E.L.E, (Extinction Level Event) 2: End of the World, the new album from Busta Rhymes, due around March time, is guaranteed to be one of the biggies in the hip-hop release schedule this year. Here Hype Williams goes crazy in the video for the first single, Why Stop Now, a brand new collaboration with everyone’s favourite guest vocalist, … Continue reading
Released: 1993 Label: Virgin From the album, Janet, this ranks as one of my top Ms. Jackson tunes of all time. With an incredible eight weeks at the top of the US charts, it’s officially the most successful chart single performance by a Jackson family member - the single also secured her the Grammy for ’Best R&B Single’. Incredible to think that this tune came … Continue reading
Guardian review of Soul man’s comeback in Stockholm…
Released: 1999 Label: Virgin I always find it annoying when highly-talented acts manage to make great music, but then fail spectacularly, to sell any records. South London group, Nine Yards, fit firmly into that category. Thanks to the input of the great Dilla, who worked the boards and did a rap on this one, the trio were at least ensured this statement tune. Sheer … Continue reading
Back when Scott Storch’s name on your record guaranteed an instant smash, the unlikely-looking beatsmith peaked with this garguantuan effort, which eight since its release, still manages to get any party started. This record had everything you want – including a dancemove that Dermot O’Leary couldn’t mess up, even if he tried.
Released: 2002 Label: Epic Call it blasphemy to suggest it, but I’ll go ahead and say it anyway: Canadian neo-soul singer (that’s what they called them in the early noughties) <strong>Glenn Lewis</strong>, had probably the closest vocals to Stevie Wonder that you’ll ever hear. It doesn’t feel right to call him a one-hit wonder, especially as his album, … Continue reading
Possibly the most entertaining rap duo of all times released just one album together (1999′s Blackout!) and this cut here is an absolute gem.
Get your mindset right for the weekend, with highlights from my first DJ gig of the year, at One Glove in Camden’s Lockside, last week (January 6th). 50 minutes, 24 tunes and a whole load of jokes. Here’s how it sounded on the night… – Mr Drew DOWNLOAD MR DREW LIVE DJ MIX FROM ONE GLOVE MR DREW @ ONE … Continue reading
With more than 60 million albums sold worldwide, R&B has never produced a more successful collective than Boyz II Men. Last week, they made their mark once again by recieving the 2,456th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I caught up with member Nathan Morris. Here’s what he had to say on 20 years in the game, why he wouldn’t … Continue reading
Right now Rick Ross is the closest thing to a musical ‘dealer’ that you can get. Rap fiends just can’t get enough of the Maybach Music overlord’s supply. Which is just as well, cos he doesn’t stop grinding out product – and last Friday, the web went crazy for the release of his latest project. His … Continue reading
