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Rewd Adams – Rewd Awakening [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • December 29, 2010 • Comments (2)
Rewd Adams - Rewd Awakening

Rewd Adams - Rewd Awakening

Free Download (Rewd Adams – Rewd Awakening) - http://rewdadams.bandcamp.com/

I’ve never been a fan of name changes throughout an artists career, simply due to the fact it’s difficult to re brand something that’s been built from scratch. So Rewd Adams (formally Skandal) has done a great job in a situation which could have potentially been devastating. Rewd Adams has signaled his intention to have 2011 his biggest year ever, with the release of his latest album “Rewd Awakening” at the close of 2011.

Rewd Awakening is a thirteen track album which features production from the likes of Sivey, M-Phazes, Jon Phonics and Beat Butcha amongst others. Rewd Adams links up with Black The Ripper on two tracks, and the last track is the popular “Kill Em With The Flow Remix” which also shows Klashnekoff and P Money sharing their lyrical ability. Rewd Adams determines not be out shined by the artists who have a lot more experience in the rap world, and it’s fair to say he holds his own.
In regards to the music I think Rewd Awakening is a very direct, and angry album which is heard throughout various tracks and lyrics quoted by Rewd Adams. The likes of “Hurt” and “Questions” are solo tracks which unfortunately will be under appreciated due to the big named features from other tracks. Rewd Adams previously released the track “Everyday” with Black The Ripper which is one of my personal favourites on Rewd Awakening, and credit to Jon Phonics who’s done an excellent job behind the boards.
Trying to find a criticism from an artist I admire and genuinely enjoy is difficult, however the content in a couple of tracks is somewhat repetitive. Rewd Adams is a young artist with a lot to speak about, and listening over to the album several times resulted in me picking up similar references, and just wishing there was more subject matter. Contradicting myself, the album is themed and structured in the way a good album should be, so whether this was intentional from Rewd Adams remains to be seen.
I always urge Hip-Hop Kings readers to support the U.K artists who have independently spent countless hours and maximum effort into creating a product from nothing. Please support Rewd Adams with his latest album “Rewd Awakening” which is certainly worth adding to your U.K Hip-Hop collection. I predict a bright 2011 for Rewd Adams, and “Rewd Awakening” in my opinion is just the beginning.

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Affyzzle and Triple S Interview [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • December 22, 2010 • Comments (2)
HHK: Thanks for speaking to us guys. For those who aren’t aware can we have an introduction please?

A&S: Affyzzle and Triple S are two artists originally from Ivory Coast (West Africa), but established in San Antonio, TX. We consider ourselves as brothers as we have so much in common. The music we mainly deliver is Rap/Hip Hop but we are really open minded and sometimes try to reach other genres. Since we come from Ivory Coast, our goal is to put our country and our people back on the map and that’s the reason why we’ve created TINTIF(This Is Not The Irish Flag)

HHK: You’ve known each other for years. How important is having chemistry with somebody when releasing music?

Affyzzle (right)  Triple S (left)

Affyzzle (right) Triple S (left)

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CopyWrite Interview [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • December 16, 2010 • Comments (3)

I’m proud to present an exclusive interview with Ohio-based rapper CopyWrite. I start the interview by talking about the new album “Life and Times of Peter Nelson” and discuss a couple of tracks (including a Marco Polo collaboration) which didn’t make the final track listing. CopyWrite and I both discuss our personal favourite tracks from the album, before moving onto darker topics including the death of Eyedea, and how CopyWrite dealt with the negative feedback from his tribute single Numb. Lastly we speak about his plans for 2011, and where fans can check for new music and news. Please support CopyWrite by downloading his latest album “Life and Times of Peter Nelson” from the link underneath. You can listen to the exclusive Hip-Hop Kings interview with CopyWrite below.

CopyWrite Interview

Copywrite – The Life And Times Of Peter Nelson DOWNLOAD Link

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Genesis Elijah Interview [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • December 15, 2010 • Comments (3)

I’ve been given a great chance to speak with U.K Hip-Hop heavyweight Genesis Elijah for an exclusive interview with Hip-Hop Kings. I speak to Genesis Elijah about the new album “Before I Was Famous” and his personal favourite tracks from the album. We also talk on the direction of U.K Hip-Hop as we head into 2011, and what his plans are (which include a soon-to-come mixtape and another album). You can support Genesis Elijah by downloading his latest album “Before I Was Famous” on the link underneath, and you can also listen to my interview with Genesis Elijah below.

