The Bluntskins - Bluntskins Album

The Bluntskins are the newest Manchester Hip Hop crew to hit the streets. Consisting of T.N.C's Bill Sykes, Mothership Connection's Cheech the Grim Reefer and beat master Pro P you already know that these guys are not to be fucked with. With ever track on the album being a tribute to gods green friend this is defiantly one to sit back on a Friday, roll a fatty with your bros, puff, puff, pass until your feeling the reefer madness. Musically this is a master piece from start to finish, with Pro P using samples from Terence McKenna speeches, Ali G & more it makes an interesting listen. Some great MCs feature including D'Lyfa Reilly, Wordz, Black Josh, C Aye Monk, Goshin, Spider Jaroo, Legion, Sparkz, Dubble O & more the levels are through the roof lyrically. After the first sitting I was left dazed and confused, it's a masterpiece. How high we're they when they recorded this? I think they were still feeling it the next Friday and the Friday after next.

Download or buy the CD here: http://thebluntskins.bandcamp.com

10/10

Gig Watch - Will Not Be Televised: Gza, Skittles, Red IQ

On Friday 27th this month Will Not Be Televised presents: Wu Tang Clan's Gza, Manchester's Skittles with a live band, D'Lyfa Reilly and Red IQ, The Mothership Connection, Spider Jaroo and Konny Kon. This event will be help at Rusholme's Antwerp Mansion located in Manchester's Curry Mile. The line up for this event is fucking awesome. You can buy tickets on the door for just eight quid!! Bargain.

Or you can order tickets here:
http://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/Antwerp-Mansion/GZA--SKITTLES--WILL-NOT-BE-TELIVISED/11579678/

Click here and click attending:
http://www.facebook.com/events/108657499255401/

Spider Jaroo - Writing for Commission

This is the latest E.P. from Northern Structure Records, it is by a Blackpool artist who goes by the name Spider Jaroo aka veteran Don't Flop battle rapper Disciple. It is eight tracks long and clocks in at around twenty six minutes long, the E.P. also features fellow Northern Structure Records rapper Amos. The main vibe of the E.P. is one of politics, hip hop revival and Spider Jaroo's personal struggle within the hip hop scene.  tracks of note include the opening track Solar Flare, an old school Brooklyn style, No Doubt, which has a chilling instrumental and an almost a mild horrorcore feel to it, Who's that?, an evil hip hop track and the title track Writing for Commission, an insightful look into Jaroo's thought process. For me through, the personal highlight was the beast Machetes, a classic hip hop anthem which can be appreciated across the genre due to its anthem like feel and large hook. Overall this is a solid hip hop E.P. and well worth a listen, especially as its free to download.

7/10

You can download the album for free here:
http://northernstructure.bandcamp.com/album/writing-for-commision

You can here more music from Northern Structure Records here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthernStructureRec

You can follow Spider Jaroo @Spiderjaroo

You can watch the music video to Who's That? here: