JSB

JSB is a 21-year-old Hip Hop Artist hailed from East London he has been in love with music since he was twelve but only started to make it into a career in 2002. He says that his love for music was always there, but he never saw it as something he wanted to take serious. Then at the beginning of 2002 he started to go to his friend’s house and they used to get 2 tape recorders 1 to play instrumentals and the other to record them they used to do this once in a while and freestyle.

Recently this year he has mostly performed abroad in Africa, (Liberia to be exact) promoting his single "Got Swagger". His first show out there was on December 20 2008 for the “Liberia Unites Against Aids Concert”. He was on the show along side other big african artists such as 2face, tony tetula and aki & paw paw nigerian nollywood actors. At that time his single reached number 2 on the national liberian radio chart and later went to number 1 after he had returned to London. Most recent in July 2009 they called him back to do a tour of the country as his song hit number 1 on the national chart without a video, the first liberian artist to do so. He was out there for 5 weeks and did shows at various venues and beaches across the capital (Monrovia). He also while out there, launched a promo cd titled “Mr Consistant Promo Cd” it done well and is now currently recording the part 2 entitled “No Place Like Home” which will be released by the end of this year.

Young Future Entertainment is a movement/label that JSB put together in 2007 but have really been working hard to grow this year, those that have joined the movement over the past 1 year are Akin, Chris, Debo and Lynk who is also a uk hiphop artist like myself. Together they are trying to push forward good music and gain respect in todays uk industry. They are currently working on solo projects but also are recording the movements debut mixtape that should be out sometime next year. Believing that they have the drive and talent to rise to the top of the industry and stand on their own too feet, they are all passionate about the entertainment field and we all have the same hunger to succeed and believe that its only a matter of time. To find out more info on the movement check out the myspace www.myspace.com/youngfutureent

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Vibezine

Vibezine is an independently run resource for street culture, fashion, music and art as well as an outlet to broadcast the latest urban news, views, styles and attire.


We aim to keep our readers fully up to date with all the freshest products, music and film releases – covering everything from footwear, clothing and accessories, to mixtapes, exclusive interviews, sports and events, plus much more.

Vibezine also doubles up as an online store which has over 2500 items from 25 different brands including; D&G, Y-3, adidas Originals, Maharishi etc..

Vibezine is your one stop shop for all your urban needs, whether it is some fresh threads your after or even to catch up on the ever changing world of urban fashion and music.

http://www.vibezine.com/  

Wizzy Wow - Dr. Wizzy Love Space Motel

Wizzy has decided to go solo after the sucess of his partner-in-rhyme Wretch 32 (who you can see rhyming together on the well known single 'Be Cool' which heated up underground stations nationwide in the UK)....

Welcome to the space motel is a free downloadable album put together by Mr Wizzy Wow himself as well as having features from Wiley, Scorcher, Double S, Mark Asari and more. With a collection of pop, R&B, grime and good use of auto tune all in one CD which makes it a must download this year.

http://www.filefront.com/14484385/Dr.WizzyLov..e%20Mp3.zip

Hammer - Hurricane City

The North London MC who is rapidly building momentum within the underground scene will be releasing his new EP Hurricane City due to be released 30th September 2009. His CD which includes a variety of styles and genres to suit, will also include his previous two singles: ‘Stinkin’ and ‘Hurricane’.

The album has features from the likes of Wiley, Skepta, Rude Kid and Silencer. Hammer is an artist of many talents and not only does he work on the vocal side of music but also works on the production. Hammer produced a number of tracks on his EP including current single ‘Hurricane’. Being described as ‘the next best thing’ and ‘the one to watch out for’, Hammer is definitely set for success.

Hurricane set for release on 17th August. Channel AKA recently debuted the Hurricane video on their channels and the video has gone on to receive more than 5,000 views on YouTube. He has also collaborated with the likes of Skepta on the Stinkin Remix as well as JME, Scorcher, among others, and continues to attract a loyal fan base. Hammer has been invited to radio shows by the likes of legend Tim Westwood, DJ Logan Sama, DJ Lime Light and DJ Cameo to promote his EP. He has also played on radio stations ranging from BBC 1Xtra to KISS FM to BBC Asian Network to Choice FM. Hammer also makes regular appearances on popular pirate stations such as Rinse FM and De Je Vu.

