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logosmonkey:
Cool, well then I won't waste any money or time on that movie then... it'lls how up on one of the crap movie channels at some point anyway.

On MIA, I agree... thats a good album. Fun.

Kid Modernist:
Americans don't much like British rap for the percieved lack of street cred.

I would say that most Americans would think Vanilla Ice had more street cred than any English person.

I saw Lady Sov. at Coachella. She was kind of hot? But whatever she was saying was lost in her accent.

est:
Mostly due to Khar and some other UK duders when I listen to UK hip-hop now all I hear is "chav chav chav".

Scytale:

--- Quote from: KharBevNor ---Yeah, that's the one.

It combined a ridiculous premise with the glorification of football violence. Not one of the better films I've seen recently, though the acting and direction was competent.
--- End quote ---


I saw that movie a while ago as well, all the British slang kept me entertained.

Uk hip-hop can't possibly be as bad as Australian hip - hop thats all I can say.

nuisance:
You might be interested to know that the vast majority of artists mentioned so far aren't even considered hip-hop in the UK.  Roots Manuva is and certainly Ninja Tune's Big Dada imprint is clearly a UK hip-hop label, but definitely DEFINITELY artists like So Solid, Lady Sov, The Streets and MIA are not seen as part of that because musically (and socially - London pirates, which clubs they play, labels they're signed to, what kind of audience they attract, etc) they come from a background of raves and garage.  Dizzee comes from the latter too, though he's obviously right into hip-hop... Still, to my ears the distinctions (musically and scene wise) are about as clear as between, eg. 70s British metal and punk, even if both did use loud guitars and are rock...

Anyway, I'm definitely not trying to turn this into any "what is emo, really?" bollocks, just thought you might be interested in some of the context of this music.

(To prove the above) I'd second 'Run The Road'.  It was billed as the first "true" grime comp (grime fans say Rephlex's 'Grime' compilation is actually "dubstep"!?), although leading grime DJs like Logan Sama have said it highlights the side of grime that's least rave-related and most hip-hop-related.

I know you said boo to Ninja Tune, but DJ Vadim's last two albums have been packed full of MCs and vocalists from all over the shop and frankly he shits on everyone.

Also on the hip-hop side of things, I like Phi-Life Cypher for their paranoid Rasta rants.  Try the audio page on their label's site.

I'd also recommend Skinny Man, Ty and Blak Twang, all of whom I think are probably on every Big Dada comp there has ever been. :)

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