Upside ft Michelle Breeze is out 23rd August! Check out the link to the vid which was only premiered MINUTES ago....Jessica Rabbit is on the ball eh! hahaha
Kano told The Guardian: "One of the key lyrics that inspired the video is: 'If I lose my head, I lose my focus, but I'll lose my dough before I lose my soul.'"
He plays a boxer in the vid...it's decent. Shot in East London....
Now, when I was driving home last night, blasting 1x as usual; I heard what I would describe as the BEST verse by ANY artist THIS YEAR....by far (yep I'm really putting my rep on the line here hahaha)
Twin B covering Westwood played Maxsta's 'East London Is Back' the track's heavy anyway I love the computer game-ish production....but the remix with a Kano verse blew me AWAY! Like, I nearly crashed the car.....
Check it out here: (Kano comes in at about 2.30)
KANO IS COLD..... like goose-pimple COLD
I could quote the entire verse but here's my fave lines:
"They say K's been missin, K's been slippin, but K's been Kipling, caking up....K's back, that's a fact, start facing up, they wana a wear my shoes, can't lace em up, change faces, Nicholas Cage 'em up......."
F*CK RIGHT OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Calm, Jess calm....deep breaths.....
OK,Kano's NEW album 'Method To The Madness' is out for release on 30th August (not long now yay!)
As mentioned in my previous blogs it will feature 'Get Wild' and the new one 'Upside'.
Here's the artwork....i friggin LOVE IT, I love the colours and the imagery....
The tracklisting will be as follows:
1. 2 Left: Topic Of Discussion (produced by Boys Noize)
2. Get Wild ft Aidonia & Wiley (produced by Boys Noize)
3. iPod Generation (produced by Kano)
4. MAAD (produced by Kano & Fraser T Smith)
5. Spaceship (produced by Chase & Status)
6. Upside ft Michelle Breeze (produced by Craigie Dodds)
7. All + All Together ft Hot Chip (produced by Hot Chip)
8. Lady Killer ft Ghetts (produced by Hot Chip)
9. Bassment (produced by A13)
10. Crazy (produced by Boys Noize)
11. Slaves ft Why Why Peaches (produced by Craigie Dodds)
12. Jenga ft Vybz Kartel (produced by Boys Noize & Diplo)
13. Dark Days (produced by Craigie Dodds)
So a lot of Boyz Noize production and I can't WAIT to hear the Vybz Kartel joint..
I will be hitting HMV at 8.50am on release day...believe that!!! haha
Due for release August 23rd....here's the radio rip.....NIiiiiice
This will be the second single from Kano's 4th studio album 'Method to the Maadness' (yes there is 2 a's) which will be released August 30th and features contributions from Boys Noize, Hot Chip, Chase & Status, Damon Albarn and more.
Peep his first single on a blog update from last month here 'Get Wild' ft Aidona and Wiley, Sooo heavy!
Michelle Breeze featured on this track is a South African singer (first Bucie, now Michelle...the UK is loving the SAvocalists!) her vocals are perfectly matched with Kano's smoother flow on this track IMO.
Remeber the date and SUPPORT GOOD UK MUSIC people!!!
Ok so I have stuff to talk about and I'm really getting into the swing of this Blog thing!
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THE BEST VINTAGE JEWELLERY, LIKE, EVERRRR......
Ok, so I have been pointed in the direction of a DEVINE new jewellery designer from Birmingham.... ADRIANNE. She designs and makes (with her own hands....now that's A skill) a beautiful range of vintage inspired jewellery including 'teatime necklaces' and 'retro daze' earrings! My personal favourite is the Kiki Curiosity Charm Bracelet (see pic) which, as with all of Adrianne's jewellery completely bespoke. As it says on the site: no two are the same, SO GO COP THAT UNIQUE BLING LADIES! So cute!
Or go to: THE CANDY STORE in Picadilly Arcade, Brum.....selling exclusively. I will be there this sat to get me a T for customisation woop woop!
