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Soul Ii Soul - James Brown Like A Brother To Jazzie B

4893 days ago
ContactMusicSoul II Soul star Jazzie B says James Brown treated him like a "little brother". The DJ, producer and singer worked with James - known as the 'Godfather of Soul' - on one of his albums as well as touring with him, and reveals the star really took him... more info

N-dubz - Dappy To Save British Music

4894 days ago
ContactMusicDappy from N-Dubz could save British music, according to Jazzie B. The Soul II Soul star - who was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to British music in 2008 - thinks artists have to rely too heavily on collabo... more info

Clubs picks of the week

5053 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Doctor's Orders, BrightonIt might be more than two decades since Back To Life and Keep On Movin' graced the charts, but Soul II Soul kingpin Jazzie B has been a busy old bee. The avuncular groover, born Trevor Beresford Romeo, has picked up an OB... more info

The Black CNN – When Hip Hop Took Control | Radio review

5264 days ago
Guardian MusicMarking the release of Public Enemy's Fight the Power 21 years ago, this overview of hip-hop's political awakening did a good job of showing pop music at its most revolutionaryThe Black CNN – When Hip Hop Took Control (Radio 4) was the story of a p... more info

Interactive: Paul Morley's Showing off ... UK hip hop

5390 days ago
Guardian MusicPaul Morley explores the standing of British rap, meeting the hottest act on the scene, Giggs, as well as bona fide pop star Tinchy Stryder, the poetically-minded Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, and Soul II Soul's Jazzie BPaul MorleyChris Fenn more info

Paul Morley on the legacy of Jazzie B and Soul II Soul

5390 days ago
Guardian MusicIs there anything of Jazzie B and Soul II Soul in today's black British pop stars, asks Paul Morley Read this tremendous interview with Jazzie B OBE as historian/scholar/enthusiast/cultural commentator/collector/motivator/fashion analyst/expert/elder... more info

Can Lily Allen succeed where Prince failed?

5396 days ago
Guardian MusicIf she reads this, Lily might get The Fear about her impending move into retail. Lauren Cochrane has some warnings from pop's pastWe are, as every 80s child knows, a nation of shopkeepers. So it makes some kind of sense that Lily Allen (b 1985) is gi... more info

Hey, what's that sound: Keytar

5408 days ago
Guardian MusicThis cringe-tastic totem of 1980s kitsch has recently had a confusing is-it-ironic-or-not resurgenceWhat is it? Depends on your point of view. On one hand, it's the biggest totem of 1980s cringe there is this side of the piano-key necktie. On the oth... more info

British Lovers Rock Gala Awards

5600 days ago
Time Out, LondonThis multicultural event brings in Jazzie B to host the awards, plus a range of lauded reggae performers including Maxi Priest, Caron Wheeler, Jimmy Lindsay & more more info

2009 Rizla Invisible Players Tour

5679 days ago
I Like MusicIncluding Jazzie B, Micachu, Gruff Rhys and David Shrigley more info

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