Mz Bratt - Give It To Em Vol 2

Hailing from East London and at the tender age of 17, Mz Bratt is already an inspirational figure to many in the world of UK Urban/Dance music and TV. Billed by many experts as 2009's one to watch, Mz Bratt has emerged from the current UK Urban scene as the lone female role model within a male dominated arena. Her exceptional talent struck renowned award-winning urban producer Terror Danjah (Kano, Sway, Chipmunk, Shola Ama) who took her under his wing after hearing her at local MC battles and seeing her huge Myspace following.

This was soon followed the news that Mz Bratt had been selected to be part of the T4 entertainment show 'Music-Cool', where she starred as the LEAD female- at one point reducing guest judge Jamelia to tears with her exceptional talent and vocal ability. Following this Mz Bratt then embarked on a huge US and European tour with Shoredich cool guys 'The Count and Sinden' which included shows at Glastonbury and Bestival.

She has also featured on remixes and records with artists including Wiley, Tinchy Stryder, Taio Cruz, Sadie Ama and Grammy nominated US Star Jazmine Sullivan.Mz Bratt's musical taste is diverse and she lists her influences ranging from Lauryn Hill, Beyonce, Coldplay, Method Man, Nas, Lady GaGa, Bob Marley and Michael Jackson.Another key influence was her father who was MC SCALLYWAG from the late 80's Acid-House outfit 'Spiral Tribe'. This early exposure to music of a liberating nature has certainly contributed to the development of Mz Bratt's own unique signature electro-fused hip-hop sound.

Her debut release 'Who Do You Think You Are?' was released through the highly successful Universal Music label 'All Around the World', who have recently seen massive success with label mates N-Dubz who sold over 500,000 Albums. The single has already been heavily rotated on BBC's 1xtra and Radio 1 having been championed by DJ's Tim Westwood and Pete Tong.

She has just released her mixtape on free download and is also performing on the Braap pack tour with Ironik, Chipmunk and many more…
(Give it to em Vol2 link http://bit.ly/3DMBUA )

L.A. Cartier - Must Be Crazy

L.A. Cartier is an R&B singer/songwriter from Tottenham, North London. She is also a university student studying Psychology and Criminal Behaviour. L.A.’s singing abilities started being noticed at the tender age of 13 when she began to write and perform at talent showcases and events all over the UK and overseas. She has performed alongside U.K. artists such as Choong family, Jai Amore, Big Narstie and Chipmunk.

L.A. has collaborated with artists such as Wretch 32 and Mark Asare; she also collaborated with Benny Bizzie on a song called ‘Angry’, which charted at number 6 in the Channel U charts. Her Music has been featured on numerous Compilation CDs and DVD’s such as R U Listening, Street Soul Stars - put together by ‘UK Street Sound’- and the ‘Salute The Streets’ DVD.

Throughout her career L.A. has contributed her music to positive projects. She has previously been involved in a project that organised dance shows to raise money for The Great Ormond Street Hospital and has also performed at Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraisers.

L.A. has just finished shooting her first solo video for an R&B song entitled ‘Must Be Crazy’, originally produced by Lazy and re-mixed by Stikman. The video, which was officially launched on Friday 15th May 2009, has received a very positive response and has been featured on internet sites such as Facebook, (it can also be found on the MTV Facebook page), and media massacre and is in the process of appearing on music television channels soon.

L.A. is continuing to write and record new music and is currently on the promotional trail, promoting her current single ‘Call Me’, which has an un-official promotional video and her forthcoming single ‘Must Be Crazy’.

L.A.’s plan includes writing and recording new material, collaborating with other artists and performing her music to new audiences.

‘Must Be Crazy’

‘Must Be Crazy is L.A.’s forthcoming single. Produced by Lazy and re-mixed by Stikman, ‘Must Be Crazy’ written by L.A. is an R&B track fused with Hip Hop.

