Goldrush International’s Reggae Gold MMX.

These are two incredible mixes. I have no clue about dancehall apart from knowing of Beanie Man and rampant homophobia, but it seems to be the most accessible music I have ever heard if these mixes are anything to go by. The highlight is without the a doubt the deliciously filthy ‘Like a Jockey’ by Vybz Cartel. Via Mad Decent.

Tracklist Part 1
01. Popcaan – Gangsta City
02. Popcaan – Dem Sell We Out
03. Jah Vinci – Remedy
04. Chan Dizzy – All Dem A Chat
05. Chan Dizzy – No Sah
06. Popcaan – Up Inna Di Club
07. Vybz Kartel – Street Vybz
08. I-Octane – No Love Inna Dem
09. I-Octane ft. Zamunda – Badda Than Them
10. Khago – Nah Sell Out Mi Friend Dem
11. Mavado – Pon Di Thing
12. Vybz Kartel & Gaza Slim – Like A Jockey
13. Chan Dizzy – Set Da Way Deh
14. Aidonia – Bubble & Turn
15. Ricky Blaze – Just You And I
16. Gyptian – Hold Yuh
17. Singing Sweet – Tonite
18. Flippa Mafia – Nutten Ova We
19. Aidonia – We A Tek It Off
20. Wayne Marshall – Stay Far
21. Vybz Kartel, Popcaan & Gaza Slim – Clarks
22. Bounty Killer & Elephant Man – How We Do It
23. Elephant Man – Another Round
24. Jah Vinci – Rumours
25. Vybz Kartel – Oh Deh Gal
26. Vybz Kartel – Inna Yuh
27. Konshens – Sort Out Yourself
28. Popcaan – Mi Like U
29. Shawn Storm – Whine Up Yuh Body
30. Vybz Kartel – She Wah More
31. Vybz Kartel – Foot Pon Shoulder
32. Chan Dizzy – Nah Have It
33. Popcaan – Jah Jah Protect Me
34. Chase Cross – Can’t Stop Us
35. Bugle – There For You
36. Mavado – Nuh Fraid A Dem
37. Mavado – House Top
38. Mavado & Flexxx – Whine Up Yuh Body
39. Bounty Killer & Angel Doolas – Not Scared Enough
40. Sizzla – Cashflow

Tracklist Part 2
01. Konshens – The Realest Song
02. Konshens – Love Money
03. Chase Cross – Mama Proud Ah Me
04. I-Octane – My Life
05. I-Octane – Mine Who U A Diss
06. Mavado – Nine Lives
07. Mavado – Messiah
08. Mavado – When The Eden Rise
09. Di Genius – Don’t Cry
10. Aidonia – Whine
11. Aidonia – Cyan Done
12. Mavado – Hold Me
13. Chase Cross – My Money
14. Blak Rhyno – Whine & Dip
15. Blak Rhyno – Come A Mi Yard
16. Vybz Kartel & Russian – Jeans & Fitted
17. Vybz Karel – Clarks Again (Clarks Pt. 2)
18. Vybz Kartel – Wear Weh Yuh Have (Clarks Pt. 3)
19. Chan Dizzy – Go Hard & Dun
20. Richie Loops – In My Cup
21. Busy Signal – Real Galis
22. Wayne Marshall ft. Mavado – My Heart (Remix)
23. Mavado – When You Feel Lonely
24. Mavado ft. Stacious – Come Into My Room
25. Mavado – Stulla
26. Vybz Kartel – Dumpa Truck
27. Vybz Kartel & Gaza Slim – One Man
28. Beenie Man – I’m OK
29. Beenie Man & Future Fambo – Rum & Redbull
30. Seanizzle – One Day
31. Khago – Nah Sell Out
32. Mavado – Jah Is Coming Soon
33. Chase Cross – Hate Me If U Want
34. Wayne Marshall – Careless
35. Gyptian – Watch Gal
36. ZJ Liquid – Some Gal
37. Mavado – Gal A Mad Ova
38. Busy Signal – Gal A Whine
39. Cham – Cause
40. Cham ft. Timberlee – Tump Mi
41. Pinchers – Amazing
42. Cham – Dat Mi Seh
43. Bling Dawg – God Mi Seh
44. Bounty Killer – Enemies
45. Bounty Killer, Cham & Mykal Rose – Stronger

Vybz Kartel – Like a Jockey

Earl Put The Ass In Assassin.

Leaked Monster Video. Kanye West, Jay Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj.

NOW SHE CLAIMING THAT I BRUISED HER OESOPHAGUS.

2K11.

2K11 is fast approaching and whilst settling down to watch a subpar film with the fam on Boxing Day I got a piece of paper and made a quick list of everything I want to achieve in the coming year. Some were insanely dull and made me doubt why I have any friends and others were the kind of things you would expect on a 13 year old girl’s list. Here is my list, complete with descriptions that have only been added in hindsight.

