I didn't film any of the OG's set, which was heavy. Rusko was really good as well.

This is probably my last blog of 2008, so I wish you all a Happy New Year.

2009 = 2000 & Grime.

Peace

Its all up now on the Rinse.fm Blogspot. Some bits of classic radio here. Features Scratcha hosting for over 10 hours, and appearances from Durty Goodz, JJ, Vectra, Jendor, Badness, Spyro, Marcus Nasty, Reckless, Butterz and more. One of my favourite segments was Lil Shizznit doing Christmas carols grimey style on the roads.

Here's a little clip I did with Scratcha & Badness in the lobby.



Keep it Rinse.Fm

Merry Christmas all.

Here's a few of my favourite moments from 2008 that were on the blog at some point. Watch it sometime between the Queens Speech and Eastenders.


Peace.


P.S
Here are the big parties over the holiday period, click each flyer for more information. The Forward>> line up is weighty. Get a ticket, this is definitely the last Forward at The End as it is sadly closing for good the next week.

Behind the scenes of Sunglasses at Night video shoot. Also speaks on Microphone Champion which is out March 2009.


Skepta - Sunglasses @ Night from Butterz on Vimeo.

Props to Dane & Mo.

While your watching the interview. Buy the Earth 616 EP's here. They feature production from Maniac, Waifer, Davinche, DOK, Wiley, DVA, Skeamz and Rude Kid.


Logan Sama from Butterz on Vimeo.


Download 'The Best There Is At What I Do' Episode 5 Here.

If you didn't know he is on Kiss Fm 11pm-1am every Monday night as well.

To skip the comment. Download Here

My favourite MC of all time. In all music.

This is the definitive collection of D Double E's best radio moments from the last 6 years. I have literally grown up on DEE. There has never been an official Dee solo project all this time which is sad, but this should hold us out until the Newham Generals album which should be landing in 2009 sometime, it is long overdue!

The compilation takes us through Grime, Garage and Jungle, and is a showcase of his versatility that not many MC's can compete with. My favourite moment is "Some Next Waifer Beat". Whoevers dubplate that was im sure it is fucked now, because of the dirty reload.

If your favourite MC is not D Double E by the end of this compilation, you are a very hard person to impress.


Props to Grimetapes.com

Old Skool Grime B Side Special. Apologies for the jump in the audio. Apart from that it is niceness. Skilliam don't write on his white labels, so anyone that can fill in the gaps, thanks in advance!

Skepta - The End
Skepta - ????????
Skepta- Destruction Remix
Skepta- ????????
Skepta- Meridian Walk
Skepta- Are You Ready
?????? - ????????
Skepta - Pied Piper Remix
AllinOne- Pied Piper
Footsie - Dirty Skanking
Tubby & Footsie - Its War
Wiley - ???????
Wonder - Asia
Centurians - Speed Racer
More Fire Crew- Oi (Lstone Remix)
Wiley - ???????
Youngstar - Bongo Madness
Statik - Charge Allstars
Eastwood - Toothache
J.Sweet - Flute
Eastwood - Coalation
J.Sweet - Kerb Remix
Roll Deep - Roll Deep Regular (Bass Mix)
Bossman - Bongo Eyes
(Minor Jump In The Recording)
Slew Dem - Grime 2
Davinche - F - Loote
Agent X - Decoy (Triple Bass Remix)
Wizzbit - Breakdown VIP
Low Deep - Straight Flush 2

2008/2009 Grime
Ice Kid - Talk Of The Town
Dj Myrikal - High Roller
Lava Unit - 8 Bar Banger
DOK - Ackee & Saltfish
Jeeday Jawz- Swear Down (Butterz Special)
J Beatz - ????
DVA - Bullet A Go Fly
Joker - I Like What I See
Kano - Forum Nonsense
Swindle - Smooth Synths
Kano - Hunting We Will Go
Joker/Maniac/Gemmy - The One
Rinse - Put Em Up
Royal T - 1Up
DJ Myirikal - Bass Sound 10
Waifer - Gunman Skank
Rude Kid - Alien Skank
Rude Kid - Balaclavas On
Kano - The One
Mr Snowman - Triple Drop
P Money - Grime Scene
Wiley - 527am
Tinchy Stryder - Stuck On My Mind
Royal T - Tainted Love
Kano - Against All Oddz

Bashy.com is his 3rd mixtape following Your Mum Vol.1 and the Chupa Chups mixtape. Hosted by Ras Kwame and Masterstepz respectively this one drops the host and is scratched and mixed by CJ Beats. It follows the traditional format of a US hip hop mixtape: freestyles, wheel ups, interludes and skits. Bashy & I’s first debate was the format of the UK mixtape. He says 'a CD that has all original material with full tunes, with a video on television and a tune serviced to DJs and available on all digital platforms' is an album. It is a way of putting out a product and not expecting 10,000 sold, with the excuse “its only a mixtape". Bashy’s effort is solely to promote the launch of Bashy.com and give his supporters something to listen to until Catch Me If You Can the album comes in 2009. I think the different directions artists have chosen to take the mixtape format has been a positive thing for the music. If everyone did the same thing, it would be quite boring, and Bashy has the ability to put 25+ tracks on a cd, whereas others were under pressure to do the same, it could result in poor quality mixtapes. Tinchy v Maniac, JME’s BBK Series and Terror Danjah’s Hardrive CD have all had unorthodox formats and have worked well, so there’s no reason why this can’t.