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Erykah Badu is hitting Brixton Academy on Sat July 24th to showcase some tracks off her amazing new album 'Amerykah Part 2: Return Of The Ankh'. Now, if you haven't got it yet,what the hell are you waiting for?! It's like a return to her former glory of 'Baduizm' well, almost.
There's plenty of live instrumentation and compared to the political tones in Part 1, it's much more romantically focused….GO GET IT! Personal faves include: 'Gone Baby Don't Be Long', 'Umm Hmm' and 'Window Seat' see the video here:
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KANO ft AIDONIA & WILEY - GET WILD
Produced by BoysNoize.....sick electro beat....one to skank to me thinks!
CHASE & STATUS Vs DIZZEE RASCAL - HEAVY
So I heard this on Mistajam's show a week ago and it is one of THE BADDEST, wickedest (and every other urban superlative you can think of) tune I have heard in AGES! Unfortunately Dirtee Stank (Dizzee's record label) have had it removed from youtube so I can't show you the vid YET! but listen to 1xtra between 7amd 10pm Mon - Thurs, Jam is sure to play it a few times! It's dubstep meets electro meets jungle: IT's SICK!!!!
CHRISTINA AGUILERA ft NICKI MINAJ - WOOHOO
So Xtina is back with a new album 'Bionic' and this is the first single to be leaked. I'm kinda feelin' this tune, but only coz of Nicki really. I get the feeling Christina's going hard to try and compete with the likes of GaGa (who she looks remarkably similar to in this vid) so she's gone FREAKALEAK with the lyrics. See what you think.....(the vid is not made yet, this is just the music)
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4321...BLASTOFF! 4,3,2,1 looks set to be a BANGER! Hitting cinema's on June 2nd I canni wait!
Written and directed by the genius that is: Noel Clarke. It's described as a ‘sexy, gripping thriller’ following three days in the lives of four best friends who become involved in a major diamond heist. Ok, so sounds slightly unrealistic but fun, no? Featuring a cool UK cast including Kidulthood's hilarious Adam Deacon, Noel Clarke himself and a chick from St Trinians to name a few! I am looking forward to seeing the character's styling, espescially after seeing the pic below from the film. (Very Carrie-esque outfit from SATC2, chick 2nd from the right don't you think?!)
Another reason to go see it is the soundtrack....I'm always impressed by Noel Clarke's choice of music and with artists like Plan B, Davinche, Mz Bratt, the stunning Paloma Faith listed I'm sure this will live up to my expectations once again! I'm excited to hear ‘Keep Moving’ with Adam Deacon RAPPING!!! And featuring Mr Bish Bash Bosh himself: Bashy <3 Go to http://www.4321movie.com/ for more info.
WINNIE (no not 'The Pooh') will start filming early June. It's a biopic of the infamous Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of South African Leader and true freedom fighting icon, Nelson Mandela.
Starring Jennifer Hudson as Winnie and Terrence Howard as Nelson. It's likely to detail the fraud, kidnapping and murder controversies that Winnie has become synonymous with. Revered by some and reviled by others….'Winnie' is bound to cause a polarisation amongst movie goers especially in S Africa.
But check out the pics....I reckon the Casting Director's done well with Jen!
Now this next bit also falls into the 'holy shit, is that 50?!' category.....
This week, 50 shocked the world by releasing pics of himself looking skeletal and downright crackhead-ish in prep for a new film he is working on. 'Things Fall Apart' is co-written by the (once) big man and details the life of a professional footballer who is daignosed with cancer. He dropped a jaw-dropping, pain-inducing, vom-helping (?) 54lbs for the part!!! (That's like 4 STONE ladies!!)
He survived on a ridiculously low cal liquid diet (euww gross) and pounded the treadmill for 3 hours a DAY, now THAT's dedication. Bad news for 50 is that the film has yet to set a release date, which doesn't bode well for its expected quality! Let's hope it wasn't all in vein eh! Now bring back the 50 we know and love (to hate)!
