Louis Den Pictures

A few pictures from Louis Den on Thursday night, all the producers were so on point. Massive thanks to all the people who traveled long distances for it, unheard of for a mid week hip-hop night! (Too many people to name but you know who you are!) Enjoy the pics and if you missed it, it was definitely the best one yet, next live night will be December...

L-R Apatight, Naive, Dockmini and Knox Brown

Rtillery performing

Apatight and Naive
Kosyne
Jimmy Raygun (The rest of Tactical Thinking were stuck on the motorway)
Crowd hypeness
Air keyboard with AB0181 and Jon Phonics
Soweto Kinch

AB0181 also put together a brief history of Louis Den

Chima Anya feat Soweto Kinch - New Day

perfect way to start the day while I get last nights show with Juice Aleem uploaded. Great video and track, Chima's also performing at the next Louis Den Beat Cypher, Thursday 13th August, back @ The Sunflower Lounge. More posts on that soon just put it in your diaries and book the friday off work!

Flyover Show FREE Sat 13th June, Brum

still too tired to write so straight swiping will have to do, TOMORROW SAT 13th HOCKLEY FLYOVER, it's FREE and the lineups crazy, so no excuses...

Join the Revolution!

Lead by Award winning saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch and featuring international rosta of artists, from as far afield as Johannesburg and New York. The Flyover Show returns to Birmingham on June 13th, 2009 to demonstrate the transformative power of art and creativity in unconventional and derelict public space. Featuring notables such as Ty, Robert Mitchell, Jonzi D and Steel Pulse, to name a few it is a vibrant celebration of British black music, and diversity.

Be there - Saturday 13th June, Underneath the Hockley Flyover! 12-9pm, FREE ENTRY!

MI 08-06-09 w/ Soweto Kinch, Kosyne, Metamor and Peaks

A busy week with Louis Den Beat Cypher this Thursday and the Flyover Show on Saturday (full post on that after Thursday but if your eager you can find out more info here). Real nice freestyle at the end of the show and plenty of new heat and exclusives so get downloading and enjoy

Main Ingredient Radio Show
New Style Radio 98.7FM (West Midlands)
Mon Nights 12 - 2am
08-06-09 w/ Soweto Kinch, Kosyne, Metamor & Peaks
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Micall Parknsun - All 4 Hip-Hop / Remix (YNR)
Random Axe - Monsta Babies (Duck Down)
J.Dilla - 24k Rap (Nature Sounds)
Termanology - Low IQ feat Evidence (Show Off)
Freestyle Professors - Confuse A Few (Freestyle Records)
Guilty Simpson - Stress (Promo)
Dynas & 9th Wonder - Point Of View
Superstar Quamallah - You Need Knowledge
DJ JS-1 - Some Rap Ish feat Nutrageous, Copywrite and Jak D
Trek Life - Break Up Season
Focussed Few - The Goodness (Dented)
Recloose - Stress Free (Kool Kat)
AZ - The Format (Street Life)
Redman & Methodman - City Lights feat UGK (Def Jam)
Marco Polo & Torae - Hold Up (Fat Beats)
Jay-z - Death Of Autotune (Def Jam)
Tommy Evans - Me / You (YNR)
Mr Roam - Group Essential
Buff 1 - Pretty Baby (A-Side)
Frank N Dank - Shut It Down Dev One Remix
Chima Anya - Got That Soul
Morgan Zarate - MAB (Fat City)
The Clonius - Fogged Spacesuit (Ubiquity)
Sa-Ra - The Bone Song (Ubiquity)
Raul Supreme - Tunnel Vision
Paul White - Burnt By The Sun (One Handed Music)
Tiye Pheonix - Too Late For Us feat Phonte (Baby Grande)
Diamond District - In The Ruff
Elzhi - Hands Up

Freestyle w/ Soweto, Kosyne, Metamor and Peaks

Tumi - Let It Burn feat The Soil

Louis Den Beat Cypher Highlights

Virus got the better of me hence no updates, slowly getting back on it...
First up DJ IQ's made a nice highlights vid


Here's a short set (ie 3 verses!) from Ramson Badbones, filmed by DJ Gone who's excellent Sin City mixtape is out now. First beat is from MSI's Ranx who's interview went up with an exclusive track here


DJ IQ's beat for Kashmere still kills it for me

Final verse over a Sivey beat


I need to get some of the MSI live footage up as they killed it, but heres "Animals" to tide you over from the excellent Word Lab compilation

MI Playlist, Download, Gigs and things...

Thanks to Soweto for coming on the show last night, my levels seemed pretty low after the Herbaliser gig the night before. This Friday (30th) Heducation are hosting the DMC Midlands heats at the Custard factory, good luck to all competitors...

Alternatively Barrowclough is having his album launch at the Hare and Hounds, £2 in with Live sets from Barrowclough, Benjamin Blower and HLI 8pm-1am.

Saturday is Soweto's Flyover Show, incredible line up (see above) and FREE, 1pm - 9pm

Jibbering vs Jam Jah is the perfect way to carry on the party @ Rooty Fruiti with Peckers curry included in the £5 entry and it's running from 6pm - 4am

DJ MK has started a blog and it's definitely worthy of a e-bookmark.

Heres last nights show, mail me your requests, shouts, comments etc. Finally updated my Top 20 and have a good week,

Cro

Main Ingredient 26-05-08
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Freestyle Professors > Dat Grit Dat Gryme (Exclusive)
Jean Grae feat Busta Rhymes > Love Thirst Remix
Camu Tao > Hold The Floor (Definitive Jux)
Roc Marciano > Oninonin (YOR)
Scaramanga > Suga 99 Godfather Don Remix (Fat Beats)
The BUMS > Take A Look Around Vinyl Reanimators Remix (Priority)
Kardinal Offishall > U R Ghetto (Capitol Hill)
Basement Khemists > Vibrate (Beyond Real)
Capitol 1212 feat Donald D > Whats Up (Kool Kat)
Vast Aire feat Vordul > Mecca and the OX (One Records)
Alps Cru > No Question (Alps Cru)
All City > Move On You (Geffen)
T-Love > Follow Me (Pickaninny)
Bahamadia > Paper Thin (EMI)
Jazz Liberatorz feat Sadat X > The Return (Kif)
Skyzoo > Lyrically Inclined
Nino Bless > Name Droppin (White)
Nutrageous > Best In This Profession Jay Large Remix (Exclusive)
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth > No Stoppin (Vinyl Addicts)
Kashmere > The Jazz (YNR)
Dagha > The Cliche (Lewis Recordings)
Soweto Kinch Live In The Studio
Serocee > Work (Exclusive)
The Roots > 75 Bars (Def Jam)
Bullion > Rude Effort Paul White Remix (One Handed Music)
Flying Lotus > Roberta Flack (Warp)
Heliocentrics feat Percee P > Distant Star (Now Again)


Finally the first of the Bass Festival workshops is this Monday, a DJ Masterclass with DJ Kayper at the Symphony Hall. Places are limited but it's FREE so call 0121 224 744 or go to www.bassfestival.co.uk if you want to register