Bashy - Drive


The highlights of Bashy.com for me are: Raving no more, Think They're Bad and Blacks & Gold. Superheroes is pretty cool for an old skool comic fan like me. Very clever freestyle that could go over a lot of peoples heads. It is mainly freestyles over recent hip hop tracks, I don't know the original tunes so it is hard to compare, but there is definitely a paper planes freestyle, swagger like us, and a freestyle over T.I's Whatever You Like. It is a shame there aren't more freestyles over good UK tunes. There are always sick tunes floating needing a vocal. Tunes like Virgo's Hypnotiq, Rapid's License and even tunes from people like Rusko & Benga who's tunes rarely have vocals.

Bashy- Superhero


We also talked about the oddity of Black Boys not being nominated for a Mobo Award. We both don't know how the nominations and awards are decided so it just left us confused. Kidadulthood to Adulthood was nominated for best video, but is that an award for the director of the music video rather then the artist? Leona Lewis ended up winning that with Bleeding Love the most viewed music video on UK Youtube. No way an independent artist could of competed with one of the biggest pop acts this year. On the contrary this weekend Bashy picked up a UMA award for Most Inpsiring Act, I assume for Black Boys single and remix project. Hopefully this will be the first of many (awards not UMA's).

Catch Me If You Can Is Out In 2009

The Bashy.com website has gone live and the CD is out nationwide now. Check Bashy's Blog Here

This was the week that Wiley's new album 'See Clear Now' was supposed to come out, and Grimetapes thought to counter his major label effort, he would put together a Wiley collection available to download on the same day. The label flopped, and now it is out in 2009, but we thought it would still be appropriate to drop it today. Hopefully there will be a Volume Two for the actual release date.

Now onto the mixtape:

Imagine all Wiley's best radio and live moments in mixtape format free to download. Simple concept, continuing on from the Wheel Volume One theme.

Selection comes from Slimzee, Karnage, Maximum, Tubby and Darkside. Classic stuff. Includes a clash with Doogz and some vintage back to back moments with Dizzee.

Hit up Grimetapes.com and start the petition for D Double E Volume One.

Best of 2008 - January to September - (All this stuff is out now)

Tracklisting

Skepta - MOTD (Arsenal win celebration)
J.Sweet - Mash Up
January
Terror Danjah - Morph (Hardrive Vol.1)
OGs- Get Down (OG Season)
Killa P Feat Skepta & Jammer - Body Bag (Killa Instinct)
Griminal - Its alot (Not Just Bars Promo)
February
Tinchy Stryder - Six Four Fire Freestyle (Cloud 9 EP)
P Money - Dont Jump (No Hats No Hoods)
Tinchy Stryder Feat Chipmunk- Sorry You Are (Cloud 9 EP)
Mr Slash - What Did He Say (No Hats No Hoods)
March
Ruff Squad - RSMD (N0 Hats No Hoods)
Ghetto Feat Devlin - Buss 1 (Freedom of Speech)
Dirty Dangerous - Front Back (No Hats No Hoods)
April
Jammer - Before (Are You Dumb 3)
Terror Danjah - Trojan (Earth 616)
Jammer Feat Skepta & Frisco (Are You Dumb 3)
May
Wiley - Local Lad (Grime Wave)
Maniac - Salt Fish (Earth 616)
Wiley - Grime Kid (Grime Wave)
Wiley - Its A Par (Grime Wave)
June
Bashy Feat J2k & Ghetto - Over Here (Adulthood OST)
DOK - When Will I Be Famous (Dokument)
Kyla - Do You Mind (Terror Danjah Remix)
Waifa - Gunman Skank (Earth 616)
Random Impulse - Masks (Full Metal Alchemist)
July
JME - Shut Ya Mout (Famous?)
JME - P (Famous?)
JME - Standard (Famous?)
Dot Rotton - Grime & Bass (Rotten Riddims)
DVA - Nasty Nasty Nasty (Earth 616)
Lil Narsty - UFO (Hungry Season)
August
Sliverlink Feat Jammer & Badness - Message is love (NHNH)
September
P - Money - Pulse Eskimo (Pmoney.co.uk)
Rude Kid - Bandannas On (NHNH)
Kano Feat Ghetto - Hunting We Go (140 Grime Street)
Rude Kid - The Best (NHNH)
Kano Feat Wiley - Anywhere We Go (140 Grime Street)
D - Structo - Who wants what? (CDR)
Roll Deep - Club 7 (Return of the Big Money Sound)
Cant Remember - Cant Remember
Roll Deep - Give Up (Return of the Big Money Sound)

