The Dublin/Kildare rap duo Epik & Exile together are Veritas and their latest video ‘Thou Shalt Not Fall’ will grab listeners attention with dark imagery and a menacing soundtrack.
JackKnifeJ is on the production, it’s another solid track to add his ever-growing collection of beats and Joe Dooney is on the visuals after making successful videos for Lethal Dialect & Costello.
Veritas have an album scheduled for October/November, Craic Music will keep you up-to-date with the latest developments.
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You may remember last month Craic Music reported Temper-Mental MissElayneous’s Proletarian Restitution EP and a track called ‘Step In The Ring’ inspired by Katie Taylor the Irish Female World Boxing Champion competing in this year’s Olympics.
Here’s the official video to ‘Step In The Ring’ instead of keepin er lit TMN is keepin er wet, it’s an entertaining watch.
The beat was produced by Eberhart and Lindsey Byrne directs the video.
All the proceeds of the track will be donated to the Peter McVerry Trust supporting Dublin’s homeless. Buy it here for €1 (click here)
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Catch the latest interview and freestyle session by Mango (The Animators) & RapThor (A.W.O.L) for Nadine O’Regan’s The Kiosk on Phantom 105.2 FM.
They talk on a number of hot issues in the hip hop scene at the moment and it’s well worth a listen. The Kiosk arts and culture show airs every Saturday 11am @ Phantom.ie
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North Inner City Dublin lads, The Original Rudeboys, are in the process of becoming a very succesful band and their latest video for ‘Written Songs (Feeling Good)” is easy listening and perfect for the music channels.
They are an excellent example of how diverse the hip hop scene in Ireland is and what it can offer people of all ages. Neddy keeps the flows smooth and the Rudeboys have deservedly clocked 26,000 YouTube views in two days.
Their current ‘Written Songs’ EP is #2 in iTunes charts, you can find it (here) and tickets to ORB’s gig in The Academy, Dublin 22nd Dec are now on sale via Ticketmaster
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Absolute fire from Terawrizt as he offloads punchlines galore over some pulsating Tony Mahoney production. Cuts provided by DJ Mayhem.
The workrate at Trackhouse Studios is very promising, Tera is working on Rob Kelly’s latest single as well as keeping his own material on course.
If you missed Terawrizt’s Reign Of Tera EP make sure to download (click here)
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“ICE CREAAAMS, GET YOUR ICE CREAMS!”
Rob Steenson returns with a soft, summer styled track accompanied by Woody Murphy on the vocals.
The former Sway-Z member looks set to follow in Neddy Arkins footsteps with this light and radio friendly rap song.
Alan Newman’s on the beat and Collie mixed and mastered the track. Jonathan Lambert is one to watch out for on the visuals as he adds ‘Summer Rain’ to his growing list of high quality videos produced.
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Dublin based rapper Bitter Rocc drops the official video for his track Cold City taken off the Cold City album due out as a free download very soon.
The video is shot entirely on an iPhone 4S by Danielle Dempsey & Richard O’Connor; it could be miscontrued as some kind of fashion statement however the video is pretty solid after being edited.
Fans of the track don’t need to wait for the album as Bitter Rocc has made it available to download from his SoundCloud page, make sure to grab it below!
At the start of the year Bitter Rocc released a beat tape of 16 instrumentals for MCs to download and tear up, check the Paint By Numbers mixtape (click here)
Another fact for readers, Bitter Rocc also recently designed the artwork to G.I’s upcoming album ‘Underworld’ which is one to look out for.
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New official video out from The Elements called ‘Smooth Sailing’. The chilled, jazzy sound is courtesy of Gemsmiff and the mixing/mastering by Ndlz.
Mr Highspeed talks about ‘mummified mong rats’ and ‘milkshake mistresses’ in a bizarre but very listenable verse, while S.W.O.R.D.S holds down the more straight forward hip hop flow and the vocals are handled by Ruairi Coogan keeping the sound laid-back.
If you missed The Elements – Lost Archives ’06-’08 remastering release earlier this year, make sure to download and give it a listen.
Tracklist
1. Find Your Self
2. Ragga Trip feat. Ruairi Coogan
3. 3 Minutes
4. Equality
5. A New You
6. Overload feat. Ruairi Coogan
7. Gifted feat. Liz Davis
8. Nu Roots
9. MC Pedigree
10. Youth Of Today
11. Seduction feat. Liz Davis
12. It Is Not What You Expected
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Brace yourselves, Illosophical is the debut album from Street Literature member Costello and half-way through 2012 it’s safe to say this is one of the highlights of the year.
