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Inerview with UK Rapper Potent Whispser

“The only difference between the underground and mainstream is money.”- Interview with Rapper Potent Whisper 4 (1)

Rapper Potent Whisper asks “How much thought do you think these talented underground artists give to their image, the longevity of their brand, PR etc? “

Inerview with UK Rapper Potent Whispser

Artist Name: Potent Whisper Country: England
Artist Type: Lyricist, Rapper City/State: London
Genre: Hip-Hop Age: 23
Alias:  —
Description:
I make Hip-Hop music for love, unity and empowerment. When one considers the resounding echo of history, it is accurate to say that any accomplishment, however great, is merely a whisper in time as we know it. To be a potent whisper is to do what one can irrespective of this fact.

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Interview with Benny Diction – Nottingham-born rapper speaks on album sales, lyrical content and individuality within Hip-Hop. 0 (0)

Meet Benny Diction: “When you cut through the layers of the homogenised crap that has blighted rap’s name, it’s actually the most varied form of music going…”

Artist Name: Benny Diction Country: UK
Artist Type: rapper, spoken word, musician, producer City/State: London
Genre: hiphop, rap, jazz, electronic, folk Age: 29
Alias: –
Description:
Benny Diction is a Nottingham-born, South Wales/East Midlands-raised and Merseyside-honed MC/musician with over a decade of writing lyrics behind him. Ben learned several instruments growing up and although he penned his first verse back in 1997 (a “Christmas rap” he and a friend wrote in Year 9 music class), he didn’t start writing properly until 1999, inspired by greats such as the Beasties, De La Soul, Rakim & Wu-Tang.In 2000, he formed a group with schoolmates DJ Simon B and MC D-Fine which would go on to be called ThinkTank. The first time he rhymed before a “proper” hip-hop audience was as a 17 year-old at Rodney P’s Sheffield gig in 2001, an intimidating experience at the time but ultimately enough of a buzz to motivate him to carry on.After moving to Liverpool to study in 2001, Benny started to rip open mics and perform solo sets under the name “Funktion” and became involved in Sunday Service, one of the longest-running hip-hop nights in the city. From tight friendships formed with DJ Sketchy Bwoy and MCs Oscillate and Ro Jista, the Punning Clan was established in 2005, later recruiting MCs Louis Cypher, Tony Skank and 2woToes along with the DMC UK Battle For Supremacy 2009/IDA 2009 champ DJ Rasp. Now residing in East London, Benny promotes and co-hosts monthly night Fat Gold Chain alongside Solocypher and continues to collaborate with heads from across Britain and beyond. Last year, Benny released the “Excuse Me” EP for free download, featuring vocal talent from across the UK and instrumental contributions from spots as far away as Bavaria and Brooklyn.

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Kenkodie - Feeling dope and thoughts on becoming signed to a record deal

Independent Vs Signed (Part 2) – Interview with KenKodie “The hardest thing I would say is self-promotion and getting your music out… “ 5 (1)

To be or not to be: Independent Vs Signed (Part 2) – Interview with KenKodie

I recently did an interview with KenKodie a London based rapper, singer and producer who has had a good buzz in the UK underground scene for the past year. He has featured on songs with some grime heavy weights and is tipped to have a successful career. However like many in the underground scene he is yet to see any real recognition from major record labels. We spoke about the trials and tribulations of an independent artist trying to get signed by a major label. When asked about the hardest thing Read More »Independent Vs Signed (Part 2) – Interview with KenKodie “The hardest thing I would say is self-promotion and getting your music out… “ 5 (1)

Signing record deal contracts as an underground artist and performer

To be or not to be: Independent Vs Signed – How successful will I be as an unsigned artist? 5 (1)

To be or not to be: Independent Vs Signed (part 1)

The topic of whether or not a talented independent artist should sign to a major label is always a contentious issue. So imagine my shock when I found out one of my favourite inde artists’, Dom Kennedy is allegedly getting signed to MMG and Interscope.   Like all diehard fans I instantly assumed this was the beginning of the end of his music career. Now with the benefit of hindsight I know this reaction was a bit over kill and lost me a couple gangster points, however it got me wondering why we as the audience generally believe that when a successful independent artist gets signed it is somehow a bad thing.

Signing record deal contracts as an underground artist and performer

It wasn’t the fact that he was getting signed to this particular label that I had an issue with as Read More »To be or not to be: Independent Vs Signed – How successful will I be as an unsigned artist? 5 (1)

Revolutionary Hip Hop Artist, Ed Greens, UK

Hip Hop artist & poet Ed Greens thoughts on music, activism, education and the “Apocolympics” 5 (2)

 “Music can never replace resistance or activism, I think seeing music as resistance is a very western idea.” – Ed Greens speaks to A/V Revolution

Revolutionary Hip Hop Artist, Ed Greens, UK

 

Artist Name: Ed Greens Country: England
Artist Type:Rapper City/State: London
Genre: Poetry, Hip Hop, Spoken Word Age: 21
Alias: Greenz
Description:
Ed Greens is a poet and activist who has been making Hip Hop for the past few years. He recently released You Can’t Live Twice with Uk Producer EMPDY which featured D, Hans and Melissa Melodee. He is currently working on more projects with EMPDY, D and HANS as well as an Album which joins Palestinian artists and UK artists in collaboration.

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