Tag: bling bling
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RIP Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul
The hiphop world mourns the loss of Trugoy The Dove from De La Soul at just 54 years old. With their catchy raps, eclectic sampling, and serious messages, De La Soul was an integral part of the genre’s evolution. Just as their music is finally coming to streaming services after 3 decades, this tragedy strikes.
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RIP Mark B
Around the new year UK hip hop lost a great rapper and producer, Mark Barnes aka Mark B (of Mark B and Blade fame). I held off saying much because I wanted something more official than a tweet from others confirming it. I was hoping it was a rumour, but I guess this confirms it…
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UK Funky – yup another new genre!
Twittered about this but forgot to post about it – Uk Funky (or just ‘Funky’) – a new genre/type of music coming out of I guess house, dancehall, grime and 4×4/nu garage scenes, adding african beats or soca beats and rather simplistic dancehall/aerobics style lyrics, I love the groove though, and seems like every song…