The concept of the song is L.A.’s determination to succeed in the music industry. With lyrics such as “people never thought that I would make it, but now I’m here to see the crown and take it…” the song talks about her struggle to highlight her talent and because of this she feels she cant be compared to anyone else, which is emphasised in the songs chorus.

The video was shot in March 2009 in Luton television studios.The concept of the video is an introduction to L.A. as an artist. The video is performance based and sees L.A. performing in a variety of different scenes.

Sai Photography

Sai (Saira Awan) is a freelance photographer based in London. Her passion for the visual arts is what pulled her into the photography world and is what has kept her there.


She has had numerous commissioned pieces of work published ranging from food to fashion to celebrity press shots.

Her two main areas of interest are unit photography (production and marketing stills) for film/music and portraiture work (including headshots for actors, models and performers) whether this is in the studio or on location.

As well as doing commissioned photography work for corporate companies and individuals, she also deals with image manipulation and restoration

Sai has exhibited her work in numerous venues across Europe including: BAFTA head office in London (UK), No Label festival in Utrecht (Netherlands) and Roots and Routes in Lille (France).

As well as working in the UK, Sai is involved with a youth project which covers 10 European countries. The project allows talented youth from all the countries involved to take part in workshops and performances in different Cities. Sai has progressed from being one of the selected ‘talents’ to represent the Uk to becoming a trainer in the field.

Complexsimplicity London

From stylist to make up artist to events coordinator to personal shopper is ther anything this women can't do? Simone Karma Rae from a young age has been an aspiring creative person and always wanted to follow her dream of wanting to help people and make them feel and look special, well now that has come true as she is launched her own company on Thursday 27th June that does exactly that.

Complexsimplicity london aims to make the jobs you hate simple. With a broad spectrum of expertise in styling, events and make up complexsimplicity provides clients with the ability to sit back and relax and let them do all the work. Organising events to suit you, They set out to create directional services of only the highest standard essentially focusing on delivering the excellence you expect. Believing everyone can look good, feel good, amd that her special brand of style assistance can give her clients the confidence to look and feel fantastic on the inside and out. It takes real talent to select the styles and colours that will suit each individual. Skin tone, hair colour and of course body shape which is the exact talent that complexsimplity has.

V.A.S - Safe With Me

Your Ears Are ‘Safe With Me’

Summer 2009, the official release of the brand new single “Safe With Me” by fresh multitalented artist V.A.S.! Now available on iTunes, Amazon (US and UK), Napster and many more outlets.

Following the successes of his previous singles ‘Goon2aGoblin’, cleverly using a well-known rapper’s phrase along with V.A.S. own alternative, witty style and the party Brit-Hop record ‘On Point/Brush Them Off’, V.A.S. is back and he’s better than ever with a new single and a catchy hook that should blow you away!

With this new melodious single “Safe With Me”, independent and upcoming artist V.A.S. had received over 10,000 plays on YouTube in less than a month. Being a great success at various shows and performances in and around London, he has had an astounding amount of support. As Martin Jay from Choice FM has said, V.A.S. has “…animation, confidence and originality” and it seems many can’t resist his potential. Along with a shout out on Choice FM and positive feedback from comments on the internet, there has also been a great response to the video since being screened on Channel AKA as “Safe With Me” has even entered the channel's Top 20 Charts.

V.A.S brings a pleasant laid-back vibe to the UK music scene. This unsigned London performer is skilled in the areas of producing, singing, rapping, dancing, and even acting! From a young age his strong passion for music, learning a variety of instruments and writing rhymes in his spare time makes him one of a kind entertainer.

If you would like a taste of this ‘flavour’ listen to “Safe With Me” and be pleasantly surprised.

Tre Sosa Ft Sean Rumsey - Not Right

Fifteen Year Old MC Tre Sosa Debut Single

Release date to be confirmed.
New artist takes scene by storm with video on MTV Base and Channel AKA.