A recent interview with Dublin-based music show Community Of Independents serves as a good introduction for new listeners
Fans of DFI Battle League will remember his clashes with Siyo, Desay and Genesis; however on Illosophical the battle mentality is gone instead we have a introspective, thought provoking LP, kept fresh with tracks like ‘Do The Best I Can‘ and ‘Love Affair‘.
The G.I production is sublime, and the beat choices complement the overall project perfectly. ‘Young Apprentice‘ and ‘The Devil’s A Liar‘ almost sound smokey while the drums keep it so raw. There isn’t a bad feature on here, ‘Let Me Blaze It f/ Willa Lee‘, ‘Analysis f/ Lethal Dialect‘ and ‘Played Out f/ 4Real & Jambo‘ demonstrate the scarily strong team of rhymers over at Working Class Records.
Illosophical has been available to stream since 15th March but now you are able to purchase it for €8 (click here)
Tracklist
1. Young Apprentice feat. G.I
2. Realism feat. Willa Lee
3. See The Signs feat. Jambo
4. The Representatives feat. G.I
5. Analysis feat. Lethal Dialect
6. Do The Best I Can
7. Let Me Blaze It feat. Willa Lee
8. Chess Game feat. Lethal Dialect
9. The Devil’s A Liar
10. Love Affair
11. Played Out feat. Jambo & 4Real
12. Rhyme Architecture feat. 4Real & Lethal Dialect
13. Memories Stay feat. Jambo
14. The World Is Yours (Dublin Remix) feat. Willa Lee
15. Illosophical feat. Willa Lee
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New video out from Jambo featuring Willa Lee; the single ‘The Human Condition’ is taken off the album ‘Intervention’ and features the smooth sounds of JackKnifeJ on production and Joe Dooney on the visuals.
The hotly anticipated album has been in production for a number of years, with completion starting to become a realistic prospect make sure to follow Jambo on his new FB and Twitter pages.
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The first official single taken off Terawrizt’s ‘Silence Is Consent‘ album and it has a superbly edited video courtesy of Jeebus.
Tera clearly pays homage to Alex Jones (Info Wars) and covers a range of theories over the Tony Mahoney beat. Give it a watch now!
Remember you can grab Tera’s free 9-track ‘Reign Of Tera‘ EP (click here)
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The first two installments of the three part series are now available for free download. This is in preparation for LD50 Magnum Opus which is on the way to being completed and released this summer.
There’s very little I can write about the albums without sounding like a deluded hyped up fan spouting endless praise. Seriously, I can’t stress enough how important these albums are for your collection.
LD50 I & II issued in a new era of hip hop from Ireland; they are one of the reasons Craic Music continues to exist.
There isn’t a bad song across LD50′s 10 tracks or LD50 Pt II’s 11. It’s succinct, self-aware and crafted to near-perfection. Discussing tracks would feel like giving movie-spoilers away, and the replay value here will have you listening until the mp3′s are scratched & warped.
LD50 Tracklist
1. The Beginning
2. Metamorphose
3. Cold And Calculated
4. The National
5. Show You How feat. Tommy Hand
6. They Set You Up (Interlude)
7. Cold Case
8. The International
9. Do You Believe
10. Far From The End
LD50 Part 2 Tracklist
1. The Sermon
2. Outstr8 feat. G.I
3. Dark Horse
4. The Four Comandantes feat. Mouse & Costello
5. Keep It Real
6. Make My Route feat. Tommy Hand
7. Apparitions feat. Costello & Jambo
8. The Bet (Skit)
9. Black Magic
10. Snakes & Reptiles
11. Get To My Dreams feat. Willa Lee
Magnum Opus will have features from RiRa & Cyrus Malachi; expect production from G.I, Ghost, Danny Diggs, The Expert and 7th Dan. Lethal Dialect is apparently going to contribute to the production as well which should be exciting.
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Are you sitting comfortably? MJEX’s production half, The Expert has released a beat tape full of jazzy boom-bap instrumentals as a free download for you to grab now!
Seven glorious instrumentals with cuts provided by DJ Moschops on ‘Acting The Maggot’, The Twiddler on bass and Frankie Pollard on guitar.
Artwork by Tom Hill over @ Blimpymedia.com
Neckbreakers Tracklist
1. Apollo
2. What’s Going On Today
3. Alan Alda
4. Dynamite
5. Another Journey
6. Buttery Gold
7. Acting The Maggot
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Dust off your mp3 players, and load up the rawness, Kav from Sons Phonetic has upped this collaboration with 4Real of Street Literature. Production from Mook and it’s available to download now.
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