DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing is probably one of the most influential and revered LP’s of the last 25 years. It also boasts one of the ill-est covers produced, a piece of art that embodies its creators musical soul and the culture he was (and remains) part of. Featuring create digging cats and one of the four legged variety, B+s photograph is a piece of musical history. The full panoramic version of the shot has been available for sale, put your best foot forward and head over to the e-shop.

Instalment five of Bonafide Beats arrives signed, sealed and delivered courtesy of the distinguished talents of UK hip-hop stalwarts Mystro and Mr Thing.

Part of the wave of talented MCs to emerge on the scene during the late 90s – Free the Walls with Braintax on the Word Lab 2 comp is a stonewall classic – Mystro is a larger than life character. Over the years his output has incorporated everything from working with Lowlife and its extended familia, albums produced Down Under and investigative cultural reports for Spine-TV.net. He’s currently promoting his new Digmund Freud EP.

Bonafide Beats 05 is stitched together with diligence, craft and love by vinyl manipulator Mr Thing. Thing’s fingers splice Mystros new material with the likes of Pharoah Monch’s blinding comeback track Shine, Slum Village’s stuttering cinematic playa anthem Scheming and a dollop of heavyweight hip-hop courtesy of Fat Joe (with Preemo on production) and The Roots.

MYSTRO & MR THING X BONAFIDE BEATS #05 by Bonafide Magazine

1.Holiday – David Axelrod
2.Around My Way – Mystro
3.Real Hip Hop  – Royce 5″9 feat. Black Milk+Elzhi
4.Shine – Pharoahe Monch feat. Melamachinko
5.Scheming – Slum Village feat. J.Dilla,De La Soul+Phife
6.I’m Gone – Fat Joe
7.Let ‘Em Know – Bun B
8.Fill The Air – Loudmouth feat. Mentalist,Mystro+Skandal
9.Web 20/20 – The Roots feat. Truck North + Peedi Peedi
10.The Beat Goes On – Jimmy Screech
11.Heart Is Breaking – Ty feat. Roses Gabor+Sway
12.Wednesday (UK RMX) – Saukrates feat. Mystro+Loudmouth

“I bet you look good on the dance floor”. I somehow think that Matt Helders would never have thought, when he was working on Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Not, that down the line that he would end up dressing people on the dance floor. Alongside Metalheadz’ Goldie, he is releasing a capsule collection, informed by musical culture, for British label Supremebeing.

To kick off the look, Supremebeing will be holding a launch party at Urban Outfitters, Oxford Street, on 8th September from 6pm to 8pm. Expect goodie bags and DJs bringing the noise.

UK hip-hop legend, Big Dada repper and Banana Klan badman Roots Manuva and the Dub College will be opening up shop near Kingsland overground tube station on the 6th Sept. Celebrating the release of his LP, Mr Manuva will be selling his wares, DJing, signing and performing. Roots Manuva doing all that in a shop! In a shop I say! A spectacle not to be missed!

For more Banana Klan goodness check out Groovement’s interview from last year. The man from Del Monte says yes!

In Bonafide issue 03 we interviewed the artistic colossus that is Mr Lif. A conversation that suggested to us that Lif’s place in the pantheon of hip-hop talent is pretty much nailed on. He’s just popped the – by his standards – laidback track The Best Route on his Bandcamp site. The Best Route is produced by Batsauce and features on his Summertime LP (the irony in this weather). Checkit.

Electric Wire Hustle
Electric Wire Hustle
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New Zealand based trio Electric Wire Hustle’s debut is a soulful set coming in at just under an hour, simultaneously reminiscent of J Dilla’s late 90’s productions, D’Angelo’s seminal Voodoo and Sa-Ra’s recent Nuclear Evolution. In fact the horns in ‘Gimme That Kinda’ sound almost identical to the opening of Common’s Like Water For Chocolate, begging the question how Electric Wire Hustle hoped to distinguish themselves from their composite of influences. In general they manage to stay the right side of straight tribute, drawing on a wealth of talent in guests such as Stacey Epps and Georgia Ann Muldrow; the band’s lush, bass-heavy instrumentation providing a suitable bed for the multi-tracked rambling of Muldrow in particular.

Infuriatingly the sequencing of album feels skewed at times. Late track ‘They Don’t Want’ is a real standout with its filtered fanfares, subtle traces of strings and generously layered soul vocals, however for some utterly astounding reason it is shoved at the back end of the album. There are a few lacklustre moments towards the end as well – for example, ‘Burn’, a stodgy paint-by-numbers anti-war song could have done with being left off the album entirely. On the whole however, the album stands as a solid debut – and though Electric Wire Hustle may sound like a patchwork of their influences, they offer enough originality and enthusiasm to carry it off.

Andrew Spragg

With the World Cup now over the big boys can focus their efforts on Retro re-releases and new grails instead of million pound advertising campaigns on players who had tournaments to forget.