Genesis Elijah – Before I Was Famous DOWNLOAD Link

Genesis Elijah Interview

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Genesis Elijah

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Kruga Presents – Men Lie, Women Lie, But The Facts Dont Preview [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • December 2, 2010 • Comments (3)

Kruga

Kruga

The multi-talented actor and musician “Kruga” has presented his brand new movie (written and directed by himself) called Men Lie, Women Lie, But the Facts Don’t. Kruga has previously starred in the movie “Dead Man Running” alongside 50 Cent and Danny Dyer, and has started his own media production company alomgside Gridloc Films. This short film was recorded in assosiation with Ben Mestor, of Dansac Pictures, and analyses the issues of relationships. You can watch Kruga‘s “Men Lie, Women Lie, But the Facts Don’t”, preview below, and watch the full movie from Kruga‘s official website (link below).

www.officialkruga.com/kworld.html

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Snowgoons Interview with Hip-Hop Kings [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • November 30, 2010 • Comments (4)

HHK: Thank you for speaking to Hip-Hop Kings. For the fans who may not be aware, can we have an introduction to the Snowgoons please?

Snowgoons: Whats good. Snowgoons is a producer team that my man Det and me DJ Illegal founded around 1999. We started in the german hip hop scene but switched over to the US scene pretty fast around 2001. We signed in 2007 to the New York label Babygrande and releases the same year our debut album German Luger. 2008 we dropped the Black Snow album and 2009 the 3rd album The Trojan Horse. Same year we released the project A Fist In The Thought which was a whole album with Lord Lhus & Savage Brothers. Now in 2010 we finally gonna drop the 4th album titled Kraftwerk.

HHK: The new album “Kraftwerk” will be released on December 7th. Who featured on the album as guest appearances?

Snowgoons Interview with Hip-Hop Kings

Snowgoons Interview with Hip-Hop Kings

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Why Amazon are Selling Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy For $3.99 [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • November 24, 2010 • Comments (1)

News is quickly spreading across the Internet that Amazon are selling Kanye West‘s new album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” for just $3.99. At first I thought it was a typing error, so I investigated further and you can actually download the album for just $3.99 (link below)

Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy DOWNLOAD Link

I questioned why Amazon were doing this. Kanye West always receives groundbreaking, or very high sales figures and immediately it appeared Amazon were losing a lot of money. I investigated further and noticed that on the U.S Amazon website had this offer, downloading the mp3 album from the U.K for £7.49 which is aproximately $9.00. Considering there are no overheads / postage costs I couldn’t understand again why the two websites were different.

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Kanye West

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M9 – Orions Stencil [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • November 23, 2010 • Comments (8)

One third of Triple Darkness, M9 has been tipped as one of the most exciting artists to watch in the U.K Hip-Hop scene for 2011. His mixtape “Orion’s Stencil” will be released exclusively through Hip Hop Hype Dog, and present fans with brand new music from the London-based lyricist. The eighteen-track compilation features Cyrus Malachi, Nasheron and Blasphemy, with production coming from Beat Butcha, Chemo and Jon Phonics amongst others. Orion’s Stencil will be available as a free download to fans, yet posses the quality of a full-length LP.

M9 - Orion's Stencil

M9 - Orion's Stencil

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Trey Songz – Passion Pain and Pleasure [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • November 22, 2010 • Comments (1)

Celebrating a very successful music career, Trey Songz has now released his fourth studio album “Passion, Pain and Pleasure” which is available digitally and physically worldwide. The American singer boasted an impressive 240,000 album sales in the first week, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. Trey Songz’s album was potentially compromised as various tracks leaked. He admirably responded by saying “Bootleggers gotta eat, I ain’t mad at ya’ll”.

Passion, Pain and Pleasure ($7.99) Download Link – Trey Songz – Passion Pain and Pleasure DOWNLOAD Link

Trey Songz - Passion Pain and Pleasure

Trey Songz - Passion Pain and Pleasure

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Hilltop Hoods – Parade of the Dead Signed DVD Competition [Exclusive]

Ryan Maxwell • November 17, 2010 • Comments (8)

Hilltop Hoods - Parade of the Dead

Hilltop Hoods - Parade of the Dead

Hip-Hop Kings has teamed up with Australian Hip-Hop group Hilltop Hoods to present an exclusive competition to win a signed copy of the new DVD titled “Parade of the Dead”. Hilltop Hoods are celebrating the international release of their latest album “State of the Art” which was my personal favourite album of 2010 so far. Parade of the Dead is a fantastic DVD which allows fans to get a personal insight into the life of Hilltop Hoods as actors, and see the comedy of creating a movie for the fans. To enter the competition, just leave a comment stating your favourite track from Hilltop Hoods‘ latest album “The State of Art” with your email address to be contacted. You can also listen to my interview with MC Suffa from Hilltop Hoods below.

Hilltop Hoods Interview with Hip-Hop Kings – http://bit.ly/aKBy1t

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