Track Of The Day: 'What's Ya Name?' - Rick Fury

I love LPs that kick off with a pummelling of great tracks (see Outkast's 'ATLiens' for a good example). Dialect crew member Rick Fury's 'Full Belt' comes with a left, right, left of tracks to assault your ear holes. The track I've chosen is 'What's Ya Name?':

With a beat (produced by Gaz) that sounds more like early noughties US Hip Hop than anything any other UK rappers are spitting on (and I'm saying that's a good thing) and humour-tinged real-life lyrics which flow nicely from Fury's Geordie mouth this is definitely worthy of Certified Banger's Track Of The Day.

You can buy 'Full Belt' now for £5 by clicking here and you can listen to it all at Soundcloud first if you want.

'Music From The Tanhauser Gate' - Mr. Loop (free download)

More dopeness from Certified Banger favourite producer Mr. Loop featuring Yosh, Zoo Mark, Ben Black, Slippa, Rick Fury, Chattabox, Sam Otis, Super Dertie and others this free download really brings quality to your table. Mr. Loop is truly a perfectionist which is a great characteristic to have in this competitive scene. It's criminal that folks haven't heard of or heard the music of Mr. Loop. If you're one of those people, mug yourself no longer and download a copy of this and bump, bump, bump it.

Download it now from Bandcamp.

'On The Radar Vol. 5' Artist Profile - Chattabox & Rick Fury (+ free download)

Name: Chattabox & Rick Fury of Dialect

Age: Mid 20s crisis

From: South Shields, North East, Great Britain

Track on ‘On The Radar’: ‘Bucket Of Spit’

Tell us the story behind the track: After Dialect released their second album ‘D.Day’, Chattabox and Rick Fury decided to do a side project called ‘Mastablasta’ this features some production from Peta Max but most is from outside the Dialect camp. Also some special guest spots from MCs around the country. This will be out early 2010!

Record label: 1984

Who you roll with: Lowercase, Milestone, Rola, Skruffz, The Projekt, Textoffenders, Mav Sabre, IRS, Stig of the Dump etc etc

Favourite album: The Band ‘The Last Waltz’ and Wu-Tang ‘36 chambers’

Describe your style in three words: MINT AS F**K

Past/Present/Future projects:
PAST:
2006: ‘Dialect’ (self titled)
2008: Rick Fury –‘ Mis 20’S Crisis
PRESENT:
2009: Dialect – ‘D.DAY’ ft. Vast Aire, Copywrite, IRS
FUTURE:
2010: Chattabox & Lowercase – ‘Hard Graft’
2010: Rick Fury – Full Belt
2010: Chattabox Solo
2010: SEP 5 – THE S. EP
2010: Chatta, LowercaseE & Milestone – The Swamps EP

All albums can or will be available from www.myspace.com/dialecthiphop get updated via the facebook fan page www.facebook.com/pages/DIALECT/35258217140

Download all of 'On The Radar Vol. 5' here and now!

'D.Day' - Dialect (album review)

Being from the North East isn’t Dialect’s weak point, nor is it their gimmick – it’s what makes this album so refreshing. Their place of birth has driven them to create one of the most compelling Hip Hop albums I’ve listened to in a while. There’s none of the usual slang or superiority complex that make many other UK releases a little tedious. There are only brutally honest accounts of their real life. This album should definitely not be dismissed by non-locals.

This is one of those albums with which you can kick back with in order to really listen to it. There are autobiographical tracks in the form of the funky ‘Won’t Stop’, the slow burning ‘Quicksand’ and ‘I Woz ‘Ere’. There are anthems like Hip Hop versions of Kaiser Cheifs songs in the form of ‘The Landing’ and ‘Put It Down’ (just one of the tracks on which they really pull off the reggae ting). There are top quality collaborations such as ‘North and South’ with Ed Strong (of I.R.S.) and Mic Assassin, ‘Cerberus’ with Vast Aire, ‘War Games’ with fellow North Easters Text Offenders and ‘Grand Slam’ with Copywrite and Ru’ral – all of which have their own unique sound and style.

Production is mainly done in house by Peta Max although Chattabox contributes the instrumental for ‘I Woz ‘Ere’ and Sermstyle supplies beats on ‘No Guts No Glory’. The overall outlook of this album is a very positive one, certainly the music gives that feel even when the lyrics turn to the old Newcy Broon induced fighting talk or the back story of Rick Fury’s life. Check the secret track for beautiful production and a lovely guitar solo.

Despite being 17 tracks long and weighing in at 1.3 hours (whatever that means, thanks itunes for using unconventional units of time) this album is full of quality music, not just the same old, same old. It’s out soon on 1984 records, check back here for more details on its release date – it should do better than Sep's beloved team are doing right now.

• Click here to download 'On The Radar Vol. 2' for a free Chattabox/Lowercase track

• Click here to download 'On The Radar Vol. 3' for a free Dialect track

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