Posted in 10 For '10 on Dec 30th, 2009 No Comments »
BTR is the one to be looking out for in 2010 with his flow and delivery being effortless but his voice full of pain and passion which makes me liken him to a UK 2Pac. Yes, he’s that good. Back in June he dropped Outlaw Vol. 1 showing his versatility with hip-hop, grime, dubstep and [...]
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Rigga Romez is one of the best I’ve heard out of our country – shit’s disgusting that he hasn’t got more recognition but that’s about to change in 2010 with his new mixtape and LP coming out and it’s sounding real promising. I hope he forgives me for streaming one of the tracks off his [...]
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The artist formerly known as Victory, Awaté, represents South London and caught my attention back in May. His voice dominates the mic and yet he doesn’t rap about about drugs, guns, violence, chicks or rims but manages to make the lyrical content interesting and thought provoking at the same time. You can relate to the [...]
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One of the youngest MCs on this list and you’ll be hearing about him a lot more in 2010 with his mixtape The Purple Promo 2 dropping 10/01/10. Having already been backed by TeamSupreme and Buck Marley for his 2009 mixtape release, The Purple Promo, Dream turned a lot of heads and made a lot [...]
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Lowkey is one the most outspoken artists around period with his strong political views and real life issues playing a frontline role in his lyrics. The constant battle between Palestine and Israel is a focus for one of the most talented wordsmiths around with tracks like ‘Long Live Palestine’ and rightly so, as it’s not [...]
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Romo is an up-and-coming artist from Birmingham with recent co-signs from Dexplicit, Black The Ripper, Bless Beats and Dot Rotten. He recently released his promo Jam Your Hype which, ironically, didn’t get the hype it deserved as it was a well-polished EP featuring production from Swindle, Dexplicit, Dot Rotten and himself. If promo is increased [...]
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Hailing from Walthamstow in East London, Loudmouth has not only showed he has strong lyrical ability but his production is on point too. After leaving the label Aftershock, Loudmouth went independent and linked up with Mentalist to form their crew called Problem Family. With several EPs due from him in 2010, it could be the [...]
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Sam Khan grew up in Wembley, North West London, and twice went on to reach the final of the UK National Songwriting Contest as well as winning the UK Rap Battle at The Jump Off, seven times. With the team around him, he has built up his enterprise called B Somebody with his next mixtape, [...]
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Mystro is one of those artists who is shown nothing but love by the underground scene but is just waiting for that hit for chart success. He’s too lyrical for some, too hip-hop for grime fans and yet the talent is undeniable. He’s been on his grind since 1999 with the Natual Born Spittaz, picking [...]
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Merky ACE has been on his grind in 2009 with several mixtape releases and all of which have been very good. He made a Westwood appearance earlier in the year and simultaneously released his mixtape Who’s Merky?. His grind alone is miles above many in the scene and for that alone the respect levels are [...]
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