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Live Reviews

M.O.P

Venue The Jazz Cafe, London
Date 25th August 2010
By Ryan Proctor | 31 August 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
The first of M.O.P.'s two Jazz Café shows (their first UK appearances in some years) was much like the Brooklyn duo's music – loud, abrasive and to the point, but a whole lot of rowdy fun. Continue>

Wu Tang Clan

Venue 02 Brixton Academy, London
Date 9th August 2010
By Thuto Mali | 12 August 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
The golden age of hip-hop has produced a host of contemporary legends, and the Wu Tang Clan have been hailed as amongst the most important acts of the past two decades. Individually and collectively, their sound and production skills are instantly recognizable. Continue>

The Doctor's Orders 5th Birthday

Venue Fabric, London
Date 23rd July 2010
By Mark Devlin | 26 July 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
It's quite an achievement for an event based around solid, banging hip-hop to have lasted five years in the volatile and sporadic world of London clubland. But if such an undertaking were to work anywhere, it would be the fashionable haven of alternative that is Fabric. Tonight marked the birthday… Continue>

Snoop Dogg

Venue 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
Date 9 July 2010
By Thuto Mali | 13 July 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
There are rappers, and then there are pioneers of the game. Described as one of the 'forefathers of G-Funk', Snoop has earned his 'legend' status and ensured West Coast rap remains firmly on the hip hop map. After nearly two decades, and a career that encompasses acting and presenting, Doctor… Continue>

Wale

Venue Jazz Cafe, London
Date 5th July 2010
By Thuto Mali | 10 July 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
When I first heard Wale's 'Shades' featuring Chrisette Michelle, it not only caught my attention, but prompted me to revisit a dialogue amongst my peers that I knew only too well. This was the kind of intellectual hip-hop reminiscent of the golden era, yet with a contemporary twist which I… Continue>

Norah Jones

Venue HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Date 22nd June 2010
By Thuto Mali | 10 July 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
Norah Jones is without a doubt a woman in a new season of life, emerging with a fresh sound and an almost rock chick look, with chic side swept bob, red baby doll dress, black waistcoat and killer heels. There are however, still hints of the young woman with the mesmerising… Continue>

Black Sheep Grazes In The Glastonbury Fields

Venue Glastonbury
Date 25 June 2010
By DJ Taylor | 06 July 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
So Glastonbury festival - that's all about stadium rock, hippies, warm cider and torrential rain, isn't it? Well not anymore. Sure enough, back in 1970 when dairy farmer Michael Eavis had the foresight to stage his first festival at Worthy Farm, psychedelic folk rockers T-Rex topped the bill. There was… Continue>

Cypress Hill

Venue Brixton Academy, London
Date 15th June 2010
By Christopher Mitchell | 21 June 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
This past week, the legendary Cypress Hill returned to the UK in an almost homecoming fashion, and passed through the world-famous Brixton Academy. The venue was filled to capacity as expected, and anticipation was rife. Continue>

B.o.B

Venue King College
Date 27 May 2010
By Thuto Mali | 03 June 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
Who knew back in April when I caught up with B.o.B for Black Sheep ahead of supporting Lupe Fiasco on tour, what the proceeding months would have in store. Continue>

TY Album Launch 

Venue Jazz Café
Date 31 May 2010
By Thuto Mali | 03 June 2010
Published in: Live Reviews
To set out with the intention of making an album that is a "time stamp of black history" is no mean feat. For TY to have not only accomplished that with "Special Kind of Fool" his fourth studio album, but to have transcended a wealth of genres, styles and even… Continue>
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