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

Gigs and Things...

My good friend Barrowclough will be performing at Scratch Club tonight, usual open mic and decks too so no excuses

Friday sees The Bee's doing a DJ set at the Hare and Hounds alongside Guy Carlos, £2 in, they've got a great mix cd out at the moment too so don't sleep on that either.

Bank Holiday Sunday sees The Herbaliser return to Birmingham for their first live gig in a good few years just before their new album is released on K7! Support from Chris Read, Mad Flow and DJ Maxwell (Birmingham Jazz). Will be a heavy gig and the first time the Town Halls had a late licence!

Hopefully some live guests on Mondays show, I'll write more once confirmed. The last few show downloads are still live too so grab em if you haven't already (just scroll down abit).

Cro

MI Playlist & Download 12-05-08 and a DOPE video

Last nights show for your listening pleasure (and I didn't talk much so it's much easier listening). I gave up on trying to remember record labels for all teh tunes I played, not on some secret squirrel ish, just tired so feel free to fill in the blanks, loads of dope tunes though so don't sleep!

MI Playlist 12-05-08
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Nas > New York State Of Mind (Columbia)
Vast Aire > TV Land (One Records)
Alps Cru > Loudmouths (Alps Cru)
TLove > OG B Girl (Pickaninny)
Nut-Rageous feat Craig G > Rap Author (Poor Pocket Musik)
Buckshot & 9th Wonder > Ready (Brand Nu Day) (Duck Down)
Heliocentrics feat Percee P & MF Doom > Distant Star (Stones Throw)
Capitol 1212 feat Profisee > I See (Capitol 1212)
J-Live feat Oddisee & Posdonus > The Upgrade (BBE)
Kashmere > Power Up (YNR)
Positive K > Supreme Alphabet
The Roots > Get Busy (Def Jam)
The Roots > The Grand Return (Promo)
Freestyle Professors > Who Am I (Exclusive)
Pharoahe Monch > Broken Heart (SRC)
Shylow > The Greatest
Umar Bin Hassan feat Styles P > Free (Promo)
Blake 9 & Prego > Be That Way (Candle Wax)
Mister Voodoo / AGU > Return Of The 45 (White)
Presto feat O.C. Sadat X & Large Professor > Conquer Mentally & Remix (Giant Step)
Jay-z > Roc Boys (KDef Remix) (White)
Prodigy > Cut Em Short (Promo)
Bullion > Rude Effort (One Handed Music)
Lord Finesse > SKITS BIP Remix (Exclusive)
Kidz In The Hall > Drivin Down The Block El-p Remix
Invincible feat Wordsworth > Keep Goin
LL Cool J feat Jim Jones, Method Man, Lil Kim & KRS> 5 Boroughs Is Back
Little Vic > After All I've Done
Random > Fly
Serocee > Work (Windrush Pickney)
Herbaliser > Clap Your Hands (K7!)
Rakim feat Lil Fame > I'm Back (Promo)

As a bonus heres a great video from the IRS Day With The Devil

Foundation, CD's, a gig or two...

A big thanks to Foundation for getting me to play last week, I had a great time. Tonight is their residents session at the Yardbird and free in as always so pop down if you get the chance. Also thanks to everyone who came out to the Jibbering Session last week, Munchbreak, The Dhol Blasters and JStar all rocked it with a nice vibe all night. Roy Ayers was cool on Sunday at the Hare and Hounds

Continuing the trend of CD only albums there have been some great ones out recently, heres my current two favourites and if any related labels / artists read this then why no vinyl????????

Dagha - The Divorce (Lewis Recordings)
Kashmere - Raiders Of The Lost Archives (YNR)
Siah & Yeshua Da PoEd - The Visualz Anthology (Traffic)
Godfather Don - The 90's Sessions (No Sleep recordings)
BDP - Criminal Minded Deluxe Edition (Traffic)
New York Old School Throwdown DVD

Giving an early heads up on the Rising Styles and Afrolution Launch Night @ Cargo, heres the info, get your tickets from Cargo...

KALA PHOOL in association with AFROLUTION presents:

The UKs largest International Hip Hop Festival launches its 2008 programme with a phenomenal line up of UK and International artists. This night will be a celebration of Hip Hop culture in all its forms: fashion showcase, breakdancing, and of course, the music. You’re invited along to be part of something special.

LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM:

• EMMANUEL JAL
• ENLISH
• KOASTE K
• SCIZZAHZ
• SOUTHERN SUSPECTS
• SKILF & BAND
• WITCHDOCTOR WISE
  

DJS:

• DJ CATCH
• DJ DOWNLOW
• EXCALIBAH
• TYNI
  

HOSTED BY:

• DJ 279
• FREECY D
  

Check www.risingstyles.com for updates on the main Festival in July 08.

MI DOWNLOAD, Digital is Dangerous, Gigs and stuff

Heres last nights show and the playlist for your listening pleasure / record hunting

MI Playlist 28-04-08
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LG Presents Jehst & Micall Parknsun > The Mission (YNR)

Serocee > You'll Never Find (Exclusive)

M.anifest > Babylon Breakdown (Jakarta)

CL Smooth feat Skyzoo > Perfect Timing (Coalmine Records)

Oddisee > A Song For That (Jakarta)

DJ IQ & Asaviour > Beefy (Exclusive)

Sadat X > The Okie Doke (Exclusive)

Prodigy > Cut Em Short (White)

Nut-rageous feat K.L. > Wat's Poppin (Poor Pocket Muzik)

The Roots > Get Busy (Def Jam)

Buff 1 feat Invincible & Guilty Simpson > Supreme (Aside)
Presto feat Sadat X, O.C., Large Professor > Conquer Mentally (Large Professor Remix)

Beekay > I'm The Reason (M-Phazes Remix)

The Camp feat Apathy > Gentleman Needs (Exclusive)

Kashmere > Red Monkeys (YNR Exclusive)

Random > Fly (Random Beats Music)

Roc Marciano > MC's (Exclusive)

Rawcotiks > Real heads (Opposition)

Natural Elements > 2 Tons (Tommy Boy)

Mr 45 > Funky (Downlow)

Lord Finesse > Funky Technician (Wild Pitch)

Biz Markie > Pickin Boogers (Cold Chillin)

AZ > New York (Fast Life)

Phat Kat > Tue Story Pt.2 (Look)

Ultramagnetis MC's > Bait (White)

Nas > Nas Is Like (Columbia)

Black Thought > Thought Is Like (True School)

Godfather Don > Rip Dat (No Sleep Records)

Non Phixion > We Are The Future (Uncle Howie)

Brotherman > Heart Of Dem (Silent Soundz)

EPMD > Run It (Exclusive)

Last Skeptik & Verb T > Where We Headed (Exclusive)

"Digital Is Dangerous" launches this Thursday night at Jibbering Records, click the link for more information, the protest on Saturday was very funny with alot of confused onlookers!

Foundation Collective have kindly invited me to play this Friday, I'll be playing a much more Hip-hop orientated set so I'm looking forward to that along with residents Paul Hobbs, Chris Hardway and Mykal. Did I mention it's free in?

Saturday see's Jibbering Live welcoming Jstar (not Jehst before anyone asks!) for his Birmingham debut with his emcee Honey Brown (not to be confused with Husky) and the Dhol Blasters (not to be confused with the Blastmaster KRS-One) will be playing with Birmingham Funk favourites Munchbreak, DJ Rubbish (who's "Who Is DJ Rubbish" DVD is very entertaining), Jam Jah Sound and Jibbering residents

Have a great week, please leave any feedback, requests etc in the comments section or email me

Cro

SNOW!

Dope tune, this needs to be on wax!!!!!! Thanks for the link Frosty

Some Video's Worth a Gander

Ahead of Mondays radio show and a busy week of gigs, I thought I'd post some more dope videos

First up OC and AG, produced by Show(biz) and cuts by Premo...

Keeping it Premo related the new Year Round Promo vid (thanks RD)

A newish video for a track that NEEDS to be released officially on VINYL damn it! Az feat Styles P or Styles P feat AZ depending on who's mix cd you buy! Both produced by the Large professor though ;) anyways the beat BANGS!

One of my favourite mid 90's tracks I didn't have the pleasure of seeing the video for at the time, make sure you grab the 12" for it as you get an even better mix with Lord Finesse

Enjoy your weekend

MI Playlist & Download 14-04-08, Funkbox Update etc...

