Ridez Dream From The Block Mixtape OUT NOW!!!

Its here! Click either of the images above or below to get your copy of the long awaited 20-track mixtape from Ridez full of Hip-Hop, R&B and Grime vibes. Featuring appearances from Tiny Tuggz, Nino Triggz, Laioung, Growzie Beatz, TerraOne and more!

Tweet your feedback to @ridez1 and @DreamFromBlock or leave a comment on the Official Ridez Facebook Page

Every Ridez Collab! Check 'Em Out!

Here is a list of other artist's songs that have featured me. Anyone I've had the pleasure of being in the studio with has always been cool, so I'd like to share the magic we created with you. I'll be adding more songs as they come as I'm always up for collabs! If you're an artist, whether you rap, sing, play the banjo or just happen to be the best triangle player in the world, holla at me at ridez@live.co.uk and let's talk ideas. Much love!

Laioung feat. Ridez and Triggz - Speak Up (Prod. Liako)

Laioung feat. Triggz and Ridez - For Dayz (Prod. Liako)

Growzie Beatz feat. Ridez and ConseQu3nce - Sky's The Limit (UK Remix)

Growzie Beatz feat. Ridez - Getaway

Growzie Beatz feat. Crazee and Ridez - Prominence

DOWNLOAD THE #RIDERFRIDAYS 5 TRACK PROMO HERE FOR FREE!

Released at the start of 2012 I bring to you the #RiderFridays promo featuring 5 exclusive tracks all released weekly between January and February. Download them all as one big mix here. Click the image below... 

1. Still Speedin' 

2. Fantasy Freestyle 

3. Is This Life? 

4. Ambition 

5. Blue Sky

GROWZIE PRESENTS​.​.​.​THE PROGRESS VOLUME 2

Last month my boy and very talented brother Growzie Beatz released a new mixtape entitled "Growzie Presents... The Progress Volume 2".
The mixtape will feature eight new tracks, and is the sequel to the previous mixtape "Growzie Presents... The Progress Volume 1" released in July and if its anything like the first then I'm telling you, you'll hear fire in both beats and lyricism.

One of the many things that make Growzie Beatz's style unique is his sound. Whether its his own original beats, remixes of others or him vocaling known instrumentals, he always delivers the type of vibe that has been unheard yet easy to relate to and jam to. And its not your typical sounds either, I'm talking sounds and vibes that of which level up to artists like Lykke Li and J Dilla, giving different angles to rap.

On a personal note, I can say that the guy is musically gifted and minded and a hard worker, banging out recordings every day. An artist.

I could go on and on but don't take my word for it, download the mixtape and hear for yourself, you'll see what I mean ;-)
Click the pic below to download Growzie Presents... The Progress Volume 2 and to check out any other music by Growzie Beatz follow him on Twitter for more details @GrowzieBeatz

Mr. Eklipse gives thanks...

What's good people?

I got another artist for you all to look out for. Now I know this blog is supposed to be about everything and NOT just music, but its hard to ignore true talent. I will be dishing out other topics in the near future but for the time being I'd like you to check out Jamal Msebele AKA Eklipse.



With lyrical content that can flow both over Grime and Hip Hop he definitely puts the work in and has a bright future. Need proof? Check out his material at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMrEklipse

But right now I wanna show you a specific piece of work brought to you by the artist.
"Thank You". A track by Eklipse with banging lyrical content laced nicely over a beautiful instrumental. I get a sense of a little message for the haters and the fakes as well as a personal self-story. I was feeling it and I think you will too so give it a listen. There's a video for the track, produced by Harleigh Reid, another talented individual. To see more of her work check out http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHarlsz

But back to the subject at hand, the video to "Thank You" by Eklipse.
Its below.
Enjoy, I'll hit you all back soon. Peace!





To follow Eklipse and Harleigh Reid on Twitter hit them up at:
http://twitter.com/jamal_eklipse
http://twitter.com/theharlsz

Welcome Back Hip-Hop!

Sup peeps?

Let me hit you up real quick on this artist I came across named Silqe.



