Cornbread
- Graf
- 19/02/07
Darryl McCray, better known as Cornbread, is one of the unsung pioneers of Hip Hop culture. He started daubing his name on the streets of Philadelphia back in 1967. Little did he know that what he started would become a cultural phenomenon and spread to every corner of the world. It's difficult to understate the influence this man had on the world of graffiti. He is widely considered one of, if not the, first true graffiti writer. A legend that never got his dues and who's personal journey has taken him to hell and back.
DJ
First Aid
- DJs
- 26/07/07
Hoping to continue the success of his breakthrough track,
‘Devon Cream’, DJ First Aid has seemingly kicked his life in to
overdrive. Aid took time out of his increasingly busy schedule
to let me know the story of his career so far, what the future
holds for Gettin’ Better Records, and how he’s glad to have
played a part in the legacy for a ‘local legend’.
Steam156 Interview
- Graf
- 12/01/07
Few people in the UK have had as much an effect on the recording and progression of aerosol art in the UK as "international graffiti art documentor" Steam 156. For over 12 years he has travelled all over to search and photograph many of the worlds Kings, in between trips, ukhh.com was granted access to the archives, and a screening of the aerosolpanet.com series forthcoming DVD releases.
The Disablists
- DJs
- 04/10/06
What’s got six hands, five turntables, three mixers, a humungous spliff and more than their share of talent? Three-time UK DMC team champs The Disablists, that’s what. The trio of Asian Hawk, The Mighty Atom and Clever Monkey have fast risen to the top of their competitive discipline by paying as much attention to showmanship and musicality as to cold technique. Keen to please the crowd and turn rivals green with envy in equal measure, The Disablists are an uncommonly extraverted trio of deejays whose routines strive to secure recognition for the turntable as a legitimate musical instrument. Pootle spoke with group member Mighty Atom about their gear, their good luck rituals and a whole crate of other deejay-related topics.
DJ
279
- DJs
- 14/09/06
279 is perhaps a name more familiar to Londoners than heads across the country, but this is one DJ who has served his time in the Hip Hop community and deserves respect for it. Long established as one of London’s favourite DJ’s due to his show on Choice FM, and for his pivotal role in selflessly promoting new talent. Here is the long awaited – and a bit overdue, UKHH interview with DJ 279.
Signtology - The Art of VOP - Graffiti
- 11/09/06
Signtology is the latest exhibition from esteemed
VOP Crew artists: Dane and Solo One. Already well known for their many collaborations: including artwork for artists as diverse as Oasis, Roots Manuva and Task Force, participation in the They Made Me Do It collective and numerous beautifying street action, this is their second Brixton exhibition after last years Deep End show at Brixton Lido.
Dr Butcher
- DJs
- 25/08/06
Hip hop history is a rocky word of mouth terrain, with many a foundation participant overlooked, or edited out of history. Dr. Butcher is just such an example. The Corona Queens native was born in the thick of the golden era
Over the years he's done cuts for Kool G Rap, got a spot in the X-men and he’s also produced the Artifacts, Kool G Rap, Akinyele, MF Grimm, Coolio and several video games, commercials and movie scores. The good Doctor has a bunch of tricks in his blood-splattered apron, so we got an appointment and this is his diagnosis...
Andy Smith
- DJs
- 02/08/06
Though Andy Smith is most widely known as the "Portishead DJ", he is a remarkable talent in his own right. With a string of his own "Document" mix albums already in circulation and last year's "Andy Smith's Northern Soul" mix, Andy is poised to make more waves in the industry in 2006 with his new "Trojan Document" out now on Trojan Records so
Gentle Jones hooked up to get a resume and an update...
C2C
- DJs
- 28/06/06
UKHH.com couldn't leave the DMC heats without linking one of the C2C (Coup 2 Cross) crew for a quick chat with about the Euro hip hop scene and the super secret C2C album that will drop late 06 or early 07.
Tony Camara exchanged Anglo-French pleasantries…
DJ
Rasp
- DJs
- 26/06/06
DJ Rasp from St Helens,
Merseyside is the DJ for the Liverpool group the Shakti and the Leeds
regional DMC heat winner 2006.
Tony Camara caught up with him just after he had
collected his prizes for a quick Northern connection in action - representing in
the north West…
DJ
A-Trak
- DJs
- 02/05/06
A couple of years ago K-Per went to meet A-Trak after an in store
at Deal Real in London. 2 days later A-Trak had got a gig as Kanye West’s tour
DJ following the in store, and 2 years later he’s been on the road with Kanye
non stop, got the Dipset to rhyme on a track for his album, done cuts for
Common’s ‘Be’ LP and generally managed to establish a link between hip hop and
tablism where most haven’t.
DJ
IQ
- DJs
- 21/04/06
If you haven’t heard of DJ IQ you can be forgiven…but only just. With his
debut LP set to drop this summer (which includes a number of tasty
collaborations) UKHH.com’s latest interviewer Straika went down and spoke
to this young pretender about his dedication to the game…
Grand Wizard Theodore
- DJs
- 14/12/05
Grand Wizard Theodore is hailed as the 13 year old that invented one of the first scratch techniques with the ‘needle drop’. Grandmaster Flash was in the same crew as Theodore’s older brother Mean Gene Flash apparently saw the potential in the young boy and taught GWT what he knew about playing records and the rest they say is history….. If you’ve watched Wildstyle you’ll have seen Grand Wizard Theodore representing the Fantastic Five and squaring up against DJ Charlie Chase of the Cold Crush Brothers...but this time we left it simple n' put him up against ukhh.com's own MollY Malone....
