Skirmish – Back to 95
Skirmish drops a heavy dose of nostalgia, taking you straight back to the golden days of of mid-90’s Hip Hop as he effortlessly flows and details influences close to his heart over a smooth, head-nodding beat by Manage
Skirmish drops a heavy dose of nostalgia, taking you straight back to the golden days of of mid-90’s Hip Hop as he effortlessly flows and details influences close to his heart over a smooth, head-nodding beat by Manage
After a long hiatus, Conflix finally returns to the scene with the first single from his forthcoming EP ‘Investment in Loss’.
Available here : https://lab79.bandcamp.com/
Reain , Manage & Skirmish dropping it heavy with Cuts by Fidel Cutstro . Video Shot, Directed & Edited by Jack Diggs . Recorded & Mixed @Lab79, London. Mastered By : Chemo@KMJ45.com . Produced By Manage. Guitar By Chris Le Hat . Bass by Steve Ryan .
Heavyweight link up from eMCee Killa, Manage, Skirmish and Conflix for the latest Lab 79 release ‘Pieces’. Produced by Manage with Jack Diggs on visual duties. Heavy!
Phoenix Da Icefire & The Strange Neighbour ‘Expendables’ Lifted from Cinematic out now and available HERE.
Featuring: Manage, eMCee Killa, Tesla’s Ghost, Da Flyy Hooligan, Genesis Elijah, Big Cakes, Logic, Fliptrix, Verb T, Mic Assassin, Big Toast, Jack Diggs, Kyza & Cappo.
Starring: Alfie Green from Global Movement Agency LTD & DaddyMakesDoh Directed by Dfacer.
The latest release from Revorg Records, Sounds About Right! sees veteran MCs Manage & Blitz come together as Code Name Theory (CNT) to drop a timely EP of absolute bangers. But Sounds About Right! is more than just the usual mix of hazy stoner tracks with a twisted sense of humour – it’s a call to arms for an angry, forgotten generation.
As a former member of Caxton Press (Manage) and a self-described “retired astronaut” (Blitz), the two emcees have honed their sound to laser precision. With Sounds About Right!, CNT have the powers that be of in their sights. Both acts are known for their socially conscious rap in their own work, but as CNT, the two emcees are more awake, more engaged, and angrier than ever.
When Manage spits bars on ‘Need Guidance’ about “So-called leaders, Chattin’ lies as they lead us / With false hope / That they’re speakin’ / my heart’s bleedin’ / Jesus this world is mad / There’s no pleasin’ us,” you can hear the anger in his voice. This isn’t some empty teenage rebellion, it’s a genuine indictment of our fucked up society.
If all this sounds a bit serious, don’t worry; Sounds About Right! still finds time to take aim at the more ridiculous elements of British society, especially “Mummy’s boys with rappin’ schemes” and all the “Tarquin’s with hip hop dreams”. Even at its most serious, the EP keeps one foot firmly in the absurd. Bars about corrupt leaders and an aimless population jostle with lines about cups of tea and burning zoots.
The production – expertly handled by Manage with some help from Kolak47 and Hutch – provides an ideal backdrop for the razor-sharp bars. Even ‘Planet Stone’, a hazy stream of consciousness with a cosmic twist, bristles with an undercurrent of anger like it’s about to stumble across some hidden life form à la Sigourney Weaver on the Nostromo.
At their best, CNT articulate the disenfranchisement of a generation brought up under the shadow of austerity, of a country still coming to terms with the gulf between the political rhetoric we see on TV and the reality on the ground. Sounds About Right! isn’t just a snapshot of 2018 Britain, it’s an X-Ray of our terminal existence, an autopsy of a shattered illusion. They might not paint a pretty picture with their lyrical soundscapes, but it’s a picture many in the UK will recognise as all too real.
Sounds About Right! drops November 5th 2018 on Revorg Records. Click here to pre-order the album now.
Blitz getting spiritual and pondering the universe here on ‘Planet Stone’ with fellow CNT member Manage sticking to production duties on some ethereal melodics. Taken from the EP Sounds About Right on Revorg Records.
Blitz got tagged in by Tom Ryan aka Dr. VooDoo and goes in over a Manage beat. Find out who gets tagged in next.
Code Name Theory, comprising of barsmen Manage and Blitz rep the sunny shores of Folkestone Kent in the windswept video for their new single Stone Folk. See what they did there? If this offering’s anything to go by, the creative process of tea, zoots and a home studio by the sea looks promising. Watch out for their collab LP dropping soon on Revorg records.
Lok’s back with his fortnightly Free podcast – part 19 of 2015 now in association with 4649 Worldwide Clothing. Check out the tracklist below, and don’t forget you can grab all of these from 2013, 2014 & 2015 Free here
Tracklist
1. Mystro – Kiss That Ass Goodnight
2. Verb T & Illinformed – Rolex Dreams ft Leaf Dog
3. Philly B ft Dirty Dike & Jam Baxter – Never
4. Big Toast – Unbelievable Krimewave ft Jack Diggs, Oliver Sudden, Ogre Drool, Gee Bag, Stinkin Slumrock & Flowtecs
5. Life MC & Badhabitz – Round The Corner
6. Dirty Dike – Me & You ft Jam Baxter
7. Dubbledge – L.O.V.E
8. Manage – Soul Root
9. Dead Players – Oh Well
10. Ghost Writerz – Wind Up Your Waist ft Shiffa Dan, RTKal & G.O.L.D