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“The east London-bred rapper talks to http://www.rwdmag.com/rwd-tv about his clothing hookup, his forthcoming album and who might be o
H-Boogie, Island Records newest signing will be releasing her debut single which is ironically called “The Radio” on May 17th. H
Head down to South East Laaandan next Tuesday firstly, because its my endz and I might buy you a drink, but most importantly because the Ame
I just found this, and because I think you should all take me on a date I’m posting it for you. It’s a little secret that gets you cinema tickets for one royal British Pound. The deal is too good to miss, so get on www.mycitydeals.co.uk, and please ask me out. Thanks.
Add Comments posted by Kieran on March 10th, 2010
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Add Comments posted by Boxfresh Team on March 9th, 2010
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STREET – Recession
We hear the opinions of New Yorkers on how the global recession is affecting their city.The perspectives are varied on how its impact is felt
Street | Talk NY EP3 Recession from Street Talk on Vimeo.
TALK – JIM GAYLORD
Jim Gaylord can take you through three films with the stroke of his paint brush but it may take you a look or five, to notice the subtlety of his compositions. As a former film major, Gaylord’s works are influenced greatly by cinema; his works are composed of compounded details of film scenes which allows for a style that reaches into surrealism and conveys abstraction.
Street | Talk NY EP3 Jim Gaylord from Street Talk on Vimeo.
Add Comments posted by Kevin Lanre on March 9th, 2010
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If you missed it – catch up here …
Im heading over to London soon, for a quick one before heading off to Jamaica & SXSW in Texas!!
Add Comments posted by Maverick Sabre on March 2nd, 2010
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Fantastic new track from Gorillaz, ‘White Flag’, taken from the forthcoming album Plastic Beach features the current face of Boxfresh better known as the UK’s finest Kano going back to back with Bashy and The National Orchestra For Arabic Music.
BONUS FOOTAGE:
Watch Kano discuss his Gorillaz collaboration.
Gorillaz Plastic Beach album is out on March 8th.
Follow Kano on Twitter: @TheRealKano & Get the Kano look here.
Add Comments posted by Kano on March 2nd, 2010
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Golly gosh, this week at Murkage was crazy. Jammer smashed it. Trolley Snatcha smashed it. We smashed it. Half of Boy Better Know came through and smashed it…. and Boxfresh, you smashed it!
It was going off in there!
Oh, and we did all that for free before 12, don’t ask us how.
Add Comments posted by Murkage Cartel on March 2nd, 2010
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I enjoyed it a lot, [it] was a good venue and up for it crowd.
The whole dnb and jungle thing is something you are considered legendary for, but your new stuff is just as sick. How does it feel to be reinvented and attracting audiences for the fact you still have it, rather than just had it?
It’s cool to be involved in cutting-edge music; that’s what attracted me to jungle in the first place!
How did working with Ms. Dynamite come about? It seems like the both of you are on the verge of bigness again?
She’s gonna smash it this year, I reckon. I’ve known her years, so when I needed a killer vocal for a tune, I asked her.
How is Bingo Beats going?
I don’t really run Bingo any more, To be honest, I’m not really interested in running a label. I did it for years more because I’m able to do it, and not really into signing my music to other labels so much. i’m not planning to release any other artists on my label for the foreseeable future
And what can we expect from you in the near future?
I’m workin on loads more Crack House music, with all different features. [I'm] havin’ a lot of fun!
I love Star Wars. It took so long to make that tune but it was worth it.
You’re really getting behind the whole Crack House thing – what attracted you to the many sub-genres of house?
When I started to get bored of dnb and started to hear a few house tunes that had a fresh sound, I looked more into house and its sub-genres and discovered that I like tracks from many of them, like techno, tech house, house, electro, funky, et cetera. But when you put it all together, it doesn’t really have a name. To me, there are definite sounds that group them all together, so I call it Crack House! I’m not trying to start a genre or movement, I just dunno what to call the music I play…
Plus, where can we get a Crack House t-shirt?
