First of all props to all the Grime artists that got nominated. Even though these awards are a joke, it is still good to get free promotion from having a Mobo Award Nominee sticker on your CD.

Click Here for the full list of nominees. I would love to scrutinize every Award one by one, but that is pretty long, I mean when all the best international acts come from America, you know this award ceremonies a joke.

The DJ nominees are kind of odd to me, like, you only hear these guys names every year, when these awards come around. Who even listens to these guys? Seriously?!

Best Radio DJ Nominations:

279?
Ace & Vis - These guys are big. If they don't win, they might as well just close down 1xtra.
Masterstepz - Really?
Rampage?
Robbo Ranx?
Semtex?
Shortee Blitz?
Steve Sutherland? Nobody listens to Galaxy. End of.
Tim Westwood - Still a relevant DJ. Tims Youtube Channel has done a lot over the past year or so. Another person who could win, but after last years reception, how likely is that.
Trevor Nelson - Don't know what to say about this really.

I wonder what this is rated on. How many hit records they have broken? In a lot of those cases will be zero. Growth of audience levels - probably none for most of these, unless they have taken on another show. Maybe it is their relevance to their respective audiences that is important. It's a shame Pirate Radio isn't recognised.

Best Club DJ is jokes as well, it basically means that Mobos don't believe that Grime, Dubstep, Funky or Bassline is Music of Black Origin. I think they should just rename it to Rnb & Hip Hop awards. The nominees for that are EZ, Hotsteppa, Masterstepz, Rampage, Sarah Love, Scottie B, Semtex, Shortee Blitz, Steve Sutherland and Tim Westwood. Apart from EZ they are predominately Rnb & Hip Hop DJs in my eyes.

Here's my winners list for this year. I don't even care if they aren't nominated.

Best UK Male - Wiley - Basically ruled the underground and was merking the charts at the same time. What everyone has been trying to do for a long time supposdely.
Best UK Female - Leona Lewis - Shes from the ends init.

Best UK Newcomer - Benga - Basically had the biggest tune for a long time. Only Dubstep heads would of heard of him before. The albums good as well.

Best International Act - Its weird how all they picked where American people. Maybe nobody else in the whole world apart from Jamaica, America and Africa makes Music of Black Origin.

Best Reggae - Who got it last year? I think it was Sean Kingston. I will spare the person I want to win any embrassment.

Best Gospel - Yawn

Best Jazz - Don't listen to it.

Best African Act - JME & Skepta - Well they are African! I don't listen to any African music, somebody hook me up!

Best Song - Wearing My Rolex really. Anything else would be uncivilised.

Best Hip Hop - Ermmm Dizzee?

Best Video - In a Corner In a Corner.

Best Album - If Axiom could count.


Bit of bias goes a long way eh.

I think we need Tempa T and Jammer as presenters next year. Just to spice things up a little.

P.S Why isn't Black Boys in the Best Song category?

Mz.Bratt Interview Pt.1 from Butterz on Vimeo.

Mz.Bratt Pt.2 from Butterz on Vimeo.

Two of the best MCs for raves in one dance. D Double E over old school garage and Riko over Jungle. Sick, even though Riko turned down a b2b with DEE. That would be like having your 21st birthday on New Years Eve in 1999. Ah well.

I should of posted this a few weeks back, but in true grimey style, better late then never. Apologies for the darkness, I asked for the lights to be switched on by they were going on funny.


D Double E & Riko @ FWD from Butterz on Vimeo.


While i'm here I might as well post the Kano video.


This video is good quality, I don't like it though. This is the kind of music that alienates a lot of people from UK artists. Imitations of whats already been done over in the US of A. He even shouted out Rick Ross. You know that guy that made that song... Everyday i'm hustling. The video didn't really embrace any element of Grime culture. Where was the pirate radio station? Where was the grimey club? Where was the chicken shop? Putting music in the shop?

I would of approached this from a totally different angle. It could of had a young black boy in school putting his head down, a single mother grinding at work, a market stall guy selling fruit, at least people could relate. Maybe thats not why we listen to music, we don't have to relate to something to enjoy it do we? But I don't think the cliche comparison of moving CD's like drugs is the way to go. Especially when the money is in digital sales these days.

It is funny he goes through all that effort to sell one CD to a crackhead who listens to it in his cassette player though... Yea, watch closely.

For an equally entertaining Dipset/Lil Wayne version click here.

If you need something to listen to here's big up Vectra last nights Westwood Sets

You know when you talk to somebody in Grime and they fully get their David Brent on.