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings were absolutely incredible on Sunday night, it was a pleasure to support them along with the rest of Funkbox, don't miss them if they play at a town near you! Funkbox Residents 45 only session on Friday night at the Yardbird will see us all digging a little deeper into our crates. Heres last nights show, I was pretty tired so not much talking (always a good thing!) enjoy

Cro

Main Ingredient 14-04-08
Download Link
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Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings > What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes (Daptone)
The Roots > Get Busy (Def Jam)
Vast Aire feat Vordul > Mecca and The Ox
SImon S > J.Dillalude (Soul Clap)
Black Milk feat Kardinal Offishall > Everything (Music House)
Nas > Chisel '07 (J-Love)
BIG feat Sadat X > Come On (Soundtable)
Skyzoo > The Necessary Evils
J.Dilla > Stop (Stonesthrow)
P Brothers feat Boss Money > New Religion (Heavy Bronx)
Natural Elements > Paper Chase (Dolo)
Finsta Bundy > Feel The High (Tape Kingz)
Ed209 feat Imam Thug >Karma 360 (VRD)
Muneshine feat Sean Price & Termanology > What Now (Mumbles)
Fat Ray & Black Milk feat Guilty Simpson > Bad Man (Fat Beats)
Heralds Of Change > Stay Cool (All City)
Bullion > Get Familiar (One Handed Music)
KMD > Trial and Error (Elektra)
Nubian Crackers feat Artifacts > Do You Wanna Hear It? (Big Beat)
A Tribe Called Quest > Show Business (Jive)
Dark Quartz feat Ravage > Shakacentral (Exclusive)
Parker feat Rasco > Western Soul (Rocstar)
Black Grass feat J-Live > Set It Straight
Kashmere > Dawn Of The Darkness (YNR)
Dr Syntax > Dickhead Dub (Exclusive)
Torae > Something To See
MMR & ADM > 1ne (Red Vinyl Thingy with No Info Whatsoever!)

Biggie In The Studio

I'm upping last nights radio show, but to get your taste buds going heres some studio footage of Biggie with Lord Finesse from around the "Come On" session, thanks to Rare Dave for the link, radio show to follow...

Serocee "You'll Never Find"

Heavy New Video from Serocee, enjoy

Understanding Club Sandwiches to get some Dap

As it was another week off from the radio thought I'd post up some video's for your viewing pleasure, you know to watch while you're supposed to be doing work, you'll also notice I'm on some next level ish, posting both youtube vids AND myspaz ones, don't ask me how I do it, I'm just gangsta like that. First up is some GTA out takes...



Although Chima no longer gets "Mad Hoes", you can probably catch him in a hospital near you, understand?

Next up is the Louis Den Beat Battle 21 - Club Sandwich, please note I've stolen the following text "A very special ldbb filmed in a secret location with crazy ldbb fam appearences!!; what started off a little trip to see Prolifik (ab0181) turned into a crazy meet up where we decided to host a Louis Den as there were so many heads there. In the 'Secret Location' were Kosyne, Kelakovski, Prolifik, Jaisu, S-Type, Sivey, DJ Cro, Budgie and Leatherface; check the outro to see what the little meet up was all about."



and finally a lil teaser for all you beat heads out there...


Oh and I'm playing at the Bulls Head this Thursday for the Jibbering Sessions, probably to a load of unappreciative drunks and then supporting Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings on Sunday at the Yardbird with the rest of the Funkbox massive. Have a gander at the links to the right too, I've added some new ones, all good clean family fun and essential reading

Cro

MI 31-03-08 w/ Foundation Collective, Gigs, FREE Roots Manuva Tickets and Mo...

Tonight see's Replife from Oakland perform at the Yardbird for Foundation Collective who guested on Mondays radio show, unfortunately gremlins in the system means theres no playlist but I can tell you the Foundation boys dug out some classic mid 90's joints while I played mainly new stuff, happy listening, I'll try and type up the tracklist if I get the chance.

Main Ingredient Radio Show 31-03-08
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6ht94k

Kurious Demo's have started to make there way out to the public, props to Werner Von Wallenrod for the first review, peep it here and read plenty of other great interviews and write ups. Not many copies of the vinyl left so be quick!

