Tevyn J - Snapple (Reflection) [Music Video]

North West London's Tevyn J is back with a new visual for his track Snapple (Reflection) which is easily his best work to date and see' the rising star showcasing a new found confidence in his word play and delivery ans he drops some real life bars which many will be able to relate to.

Look out for more from Tevyn J coming soon.

Krept & Konan - Young Kingz [Review]

Krept & Konan, South London's musical duo - have just released their latest project Young Kingz via iTunes, with exciting features - including Giggs, Tinie Tempah & Chip as well as fellow "Play Dirty member" Yungen. Fekky, who has built a crazy following in the scene right now also features. Other noteworthy features include an artist who's also well know for his wordplay - G Frsh.



Young Kingz is well rounded in terms of subject matter as it covers different aspects of life, from the pain to the victories and includes the highly anticipated wordplay that Krept & Konan are renowned for.

Though well rounded, I do believe the release is quite feature heavy - in turn I understand why it consists of 19 tracks but fortunately it doesnt sound like a compilation as each feature compliment the track and you can tell time has been spent on the selection process.

The poetry at the beginning and end delivered with conviction and potent words by George The Poet is also a nice touch & I do believe it definitely adds something to the release. I'm also happy with all the features as they don't seem forced - plus seem to fit each concept well.



In my opinion I believe Krept & Konan have developed massively from when I first heard them, they seem to use punchlines and wordplay a lot more affectively rather than just because they can.

Overall I would give "Young Kingz" 10/10 and recommend it - as it has a wide range of songs about a roller coaster of life experiences that many can relate to and or feel empathy toward; It also has songs I could easily see being "club bangers" and or songs to 'ride to.'

Review by Tevyn J @TheRealTevynJ

Tevyn J - Call Me Ft. Ruchelle Scott [Music Video]

Time for some new talent as Tevyn J has just released the visual to His track Call Me which features the vocals of Ruchelle Scott as they remake the Joel Ortiz and Novel hood classic with Tevyn showing some potential in His bars.

Rival - Party Rings [Review]

Rival is currently one of the most consistent Grime artists in the scene right now; hailing from east London - he’s dropped about ten releases since arriving in the scene in 2010 with fellow Grime MC Marger.

As one of the Grime scenes ‘new wave artists‘, Rival was involved in the most recent instalment of the legendary Lord of the Mic’s where he faced the well seasoned OG;z member Desperado.

‘Party Rings’ is an 11 track free download consisting of 5 features including fellow Lord of the Mic’s 3 representative and former Fire Camp member Clipson, Grime veteran Sharky Major, Doller Da Dustman and a few others. All of the songs on the EP are original apart from the ‘I’m On One Freestyle.’

Late 2011 Rival dropped ‘Lord Rivz’ of which can be downloaded on iTunes - it was well received and had some of the Grime MC’s best work including ‘Just A Dream’ featuring Dot Rotten, ‘Save Me’ featuring Ghetts and ‘Plan A’ featuring Lioness. ‘Lord Rivz’ contained a healthy spread of established artists featured on it, expanding the east London artist’s fan base rapidly.

‘Party Rings’ begins with a song called ‘Charlie Sheen’ where Rival talks about the music scene at the present and his ‘winning’ mind state. The second track is a Grime banger produced by G Tank and featuring Clipson where both ‘spitter’ dismantle the track with heavyweight lyricism and flows.

The EP is very well rounded - with a mix of UK Hiphop tracks as well as Grime and Dubstep songs also. To add to that ’Party Rings’ is also well balanced with both hype/up tempo songs and more mellow/chill out music to appeal to all types of moods.

Rival displays his versatility and musical abilities as he sings and or raps most of the choruses on his EP and changes up his flows and style for each individual track.

Tracks to look out for are as follows:

Grime Killers Feat. Clipson

Light Work

Music Is My Life

Different Breed Feat. Sharky Major

Enemies                       

Make Sure You’re Ready Feat. Doller Da Dustman

When Will This All End

Overall the only negative criticism I can remotely think of after listening to this release 3 or 4 times already - is that Rival doesn’t seem to change his tone of voice or the way he says words within verses enough, which isn’t really a major issue and one He will develop on with time,Other than that Rival once again shows why He is a Leader of the New School.

