Way back in Bonafide 02 we did a feature on one of our favourite producer mans Kidkanevil. It’s been a while but if we could still be arsed to use MySpace, he would be in our top friends for sure. And I’m talking top 8 shit, before it turned jokes. Consistently dope and consistently unpredictable, one of the most genuine and original producers in the UK today. If you haven’t heard his latest album Basho Basho then erm, you really need to. …Read More.
Tuesday night saw a small section of West London’s Portobello Road awash with the sound of splitting skinny jeans and squeaky air bubbles, as the hipsters and rudeboys of London’s ever-growing street-art scene descended upon Graffik for a three day exhibition, featuring five NYC writers, currently plying their trade by defacing (hey, that’s the point, remember?) MTA maps with their favourite throw-ups, dubs, characters, and tags.
Graffik, having opened its doors to the public in August 2009, has been pushing the latest art-crack to trendy West Londoners and tourists alike, by offering affordable art to the discerning urban nerd, for the best part of a year, and to celebrate the NYC Subway Battles event, threw an invitation-only party at Acklam Road’s former Subterranea, now known as Supperclub. …Read More.
After The Bamboos retro-tinged mix we have rising talent BUG’s “electronic-future-beats-club-type-shit”. An effort that is so cutting edge it could have been made in 2020, mp19 format delivered via kinesis. But it wasn’t, I got it from his FTP last week. …Read More.
The Herbaliser
Herbal Tonic
Ninja Tune
Ollie and Jake Herbaliser are mainstay alumni of a tight knit West London group who never really forgot the Golden era of hip-hop. …Read More.
Excellent documentary on BBC Radio 4 that explores the impact of Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, and in particular the track Fight the Power, and places it in a context within the civil rights movement.
The Lollipop Lady’s Favourite is some new product from Cadbury’s (sic. Krafts) number one rapper Willo Wispa. The lead single from his forthcoming album produced by Metabeats – check out our Halloween Mix from last year – is available from here. As always, 100% hip-hop produced with real craft from the Associated Minds stable.
A trip darn sarf reminded me of Dettwork SouthEast Black Twang’s 1996 ode to public transport, that featured on the album of the same name. The LP has long been pulled and consigned to the lawyers shelf after a disagreement between artist and label but is all set for a re-release. Trainspotter’s might also like to know that the track sat between Compound One and Georgie Fame during DJ Facture’s tasty Milk ’n’ Anchovies mix.
For more info on the origins of Dettwork SouthEast check out this excellent blog dedicated to songs about old Landhan town.
Bonafide is proud to have been selected alongside 23 other creatives to represent London for the Nike (RED) TIED TOGETHER campaign, a noble initiative to raise awareness and support for fighting AIDS in Africa. Here’s the low-down;
“TIED TOGETHER is an epic journey in response to a global health crisis. Five cities. 120 hours of racing. 24 hour relays. …Read More.
Great to see that The Rub are continuing their excellent History of Hip Hop series. 2000 kicks off were 1999 finished, with underground gems jostling with stoned-baked bangers and slept on classics. Visit the archive and get up-to-speed with the new entries and revisit some the earlier installments. DJ Ayers, DJ Eleven and Cosmo Baker deliver not only a history lesson but an education in crate digging and musical appreciation.
Dusting the digital crates for an old-but-gold number for this weeks entry. An integral part of the Mochilla/VTech’s Timeless series, Addis to Axum is a recording of Quantic’s hour-long opening DJ set for the Mulatu Astatke performance. Literally archival in quality - it’s full of music discovered during his 2004 trip to Ethiopia – this is one to savour.