Adidas have thrown up another fruity range from fashion designer Jeremy Scott. Here we see the Adidas Forum in many incarnations some eye catching (the license plate blue’s) and some downright terrifying (the Teddy Bear Highs look like something Gary Glitter dreamed up).

As always the Jeremy Scott selection is more for the uber expensive high fashion crowd than the traditional sneaker heads who think exhibition shoes are a pair of OG 1’s with the original Jordan hang tang.

On the topic of premium Adidas have some slightly more universal albeit pricey collab’s due this autumn with Neighbourhood and the in house Y-3.

Continuing with the collaboration theme Asics have been doing some good work with Ronnie Fieg this summer. The most significant (and limited) is the Navy Aqua Gel Lyte III. Like all good brands Asics used a good deal of sex to turn some heads on this line using the not entirely unattractive Joli Robinson to model the Gel Lytes in various states of undress. Those looking for a Joli-less pair can hit up ebay for around two hundred American dollars.

The notable releases this summer from the big swoosh so far include the AM 90 Infrareds which are now becoming the equivalent of the Neon 95’s for the amount of times it has been re-released. Also worth mentioning is the rebirth of the fat tongue on the Nike SB Dunk lows as seen in the recent Chromeball shoe. Despite whispers of some heavily desired samples from a few years back threatening full release the rest of this years output bar a stunning Quickstrike look pretty dry from Nike SB.

Thanks to a couple of celebrity endorsements other than Ghostface Clarks has seen a spike with the Desert Kahn II being one of the most desirable shoes this summer. This smart dress shoe is now particularly sought by the loafers, haircut, shorts and no socks crowd and yours truly has already seen some emotional displays from people trying to track down a pair. Despite this current range being sold out we have been told that a restock is due by the end of the summer to avoid any riots or suicides.

Finally this month sees the return of legendary London sneaker boutique Foot Patrol at new premises in Soho. Now under the Size?/JD umbrella Foot Patrol will serve a range of exclusive and Tier Zero business, expert knowledge plus collectible shoes from years past as well as showcasing kicks from up and coming brands. Those that like to hang around the nearby Stringfellows in the early hours may notice a camp out or two for some special edition goodness in the coming months.

Omar ‘Model_500′ Francis

Bonafide is produced by people who care. It’s crafted outside of our 9-5s as something that we’d like to read and know there are a loads of people out there who like it too. Our aim is simple; provide original coverage on where hip-hop has been, is at and where it’s heading. For issue 03 DaM FunK and co. are here to set our musical, artistic and fashion frequencies to 2010 and beyond.

For this issue we some how managed to convince one of our favourite, and modern music’s most imaginative art directors to design our front cover. And Jeff Jank (Stones Throw records) certainly comes up with the goods in this comic book-inspired cut-up of a Strong Arm Steady/Planet Asia/J Rocc image – dope to the power of a gazillion.

Inside the magazine we delve deep into the psyche of some of the most exciting MCs of the last 20 years including the polemical Mr Lif, renaissance man Raekwon the Chef, avant-garde sound sorcerers Anti-Pop Consortium and native tongue pioneers De La Soul. As well as getting the lo-down from two of the finest purveyors of modern funk, Malcolm Catto and Dam Funk who reveals he’s “more Gary Numan” than Sly Stone. On a slightly surreal tip we speak to an animated Jamaican commando who lost his arm in a secret zombie war – it could only be party animal Major Lazer.

We also continue our theme of exploration into the art & design of music promotion speaking to Jeff Jank and closer to home,  Jonathon Cooke from Village Green, the team behind Fabric’s distinct art direction and countless album covers. Continuing on the UK angle we get down with Sheffield club kid-come-Radio 1- tastemaker Toddla T, beat boxer extraordinaire Shlomo and Task Force’s Farma G who reveals another side to the rowdy rap group.

In support of issue 03, exclusive images, interview tasters and one or two specials will be appearing online in the coming months. But with a diverse roll call of major league talent, why not check out the visuals and then head over to our online corner shop and find out what all the fuss is about by treating yourself to a copy?

Photography by Amalie Rang

King Apparel are raiding their wardrobes to stock their sample sale at East Galleries, 214 Brick Lane (opposite Bagel Bakeries). Running from 26th – 29th August, goods on offer include at least one of every single item released since 2005, AW10 sample pieces and heavy discounts on current styles.

For those looking for one last summer burnout we have five pairs of weekend tickets up for grabs to the inaugural LED (London Electronic Dance) festival at east London’s Victoria Park this Friday and Saturday (27th & 28th August). Headlining the event is the slightly spooky man child David Guetta and rave veterans Leftfield, although the pick of the weekend will surely be extreme bass botherer Aphex Twin with Boy Better Know, Belgian mash up masters Soulwax and the freakishly compelling Die Antwoord all the way from Johannesburg, also well worth checking out.

And to win a pair of tickets all you need to do is email us at mailbox@bonafidezine.com with ‘I would like to go to LED Festival’ in the heading and an address to send the tickets to in the body of the email, first come first served.