9/10

Click here to download - Rival - Party Rings EP

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Squeeks – Call Me Squeeko [Review]

Fresh off his OMA ‘Best Newcomer 2011’ nomination, Squeeks has dropped his highly anticipated third mixtape. The CMG affiliate was quickly becoming an established name in the UK’s urban scene in 2011 – with his unique voice, strong lyricism and style.

Prior to the release of ‘Call Me Squeeko,’ Squeeks dropped a ‘Daily Duppy’ for Grime Daily just before the release, a ‘Behind Barz’ for Link up TV in January as a reminder of what he’s capable of. Squeeks also made an appearance in a Tim Westwood ‘Crib Session’, which one of the veterans in the UK scene and leader of CMG Joe Black in and around the time ‘Call Me Squeeko’ dropped.

The mixtape begins with ‘riding in my car’ where Squeeks illustrates the life he lives with piercing lyricism and a range of flows - definitely likely to be a hood anthem in the near future.

The second track the North London artist grenades isn’t an original song but is deservedly reloaded 32 bars into the track which in itself indicates what he did to the track.

Listening to the mixtape, there is a strong vibe through out - that comes with the instrumental choices and Squeeks’ flows. ‘Call me Squeeko’ is definitely a CD to vive to, no matter the mood you are in due to the vast selection of styles he drops on it. In my eyes, he does attempt to appeal to both his male and female audiences – making the release well rounded.

If I were to be meticulous in finding anything that I did not like while I was listening to the CD, I would definitely have to be the way in which used the same flow and style as the artist that did the original song on the track he entitled ‘Big Squeeko.’ 

Islington’s Squeeks did this CD with a few samples and no features, considering that it’s 14 tracks long, that is definitely impressive and shows he’s definitely a strong lyricist with a lot of innovative ideas.

Tracks to look out for are as follows:

Riding In My Car

Impossible

Changes

I Got You

My Scream

F.A.M.E

To conclude, ‘Call Me Squeeko’ is definitely one of my favourite mixtapes to come out this year. It is that because of the aura I feel while listening and the variety of songs it contains.

9.5/10

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD - SQUEEKS - CALL ME SQUEEKO

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Review - No Lay – Rebellion EP (by Tevyn J

No Lay is back with her first release of 2012! The Grime veteran was part of the collective Unorthodox when she first burst onto the scene – ‘No Help or Handouts’ being the Grime collectives most well known track.

The South London MC flooded the urban industry with music last year as she delivered four or five releases, completely destroyed Birmingham's  OG Nicky and featured on a couple tracks including ‘Goonz’ by Marger.

The 2012 OMA nominee seems to be starting this year the same way she ended 2011, already releasing ‘Rebellion and appearing in a few visuals including English Frank’s Southside Connection

Prior to the EP, No Lay AKA Isabella Gotti dropped a ‘Fire in the Booth’ for Radio 1Xtra DJ Charlie Sloth, a ‘Behind Bars’ for Link Up TV, a ‘Spotlight’ freestyle for Street Starz TV and a ‘Daily Duppy’ for Grime Daily.’ No Lay’s ‘Behind Bars’ really stuck out to me - giving me goose bumps as she let us into her life a little more – giving us a little insight into her life and her thoughts on music while ripping through the instrumental with her

Rebellion is a twelve track EP with six songs and six bonus tracks, which include the very impressive ‘Behind Bars’ freestyle I mentioned earlier. There’s even a Drum & Bass remix of Drugs on the EP for a different feel of the song which was included on her ‘He Said She Said’ EP which was released on iTunes last year. The isn’t one feature on any of the tracks included in the EP showing that No Lay has a lot to say and lyrically capable of holding her own, however, I do believe if there were one or two features – they would compliment one or two of the songs rather then taking away anything. In my opinion, No Lay adding her singing vocals here and there definitely added a different element of the Grime artist into the mix.

The EP begins with ‘Blowing Out Ya Home’ which sets the tone for the rest of the CD - with mad wordplay and No Lays infamous flows and delivery - that grabbed my attention from the get go. ‘Rebellion’ is an example of No Lay at her rawest, with flows and unforgiving lyrics. From start to finish, she does not let up, no gimmicks, no poppy sing-along type songs and refreshing honesty.

Stand out tracks include:

‘Behind Bars Link Up TV - Unfinished Sympathy’

‘Blowing Out Ya Home’

‘Oh Yeah’  

‘Isabella Gotti Got It!’

‘Make It’

‘Goodbye’

9/10

Review by @TheRealTevynJ