Sooo That Was September

Have you ever watched Greyhounds race before ? If not then here's a good one for you:

That race above could in some ways be compared to the grime scene. Firstly it's a good laugh. Yes, that's right, sometimes I like to sit down with my Bearded Dragon on my shoulder and laugh at the grime scene. Because despite the "badman" stigma it carries, I believe thy artists to be comedians, particularly guys like Chipmunk, who in one random twitter rant said "Fuck the world". No son, the world says fuck YOU. Well I do anyway.

North London MC Hammer could well be the little greyhound who slips up at the start and then goes on to win the race. Because after his tremendously long absence from Grime, Mr Hurricane City has raced back at full speed and put out one of the year's best releases. Catch my review here.

CD OF THE YEAR. So far. But that's not to put a dampening doubt over it though, P Money's bananas flow over insane beats from Sukh Knight, Royal T and Silencer makes for brick-wall-testing listening. Review here.

If I'm honest, get it from iTunes so you can choose the Silencer remix.

Elsewhere...

24 Hours in the life of Butterz makes for a good watch and you get a shiny new mix with it ! Watch and download here.
Z Dot and Dolla Da Dustman's free EP 'Go Getterish: The Preview' plus mini interview !
Lawless (cousin to Rock N Rolla Kano) drops his promo "Heir To The Throne"
Merky Ace presents "The Best Of Merky ACE"

Oh and finally...

I said the race was like Grime also because September represents the opening gate. Expect a flood of releases now from the likes of Wiley, Dogzilla, Deeperman, Scorcher, Flowdan, Roll Deep, Blacks, Devlin, Ghetts and many many MANY more. (Don't hope too hard on Ghetts and Devlin though, eh).

Frankie.

And My Flow Is STINKIN......!!

I've been following Hammer as an artist for a while now, and whilst many maintain that his status still remains "up and coming", his fresh new EP may just prove different...

Proceedings begin with 'Hurricane' (video), enlisting the help of East Londoner Jammer. The song throughout is good, but it's the hook that makes it the polished product. 'Mind For Grime' is an appropriate title for this banger, Hammer smashes up his own production (Yeah he produces as well ;)) and there's some stand out lines in there "You writing a mix-tape is like climbing a mountain / For me it's like jumping a brick fence".'Gonna Get Mad' ain't bad, 3 tunes deep and Hammer's making it sound easy.

Carrying on we've got 'Stinkin', one of my favourite tunes at the moment. Hammer glides over Dexplicit's monster beat, the video is a lot as well. 'Players Get Lonely Too' with Dot Rotten isn't one of my favourites, but that's brushed away quickly by 'Silence Man'. Silencer is one of this years best producers, and Hammer absolutely kills this one ! This one is dirty, the bass is IMMENSE ! 'See No Less' is good, one thing that's impressing me with this EP is Hammer's ability to sound like he's not even trying, yet getting his message across. That's shown on this song, and also on 'Walk Alone', which is rather anthem-like.

Following on with the emotional theme set by 'Walk Alone' is deep tune 'Releasing Thoughts'. It's slow and it's quite good, impeccable flows again. 'Mic Check' has the complete party vibe, it's pretty a remix of opening track 'Hurricane', and talking of remixes, you won't find many better than the 'Stinkin' remix. Mixed by Macabre Unit, Skepta tears it apart. To finish up we've got 'Who's That', featuring Hammer murdering Wiley's popular 5:27 AM beat.

Overall ? Well, one of this years finer releases. Hammer's ability to construct perfect hooks and make MC'ing sound rather easy via his laid back approach is rare, and for £5.99 you defiantly can't go wrong.

BUY HERE

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Frankie.