The Hip Hop Chronicle — This week Chipmunk is releasing a brand new mixtape called “CMAR: spazzz.com“. The project will feature Wretch 32, Skepta, Tinie Tempah and Mavado. Expect Chip’s explosive “Hustle Bars” freestyle to be on the project as well as the “Otis�... more info

Guardian Music — In the wake of the riots, British urban music has been accused of promoting a culture of entitlement. Here, Professor Green, Lethal Bizzle and Wiley describe a world that politicians have chosen to ignore – and explain how grime is helping to give ... more info

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Altsounds — Rude Kid is one of the most demanded producers in the grime scene right now, having worked with the likes of Wiley, Skepta, Kano, JME and Ghetts and more recently remixing the Clement Marfo & The Frontline vs Smasher tune Take A Look. His unique expe... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — On Nihal’s Radio 1 show, Shizzio, Skepta and Chipmunk speak on “Asian Girl”. I don’t really understand what the big deal was with Skepta and Chip doing the “Asian Girl” track. There wasn’t any malice and they did their research. Related... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best day festivalsThe Big MixWhen: 18 JuneWhere: Shoreditch, LondonWhat: Formerly known as The Brick Lane Takeover. Music, comedy, fashion, art and cabaret in various venues around east London in aid of Macmil... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Skepta teams up with DJ Whoo Kid once again to drop “Community Payback”, a free album for the masses. Just started the first couple of tracks and its pretty good. I recommend you download it below.   Skepta – Community Payback (Free Album) a2a... more info

Guardian Music — Proud, LondonThe supposedly marginal, insular London grime scene keeps throwing up mainstream pop stars. In the wake of Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah, 20-year-old Tottenham rapper Chipmunk, with a No 2 album and No 1 single already to his name, look... more info

Guardian Music — We've known the headliners for some time, but scour the lineup and there's an varied bunch of artists from Kool and the Gang to the Master Musicians of JoujoukaOf course, we already knew about this year's headlining trio of U2, Coldplay and Beyoncé ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The One Love Peace festival is celebrating it’s 20th year anniversary and they are celebrating in style. The reggae event which takes place at Wembley Arena on July 31st already has Busta Rhymes, Shaggy, Skepta, Aswad and Gyptian confirmed. On retu... more info