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This page is basically some news i gavered from all around the internet about whats going on in the underground scene now!
TINCHY STRYDER
Since being voted best newcomer at Sidewinder this year, all eyes have been on East Londons hottest new export Tinchy Stryder. But whats the deal? Is he from Ruff Squad? Or Roll Deep? Is there really an album with an all-star cast on the way? And is he only 14?
14?!? Na! Im 17! I dont know why everyone keeps saying that! Thats madness! Tinchy tells me. Ok. So the rumours were wrong, (and yes, we printed them last month My bad) but you heard it here first, hes 17 and right now there is more talk on the streets about this kid than any other MC in the scene.
Hailing from Bow, (why do all the good MCs come from Bow? Is there something in the water?) Tinchy and the other 7 members of Ruff Squad (Slicks, Shifty, Dirty Danger, Scholar, Rapid, Mad Max and DJ Degg) got together 4 years ago, starting out on stations like Heat, then Flava and Mystic before settling on De Ja where they have been for the last year. In the last twelve months grimy anthems like Tings in Boots, Pied Piper and Misty Cold have helped cement Ruff Squads status as a premier league crew and finally the hard work is starting to pay off
You can tell by the response you get Tinchy explains, At raves, we are doing a lot now, also the talk on road Some MCs just MC but they dont really know whats going on, on the road innit but we know innit. All the MCs in Ruff Squad know and we compete in a healthy way and we always talk about both sides of the story. If we talk about violence, we talk about the aftermath as well. Some people do talk about things that are not necessary though, adds Shifty. We talk about whats happening, good and bad We talk positive and negative, the negative is growing up in Bow and seeing the things we see, but the positive aspect is about wanting to get out and where we want to be.
It looks like Tinchy and the rest of the squad could be getting where they want to be sooner rather than later. With A&Rs on the case already and an album in the pipeline, industry insiders are already hailing him as the next Dizzee, with rumours circulating that he even left to join Roll Deep? There should be no confusion. Im in Ruff Squad. I just do a few things with Wiley, Dizzee and the Roll Deep mans. Were all just from the area innit. As for being the next Dizzee, thats not what Im here to do. Im me innit. This time last year he was best newcomer, its like Im following in his footsteps and thats a good thing, but I dont wanna be seen as the next Dizzee Rascal. Every MC has a different kinda flow
Right now the whole camp is concentrating on getting Tinchys album finished. Pushing Tinchy now makes more sense, says Shifty, cos hes so hot right now he can go through. So far the whole thing sounds kinda different adds Tinchy, We got producers like Dirty Danger, Rapid, Wiley, Dizzee, Skepta and all the big underground producers on there. Its similar beats to what is going on in the scene right now but as an album Its different. Dizzee doing so well means people are more used to that sound now, but it dont mean everyone will go through. If youre not good enough it wont happen. We aint doing this for the money first; its an art form. We know what people wanna hear as well cos we are fans first.
Catch Tinchy Stryder and Ruff Squad on De Ja Vu 92.3FM on Mondays 4-6pm.
JAMMER AND NASTY CREW PART COMPANY
Producer Jammer has left N.A.S.T.Y after a series of disputes with the rest of the group. "He wasn't paying members of the crew for tunes they made, pushing himself to the front of the crew, doing DJ bookings and interviews on his own" Marcus Nasty told RWD, "Jammer didn't leave, he was kicked out. The crew was tight when I went inside; when I came out they were close to splitting up. We should have blown a year ago and I believe Jammer held them back. He's a good producer but he's got the wrong attitude and done too many wrong things to the crew." Jammer hit back at the allegations, saying "Before Marcus came out, I told a few of them I was leaving, a few of them ain't really real, I ain't on the crew thing, I'm rapping now as well, I've got my album coming with Wiley, D Double, Kano. If it wasn't for my beats N.A.S.T.Y. wouldn't have got big, but there are no hard feelings. I left, I wasn't kicked out." A N.A.S.T.Y album is also on the way, with old skool, FWD beats, R&B and hip hop on there as well as grime and surprisingly a few Jammer productions.
More on that as it happens!
The Essentials Press Release Pt.1: Doing it now
One of uk's strongest collectives, 'doing it now' displaying diverse urban talent This essential underground rhyme unit has all the ingredients. The mixture of merciless mc's, diluted with dynamic 'dutty' DJing, stirred with pioneering pepper hot producers; they just keep on frying fresher beats, doper rhymes, hungry?
Cooking up a name for themselves locally, they have become regulars to listeners on one of London's high profile pirate stations. Life inspired rhymes, lyrical picture painting, Unpretentious with their words, they unleash their flows, never short of ideas, delivered to emotionally charge you, not losing sight of the true struggle they paint clear pictures of life on the ends.
The Essential Story
DA early years
"I started mc-ing when I was about 15 years old. I used mc with a kid called Snowy we were the best in our year. Those times I knew I had the potential but it was just a hobby. I was still at school, so I would only mc at a couple of house parties, nothing too big." - KIDMAN
DA inspiration
"As I got older, I was listening to mc's like precious and c.k.p which inspired me to follow my talent through." - KIDMAN
Da Que
"When I started college I met MC Deeps from the upper Class crew, he heard about me Mc-ing from another person whom I had done practice sets for. They asked me to join, and that's where it started." - KIDMAN
Da Crew B 4
"Some friends and I tried to get a crew together, but it did not quite happen because of financial reasons. In the end I became a lone soldier, trying hard to hit the big scene."- Pepper
Da Link
"I hooked up with some cousins of mine they took me to an Internet Radio Station in Greenwich known as World Dance Studio. He introduced me to crew of mcs who wanted the same things I wanted."- Pepper
Da Essentials
"Back then they were called 'Garage Essentials'. I started rolling with Remerdee, 2 FACE and the rest of they crew. I have been with them ever since. Now we are on FLASHBACK FM."- Pepper
Da Vision
"For the future, I would like to be a successful MC, recognised for my skill. I am not in the game just for the money. Someday I would like to open a studio for people with musical talent, not just UK garage but RnB and Hip Hop." - Pepper
WHO'S WHO IN THE CREW
2 Face THE Pharoah
Rhymes at the Speed of Light
CAPTIN REMERDEE
He creates an open lane and speeds past competition
Colonel N.E.
Lyrical gymnastics
The General Jendor
Hardcore fiends you have to wait no more
DJ Boss Man
Undiluted Liberated Bass Anthems
Private MC Shortness
Her style familiar but fresh, risky & edgy, breaking all female boundaries
Lieutenant Pepper
His style can easily stand out in the world of MC's
Sergeant Kidman
Lyrical picture painting
DJ Elsie the commander
Commands the stage
Catch essentials every Tuesday on Da'Ja'Vu 92.3 fm 12-2am!
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