Butterz In The Mix
Nocturnal - The Real Best (Dub)
Rude Kid - Unknown (Dub)
DJ Myrikal - High Roller (Dub)
DVA - Bullet A Go Fly (Dub)
J Sweet - Other (Mixing Records)
DVA - Turn The Lights Off (Dub)
Skepta - These Mc's (BPM)
Roachee - Top 3 Reckless (Dub)
Mr Snowman - Triple Drop (Dub)
Ice Kid - Talk Of The Town (Dub)
Rude Kid - Unknown (Dub)
Lee Brasco - Computer Girls (NHNH Out Now)
DOK - Cant Remember (Dokument)
Jammer Feat Frisco & Tempa T - Big Man Ting (Are You Dumb 4)
Cant Remember - Cant Remember
G - Dub - Pure (Grime Forum)
Black Ops - Untitled (Dub)
Terror Danjah - Zumpi Hunter (Swindle Remix) (Zip Files Vol.1)
J Beatz- Unknown (Dub)
Rapid - License (Someone release this fuck sake)
Rapid - Advertiser (Dub)
Rude Kid - Time To Waste (Dub)
Rapid & Tinchy Stryder - Stuck On My Mind
Skeamz - Greengate Guyz (Earth 616)
Rapid & Kano - Its War (Dub)

Odd time to do a general up date, but here goes.

While Wiley is on RWD Forum (RIP) proclaiming grime is dead he is also gearing up for a release of an album with Asylum records. It is called See Clear Now, which is odd, and the music I heard on it from Logans Show last night, sounds odd as well, hard to describe, really hard to get my head around. This video gives a glimpse of what we are in for November 10th.



If you have a day to sit down and watch people talk about music Here's a link to Red Bull Music Academy's lecture page. Featured here is Skepta, but on the page you can find loads of other people you can't read about on Butterz but are still pretty cool like David Rodigan, Sway, Kode 9, MJ Cole and Plastician. Makes you proud to be British!



If you haven't taken any notice of this image from the homepage, and the nice banner on top, let me remind you Forward v Rinse (The last at The End) is this Friday. Buy your ticket by clicking the lovely flyer below. Plastician do an old school Grime set please! Cheers.


After all the hate mail I got from the Mobo blog I am going to take it easy on the Urban Music Awards. Partly because most people don't/shouldn't care about them, and because they don't truly represent 'Urban Music". They could at least recognise some of the people that the Mobos chose to ignore. My top 3 selected pants categories are:

Best DJ: Fat Ted, Mistajam, Ronnie Herrell, Scottie B, Shortie Blitz. - Don't get me started.
Most Inspiriring Act: Bashy, Chipmunk, Duffy, Estelle, Natasha Bedingfield. - I don't think Duffy and Natasha Bedingfield are urban artists for starters. How do you prove how inspiring somebody has been? This is a joke right?
Best Producer: Burga Boy, Dexplicit, Fraser T Smith, Mark Ronson, T2 - Should of nominated Bless Beats, he produced a number 2 record, and it sold well, it is called Wearing My Rolex with Wiley on the vocals.

It is a shame Grime cannot be represented explicitly. These awards also ignore Dubstep and Funky, weird ain't it. They would rather chase Leona Lewis and Cheryl Cole, face it, they have better places to be!

.:Other Grime Elsewhere:.
The death of Electro Grime
Where is grime?
Wiley - See Clear Now
Doctor - Calm Down Anime Video
Bashy in Africa

.:Downloads:.
Logan Sama - The Best There Is At What I Do 3
JJ ft Jendor, NE, Mega Montana & Fuda Guy 20/10/08
DJ Tubby Classic Mixes (Essential)
Westwood Ft. Jammer, C.Gritz, ASB, Direman, Red Hot Entertainment & More (19/10/08)
Other stuff you may have missed from October

Apologies for some of the sound quality. Maniac told me to move, but i'm an idiot, I didn't listen. Props to Matt Benson on the photographs as well. Check out the rest here.

I met up with him to talk about Grime, and he was fully representing the sound. Didn't sound interested in making other stuff at all, unlike other grime producers who are experimenting with other sounds.

