Wordplay Magazine are back once again for another hour of dopeness, this time round featuring a bag of exclusives and new music from the likes of Mouse Outfit, Adam and Cuth, Age of LUNA, Philly B, Res One and many many more.
Check out Issue 15 released end of July!
Wordplay Podcast 010 | Hosted by Vice | July 2015 | by Wordplay Magazine on Mixcloud
In the UK in the early 80’s, if you wanted to get your hands on the latest US HipHop and Soul club hits you’d usually have to pay US import prices. Then came the StreetSounds record label. They delighted many in the UK, hungry to get their hands on the latest vinyl, with their StreetSounds Electro compilation albums. Along with the StreetWave label, they licenced many popular US tracks producing over 23 compilations of full length version and mixes of the latest Electro and Hiphop mixes at UK prices!
Not only were the StreetSounds Electro compilations classic Hiphop albums, the album covers are also classic album covers. As a personal project we’ve created these Japanese versions of the first four StreetSounds Electro compilation album covers!
StreetSounds Electro 1 Japanese album cover
The Packman ザパックマン
West Street Mob <ウェストストリートモブ
G-Force Ｇ－フォース
Captain Rock キャプテン ロック
Newclues ニュークルーズ
K-9 Corp Ｋ－９ コープ
Project Future プロジェクト フューチャー
C- Bank Ｃ－バンク
StreetSounds Electro 2 Japanese album cover
Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel グランドマスターフラッシュアンドメレメル
Hashim ハシム
The B Boys ザ Ｂ ボーイズ
Xena エグゼナ
Two Sisters ツー シスターズ
Rammellzee vs K-Rob ラメルジーとK-ロブ
StreetSounds Electro 3 Japanese album cover
Divine sounds ディバイン サウンズ
Davy DMX ダヴィ ＤＭＸ
Imperial Brothers インペリアル ブラザース
Newcleus ニュークルーズ
Boogie Boys ブギーボーイズ
Pumpkin パンプキン
Fresh 3 M.C’s フレッシュ３ＭＣｓ
StreetSounds Electro 4 Japanese album cover
Herbie Hancock ハービーハンコック
Pumpkin and the profile all stars パンプキンアンドプロファイルオールスターズ
Radio Active ラディオアクティブ
Run – D.M.C. ランＤＭＣ
Key – Matic キーマティック
The VHB ザＶＨＢ
Cybotron サイボトロン
A pleasure to meet DJ Format before his Big Chill session with Boca 45. Very nice guy indeed!
Great kinetic typography video of “True School” by DJ Jean Maron feat KRS ONE. A perfect choice of slab serif type used on this! Although it’s a little harsh on Puff Daddy.
The Delegates Of Rhyme return with their new single “Look At What They Do”. The Bristol and Brixton based team of producer Vice and lyricist Donnie Numeric since 2011, with their release of the mixture version of “Spark” have been busy in the lab, developing a sound that involves a different approach. Basing a number of tracks on live instrumentation, and developing it into original, interesting Hip Hop, the duo have finally completed their highly anticipated album “Assemblage”, which is due for release later this year.
Based on their previous tracks and their most recent work, I’m really looking forward to it.
OVER HERE in Bristol’s Corn Exchange doesn’t just sell the the latest uchi garments. As well as an amazing quality collection from Spam T shirts it’s got a selection of Berlin Boomboxes.
So “what the dickens is a Berlin Boombox?” you might ask…