Shouts to S-Type, Kosyne, Kela, Prolifik, Budgie, Leatherface, Sivey and Jaisu, peep the video for the science... I'll get the new Louis Den ish up as soon as I can too.

Unfortunately KL fromthe group Screwball passed away last week due to an asthma attack, condolencies to his family and friends, head over to Unkut for some great tunes and some history.

I've got a pair of tickets (FREE TICKETS!!!!)to give away to see Roots Manuva and MK at Koko next Saturday (thats the 12th Mo fugga's) with the Shape of Broad Minds in support (Don't know if it'll just be Jneiro but we'll see) all you gotta do is email me, first to do so gets the tickets. I was going to set a hard question like what record is Roots Manuva's first vocal apperance but I'm not sure anyone actually cares so just email me!

The Apples destroyed the Yardbird on Tuesday night and their new album is blinding, we've got copies exclusively at Jibbering if your quick (it's not out officially till May!!!) it's only on CD as they're still waiting on the wax, still a worthy purchase.


Tomorrow is the Jibbering Session at the Hare and Hounds,info on the flyer above.
Can't forget to mention that Funkbox are supporting Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings next Sunday at the Yardbird, hope you've got tickets already as it's sold out.

Kam's also started a dope little blog worth a gander including some nice downloads of mixes, tracks and some nice pictures.

Have a great weekend

MI Playlist 17-03-08, Jazz T Guest Mix, Rob Lifelive this Friday @ Funkbox...

Funkbox this Friday at the Yardbird with special guest Rob Life and residents Roy Roast Beef, Revo, Richie Reissue and myself, heres the lowdown...


Below is the download link for last nights radio show, special thanks to UK ITF Campion DJ Jazz-T for his dope guest mix. Happy listening and have a great week, Kurious demo's 12" start shipping at the end of the week, still a few left but be quick it will never be repressed.

Crizzle

Main Ingredient Playlist 17-03-08
Download here...http://sharebee.com/5a00a5a2

Rob Life feat Cappo & DPF > Focus On The Main Feature (Breakin Bread)
Pete Rock feat Royal Flush > Questions (Nature Sounds)
Ed209 feat Imam Thug > Karma 360 (Exclusive)
Verbal Kent Game Face (Exclusive)
Braintax > Magnum On Crack (Lowlife)
Kashmere > Dawn Of The Darkness (Exclusive)
Camp Lo > Lumdi (Good Hands)
Jay-z > Roc Boys (K-Def Remix)
Tribe Called Quest > Peace, Prosperity & Paper (Jive)
Braille > The IV (Exclusive)
Guilty Simpson > Footwork (Stones Throw)
Chrome & Sir Beans > Looking Out At The World (Exclusive)
Verb T - Accordian Special (Exclusive)
Dizzie Rascal feat UGK > Where Da G's El-p Remix (Def Jux)
Mighty Joseph > Legend
Percee P feat Aesop Rock > The Dirt And the Filth (Stones Throw)
Dagha > Devils Work (Lewis Recordings)
Fat Joe > Thank God For That White (Atlantic)
PHD > Set It Part 3 (Tuff City)

Jazz-T Guest Mix (sorry no tracklisting for that)

House Of Pain > Shamrocks and Shenanigans (XL)
Cypress Hill > How I Could Just Kill A Man Blunted Remix (Ruff House)
Guru feat Doo Wop > Who Got It On Lock (7 Grande)
DPF > Sick Flows (Son)
Notorious BIG > Live For The Funk March 9th Remix
Killa Sha > Come On (Money Maker)

Howard Lloyd feat Oxygen > Every Word (Wretched Of The Earth)

Life > Peace (Zebra Traffic)

Some recommendations...

First up the bad news is the Main Ingredient Radio Show is now going to be fortnightly due to work commitments, hopefully I'll be able to update the blog with other stuff more regularly though.

Secondly you shoulds check Jon Phonics new album "Half Past Calm", not only is it very dope, it's FREE so no excuses, featuring Verb T, Sir Smurf Lil, Triple Darkness etc

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

Thirdly I realised I still hadn't posted my best of '07 list so here goes

Feel free to add your own additions in the comments section as I'm going to have missed a few things ;)

First off a few things which didn't make it onto wax before '07 but were made a good few years earlier

Godfather Don - Slave Of New York EP (DWG)
Baritone Tiplove - Livin' Foul 2LP (previously tape only)
Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt - Sex Style Unreleased Archives (Thresh Hold)
Ultimate Force - I'm Not Playin' Album (Traffic)

A few 7"s have come out too, I'm not going to list all the funk I've bought either...

