Hoods and High Notes

Well it's the end of the blog which has been a lot of fun so thank to all the people who have taken part in comments and given me stuff to cover.

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KL aka Illsun

Dizzee Rascal is no. 1 in the UK charts - it has been a massive year for the UK with Estelle going to Number 1, T2 - Heartbroken and Wiley - Wearing My Rolex all smashing the charts. It's the Boy in the Corner who I am most proud of I have to say. He's produced three gold selling albums all of which are strong - I still feel he has a definitive album in him but to go from the rawness of I Love You to the charm and humour of Dance With Me is fantastic for any artist.

Congratulations to Bow's Finest.

Bit strange but Chicago's Cool Kids have come up with a really strange way to promote their new EP. Give away a free mixtape. Now I understand promotion but it seems strange when you are such a new band to give away load of music which seems more polished than stuff you are selling.

Click the pic above to get it the mixtape.

Let me know what you think

I posted about this a while back when Skepta first bust the move back in April. He has finally got around to a video although i was a bit surprised to see the single isn't out until Sept.

Here it is let me know what you think

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The time arrived after a ramshackle performance by Amy Winehouse which strangely involved her 'sending' for Kanye West (click here to check that out). I sat on my couch in my house watching BBC 3's coverage.

After an age of 'hype' the Jiggaman walks out on to the stage, with Noel Gallagher's now infamous rant about how Glastonbury didn't want hip hop playing on the screens, and performs Wonderwall.

OK so we can all agree he was pretty tone deaf but as a statement it was big and a great way to start.

The set itself had some highlights but for me it was just average on the one hand it was very commercial (he performed Umbrella -eek) but it just felt like the crowd were just stood like zombies watching it rather than getting involved. Although the pace was great it didn't feel any more special than seeing Hova anywhere at anytime.

I was also intrigued that there were no guests on stage bar Memphis Bleek (like anyone cares about Bleek). No Chris Martin, no Kanye, not even Beyonce who was on the side of the stage.

If you are a hip hop fan - check the full gig on the BBC I Player here and let me know your thoughts - Did Hip Hop win? Soulja Boy to headline next year?

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