UK Hip Hop Show
THE UK HIP HOP SHOW with Sinista & Stark Note – Friday 18th July 2014
So we arrive at July, with half of the year done and dusted. It’s been a big year for UK Hip Hop and the next 6 months are gonna be just as phat, if not better. This month we got music from the likes of Reds, Ray Vendetta, Qred’s “Between Now and Never” is our Album Of The Month and Vicious Circle Are In Classic Corner. So enjoy what is left of the non existent summer rays and chill out to some UK Hip Hop while you’re at it.
Album Of The Month – Qred – Between Now and Never
Reds (Soldjasoulz) – Raiders Of The Lost Art
http://soldjasoulz.bandcamp.com/album/reds-raiders-of-the-lost-art
ThisisDA – I Know, You Know ft Juan Pablo Giraldo
https://thisisda.bandcamp.com/track/i-know-you-know-feat-juan-pablo-giraldo
Recorded at The Cabin and Old School Studios Norwich, UK.
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