, and maybe get more people looking back at such a talented singer from the 1970's...



Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Lets Stay Together Ft Ray Vendetta
3. Mrs Jones And Me Ft Ray Vendetta & Radimo on sax
4. Black Wonders Ft Ray Vendetta & Bad Fx
5. Love And War Of The God Ft Radimo on flute
6. Star Striking Ft Ray Vendetta
7. Cum On Cum On (instrumental)
8. The Disclaimer Ft Vague
9. Mrs Robinson Love (interlude)
10. Oh Holy Peace

Skitz feat.Buggsy - 'Born Inna System'

Here's the first track to be leaked off Skitz' mighty 'Sticksman' album, 'Born Inna System' featuring Bristol's Buggsy, had my ears on him for a while now, glad to see him on this... Big track (hit the divshare to download).



Watch for the second single 'Struggla' coming soon yo... The album drops May 31st on Dragon Drop Records.

Engine-Earz Experiment - 'Faction 2 (Revolution)'

Big dutty take over business from the Engine-Earz camp, a free track called 'Faction 2 (Revolution)', take it and move aside...



Bonus pressure >>

Last year Metropolis & Orifice Vulgatron outta Foreign Beggars let loose with Engine-Earz in a live Maida Vale session for the BBC, sickness...

Ramson Badbonez and Remus, Nolay & Luc Skyz for DJ Gone.tv

Here's three recent spits from DJ Gone.tv, who can say the UK can't come correct? These emcees drop some very impressive bars right here, check it...

Ramson Badbonez & Remus >>



Nolay >>



Luc Skyz >>

Eglo Records film & Fatima 'Soul Glo' video

Here's a 'lil film following Alexander Nut, Fatima & Funkineven of Eglo Records out an' about, get to know. They have some seriously fresh releases under their wings, more recently the excellent Shuanise 7", and the equally dope 'Mindtravelin EP' from Fatima that's just dropped...



Billy bonus, the video for Fatima's 'Soul Glo', produced by Funkineven lifted of the 'Mindtravelin EP', now in stock at the Suspect Packages bunker...



Big ups to Spine Mag for the footage...

Red Bull Music Academy lectures with Norman Jay, Abba Shant-I & Jazzie B

The Red Bull Music Academy have been filming some seriously impressive lectures whilst visiting London recently. Here's three of them, pirate radio pioneer and Good Times sound system don Norman Jay, Reggae sound pioneers Abba Shant-I, and Soul II Soul front man and all round DJ bad man Jazzie B... They run for two hours each so make some time in your life, these are well worth the break in proceedings... enjoy.

Norman Jay >>



Abba Shant-I >>



Jazzie B >>

Skitz feat.Kardinal Offishal & Rodney P - 'Struggla' (Engine-Earz Remix)

As anticipation builds for Skitz' long awaited 'Sticksman' album, be sure check this lil' jammy lifted off the 'Remicksman' CD which is coming as part of the album package...
The Engine-Earz Dubstep remix of 'Struggla' featuring Kardinal Offishal & Rodney P.

Struggla Remix - Engine-EarZ Experiment - Skitz Ft. Kardinal Offishal and Rodney P by Engine-EarZ and DJ Luxy


Here's the full tracklist for 'Sticksman', dropping on Dragon Drop Records, May 3rd.

1. 'Intro' ft. Iye 95
2. 'Struggla' ft. Rodney P, Kardinal Offishal & Skibbadee
3. 'Slaves' ft. Harry Shotta, Iron Braydz & Brotherman
4. 'Born Inna System' ft. Buggsy
5. 'Don’t Cry' ft. Deadly Hunta
6. 'Rumble' ft. Dynamite MC
7. 'Rebel Stand' ft. Mr Ti2bs
8. 'Left' ft. Rodney P
9. 'Rainy Day Science' ft. Taskforce & Juni
10. 'Requiem of the Gods' ft. Orifice Vulgatron, Mr Ti2bs, Dynamite MC & Harry Shotta
11. 'Diamonds and Gold' ft. L Dot Man
12. 'Never' ft. Rodney P
13. 'Music is my Life' ft. Darrison
14. 'Set you free' ft. Masta Ace & Wordsworth, and Nathan Flutebox Lee
15. 'Plain Oats' ft. Deadly Hunta & My Sis

You can also hear 'Born Inna System' featuring Buggsy on our latest radio show, 7th track in...

Charlie Sloth feat.Little Dee & Genesis Elijah 'Game Over' video

Here's a dope video for 'Game Over' from Charlie Sloth, Little Dee & Genesis Elijah, lifted off the dukey dope freeness of 'The Black Book'...