Black Milk - Stern (Fat Beats)
DJ IQ - 8 Bars Of Fire / 9 To 5 (Mancan)
DJ Spinna - Dilla is the G.O.A.T. / Dillagence (Cult 45)
EPMD - Rampage Demo Mix (unfortunately it's a bootleg but so good to have this finally to play out)
Now and Again Re:sounds Boxset - 7 great 7"s
Paul White > Dragon Fly (One Handed Music)
Saint feat Cadence & NYOIL - All Love (Jakarta)

On the 12" front theres been some amazing releases...

Big Shug - Play It (Babygrande)
Black Milk - Sound The Alarm Remix (Fat Beats) think the OG 12" was 06?
Connie Price & The Keystones feat Big Daddy Kane & Percee P (Scion)
Def Tex - Thanks But No Thanks Album Sampler (Son)

Ed209 - Stayexstatic 12" (VRD)
EPMD - Main Event (Dehop)
Freestyle Professors - Vintage EP (Freestyle Professors)
Geo & Ricochet - A Lil Sum Em Sum Em (Freestyle Professors)
Ghostface Killah - The Champ 12" (Starks Ent) for the much better demo mix
Ghostface Killah - Celebrate (Def Jam)
Guilty Simpson - Mans World (White)
Heralds Of Change - Sittin On The Side (All City)
Jazz Addixx - Say Jazzy (Goon Trax)
J.Dilla - Wild / Make Em NV (Stonesthrow)
Kanye West > Classic Remix (Nike)
Nas Where Are They Now Remixes (Ill Will)
Nine:Fifteen - Walking Thru Fire (Candle Wax)
Marco Polo - The Radar (Soul Spasm)
Marco Polo - War / Nostalgia (Soul Spasm)
Memory Man feat Kool Keith - The Kool Keith Show (Chopped Herring)
MF Grimm - Earth (Shogun)

Pete Rock - 914 (Nature Sounds)
Phat Kat - Cold Steel (Look)
Percy Filth - Don't Take It Percynal (Aerosolik) bit biased on this one but uff it!
Scienz Culture - Ginsu (Sunshine Ent)
Skyzoo & Torae - Click (Fat Beats)
Sputnik Brown - Are You Having Fun Yet (High Water Music)
Termanology - So Amazing (Brick)
Stig Of The Dump feat RA The Ruggedman - Braindead (Beer and Rap)
Ultimate Force - Girls (for the incredible Supreme Diamond D track BANANAS!)
Y-Society - Never Off (Tres)

It's been a quiet year for dope albums, people just don't seem to want to craft a decent body of work and seem content with making throwaway mix cd's and quadruple albums of filler. Heres the releases I can listen too pretty much in their entirity and that came out on wax...

Big Shug - Street Champ (Babygrande)
Black Milk - Popular Demand (Fat Beats)
Heliocentrics - Out There (Stones Throw)
Marco Polo - Port Authority (Soulspasm)
NYG'z - Welcome 2 G Dom (Year Round)
Percee P > Perceverance (Stonesthrow)

Pharoahe Monch - Desire (SRC)
Polyrhythm Addicts - Break Glass (Babygrande)
Shape Of Broad Minds (Lex)
Wajeed - War LP split over 2 x 12"s (Fat City)
Y-Society - Travel At Your Own Pace (Tres)

Some CD's that you do need to cop though...

Aroe's Crown Jewels (not sure if this is 07, but uff it it's too good)
Buckwild - D.I.T.C Rare Studio Masters (Ground Floor)
Cappo - Directors Commentary
Conspicuous - The Family Photo Album (Sit Tight)
Def Tex - Thanks But No Thanks

DJ IQ - Live From The Sofa (Mancan)
Lord Finesse - Rare & Unreleased (Underboss)

Although J-Love put out some nice 12"s this year, he should stop releasing CD's with drops all over them.