We spoke briefly about Eskibeat Recordings, Wiley's new label that he was talking about doing last year, but nothing has materialized. There was a lot of confusion of who was in the team, and after a while, it just fizzled out. Wiley is still releasing his stuff on the label, like Grime Wave and She's Glowing which is out on November 24th.

He also explains how he had to meet in the middle with Stryder when deciding what beats to use for their collaborative project, Stryder vs Maniac, which is out November 10th. It is 6 vocals and 6 instrumentals, a format that hasn't been explored before in grime by an MC & Producer, although Terror Danjah did Hardrive Vol.1 that was half vocal and half instrumental but with various artists. I think this sort of project is the way to go with the mixtape, I never miss an opportunity to say I am not a fan of them in general, but these could work money wise for both MC & Producer and it will ensure a consistent sound throughout the whole CD.

The lead of song is 'Im rolling' featuring Roachee that is getting battered right now by all the big DJs and a video is coming soon. Instrumentals include What The Rass, Grime Kid and a remix of Little Dees Star In The Making. So DJs and instrumental enthusiasts will get their fix.

Maniac also has two tunes featured on Plasticians Rinse 06 compilation album. They are both big tunes, and flow together nicely with the rest of the dubstep cd. It makes you ask the question, what is the difference between Grime & Dubstep?

If you need to check out some of Maniacs previous work get onto iTunes and download these bits.

Wiley - Bow E3
Chipmunk - I Am Chipmunk
Bashy, Ghetto, J2k - Over Here
Bashy- Kidulthood to Adulthood
Wiley - Grime Kid
JME - Shut Ya Mouth


Big up Maniac for this and apologies once again for the wind.

£350 for a table at the Mobo's. It was the best shitty award show I have ever seen. Luckily I had top boy seats.

Most of you probably didn't see any of it (who watches BBC3?!), so I have compiled for you the best of the worst. The Z list celebrities were out in full force.



Highlight has to be Trever Nelson winning best radio show award. He clearly didn't care. He looked offended that he had to stand up to get it.

Anyway here are 10 better ways to spend £350. (In no order)

10. 49,000 grams of fizzy cola bottles from Keeping it Sweet
9. 16 bottles of Wray & Nephew white Rum from TheDrinkShop
8. PS3 with Metal Gear Solid from Empire Direct
7. £350 worth of Euros from any bureau de change.
6 Kota the Triceratops from Firebox
5. A return trip to New York from British Airways
4. A Nikon camera to take even better pictures for your facebook from PC World.
3. 10 different fake Ed Hardy garments from here.
2. A 26inch tv from Sharp
1. A real table and chairs that you can keep forever!

Congratulations to Chipmunk for winning best newcomer. How Wiley got nothing escapes me. He even turned up. Massive disrespect.

Here are a few other peoples take on it.
Metro
London Paper
Bashy
Pbleepd

*(Swag is a common term used, for inferior)

Big up my VIP2 crew they have a thread on the new word to hate.

From this day forward, in grime at least, please do not record any more tunes with the word swagger, or any other forms (fly, flashy etc). Release what you have got fair enough, but please don't do any more.

Swagger and being 'fly' has become the new default topic for an MC to talk about. It used to be violence, but as that got out of control, and basically exempts you from any 1xtra daytime play at all (what most people can realistically get with a decent tune), mc's have stepped away from it totally.

This may sound ignorant. But I PREFER lyrics about violence. Not because I particularly enjoy MC's talking about how they intend to eliminate their foes, but it is all in delivery. I am going to be careful on using examples, but when MC's are talking about how fly they are, they seem to slow down, and put little energy into delivery. Intense flows and energy is what I to listen to Grime for, not somebody talking about what brand their T-Shirt is or how great their flow is compared to another MC, especially with such a lazy delivery. Surely if your t shirt is great, let me complement you on acquirying such a fine piece of fabric, don't big yourself up. Or if your the 'realest' MC that would be an opinion I could generate from listening to what else you have to say, rather then you having to dictate that to the listener

The actual term swagger originates from the U.S. If you want to hear swagger in its most irirating form check out T.I's Swagger Like Us track.

When MC'ing in this fashion, other American slang creeps in, and it actually dilutes the authenticity of what they are saying, as it just seems like imitation to me. When I hear terms like "getting my guap" and "trapping" or "dawg" it just screams Dipset imitation to me. And as a man that doesn't really follow hip hop or American culture in general, it is pretty distasteful. (Not saying Americans are by the way, I am saying the people that imitate you guys!)

To finish off, I'd like to say this wasn't aimed at anyone in particular, but we don't want to hear anymore of you guys talking about your free clothes you get, or your paperweight Del Boy chains.

If your not convinced. Listen to this

......

O yea, stop bragging about PRS money. Just because you didn't know it existed when you first picked up a pen and a pad. Actually, I wonder if MC's type their lyrics in this day and age?