Tré Sosa’s début single –Not right

Young MC, producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tré Sosa is proving himself to be one of the best artists the UK has to offer, already at his age he has had interest from major label Sony Music, which he couldn’t fulfill due to schooling commitments

Music has already taken Tre up and down the UK, and overseas too! He has also shared stages with the likes of Bow Wow, Tynisha Keli, Lupé Fiasco and N-Dubz to name a few. Now that he is getting ready for his debut single at such a young age he is already show maturity in his music with the skills, lyrical flow and presence to sit comfortably alongside the talented Sean Rumsey.

Tre adds his own modern and very minimalist flair to ‘Not Right’ while on the other hand keeps this track routed in all that is hot on the streets right now with his melodic rap and distinctive flow.

Mr Midas - Midas

The UK’s most exciting dancehall artist, Mr. Midas, makes a highly anticipated return with Midas, the hot new single from his debut LP It Only Takes 1Moment.

Midas – The single

Mr. Midas is all set to cause a heat wave on the dance floor this summer with the self-titled Midas, an upbeat song showcasing Mr. Midas’ unique bashment sound.
The T4 Musicool favourite teams up with in-demand production genius JD AKA Dready (Estelle, Busta Rhymes, So Solid) for this energetic new track. Midas is the follow-up to Mr. Midas’ successful first single Wile Out.om his debut album: It Only Takes 1Moment.

The fun, uplifting vibe of Midas gives Mr. Midas the opportunity to sample some of his favourite bashment and hip hop rhythms. The single’s lively bass line, strong lyrics and rhythms and catchy chorus makes for the ultimate dancehall party track of 2009.

Also showcasing the musical talents of David B, Midas looks set to be the sound of the summer.

Mr. Midas – The man

Hailing from South London Mr. Midas’ Jamaican and Barbadian roots has influenced his music dramatically. Not a man to follow trends, the 25-year-old’s music is a fusion of the dancehall, hip hop, grime, pop & rock music genres he loves.

A regular fixture on London’s urban music scene, with the release of Midas, Mr. Midas is aiming to bring a positive image of bashment and dancehall to a UK-wide audience. With a rapidly growing fanbase, both on and off –line, 2009 looks set to be a remarkable year for one of the UK’s most important musical talents.

Zach Elyshevitz - Team Blackout

If you’ve been following the hit MTV reality series Run’s House starring Reverend Run (of Run-DMC), then you already know about the hip-hop trio Team Blackout.

Team Blackout consists of Rev Run’s teenage son JoJo Simmons and his childhood friends Zach, and Reggie. Since the group formed the group they’ve been honing their craft, in the studio, on stage and even on TV. For the past four-years, millions of Run’s House fans have watched Team Blackout develop, on-air, into a full-fledged group to look out for. In 2007, they landed their first record deal with NY / LA based indie label Latchkey Recordings (distributed via Koch Entertainment).

Team Blackout immediately hit the studio to record their debut album, ‘Lights Out’, in stores 8/19/2008. ‘Lights Out’ was produced entirely by upcoming production duo Chris n Teeb (Danity Kane, Salt N Pepa), Grammy award winning producer Rockwilder and Ron Browz. Rev Run serves as the LP’s executive producer.

Fans around the world got to watch the boys hang around the house in New Jersey and prepare for their debut album. Each member is now working on solo projects and Zach is using his training as a musician and his natural gifts as a lyrist to create fun, positive and intelligent music.

Zach is currently a junior year at The City College of New York, located in Harlem, where he is working towards his Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) in Jazz Performance. Zach has always been on his grind musically.  His music education did not come in the traditional manner. He found performance opportunities on his own. Zach has performed at The Jazz Spot in Brooklyn, NY, The Brooklyn/Queens Conservatory, Boys and Girls Harbor NY, and New York’s Jazz Standard with such jazz notables as Jeremy Pelt, Steve Wilson, Seleno Clark, Walter White, and David “Fat Head” Newman to name a few.

Zach releases one free style a week on an old skool hip hop beat to build up the momentum of his soon to be release ‘In My Own World’.

Zach Freestyles

KC-The-Fracture-Kid

KC-the-fracture-kid has been tagged as a unique wordsmith whose musical creations cut through the stereotypical hip-hop and grime norms. Continually on the grind, he has sold just over 10,000 copies of his most recent mix tapes ‘Fracture Flows Volumes 1 & 2’ on street corners up and down the UK on a one to one basis to the majority of his fan base. Utilizing the highly effective and respected street team model, KC has managed to shift his material with amazing speed.