A special mention also goes to Traffic for reissuing alot of the old Cold Chillin releases as 4LP sets with loads of bonus material and 12" mixes

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to The Riches
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted Dead Or Alive
Master Ace - Take A Look Around
MC Shan - Down By Law

Instrumentals...
Samon Kawamura - Translations (Nesola)
J.Dilla - Ruff Draft Instrumentals (Stones Throw)

It's also been a great year for picking up older records but I'm not going to bore you with my personal finds.
As for promo items, they seemed abit thin on the ground this year with everybody going mp3 crazy, but Stonesthrow knocked out a nice Ruff Draft cassette and a great looking boxset, just a shame about half the music in it! They redeemed themselves with the excellent Now Again Re:sounds 7"boxset though. Great to hear Scor-zay-zee making a comeback too.

Please add any other releases you feel worthy in the comments

cheers

Cro

03-03-08 GTA, TLG & Reggiimental Live

Props to GTA, TLG and Reggiimental for coming on the show last night. Jackie and Fury won the tickets to see Little Brother at Detonates 9th Birthday, heard it was a great night.

Main Ingredient 03-03-08 GTA, TLG & Reggimental Live
Heres the download link.

No playlist but a nice cypher for the last half of the show, happy listening.

GTA will be performing at Scratch Club tonight and recently released this video for their forthcoming single, produced by Tactick who's also a Scratch Club resident


Heducations 7th Birthday this Friday at the Custard Factory

heres the info...

7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

10-4am, Friday 7th March

@ Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AA

HEDZ present:
- DJ SWITCH (UK DMC SUPREMACY CHAMP)
- MC BARROWCLOUGH (PHANTOM LIMB / MICHAELIS CONSTANT) - LIVE!
- XERXES (TEMPO TANTRUM, LONDON)
- MYLZ (HEDUCATION)
- COLA (12-10 SOCIETY DJ CHAMP)
- CRO (NEW STYLE FM)
- JONNY FIVE (WHATS ON IN BRUM)
+ LIVE GRAF by STYLE ONE, RISK, ROO + more
+ VISUALS by SAAD

EAR DRUM arena:
Skream & Benga present - Magnetic Man LIVE!
Ntype (Dubstep dj/cd/radio 2007 award winner/Rinse FM)
Rust (Rinse FM/Detonate)

BREAK THRU arena:
Colab "Straight Out The Lab" LP launch
Heist, Lomax, Taxman, Benny & Aries

PRICE:
£5 BEFORE 11PM WITH FLYER AND INFO COMPLETED
NUS £8 BEFORE 11.30PM
AFTER/OTHERS £10

TICKETS £7 (TICKET SELLERS, old skool daze, smoking vinyl)
MEMBERS TICKETS £5 (FLYER MUST BE PRESENTED ON THE NIGHT WITH MEMBERSHIP INFO COMPLETED)

MI Playlist, Detonate 9th Birthday Giveaway, Pics and Live stuff

Thanks to everyone who came out to Our Corner on Friday & to see Vadim on Saturday, hopefully some pics from that to follow.

I've got a free pair of tickets for Detonates 9th Birthday celebrations in Nottingham with the highlight for readers of this blog probably being seeing Little Brother live. To get a pair of tickets all you have to do is email me putting "Detonate 9th Birthday" as the subject line and remember to include your government name and your friends government name or they won't know who you are when you get there!

Jibbering Sessions @ Hare & Hounds also promises to be a blinder with Nicky Blackmarket, Freefall Collective Live, Jahman Sillah Live, Guy Carlos (Bees Tour DJ) and the Jibbering and Africa Jam DJ's supporting, £6.50 in advance, more on the door.

Rising Styles Festival have extended the deadline for track submissions so if you've got something to submit it's not too late, more explained on the show as my guest was one of the organisers who also played some African and Chinese Hip-hop!

Blake 9 guest mix is an excert from his excellent "Give Back" mix, if your not familiar with his work as a DJ or producer of Nine:Fifteen or the Acorns then have a gander at his website or the Candlewax myspace and be sure to come and get a free copy of the mix from the shop while they last.

GTA, TLG & Reggimental on next weeks show, GTA will also be playing @ Scratch Club on the Tuesday.

