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Live Reviews
M.O.P
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 25th August 2010 |
By Ryan Proctor | 31 August 2010
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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.
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Wu Tang Clan
| Venue | 02 Brixton Academy, London |
| Date | 9th August 2010 |
By Thuto Mali | 12 August 2010
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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.
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The Doctor's Orders 5th Birthday
| Venue | Fabric, London |
| Date | 23rd July 2010 |
By Mark Devlin | 26 July 2010
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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…
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Snoop Dogg
| Venue | 02 Shepherds Bush Empire |
| Date | 9 July 2010 |
By Thuto Mali | 13 July 2010
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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…
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Wale
| Venue | Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 5th July 2010 |
By Thuto Mali | 10 July 2010
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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…
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Norah Jones
| Venue | HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London |
| Date | 22nd June 2010 |
By Thuto Mali | 10 July 2010
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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…
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Black Sheep Grazes In The Glastonbury Fields
| Venue | Glastonbury |
| Date | 25 June 2010 |
By DJ Taylor | 06 July 2010
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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…
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Cypress Hill
| Venue | Brixton Academy, London |
| Date | 15th June 2010 |
By Christopher Mitchell | 21 June 2010
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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.
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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.
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TY Album Launch
| Venue | Jazz Café |
| Date | 31 May 2010 |
By Thuto Mali | 03 June 2010
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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…
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