Add Comments posted by Murkage Cartel on February 25th, 2010
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Batman and Robin, Laurel and Hardy, Bodger and Badger, Ant and Dec, Elijah and Skilliam – it seems that double acts are definitely the way forward. And I like to think of the Butterz DJs, as Grime’s answer to all of these…kind of. And I also like to think of them as proof that some of ‘da man dem’ (and ting blud – get me – safe) involved in the Grime scene, really do have more than half a brain cell. If you cast your minds back to last August I had a menage-a-Butterz where we spoke about the finer things in life – chicken, women, music and their plans for world domination. I caught up with them last week as they prepare to smash it, headlining our Hotoneten room at The Bullet Train / Spam Fritter / Hotoneten Party this Saturday, to see what they’ve been up to…
So boys…it’s been a while. It’s been six months actually. What’s been going on?
S: What HAS been going on?! Everything init!
E: Well the football season started again.
S: Yeh man.
E: But seriously, everything changes so fast that we don’t even know what’s going on and what has happened. Init Skilliam – like I haven’t spoken to you in 2 hours and we’ve got another booking in that time.
S: It’s hard to say because things are changing so fast.
E: It’s nang. We’re having such a good time. It’s just nang.
And it’s probably down to the fact that what you guys do is completely different to what your Grime DJ peers do…How do you manage to stand out?
E: Well the fact that we do the instrumental thing for starters.
S: And also we work with producers and try to build them up instead of just playing the same things. There’s an element of quality control we will never play anything we don’t like just for the sake of it…
Read the full interview by Loukia Constantinou here.
Add Comments posted by Hot 110 on February 25th, 2010
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Semtex loves him, as does Mistajam, 279, and the rest…Kieran Yates chats to the rising Hip-Hop Star to see just what gives Smiler his er, smile, and tries to get him to include Boxfreshon his next album…
Are u a smiler rather than a frowner?
HA! Yeh, I’m always smiling, regardless of what’s happening, around me. It’s a name that been with me for a really long time. I’m smiling now cos the mixtapes good!
Oh yeh, the mixtape ‘Clarity’, how does it sound?
It’s the best! Ha. It’s real hip hop, descriptive and intense. That’s what I was raised on, I love it, I grew on Nas, P diddy, all the greats.
What’s on your ipod right now?
I don’t have an ipod, I got a broke CD player!
Ha. Ok, who’s on your broke CD player?
Clarity!
How many plays is it on now? Over 1000?
Too many, it gets better with listening…!
What’s the last album you bought?
Rik ross, . I also bought the 50 Cent album.
Ok, seeing as we’re testing how Boxfresh you are, let’s do a quick crep check…
I’ve got too many pairs of trainers seriously! My most popular was always Reeboks, I’ll never stop buying them, in fact I bought a pair today!
Ah yeh, me too, I used to rock the Reebok Classics in school..hang on, don’t you have Adidas on the Clarity cover?
Yeh, u caught me on an off day! But I love Reebok! My favourite are a pair of white Ex-o-fit’s with a snakeskin detail.
Sounds big pimpin, did you wear those for a special lady on Valentines?
Nah Nah, I wore my slippers!
Slippers? And what was the success rate?
Er…well they go down well!
Is anything forbidden from your wardrobe?
Ed Hardy!
Boxfresh would never be forbidden would we?
No, Boxfresh is a big look!
Will you do a Sway and shut us out on your next album then?
Yeh! No problem.
So which lady do you think is the Box freshestttt? (Other than me of course)
Amber rose does it man… yeh, I like her style.
Amber rose? So is Smiler looking for a bald lady?
Well who knows what the future holds!ha!
Tell us one thing the future definitely holds…
Well, 2010 is all about being big, I’m delivering real hip hop, and the video to ‘Enza’ is going to be amazing. I’m as Boxfresh as they come!
Smiler’s Mixtape ‘Clarity’ is available for free download on www.smilermusic.com
You can get the Single ‘Enza’ to download with video coming soon!
Add Comments posted by Kieran on February 23rd, 2010
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