Hip Hop and Breakz

The Ruler returned to London as part of his Coming Home tour and he put on an amazing show. With a live drummer, Dj, dancers, two costume changes and stage props he showed the difference between a rapper and a real showman. He ran through all his hits as you would expect with an incredibly amount of energy and style.  Everyone who turned up at the Kentish Town Forum on the 26th of November had an amazing time time not too mention superb supporting performance from London's own Rodney-P who showed why he is called the Godfather of UK Hip Hop. Great show and atmosphere.

Finally having setup my trusty Technics 1200s, Vestax mixer and Serato I have started going through my vinyl and have decided to start putting some of the long forgotten gems up on here for you all to enjoy.  The first of these is this strange little 12" that I picked up from one of London's West End record shops back in 2002.  Unfortunately I cannot remember which shop but it was probably Mr Bongo's or Major Flavas both of which have long since closed down, like many of the West End's record shops.  Although I had heard of the experimental London trio Morcheeba in the past and had even seen them live in Brixton Academy the real reason for buying this slice of vinyl was the guest emcee.  None other than the legendary Slick Rick. The original version of the song was on their 2002 album, Charango released on EastWest records.  The album is a laid back blend instrumental beats heavily influenced by Jazz and Hip Hop with sweet soul vocals it also has a guest a...