Politics - What does this mean? Nothing to me. It is a common excuse for something not happening most of the time.

How it could be used in a conversation:

Butterz says "When's your mixtape out Grime Dude?" Grime Dude says "There's a lot of politics with that right now"

Alot (One word) - Most of the time this I hear this used is when plans haven't gone the way they intended.

How it could be used in a conversation:

Butterz says "Are you still doing the clothing line and movie?" Grime Dude says "Its alot for me right now fam"

Independent - Gives me jokes when people brag about being independent like they could be signed if they wanted to be. It is used as an excuse for everything being late, available from one store online and being promoted only on Logan and Westwood.

How it could be used in a conversation:

Butterz says "Is your mixtape going to be on Itunes" Grime Dude "Nah fam im staying independent I don't want Apple taking mans peas"

And finally the biggest buzzword in Grime is actually Grime. It is an umbrella term for anything UK that has somebody MC'ing or rapping on a beat on. It is used to represent a particular sound that evolved out of UK Garage but that went out the window for most people a long time ago!

When I talk about Grime, I am talking about music that is influenced by UKG yea, not Channel U garbage or sped up vocals on a hip hop beat by somebody from England.

Wow Bass Level 1 is your first Vinyl and Digital Release, how did you choose these tracks for the EP?
I realised that them tunes were getting a lot of airplay and I liked them personally so I decided that those tracks are going on my first vinyl release.

Have there been any official vocals of these tunes? As the whole EP is instrumental.

Yeah there are but we will just have to wait and see because they may not get released. Lets just pray Butterz!

How important has your Rinse.FM show been in promoting yourself as a DJ?

It's very important because without radios no DJ will have promotion, radio stations get you bookings. I think me being on Rinse has given me the chance to promote 'Wow Bass Level 1' (Adverts and plugging) so radio is important. I first touched down on Rinse.FM in June 2007 and my fan base wasn't really there then a year later a lot of people know about Silencer.

What do you think Grime DJs should be doing to push the scene right now?

Work together because i'm realising that every DJ is out there for themselves they don't care about no one but themselves but lets just see if people take i what i say seriously. radio shows, bookings, tunes, just respect each other also.

Underground Unit are your crew, you have a couple of videos floating about tell us a bit more about them.
We have done all this grime stuff already a lot of people know we can do it we just taught ourselves to do things differently. Sticking to one genre isn't going to get a lot of money in your pocket. Now we have tunes like poison that's like a sweet boy tune in a different way not just obvious lyrics like ' your my sunshine and my everything!'. We are working on a album but we are really taking our time to make it really professionally. For instance if we are making a track and if it needs a person to play instruments into it then we will do that. It's all about making your album worth buying not just simple tracks with a kick and a snare and a bit of melody.

What tunes are you planning to release for Wow Bass Level 2?

It's going to be very powerful no producer is going to touch this Level 2. There's no point using the word 'level' if you can't up your game on the production every time you bring out new music. that's why I take time thinking about the names I use for CDs and vinyl.

Would you do a producer mixtape project where you get big MCs to vocal your beats?

Im working on that right now but im not going to update anyone until it's finished then im going to plug it like crazy on radio and internet.

Any Final Words Silencer?

Wow bass Level 1 out now in all good record stores and on download (Itunes, 7 Digital, Napster Etc) on 1st september never stop what you do musically if you love it.

Buy Wow Bass from Uptown HERE.

I was going through some old bits on the hard drive, and came across this when Fire Camp met Ego 6 in Paris. It is filmed by Lethal B and 2-Face mainly, and is pretty funny in places, especially where Lethal B is writing the lyrics to the song Mr towards the end. The usual cut and shut editing from myself, and I will apologize for some of the French they use in advance.

Enjoy.


Fire Camp - In Paris 2005 from Butterz on Vimeo.



P.S If you want to see the performance from that night click here.

I never do my blog titles in CAPS. But I thought this may be worth it.
Couple notes from last night.
- Seeing Dubstep heads dancing to funky house was funny.
- No Wiley appearance
- My ears are still ringing
- Every DJ still drops Night.
- Flow Dan>
- FWD on Sunday is going to be ram

Mak 10 gave me a mix CD. I ain't listened to it yet. I don't have a clue whats on it. Download it HERE.



FWD V RINSE HIGHLIGHTS from Butterz on Vimeo.

I was going to write more but I am in a net cafe costing £1 every 20 minutes.

Soon

ALIJA