Wizard 'Chill Pill' beat tape

Wizard jus' don't stop, here's 'Chill Pill', another collection of instrumentals from the bad boy beat maker. Some new, some that artists have laced and some unreleased joints...

Tracklist:

01. Call My Name
02. Got It On Lock
03. Rhodes
04. What Now
05. Your Name?
06. Cold City
07. Whole
08. No More
09. You Never Left
10. Good With Those
11. Zone-D
12. Sea Breeze (Do It)
13. I Remember
14. Isaac
15. Swerve That
16. Green
17. AndOne
18. Leave With Me
19. Without Love

Ty 'Something Big!' mixtape

Leading up to his new album release 'Special Kind Of Fool' on the 19th of April, Ty has delivered this free mixtape for ya. It's mixed by DJ Bounce and features past & present tracks alongside his numerous guest spots, a perfect warm up for his album. Where's 'I Am A Don' on this tracklist though!? One of my all time faves is dat... Check the 'Emotions' single out now.

Download by clicking this.

Tracklist:
01 Skit - Intro
02 Break The Lock - TY
03 Dont Watch That - TY
04 Worldwide - Funky DL (ft TY) Hot Mix
05 Down For The Count - Reflection Eternal (ft TY & Blak Twang) UK version
06 Skit (Ghetto Yout)
07 Hey There - 2000 Black aka Dego & Kaidi Tatham (ft TY)
08 Skit (Space Monkey)
09 Phantom Of The Opera - TY (ft Anthony Mills)
10 Me - TY (ft Erik Rico)
11 Pick It Up - Nathan Haines (ft TY) Submariner remix
12 Dont Push Me - Tettory Bad (ft TY)
13 Groovement - TY
14 Emotions - TY (ft Sarina Leah & Shaun Escoffery) Album version
15 Heart Full Of You - Robert Mitchell (ft TY & Deborah Jordan)
16 Keep On - Bone Idols (ft TY & Aphletik)
17 Woman To Man - Tony Allen (ft TY)
18 Can’t Help Myself - The Bamboo’s (ft TY)
19 Legacy - Zion I (ft TY & Jennifer Johns)
20 When Robots Go To War - TY (ft Motet) Daz I Kue remix
21 Wait A Minute - TY (Dwele remix)
22 Emotions - TY (Waajeed remix)
23 Style & Pattern - John Arnold (ft TY)
24 The Way We Like It - Natalie Williams (ft TY & Eska)
25 The Idea - TY (ft De La Soul’s Pos & Dave)
26 Outro

Micall Parknsun 'Everyday' + Skillits 'I Love Women pt.2' behind the scenes video

Here's a sick animated video of 'Everyday' from Micall Parknsun, featuring Tiffany Paige and produced by the mighty M-phazes. Taken from the incredible 'First Second Time Around' album on YNR Productions...



And here's the behind the scenes footage of Skillits video 'I Love Women Pt 2', looks like a lotta fun! Looking forward to the album dropping...

Suspect Packages Live pix

Big shouts to all who reached last Fridays Suspect Packages Live, to all the artists who performed > DJ Roast, Phoenix Da Icefire, Cyrus Malachi, Stig N Syntax, M9, D21, DJ Madnice, Fliptrix, Verb T & Jam Baxter. And also a shout to those who didn't get chance to perform, Brad Strut, Ramson Badbonez & Skandal, apologies... An extra special shout goes to Ria for taking my camera and doing the do, and to DJ LoK for holding shit down with me, props. 'Till next month.... 1. Disorda.

Invisible Inc & Verb T album news + free Ghost Mix

Finally dropping on April 26th exclusively to musicbyghost.com and suspect-packages.com is the long awaited album from Ghost, Verb T and
Kashmere aka Invisible Inc, entitled 'The Exit Strategy'. Having heard the album being made I can assure you it's the shit, recorded between 2007 and 2009 it's a pleasure to finally hear it's gonna see the light of day, here's a free preview for ya...



As an extra bonus here's a new mix from Ghost entitled 'It's A Boy' to download or stream, featuring new Ghost music and future beats up in that piece...

Ghost :: Tfc Mix Series Vol 11 by Take Flight Club on Mixcloud

And don't forget Ghost's free album 'Remixes From The Edge' if you've not copped it, available from musicbyghost.com...

Lastly, watch for the new solo album coming later this year from Verb T called 'Serious Games', what i've heard so far has been kinda fantastic to say the least, looking forward to it's arrival...

Sarah Love 'Soul Power Cypher' part 1

Here's the first episode of Sarah Love's 'Soul Power Cypher' from Spine TV. A monthly freestyle throwdown featuring the hottest emcee's. This episode features Chester P, Skandal, Sonny Jim & Ramson Badbonez taking it back to the essence of two turntables and a microphone...

Obba Supa vs Billy Paul

Obba Supa have teamed up with HypeDog to bring you a slick remix project sampling 70's soul singer Billy Paul. Shit's ill yo, coming to you next week, check the flip of 'Me And Mrs Jones' below. We've also just uploaded their debut album 'To:Am Free:A', don't sleep on this crew...

Mrs Jones And Me Ft Ray Vendetta & Radimo - Obba Supa VS Billy Paul by chesinfield

Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Lets Stay Together Ft Ray Vendetta
3. Mrs Jones And Me Ft Ray Vendetta & Radimo on sax
4. Black Wonders Ft Ray Vendetta & Bad Fx
5. Love And War Of The God Ft Radimo on flute
6. Star Striking Ft Ray Vendetta
7. Cum On Cum On (instrumental)
8. The Disclaimer Ft Vague
9. Mrs Robinson Love (interlude)
10. Oh Holy Peace

Karl Hinds responds to Smiler's 'Destroy & Rebuild'

So it looks like Karl Hinds is the first to answer back at Smiler for his 'Destroy & Rebuild' track below, where Smiler also calls out the likes of Jehst, Taskforce, Klashnekoff, Reveal, Roots Manuva & more. Come on kid, you fa real? A cheap shot at promotion me thinks, or is this the next generation making moves and coming thru? Either way respect the ones that paved the way, and come with something half decent... What chu think?

Cyrus Malachi - Robin Hood Theory Freestyle

Cyrus Malachi of Triple Darkness and Orphans Of Cush is currently working on his debut solo album, to be released via No Cure Records in the Autumn. It features Kyza, M9, Darkim Be Allah, Timbo King, Ruste Juxx, Kevlaar 7, Cypher J.E.W.E.L.S., Jehst, Iron Braydz and more... To keep you going till then here's Cyrus goin' in over Endemic's Robin Hood Theory instrumental.

Cyrus Malachi - Robin Hood Theory Freestyle by hypedog

Check him out on 'Vagina Monolgue 2' with D21 on the recently released 'Cuttin It Fine' album from DJ Roast.

Graziella - 'Relay Race' (Produced by Savvy)

This joint has just made me pick up the phone and congratulate Asaviour, aka Savvy, for bringing some slickness to week. Damn, this is so fresh it's steaming, a tasty slice of neo-soul-jazz production with the one like Graziella lacing it lovely with some schweet harmonies, oh my days, loving this. It's not always about the beats, rhymes and basslines for me... 'Relay Race' is lifted off his next production album 'Adapt Or Die', enjoy.

Graziella - 'Relay Race' (Produced by Savvy)

The P Brothers 'The Gas Vol.2' EP coming soon...

If all goes to plan and the pressing plant come correct, next week should see the second installment of wax lifted off the awesome P Brothers album 'The Gas'. This 9 track EP contains the remaining tracks from the album that weren't previously available on vinyl, instrumentals and 2 brand new unreleased tracks... good times. If you don't own this album yet then you are seriously missing out, one of the realest forms of Hip Hop to drop in recent years, fact.

Tracklist:

Side One
1 Caviar - With Roc Marciano
2 Late Night - With Milano
3 Caviar Instrumental
4 Late Night instrumental
5 The Sound Of Peace.

Side Two
1 That Kid is Nice - With Samhill
2 As Long As It's real - With Roc Marciano
3 That Kid is Nice Instrumental
4 2 As Long As It's real Instrumental.

The P Brothers feat. Roc Marciano 'As Long As It's Real' snippit



The P Brothers feat. Samhill 'That Kid Is Nice' snippit

Ramson Badbonez - R.I.P. B.I.G. Tribute

Ramson Badbonez does what he does best on this free 'R.I.P. B.I.G. Tribute' mixtape, big tings...

Bare Noize - Stronger Than The Dollar Mix

Dubstep wreckers Bare Noize drop a hardcore fire breathing mix on you filthy lummox's right about now, cop dat > 'Stronger Than The Dollar Mix'


Tracklist:

