Category: Articles
BIG KRIT – King Remembered In Time
The past year of US hip-hop has seen both an east coast renaissance and a west coast resurrection. A lot of buzz is being generated from either side of the states, but sadly the same hysteria doesn’t quite surround the …
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Skillit Bang – Its Skillit Bang
Winter was the season of our discontent. Bitter cold and despite the slight spattering of tulips and daffodils in our local parks it doesn’t feel like springs arrived yet. Winter is heavy, weighed down by bad weather and 1000 jumpers …
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The Dub show of the decade
If there is one musical ring to unite them all, then it is Dub reggae music. The intertwined root at the heart of everything that is great and good about the bass and culture music we love here at Wordplay. …
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United Nations Of Dub Weekender 2013
I woke up the other morning after a very vivid dream. In it I was at a massive three day reggae sound-system festival in North Wales (told you it was vivid) and I was dancing in front of Jah Shaka’s …
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Guy Roberts (Illustrator) – Hip-Hop Heads
As you know we like to keep things fresh here at Wordplay, every now and then throwing a little something different your way to keep you on your toes. Something that always catches my eye is a well put together …
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Weapon Of Choice VI Birthday
Weapon Of Choice is a name synonymous with Bristol’s underground culture, so when they announced their plans for their 6th birthday celebrations you knew it was going to be something special. Starting at their shop on Park Street they launched …
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Ben Rowley Promotional Skate (Video)
Let me introduce you to the smoothest character on four wheels, Ben Rowley recently dropped this Promotional Skate video in close partnership with Wordplay & Skate apparel store Drug Store
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Will Not Be Televised: Lord Finesse Uk Tour W/Dj Boogie Blind
The WNBT chaps have once again completely balled out of control and booked prolific producer and rapper Lord Finesse on a nationwide Uk tour.
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Frank Ocean: Pyramids (Video)
Frank Ocean dropped this astoundingly amazing video last night, serving as a 2nd single of debut album “Channel Orange”.
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Jump Start Riddim V/A Pickout Records 7″
The Jump Start riddim, produced by Lloyd Dennis for his Pickout imprint is the latest of a handful of new UK based roots tunes.
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Gappy Ranks UK Tour 2012
Gappy Ranks has to be the hardest working UK reggae artist around, constantly travelling the world bringing his own brand of dancehall vibes to the people. Since he was a member of the UK dancehall collective Suncycle
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DJ Boogie Blind ((X-ecutioners/LordFinesse) : : :WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
WNBT Gang-a-Lang have been on the dopest of booking spree’s of recent and this event sets to continue on raising the bar for Hip-Hop events in the Uk.
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Lunar C: WY Freestyle (Angel haze New York Dub)
Came across this dope freestyle Lunar C dropped today and felt it needed coverage, I know theres a whole bunch negativity floating around battlers turned rappers (especially in Uk Hip-hop circles)
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T-Shop Cypher (21/07/12)
Split Prophets hosted this month’s cypher at Bristol’s Tshop and although it was considered to have a quieter crowd than previous months, it did not mean that it stopped attracting a lot of fresh local talent.
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Boomtown 2012: Deposit Resale – 20th July
With just under a month to go until the juggernaut of BoomTown Fair unleashes mayhem onto the Winchester countryside
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