'Concrete Jungles' - Jonski (review)

Jonski may not be a name you’ve heard; I certainly hadn’t when I got this CD through the letterbox. I’m glad the postman decided he didn’t want this and I’m glad I picked it up and listened to it because it’s just the sort of Hip Hop I need.

‘Concrete Jungles’ is a 9 track release (not an album, EP, or mixtape – apparently, all of these) with a real positive outlook and a whole host of wholesome lyrics and funky beats courtesy of Danny Spice. With the socio-political musings of ‘Hall of Mirrors’ and the proposed solutions of ‘Concrete Jungles’ it’s clear that Jonski’s not just another MC following the same of track – he actually thinks and is himself on the record – he practices what he preaches on ‘Organic’.

If you want a copy I’d suggest you keep checking Suspect Packages since Disorda will definitely be stocking this. For now, hook up with Jonski on myspace and facebook.

Kyza, Ramson Badbonez, DJ MK and Sarah Love live at Scenario this weekend!

Don't forget this is happening this Saturday - Soundcrash presents...Scenario featuring a whole host of UK Hip Hop goodness including Kyza and his live band Focused Few, DJs Sarah Love, Gone,MK and Charlee Brown, Ramson Badbonez, D Gritty, Danny Spice and Dysu. Big ups to Chris who won two tickets for this event - hope he enjoys it!

Kyza Show Saturday 14th November

Get to this show if you can: Kyza, J2K, Ramson Badbones, Rahel, D Gritty, Sarah Love, DJ MK at The Rhthym Factory on 14th November. Also be aware that Dead Prez, Klashnekoff and DJ MK are playing at KOKO on 6th November.

Suspect Packages Radio Show September

More Suspect Packages news - I'm currently locked onto Disorda's latest podcast - September's Suspect Packages Radio Show. It features newness from Tactical Thinking, Contact Play, Phoenix Da Icefire, Krate Krusaders, Crucifix, The Thunderclaps, Shameless, Wizard, Unfriendly Neighbours, JVF Clique, Foreign Beggars, Yosh, Danny Spice, Rapskallions, Alphabetix, Joe Blow, Orphans Of Cush, Redbeard, SonnyJim, Delusionists, MCM, Sigher The Gutter Snype and Monkey Sons. It's great to know that Disorda is constantly ahead of the game and that he'll always be supporting up-and-coming artists to the maximum.

Anyway, visit his blog for the tracklisting, visit his mail order site to buy some of these records and visit Sensei to download and listen to the show.

'Money' - Danny Spice (single review)

DJ Juice’s production grooves along (in the way a modified premo joint might) as Danny Spice cruises vocally on his latest track ‘Money’. Mr. Spice tells us in no uncertain terms (“You see me, ain’t up in the game to be cool/ Or have MTV round to look at my pool/ I rap to because I have to…”) what he deems to be the state of realness in Hip Hop.

‘Sci Figh’ sees Juice switch up a little with a sound effect heavy, stripped back head nod beat. Danny rails against another type of MC this time – the type who rhyme for rhymes sake; the Hip Hop geeks. Danny Spice maintains that you have to have something to say if you’re gonna jump on the mic. The two tracks do leave you wondering exactly which kind of rappers Danny does like – I guess he himself does it how he thinks it should be done.

Both tracks are taken from Danny Spice’s debut album ‘Just For The Record’ which will be released towards the end of the year. ‘Money’/’Sci Figh’ will be available on 12” and download on August 3rd.

Suspect Packages Radio Show July

Bit late on this and probs none of you are cos it's Supect Packages radio show innit and where else would you be hearing all the next stuff before you can get your mitts on it? Nowhere, that's where.

So as usual Disorda packs a lot of UK Hip Hop into his allotted time - and mroe than usual cos there are no live shenanigans. Anyways, there's loadsa good stuff as you would expect from all of the best current UK artists including Kyza, Micall Parknsun, Delusionists, Elemental and Tom Caruana, Danny Spice, Dialect, Truth and loads more MCs who you read about regularly at Certified Banger. Check it out yo.

'Down and Out' - Danny Spice

Like Lewis Parker's beats? If so then you'll enjoy Danny Spice's new single/EP. It's entitled 'Down and Out' and features two original productions from Lewis Parker.

There are a multitude of places for you to buy this, from Amazon to itunes, and I believe a signed 12" copy can be obtained directly from the Spice himself.

The title track concerns the binge culture and society's role models and flip 'LP on the SP' is all about Lewis Parker and his beat making habits.