With the recent release of his single ‘Who’s that’, Giggs talks to SK
Vibemaker for UWTV about life since leaving XL Recordings, The impact
& making of ‘Man Don’t care’ with JME & more
PIRATE RADIO WAS ONCE THE PLATFORM
FOR MC'S TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS, BUT AS THE SCENE GREW, SO DID THE
SETS. STATION OWNERS BECAME WAREY OF TOO MANY MCS DRAWING TOO MUCH ATTENTION
TO THE SECRET STATION LOCATIONS. THEY BEGAN TO LIMIT SETS, THUS SLOWING DOWN
THE GOLDEN ERA OF PIRATE RADIO. A SMALL GROUP OF MC'S SAID WELL "F**K RADIO"
AND SO IT WAS BORN.
Hackney-based MC J Spades released ‘Slick Rick’ last month, with a remix featuring UK heavyweights Tinie Tempah and Professor Green. Now, you can watch the music video exclusively on FACT TV.
Recently Dame Dash did an interview with the Breakfast Club which had everybody talking. Some people loved what he had to say, others didn’t. Chuckie Online thought it would be a good time to catch up with North London rappers S.A.S (Mega & Mayhem) who worked closely with Dame Dash.
Racism is a business. Its marketing is so successful that even Akala looks sideways at a young black man holding a lot of cash. These racial assumptions lead to 'everyday' racism - daily encounters and micro-agressions. It's time to recognise the relationship between top-down propaganda and the bias that we all carry.