Here's a few pics from Crate Escape Label Launch Party and some digging that went on the following day, props to Kid Dynomite, Beatdetective, Stilts and the residents for making it such a dope night. The bottom picture is courtesy of Pie with plenty more on his myspace.

Have a great week and heres this weeks show for your listening pleasure

Cro

Main Ingredient 25-02-08
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Percee P > Percekusion Boot Remix (Boot)
The Roots > 75 Bars (Geffen)
Braintax > Magnum On Crack (Lowlife)
Karma & Lotus > Monk Swing (I can't remember the label!)
Pete Rock > Don't Be Mad (Nature Sounds)
Skyzoo feat Copywrite & Pacewon > Inside Out (Exclusive)

Kev's Selection
Koaste > Major (BHHF)
Blood 1 > Braggin (BHHF)
Domino Effect > Bring Da Wisdom
Dragon Tongue Squad > Game Song
Sketchy Krime > Country
GMB > Meanwhile

Howard Lloyd feat Oxygen > Who Stole My Soul? (Wretched Of The Earth)
Marvel > Wordz Of (White)
Main Source > Vamos A Rapier (Wild Pitch)
Cappo feat Mr 45 > Gloves Off (Zebra Traffic)
Shades Of Brooklyn > Change (Tape Kingz)
Royal Flush > Movin On Ya Weak Production (Blunt)
Little Brother > Whatever You Say (ABB)
Diamond D > You Can't Front (Mercury)
The New Style > Smooth Groove (MC)
Blake 9 Guest Mix (www.candlewaxrecords.com)

Vadim In Brum this Saturday!

Fresh from touring the US, Vadim is playing his first UK gig in a while (and his first visit to Brum in 2 years!), heres the lowdown...

definately not a gig to miss, Vadim always rocks it and if you haven't seen Juice Aleem live before you're in for a real treat, one of my favourite emcees (you can check him freestyling with Kosyne here). Hope to see you there

MI 18-02-08 Download, Gigs N Things

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Label Launch Friday, Daily Diggers, Stilts and the residents did a great job, pictures to follow.

Scratch Club tonight has live performances from Red (Dealmaker Records), Redbeard who's launching his EP and Redstaar. Anyone else with Red in their name will also be able to perform as it's open deck and mic, free in and at the Yardbird. Speaking of which I'll be DJ'ing there on Friday at Our Corner with Billy Chill Fingers.

Shout to Muddsie and Adios who won the Asaviour giveaway.

MAIN INGREDIENT PLAYLIST 18-02-08

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K-Delight feat Chrome > Wildstyle Dream (Exclusive)

Saint > About Time (Domination)

Doujah Raze > Roam (Exclusive)

Joe Budden feat Joell Ortiz > Warfare (Amalgam Digital)

Mudmowf > Most Colourful Years (Associated Minds)

Guilty Simpson > Ode To The Ghetto (Stonesthrow)

Touch & Nato feat Wordsworth > Something Real (Exclusive)

Lil' Sci > Hit Me (Tres)

Beatnuts > 40oz (White)

Shorty Long > Shortyz Doin His Own Thing (Long Shorr)

Kurious > Fresh Out Da Box (Amalgam)

Grandmaster Caz > Get Down Grandmaster (Tuff City)

Unique > War Rap (DWG)

Organized Konfusion > Fudge Pudge (Holywood Basic)

GZA > Genius Is Slammin (Cold Chillin)

Howard Lloyd > Funny Thing (Wretched Of The Earth)

Screwball feat MC Shan > You Love To Hear The Stories (Tommy Boy)

Screwball feat MC Shan > You Love To Hear The Stories Remix (Hydra)

T-Love feat Siah & Yeshua > LA To Brooklyn (Pickininy)

Artifacts > It's Gettin Hot K-Def Remix (Jazzy Sport)

Natural Elements > Tri-Boro (Nervous)

Flying Pupa > Werdz (Guntez)

Lord Sear > Ya Mouth Stink (PDSE)

Ghostface > One (Epic)

Vast Aire > Lifes Ill Pt.2 (Chocolate Industries)

P Brothers > New Religion (Heavy Bronx)

Big Noyd > Snitches (White)

Erykah Badu > Honey (Motown)

Afu-Ra > D&D Soundclash (White)

Play 2 Win 2 Giveaway, Playlist, Download and Crate Escape Records Launch

Yeah thats right, more freebies! This time it's for Asaviours excellent Play 2 Win 2 mixed by DJ IQ. To win a copy all you have to do is email me (address on the right) with Asaviour as the title and a copy can be yours, act quick though, I've only got a couple to give away!

