Black Josh - Blick Flair's Ape Mountain Mixtape

Manchester's Master wordsmith Hip Hop Mc Black Josh is back with his new mixtape Blick Flair's Ape Mountain, it's a collection of fifteen killer tracks any Hip Hop fan will be blown away by. From start to finish this Ape Cult/Mosh Team member provides the goods, with a mixture of tracks ranging from a 90s vibe mellow banger such as Bong Life to the futuristic sounding Sonic Boom you can't help but be blown away by Black Josh steps up all standards lyrically. With features from some of Manchester's best MCs and producers, including The Mouse Outfit, Metrodone, Wordz, Truthos Mufasa, D'Lyfa Reilly, C Aye Monk, Kydro & Twisted Roots, Blick Flair's Ape Mountain is one of my favourite releases from the new wave of Manchester Hip Hop releases and I look forward to hearing more of him in the future.

9/10

Download it and more here: http://blackjosh.bandcamp.com/album/blick-flairs-ape-mountain

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

ONE WAY TV | D'LYFA - ORION NEBULA Video

D'lyfa Reilly is back with this stunning visual for Orion Nebula. Not only is this the most relaxing track to ever come out of Manchester it is also one of my all time favourite tracks off one of my all time favourite releases ever. About time it got a video and I'v not been let down. #redIQniverse

whYJay - WHOSWHYJAY? Mixtape

whYJay is one of my favourite spitters from Manchester right now, it seems like every week he's either realising a video, doing a freestyle, jumping on a set or performing live, and now his much anticipated mix-tape WHOSWHYJAY? is finally out now for free download. This is a collection of some real tracks that cover intelligent subjects rather than the usual guns and bitches that seem to be what every MC these days seem to think people want to hear. I think my favourite track on the mix-tape has to either Balance or Myself, whYJay is breath of fresh air in a slightly stale scene right now with his unique flow and hard lyrics he is defiantly the difference between a YouTube Mc and an artist, whichis good since most people seem to have forgotten the difference. Not to mention this mix-tape has features from the likes of Predz, CDot, Sin Seer and Mr Meening, as well as producers such as Dirtklod, Riddle and Katapullt. This is defiantly going to be on regular rotation on my iPod for the next six months. Go get it now!

9/10

Download WHOSWHYJAY? here: http://whoswhyjay.bandcamp.com/album/whoswhyjay

Dorris Ft. Snoopy - How I Role Video (Produced by 24k)

Two of the best in manny fucking up the track!!! Dorris and Snoopy have linked up to bring you this sickening banger, the video is out now on One Way TV and is defiantly of best things you'll hear right about now. Dorris's work rate is to much right now, look out for his forthcoming E.P #Workrate.

JNG & Statick - UGX (Goin in B2B)

Check out Manchester's JNG & Statick going in back to back on this epic freestyle for UGX!!! The youngers are mad these days.

D'LYFA REILLY - BBC Radio - BBC Introducing Interview

If you don't know about D'Lyfa by now you'v been living on cloud 9... And you need to be on cloud rhyme. This is a little interview on BBC introducing. Check it out :)

Blue Cheese Clothing

You looking to switch up your dead wardrobe? You feeling like when people say you look swag its a bad thing? Well look no further for all you fashion needs as Nottingham based Blue Cheese is here to get man lifted! With some of the best ranges in snapbacks to go alongside there awesome t-shirts Blue Cheese are definitelythe clothing company to watch out for! With some of the biggest names in Grime rocking their clothing including Stormin, Marvin, Sox and Tempa T!!! Get them while there hot.

http://www.bluecheeseclothing.com/

Only God Can Judge Me - Twisted Ft. Xtra & Jazzy D

Manchester artists Twisted comes in with this heart felt tune featuring Xtra and Jazzy D. This is defiantly a track to give a spin, it's uplifting and will put a smile on your face. Produced by Basstekk

Follow Twisted @twistedmusicuk
Follow Xtra @mcxtra

Nutty - Ft. whYJay, Dorris & Predz (Prod. By Dirtklod)

The Spotworks Recordings gang have been putting out some utter bangers right about now, what with Greef and Sin Seer releasing On Another Beat earlier this month and the North Manny link up North of The Compass last month, and now with Nutty featuring whYjay, Dorris and Predz. The beat is pure madness made simply to skank to while out of your mind! As if that wasn't enough three of Manchester's top Grime Mcs are spraying some of their best lyrics I'v heard in a while. This track is quite honestly my favourite thing since Snoopy and Anoyed put out Devil in My Mind. Not to mention the insane video to accompany it is a who's who of recording artists at Spotworks. Produced by the one and only Dirtklod.

Tap D - Tapped and What

From beginning to end Manchester's Tap D's stunning new release "Tapped and What" is an utter Hip Hop classic with features from the likes of Skanka, Geko, Ideal and more. After my first spin of "Tapped and What" my first impressions were that Tap D could fully push through to the mainstream with a deep flow filled with lyrics so hard they leave your ears feeling like you'v just been ten rounds with Tyson. The first "Hands on Deck" is an explosive way to start an album, considering its bodying fellow Manchester MC and Don't Flop organiser Chronicle.Hands on Deck is swiftly followed by the epic future Hip Hop anthem How You Feel, this track could easily be found in the mainstream with its easy to listen beat yet hood lyrics that can almost never be predicted! The levels are kept high through out "Tapped and What" with stand out tracks like Life In The Ghetto, Big Shit Ft. Skanka, My G Ft. Geko & Skanka and Run The Roads Ft. Skanka, but don't be fooled, each tracks could stand on its own as a single release. If he keeps putting out release like this Tap D is going to be the name on everyone's lips.

9/10

You can download it here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tapd
Follow Tap D @TapDmusic

D'Lyfa Reilly - Cloud Rhyme

The Manchester lyrical master known as D'Lyfa Reilly is back with his musical masterpiece Cloud Rhyme. This seven track release is a intense journey into the mind of D'Lyfa from the beginning track "Nimbus Proem" featuring fellow Red IQ member C Aye Monk, to "FreeDumb" which is an eye opening listen which opens several truths and also shows off D'Lyfa's lyrical skill whit its quick pace flow and intelligent bars. Of course there's a track for the blazers out there, "Amsterdamnesia" is a clever track playing on all the strains of bud and the many ways you can get lifted. For me the personal highlight of Cloud Rhyme is "Orion Nebula" which is an absolute Hip Hop anthem!
With Cloud Rhyme only costing £1 for a download I highly suggest downloading it, then sit back light a reef and let the Red IQniverse take you to a better place

10/10

Download Cloud Rhyme here: http://dlyfareilly.com/