Wickaman & Sylo - Get Mad (Dub Mix)
Foreign Beggars - Get A Bit More (SKisM Remix)
Eptic - Bumbaklot
Magic Mash - Continue (Fissure Price Remix)
Faithless - Sun To Me (Emalkay Remix)
Doctor P - Sweet Shop
Akira Kiteshi - Ming The Merciless
Bare Noize - Filthy Lummox
Borgore - Ice Cream
Scorcher ft Terminator - Spartan Gang
Dub Crooks - Tron - Dubting
Bare Noize - Nocturnal
Bare Noize - Dancing In The Dark VIP
Sqlosh - Opium Bad (Syns Remix)
501 - Ingocnito
Flux Pavillion - Voscillate (Roxsonix Remix)
DZ & Sam XL - Munch
Tempa T - Next Hype (Acapella)
Borgore - Birthday And The Black November
Noisia - Machine Gun (16 Bit Rmx)
Borgore - Guided Relaxation Dub
Dr Philth - Mrs Blackbird
Bare Noize - Plant Food
Bare Noize - Chucky
16 Bit - Tale Of The Exploding Fist
Trolley Snatcher - The Future
Datsik - Boom (SkisM's got a Boomstick RMX)
Drumsound & Bassline Smith - R U Ready? (Dubstep Mix)
Bare Noize - Hangover
Vent - Lock Up
Man Like Me - London Town (Doorley RMX)
Riskotheque &Atman - Hex
Subscape - Wrong Number
The Radio Revellers - Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner

DJ MK - Biggie Smalls Tribute Mix

"The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th"


13 years to the day, rest in peace Christopher George Letore Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G.

Here's a sick tribute mix from my man MK...

DJ MK - BIGGIE SMALLS TRIBUTE MIX

PARTY N BULLSHIT BLEND -ONE MORE CHANCE HIP HOP RMX
MARY J BLIGE - REAL LOVE RMX
HERB ALBERT - RISE
HYPNOTIZE
UNBELIEVABLE
KICK IN THE DOOR
GIMMIE THE LOOT

DREAMS
MR CEE FREESTYLE
THINK BIG
JUICY
WHO SHOT YA
DEAD WRONG
BIG POPPA

ISLEY BROTHERS - BETWEEN THE SHEETS
JUNIOR MAFIA - PLAYERS ANTHEM
JUNIOR MAFIA - GET MONEY
WARNING
WEST COAST FREESTYLE
MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS
BIGGIE SMALLS LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH PALAIS LONDON APRIL1995
FLAVOR IN YA EAR RMX
ONE MORE CHANCE

Pete Cannon's a beast...

Hopefully by now you'll have heard of producer/emcee Pete Cannon. Nah? Let me skool you, one of the first things he appeared on (as Mr Dick) was the Funky Fresh Few album 'Stealing' back in 2003. From there he's been perfecting his beat making skills, and boy has he been perfecting!
More recently he's featured with his crew Tactical Thinking on their debut 'Too Broke To Go Solo', a cracking album if ever there was one, also look out for albums from Assa & Surreal Knowledge that are in the pipeline.
I've had a beat CD from Pete on constant rotation for the last 3 months and truss me he's just getting better and better, belting out banger after banger... Check these two joints with Florida based emcee Cambatta, and watch for Pete Cannon productions 'cause he's gonna blow up big time...


Cambatta - Goodness Gracious Prod. Pete Cannon by Jay Large

Cambatta - Everlasting (The Gobstopper) Prod. By Pete Cannon by Jay Large

And here's a bonus remix nugget, tell me this don't snap ya head off??!!

Foreign Beggars feat.Guilty Simpson 'Prove It' (Pete Cannon Remix)

Guilty Simpson -Foreign Beggars PROVE IT- Pete Cannon Remix by Jay Large

Vee Kay - 'Normalized'

Reppin' the Sweatbox Sounds label comes a free download EP from producer Vee Kay entitled 'Normalized'. A seven track affair bringing remixes and mash ups to the table from the likes of Ghostface Killah, Mos Def, Dizzee Rascal, Dialect, Jamie Lidell, Delusionists, Rapskallions & Yosh.

Track list:

1 - Daft 500 - Ghostface Killah/Daft Punk
2 - Mathematics - Mos Def
3 - Sirens - Dizzee Rascal
4 - Grand Slam - Dialect ft Copywrite
5 - Little Bit Of Feel Good - Jamie Lidell
6 - Natures Way - Delusionists
7 - Out On The Razz - Rapskallions & Yosh

Here's a taster of 'Daft 500', Ghostface's 'Daytona 500' with Daft Punks infamous 'Robot Rock'...

Dub Pistols ft.Rodney P - 'Ganja' (DJ Shepdog Refix)

Sending this one out to all my herbalists... Utilising the riddim from Horace Andy's killer 'Skylarking' joint from 1969, DJ Shepdog outta the Nice Up! camp gets busy on this free remix of 'Ganja', from the Dub Pistols & Rodney P, loving the vibes here, enjoy...

Ganja (NICE UP! refix) - Dub Pistols featuring Rodney P by djshepdog

Bonus- Here's the original if you've not seen/heard it...