This Friday is the launch party for my new record label "Crate Escape Records", I've invited the Daily Diggers up as special guests to play alongside the Funkbox residents all the details above. The response to the release has been phenomenal with over half the copies being sold in 7 hours! There are still copies available and limited edition t-shirts so head over to Jibbering Records if you want to be sure of getting a copy, by Friday there may be none left!

Thursday is also the return of Jibbering Sessions to the Bulls Head, now monthly it also ties in with Valentines day, so I'll be playing my favourite Kool G Rap records for the ladies!

Heres last nights show for your listening pleasure

Main Ingredient Playlist 11-02-08

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Freestyle Professors > Rap Mathematician (Freestyle Professors)

AZ > Fire (Exclusive)
El Da Sensei > Get It In (Next Mill)

The Saint feat Mr Man > Livin' Phenomenons Muneshine Remix (Domination)
K- Delight feat Chrome > Wildstyle Dream (Exclusive)

Baritone Tiplove > Tiplove Don't Kare (White)

The New Style > Scuffin Those Knees (MCA)

eMC > Once More (M3)

Boulevard Connection > Claimmin Respect (Boulevard Connection)

Sah-B > Some Ol' Sah B Shit (Reprise)

Natural Resource > They Lied (Makin')

Cannibal Ox > The F Word Remix (Def Jux)

Dereliks > No Gnus (Bomb)

Big Red > Created A Monster (Payday)

Lord Finesse > Real Talk Remix (Handcuts)

Asaviour & IQ > Sucka Or Savvy Revisited (Saving Grace)

Kombo > It Don't Stop (Infin-T)

Shades Of Brooklyn > Wanted Man (Pandemonium)

Jemini The Gifted One > Can't Stop Rockin' Remix (Mercury)

Homeliss Derelix > Survivin The Game (Malvado)

Life > You Know The Name (Zebra Traffic)

Akrobatik > Be Prepared feat Little Brother (Specte)

Busta Rhymes feat Q-Tip > Ill Vibe Remix (Elektra)

Lord Digga > My Flows Tight (Game)

Black Thought > Thought Is Like (White)

Mr 45 > Funky (Downlow)

The Last Emperor > The Monolith (Antidote)

Kurious "A Constipated Monkey Demo Sessions" Presales NOW!

Finally available on vinyl, hand numbered and limited to 200 copies Jibbering is proud to present EXCLUSIVELY the first release on Crate Escape Records.

Kurious "A Constipated Monkey Demo Sessions"

Side A
1. Jorge Of The Projects (Original Version) produced by The SD50's
2. Rice And Beans (Freestyle) feat. Prince Paul produced by Prince Paul
3. Fill' Er Up produced by Prime Minister Pete Nice

Side B
1. Trueness To The Blueness produced by The SD50's
2. One 4 The Head feat Kolli Weed produced by The SD50's
3. Catch My Drift feat Kadi produced by Sam Sever

T-shirts are only available with the pre-order of the EP (high quality 100% black cotton with white front and back print). 5 of the 6 tracks are also longer than the MP3's Amalgam put out, this is the only way to get them in this quality and length.

Limit of 2 vinyl copies and 1 T-Shirt per customer, this will never be repressed so be quick!

Alternate artwork print with the first 50 copies.
Snippets can be heard here http://sharebee.com/243393c3

To preorder your copies go to www.jibbering.co.uk

1 x 12" EP £30 + p&p
1 x 12" EP & T-Shirt £ 45 + p&p
2 x 12" EP £60 + p&p (1 in the cart is the correct amount)
2 x 12" EP & T-Shirt £ 75 + p&p (1 in the cart is the correct amount)

please select the correct option and remember to include size info if you order a t-shirt (I'm wearing a large in the picture) Recorded delivery is given as an option before you checkout and postage is calculated depending on where you are in the world. Records and T-shirts should be shipped in March.

Any questions please ask and have a great weekend