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The you, S of aayyy!

Okay, so this time next week I will have landed in America. First stop San Francisco, I cannot wait and I fully intend to drink, eat, shop and eat some more hold tight my waist line. Anyway, look out for regular updates of my travels in the USA it shall be epic……..

 

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YOUNG’S BASEMENT BASH | LIVE ONLINE + MAD LINE UP

This Wednesday 5-9pm at a four story loft space in Kingly Court just off Carnaby Street in association with Sketchbook Magazine i will be hosting a live online visual radio show!

NEW MUSIC…. + SPECIAL GUESTS …

GOLDIELOCKS ( WORLD PREMIER OF BRAND NEW TRACKS)
FUNNY MISS LONDON
DONAEO
SWINDLE
WILEY
MAXSTA
J2K
WALE
NO LAY
SWINDLE
Wizzy Wow
RED LIGHT
Jo’Leon Davenue
Ronnie Herel (bbc 1xtra)
SMILER
ROSES GABOR
JAJA PDC
SINCERE
INCISIVE
DANSO
ROBBO RANX
TY
SBTV

+ NEW GEN DESIGNERS – STYLISTS and LOADS OF SURPRISES!

WATCH LIVE iamsarahyoung.com

28TH JULY FROM 5pm- 9pm.

KINGLY COURT – CARNABY STREET- POP IN OR TUNE IN LIVE!

OLD SKOOL HIPHOP, 90′S R&B, JUNGLE, D&B, DUBSTEP, REGGAE, SOUL, BASHMENT,GARAGE,
UK FUNKY AND GRIME.

 

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Pro Green Album Launch!

Highlights of the eve have to be the hot dog stand, the live performances (big up Maverick Sabre repping Boxfresh during his performance of Jungle) and the fact that a Sugababe was in the house!!!!

Here are a few snaps (courtesy of Darren Richards – see him trying to contain his excitement about Keisha below) from the album launch …

Professor Green Album launch party

Pro Green & Example

Pro Green & Example

JP & Hyperfrank (hubby and wifey in GRIME)

JP & Hyperfrank (hubby and wifey in GRIME)

Professor Green Album Launch Party

DJ Yasmin killed it!!

DJ Yasmin killed it!!

Professor Green Album Launch Party

Maverick Sabre & Darius Malik

Maverick Sabre & Darius Malik

Darren from TOTR gets emotional with Keisha

Darren from TOTR gets emotional with Keisha

Be sure to get your copy of ‘Alive till I’m dead’ NOW!

 

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Open Letter to Mandela : Are you jacking my style?

Hey guys, its been mad cold in Cape Town lately (like, England cold!!) o my friend Khalid Shamis  from the UK  hooked me up wit this lovely rabbit hat from Genghis Emporium, based in foggy London town. Check out their stuff here (Would go great with a Boxfresh T.)

I’ve been rocking it on my FB profile for weeks now:

Holla!

As I’m sure most of you watched the World Cup closing (and well done Spain for that beautiful game), you must have noticed Mandela’s surprise appearance at the ceremony.

'Sup, fools!

YO!

Look familiar?

OK Madiba I know you’re the father of the nation and one of the greatest leaders of our time and everything, but did you really have to jack my style? Now everyone will think I copied you cos you are SO much more famous than me! WHY!

But I digress , it was great to see you again Madiba, I hope we’ll see you much more in the future. In the post World Cup mental slump we’re in, we could use some Madiba magic.

Mandela shops at Genghis Emporium!

 

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Random Impulse X Tinchy Stryder – Gangsta? (Refix)

You need to check this out. Random Impulse wanted to do a freestyle over Tinchy Stryder’s “Gangsta” but was unable to get the original instrumental, (I’m still trying to find out who made it tbh). Anyway he decided to remake it himself with a live guitar, and everything about this refix just hits so hard. In short, it’s sick, and like I said, you need to check this out.

 

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TOTR predicts – The Final

Well done to Spain for winning the World Cup.

I guess TOTR doesn’t predict and if I am honest Spain were the better side, football has prevailed and penalties would have been really harsh anyway.

It’s been a fun journey trying to predict the winner of the world cup, it has definitely brightened up a dull World Cup for me however it just wasn’t the right outcome.

To everyone that has followed TOTR predicts thank you very much and I hope you didn’t lose a lot of money if you did have a bet.

Please join our Facebook fan page and follow us on twitter.

 

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Ghanian ish For your Friday (plus who will win???)

Yes y’all. Its been a while since I posted anything.

After Ghana’s untimely defeat to Uruguay (lost by  handball knocked out of the goal followed by a missed penalty from Gyan) I decided to lay low for a while.
It hurt me like no other game before. They were on the road to making history, and the whole continent was behind them.
Only getting over the loss now, a week later.

Here is a video by Blitz the Embassador of Ghana/Brooklyn honouring the Black Stars. Dope track! Hip hop meets Afro-Beat

As for the World Cup now, I don’t really care who wins between Holland and Spain, but TOTR’s prediction Holland may come true.

But hey, its your word over Paul the Octopus. That’s my boy right there.

Paul: Spain, bitches!

Paul: Spain, bitches!

 

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Ballast in Brixton tonight!

ballast

Dirty Dirty bass at Plan B in Brixton tonight, come down come down! I’ll be there being a raver and requesting music  they most likely won’t play.Woop!

Kieran

 

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Kieran meets Queens English!

qe

I love hip-hop. Real, gritty hip-hop with the baddest beats and the deepest lyrics.What I also love about the genre though,is that sometimes, its just really frickin funny.Queens English are a hip-hop collective that can do humour, while getting your head nodding to the beat.For anyone who missed them at the last ‘Turn Off your Radio’ they were sick,so I caught up them to chat shit and basically nothing about hip-hop…

So why are you called Queens English?

It was the name of a dictionary in Leon’s room at University. It just worked. It says everything you need to know about the music and its a talking point, it makes people think.
 
How was performing at TOTR?

A good laugh. We’ve always liked the idea of going back to basics, just a guitar and some voices…We call it Sit-Hop…One day we’re gonna play Ronnie Scott’s with Jamie Cullum on the tamborine.
 
Whats on your iPod right now?

My Ipod cable and some keys, music wise – Dave Matthews Band – Two Step

 
Ok, now to see how Boxfresh you are.Brace yourself…

 

How many times a week do you have a shower?

 Bad question, at times it could be every day, however, I have gone 3 weeks without one (I was in a desert in Kazakhstan, so I’ll forgive myself for this).
 
How many pairs of creps do you have?

 Well, personally I’ve always enjoyed savoury crepes, with my favourite probably being, Comte cheese, Serrano Ham and button mushrooms.
 
Your picture is in a launderette,is that where fresh hip-hoppers hang out?

Fresh Hi- Hoppers hang out at the following places; Battersea Car boot, St Johns (Farringdon), my Mum’s house (Dorking) and our studio (Camberwell)
 
Is there anything forbidden from your wardrobe?

 Only my friend Guy as he tends to mistake wardrobes for toilets most nights.
 
What’s the freshest hip-hop you’ve heard this week?

Chinese Man – Architaut
 
What are you guys doing right now?(music wise!)

Re-recording new tunes, bickering about compression types and enjoying the new flex tool in Logic 9.
 
What does the future hold for you guys?

 Three children, a house in the country, wood burning stove, a substantial amount of Eames inspired furniture, a large vegetable patch and a pipe, but not together.

Check out Queens English on www.myspace.com/queensenglish 

Kieran Yates

@kieran_yates

 

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TOTR predicts – Week 4

Holland have booked their spot in the World Cup final with a 3-2 win over Uruguay. Giovanni van Bronckhorst (pictured above) got them on their way with probably the goal of the tournament. Uruguay then equalised with another stunning strike from Diego Forlan but Holland were just too good with Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben finishing them off. Maxi Pereira of Uruguay then scored in the first minute of injury time but it was only a consolation strike.

So, it looks like my prediction of Holland winning the World cup, well half of my prediction might come good. I also predicted that Robin Van Persie would become the tournaments top goal scorer. So far he has only scored one goal and is very unlikely to  become the top goal scorer unless a miracle happens.

Keep following TOTR predicts’, it’s been a fun journey so far and there’s one game left and it’s a must win game. So, COME ON HOLLAND!

Germany play Spain tonight, the winner of that game will then play Holland on Sunday. The loser will play Uruguay in a 3rd place playoff on Saturday.


 

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