A rapper, ten years in the game, straight outta Reading. I initially heard his cover of Chipmunk's/Chris Brown's "Champion" and I was diggin it. He's recently put out a new mixtape entitled "Welcome Back Hip-Hop" and if I'm to be honest, that is the full vibe I got from listening to it, Hip-Hop, real Hip-Hop. See, these days with alotta lyricists its hard to say what genre these MCs and rappers are doing - Is it Pop? Is it Grime? Is it Techno? Or "chart music"? We've all come across that confusion, but there is absolutely no confusion what so ever when listening to "Welcome Back Hip-Hop".

There are some amazing instrumentals used, good vibes, smooth samples, classic Hip-Hop beats, the ones you forgot about and when you hear you're like "Oh my dayz he's sick", yeah, those ones. I felt a mix of reminiscence and new music. For example, one track by the rapper called "Good Sign" uses the classic "Song Cry" beat from Jay-Z. That alone takes you back and gets you zoned, but then listening to Silqe's twist on the track, you become enlightened with a story of pregnancy scares and parenthood preparation.

I would like to pick a few stand out tracks but to be honest the entire mixtape stood out to me. There were no fillers or tracks that were hard to engage with. They all had my attention and all had my admiration. The self-titled track "Welcome Back Hip-Hop" was a real powerful track as the instrumental was one of those ones that just get you in the mood for music immediately, perfectly laced with serious lyrical content. Following that is the track "Point Proven" which showed Silqe spittin a more faster flow, again hittin hard. And then there was "Work Alot" which had an old school Carribbean/Reggae vibe to it. But as I said, the entire mixtape stood out. In both lyrical content and sound there was mad variety, diversity etc.

Silqe definitely stayed true to Hip-Hop throughout this mixtape, nuttin watered down at all. With a variety of different flows, concepts and beats all in an 11-track collection all hosted by DJ Skitz you're bound to be attracted to the music.

This post is definitely long overdue as the mixtape was released earlier this year but it's still worth talking about, and if you've never heard a Silqe track before this is a great introduction for you.

You can check out Silqe's Facebook Fan Page for his most recent work including freestyle videos and acoustic sessions and much more. To visit the page click here.

And to download the "Welcome Back Hip-Hop" mixtape click here!



I'll leave you with the first Silqe track I heard as I mentioned earlier, enjoy it, and go cop that mixtape!
Holla at you lot soon, Ridez

Phayme - The Artist and The EP

What's crackin' peeps? Got a new post for you all, this time I shall be talking about UK rapper Phayme and his upcoming EP entitled The PH EP.



Phayme, hailing from East London, is a rapper who dwells in both Hip-Hop and R&B.
Most times if he's not in the studio laying down some serious vocals for a track he's around the country doing shows at all type of events. Phayme likes to keep things moving when it comes to music, not being one to stand still at all.

With a few freestyle videos under his belt as well as an appearance on Westwood TV, the future is looking bright for the young artist. But to develop a talent one needs inspiration first, and when talking about inspiration in terms of those who inspire Phayme, the list is quite powerful. It includes artists such as The Notorious B.I.G, Nas, Big L, Jay-Z, Eminem, Royce Da 5'9, The Game, Kanye West and many more, not forgetting his biggest musical inspiration Michael Jackson.

Phayme's lyrical style and content can consist of something he refers to as "split personalities", showing different sides, everything from a cheeky childish side to a darker somewhat spiteful one, but all in all it depends on the story as storytelling is the task here. Another factor which contributes to the styles is the beats being vocalled. A beat can determine the vibe of a song along with the lyrics. One thing Phayme always aims to incorporate into his lyricism is the humour side of things whether its through stories/experience or someone else's expense.

This autumn Phayme will have a lot of things put into work. More performances and tours set to happen as well as his own clothing line "PhUk" to manage and a promo CD set for release entitled "Being Phriendly" hosted by fellow MC D Double E. But the real big news is the ten track EP that shall follow soon after. The PH EP is looking to land in September 2011 and will include some of Phayme's already notable hits such as "Spell It With A PH", "Most Go On" and "The Culture's Here".

Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for Phayme and the arrival of his upcoming promo CD and the PH EP as it promises to be fire. Check out the preview below.




For more details on upcoming projects, shows, more music or just to contact the guy himself, check out the links below:

Twitter
YouTube
Facebook
MySpace

Until next time people, keep it bless. One.