http://www.mortalmethods.com Hip Hop, Soul, DnB, Grime from North West London Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:27:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ... to the home of North-West London hip-hop crew Mortal Methods. This site not only brings you news, music and more from Charo, Sinna, Mumbles, Rookie and Jesta but also brand new and classic music and videos from the boys' favourite artists and their contemporaries. Check the cassette tape on the right ... http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=33 I wrote a while back about the Kickdrums - a hip-hop-production-outfit-cum-indie-band. Well, the album has dropped, and onsmash have dropped a free download for all you lucky people.  Or if you want it in higher quality/to support the industry, you can cop it on iTunes  My favourite so far: The Kickdrums - Things ... http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=111 Dropping (in the US) on May 26th, Roots beatboxer Scratch's LP Loss 4 Wordz seems to have pulled out a host of UK talent - unfortunately no MCs, but Estelle, Terri Walker, Daniel Bedingfield, Damon Albarn and, most interestingly, UK jazz/hip-hop producer & singer Elmore Judd are all set to appear. It's ... http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=109 If you're living in the UK, you might have noticed that it is a lot harder to watch music videos on YouTube. According to Google this is because the PRS - who work to collect money for all musicians in the UK - are demanding stupid amounts of money.  According to ... http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=108 Please don't sleep on this, the Kickdrums are going to be very big. This is how Timbaland should have done his indie crossover, it's like indie hip-hop meets Radiohead. Having already produced bangers for 50 Cent and many more you know it's time to start listening! [audio:http://www.mortalmethods.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the_kickdrums_-_just_a_game.mp3] zShare download Check the 'Smash The ... http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=104 This beat, produced by Moonshine, makes you want to bop down the street like nobody's business... the Diz Gibran mixtape with Crooks & Castles is dropping soon. [audio:http://www.mortalmethods.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/diz_gibran_-_once_againwwwmortalmethodscom.mp3] zShare download http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=101 Dilla's Renaissance Rap beat is my favourite off the Q-Tip LP, this remix takes it to new heights with some of the most distinctive voices in hip-hop. Q-Tip feat. Busta Rhymes, Raekwon & Lil' Wayne - Renaissance Rap Remix [audio:http://www.mortalmethods.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/q-tip-renaissance_rap_remix_feat_busta_rhymes__raekwon_and_lil_wayne.mp3] Download http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=99 http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=98  You hear about these new music laws all the time but this one seems worth thinking about... an obligatory form that must detail the ethnicity of the crowd expected and the full names and addresses of all performers, among other things. Don't let it happen people. Scrap the 696.  *** The 696 ... http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=95 Two of my favourite artists coming together here, Scarface and Bilal, both of them people who I think really see sense... anyway check the vid, it's powerful - 'Get Right' Can't Get Right Feat. Bilal http://www.mortalmethods.com/?p=94