KC started his career at the age of 15-years, when he started to host guest slots on Temptation 102.4 FM with his former group ‘The High Grade Crew’. He cites one of the original grime collectives ‘NASTY Crew’ (which stands for Natural Artistic Sounds Touching You), whom he used to listen to on Déjà Vu 92.3FM as being one of his main inspirations while growing up musically.

Originally hailing from Leytonstone, East London (also known as the UK’s grime capital), he has opened up for artists such as JME, Skepta, Lisa Mafia, Sunshine Anderson and Shystie. Through an opportunity to move up North, to Newcastle, KC began to spend time in the studio and further develop his skills as an artist. At this point he began to gig extensively on the underground music circuit playing at infamous club nights such as ‘Love dough’ which features in many cities in the North East including Leeds, Durham, York and Newcastle. KC also created his first mix tape entitled ‘The Deadly Sins’ through seasoned promotional veteran ‘Matthew Smyth’ on Love Dough Recordings. ‘The Deadly Sins’ also featured Fallacy, Faith SFX and DJ Kofi.

With an exclusive invitation from Shortee Blitz to guest feature on a live radio set for Kiss FM’s 5th birthday alongside Sway, Estelle, Doc Brown and Pyrelli, combined with the video ‘Joe Pride’ receiving a warm public reception on Channel U, this alternative rapper who flows just as well over acoustic and electronic beats, as straight forward hip-hop and grime flavors has been creating somewhat of a quiet storm.

KC’s latest offering is an EP called ‘R.A.V.E.’, featuring the title track, with ‘Joe Pride’, ‘Catchphrase’ and ‘U Go Ure Way’ as the equally enticing B sides. ‘R.A.V.E’ will be available for download in January / February 2009

Self Taught Beats - Where I Wanna Be

Self Taught Beats, who is the co-founder of First Love Musik production team, describes himself as a music producer of many genres. The south London bred musician gained much respect for producing underground classics such as ‘Crying Out Loud’ featuring Bashy and ‘Rice & Peas’ featuring Uni-verse (Hugo Urban Rules winner). Tracks produced by First Love Musik have received much positive commentary from the likes of Omar, Mica Paris, DJ Giles Peterson (Radio 1), Ludacris (US Hip-hop artist), Nottz (US producer), DJ Big Ted (Kiss FM), DJ 279 (Choice FM), DJ Twin B & Ras Kwame (1Xtra) and Nathan (UK R&B singer), amongst others.

His talents have also been eagerly sought out by companies and artists such as MTV Base (DJ Takeover), Amedume Films, Street Politics (MOBO award winners), Wretch 32, Scorcher, No Lay, Black Twang, Maxwell D, Street Journalist, Tor, Pariz 1, Alex Blood, Tinie Tempa, Rukus, Moorish Delta 7, Terri Walker, Skinny Man, Big Cakes, Swiss (So Solid), Baby Blue, Akala, Bronze & Black, Mr. Midas, Biggs, Sincere, Yolanda Brown (Saxophonist), shortMAN (Award winning spoken word artist), Tugg Star (Award winning spoken word artist), J'Nay (MOBO Award Winner), Hill St Soul, Sharlene Hector (Bassment Jaxx) and Teish O’Day. Self Taught has also played a role in the pivotal part of developing artists such as female rapper Speech Therapy, who recently signed to ‘Big Dada’ (a label which also provides a home for Ty and Roots Manuva) and Ella James (a singer / songwriter whose now signed to Matthew Knowles’ record label ‘World Music’).

Self Taught Beats is currently working on his album, which is as yet untitled. However it will feature many of the hottest UK Hip-Hop and Grime artists (so the listeners will be in for a real treat!). The first release from his debut is called ‘Where I Wanna Be’. The various versions of ‘Where I Wanna Be’ feature Terri Walker, shortMAN, Street Journalism and Realism, with Ruf, Lee Cole and Baseline (by Parabeats) remixes making this one a real sing along club banger!