'Sway Against The World' - Sway

'Christmas Tracks' - DJ esSDee (free download)

There are plenty of these things around but the one that's available here is DJ esSDee's 'Christmas Tracks'. It features some of your funky favourites alongside some quirky remixes, samples and scratches and is the perfect accompaniment to any Christmas based activity over the next week.

A nice addition is the playoff between Joe and Rage - a situation we watched play out on Sunday evening - people power! Big respect for RATM giving all the proceeds to charity Shelter AND saying they're going to play a free UK gig as a result!

Christmas intro
Hanky speech
What Christmas means to me – Stevie Wonder
Jingle Bells (Dan the Automator Remix) – Dean Martin
I’ll be your Santa, baby – Rufus Thomas
The Nutcracker Suite (Baz Kuts Breaks Mix) – The Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Frosty the Snowman (Rondo Brothers Remix) – Patti Page
Hanky the Christmas poo – South Park
Wonderful Christmas time – Paul McCartney
Christmas in Hollis – Run DMC
Christmas Rap / Santa Rap – Crew X
South Park
Back Door Santa – Clarence Carter
Proper Crimbo – Bo Selecta
Christmas Rappin’ – Kurtis Blow
Santa Claus goes straight to the ghetto – James Brown
Santa Claus goes straight to the ghetto – Belle and Sebastian
Happy Birthday Guadalupe – The Killers
The Climb – Joe McElderry
Killing in the name of – Rage Against the Machine

Jack Flash 24 - Week 1

The first of 24 installments - Jack Flash goes in with his usual deep metaphors over The Clipse's 'Popular Demand'.

Mystro on Shortee Blitz and DJ MK's Show

'So Many Devils' - Mr. Drastick (album preview)

Looks like Drastick has stopped messing around pretending he's quitting rapping and made another decent mixtape. It's gonna be a free download and will be made available on 11th January. I've also noticed a little less spam from him on facebook recently - good move, spam=annoying and you don't want to annoy your fans.

'The Starter' - Scorzayzee (free download)

Man of the moment (if you haven't seen 'Le Donk and Scorzayzee' yet then watch it) Scorzayzee drops a free download, not really a mixtape, more a collection of dubs - but a better than average display of rhyme skill. Always engaging and entertaining, Scorz raps his way over a few well known beats with only one real clanger (DJ Ironik's Westlife-sampling 'Stay With Me'). He also makes a couple of this years worst Hip Hop songs more acceptable (Drake's 'Best I Ever Had' and Souljah Boy's 'Kiss Me Thru The Phone' - re-entitled as 'Diss Me On The Phone'). A must:

(For more Nottz based free music go to http://www.getnottz.co.uk/)

'No Days Off' ft. Sir Smurf Lil' & TB - Asaviour & DJ IQ (video)

Classy but comedy video from Savvy and IQ with their friend Verb T - niceness! West Yorks doin' it a bit.

'Let's Get Some' - Big Cakes (video)

Big Cakes, produced by Haka.

'Real Hip Hop Is Back' - Illskilz (free download)

According to Illskilz 'Real Hip Is Back'. Download his new beat tape and decide for yourselves:

'Zodiac: Aries' - Myke Forte (free download)

When you're a beat maker it's hard to think of names for your creations. If Myke Forte's creative track names are anything to go by (and they are), you know you're gonna get some interesting music when you hit play. I'm guessing the bracketed parts of the names are Myke's suggestions as to what type of lyrics might by spat over each beat and if that is the case, all bases are covered.

Don't really understand what I'm rabbiting on about? Just download it:

Free Downloads from Gadget, TLG, Sandpeople, $amhill, Kelakovski and The P Brothers

Few free beats and pieces here for you today - call it an early Christmas present:

Gadget (or here), the man of many talents, comes through in his DaWordsmith guise and drops this little gem: 'War Stories (A Story To Tell pt2)'. If you're not familiar with his work then get to know, he's part of the Millennium Jazz Music clique who provide really dope, positive Hip Hop to a scene that really needs just that.

He's also hooked up with B'ham's TLG and Kelkovski on 'One Life'.

Sandpeople, out of the US, Portland to be precise, have jumped on El Michels Affair's version of 'Can It All Be So Simple?' to create what effectively is a Hip Hop cover version. They take cues from the original lyrics and bring their own, more laid back vibes to the Wu-Tang classic. New classic.

Also from the US, but over a UK beat is $amhill's 'Twisted Emotions' produced by The P Brothers.

'Dusk Til Dawn' ft. Mystro & Malik - Charlies Sloth

When Charlie Sloth drops his next album, best believe it's gonna be big and it won't get bad reviews (I didn't give his debut a bad review). He's already done a track with Rodney P, now he's got Mystro and Malik on board - the TV show thing defo paid off - business man!

'Certified Celtic Connection' - VA (free download)

In collaboration with Northern Ireland's hardest working Jee4ce Certified Banger presents 'Certified Celtic Connection' (click the title to stream the album). It features varied styles of Hip Hop music from all the Celtic parts of the UK - Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The tracklist says it all really:

01. Skamma - 'Bomber' (Wales)
02. DJ Flip & Freeze ft. Richie Filth & Marc Stretch - 'On The Line' (Ireland)
03. I vs. Nature ft. Riddlah - 'Rollin'' (Scotland)
04. Mudmowth - 'Skullcrackology' - (Last Skeptik Remix) (Wales) *
05. Show N Prove ft. U-turn, Dandy, Holmes, Madhat - 'Down' (Scotland) *
06. Lunitic - 'Stacy's Story' (Ireland)
07. Ral & Gambit - Last House on the left (Wales)*
08. Mog - 'A Scum First' (Scotland)
09. Nucentz - 'Bad Man' (Ireland)
10. Ralph Rip S**t - 'Disco Louts' (Wales)
11. Jee4ce & The Riddlah - 'Never' (Father Jack Remix) (Scotland/Ireland) *
12. Werd - 'The Internet' (Scotland)
13. The RubberBandits - 'Bags Of Glue' (Ireland)
14. Dead Residents - 'Different Times' (Wales)
15. Rhymes Vital - 'Gaza' (Father Jack Remix) (Ireland) *
16. Steg G & Respek BA - 'The Show' (Scotland)
17. Jonny boy & Intox - 'Keep It Movin'' (Ireland)
18. Catchklick Emceez - 'Seek Balance' (Scotland)
19. AJ - 'Hands Up' - Produced by Sert One (Ireland)
20. Scatabrainz ft. Depths - 'We On It' (Scotland)
21. Perfect Practice - 'That's Life' (Scotland)

*=exclusive

A big thanks goes to Jee4ce from Certified Banger and from the Hip Hop scene in aforementioned places - we need more heads like him! For more info on any of the tracks or artists on this download contact Jee4ce@gmail.com.

Mystro Investigates: Coffee

Bonafide Magazine Issue 3 Out Now!

"Bonafide is produced by people who care. It’s crafted outside of our 9-5s to create something that we’d like to read and know there are a loads of people out there who like it too. Our aim is simple; provide original coverage on where hip-hop has been, is at and where it’s heading. DaM FunK and co. are here to set our musical, artistic and fashion frequencies to 2010 and beyond.

In support of issue 03, exclusive images, interview tasters and one or two specials will be appearing online in the coming months. But with a diverse roll call of major league talent, why not head over to our online corner shop and see what the fuss is about by treating yourself to a copy?"

Make sure you do and all - you'll get to read my wonderful interview with Farma G!