Sort Out Handwriting
This was born out of the fact that ‘Nigel Slater’s Christmas’ was on the television before writing this list and he had very nice handwriting. I’m not sure how possible it is to change your handwriting but I’m going to try. I am unfortunately left handed so this is the hardest one in the list to achieve.

Remove Love Scars
As referenced in a previous post, the first tattoo I got was a touching couple of words inked on me in the midst of the whirlwind of my first love. Unfortunately things went bad and I no longer wear it with pride. Other tattoos are in homage in a much more subtle way so it’s not like I’m trying to delete the past, but I feel that it’s something I need to do to move on.

Get More Tatts
It’s been ages since I got my last batch and I’ve been umming and arring over whether to go for a patchwork kinda sleeve or an all encompassing one (I don’t know the correct terminology for that). I have reached the conclusion that I need some leaves on my roses, a crown and an all seeing eye.

Decorate Flat
The flat in Brighton is a wonderful place and feels like home, but there’s nothing like a few decadent pictures and a throw to make the honeyz feel at home.

Grow My Hair
Now, I don’t actually agree with this anymore. I have realised I actually cannot be bothered with hair and my extensive hat collection is far better than any hairstyle I could muster. The only problem is that it’s not socially acceptable to wear socks in bed, let alone a hat and I’m definitely less attractive without any headwear.

Get A Job
Gone are the days when I could take the moral high ground because of my full time employment at Reiss, making honest money and actually loving life, instead, I’m living off a student loan and the winnings of putting my collection of far too skinny jeans on eBay.

Screenprint T-Shirts/Make Stickers
I have genuine plans to screenprint some Build a Fort t-shirts. If only for my own benefit. One of the problems with streetwear is that it’s nigh on impossible to find a t-shirt with just subtle branding on the front. You think your onto a winner and there’s a fucking huge slogan on the back. I can promise you that there will be nothing on the back of these t-shirts. Stickers need no explanation, I’ll do the tried and tested thing of asking y’all to get in touch and I’ll send some out for you to spread the word.

Make A 5 Aside Team
This should have happened in September. Me and @Jeffrey_Khan had big plans but unfortunately, due to kicking footballs into gardens far too often without being able to get them back, our enthusiasm was softened even though Sports Direct do a 2 for £5 deal on Sondico balls. However, what we lacked in practical activity we made up for in the studying of the game. I watched more football in the last three months than I have watched in my entire life. No matter how bad the morning/couple of days after, Soccer AM, Goals on Sunday, MOTD, MOTD II, Reivsta La Liga, Ford Soccer Saturday, Ford Super Sunday and Champions League Weekly have given me a much needed hug.

Fall In Love
An obvious one, and a really fucking lame one, but I really do wanna and I think we all do. To give it a lighter note, I really want to buy that American Apparel bodysuit for someone and there needs to be love to do that, and not only because of the fucking ridiculous price tag.

Merry Christmas To One And Y’all.

Conceived out of the bleakness that comes with being cut off from the possibilities of the outside world due to freakishly heavy snow, these have been the songs which kept me sane, to a degree. I think cabin fever may be a slight exaggeration, but it seems like a good name for a mixtape. I’m not even sure if the above image is from the film ‘Cabin Fever’ but it came up in a google search and I just wanted an excuse to put a cross on something and what better than a policeman looking at some guts. Enjoy, and have a Merry Christmas guyz.

Tracklisting.

1. The Naked and Famous – Young Blood
2. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round
3. Atlas Sound – Walkabout
4. Tyler, The Creator – French!
5. Yeasayer – One
6. Salem – Trapdoor
7. Broken Social Scene – Texico Bitches (Star Slinger Remix)
8. Tapes n’ Tapes – Freak Out
9. The National – Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
10. Wavves – King of the Beach

Download HERE.

FILE REMOVED. Just go on The Hype Machine and check out all the tracks

Chew Lips – When You Wake Up.

New, festive song from the Women of the Year and co. Merry Christmas y’all!

Lakai ‘Am I Am’

Buy Sidewalk this month and watch the free DVD on a big television.

The Build a Fort ‘Woman of the Year’.

This year, the award could have gone to many. Yes she might have been hyped out of control and there may have been critics of her album, but Nicki Minaj has to be up there. Since becoming a cult figure with guest appearances, mixtapes and that booty (one of the lines of the year goes to my friend Jake, who upon finding out she had had bum implants proclaimed “bitch faker than Nick Cannon”) she went onto release Pink Friday and forced me to unfollow her on Twitter due to her overtweeting promotion. With one of the greatest verses on Kanye’s masterpiece in ‘Monster’ and outdoing Eminem on ‘Roman’s Revenge’ she will hopefully go on and release another album more raw, less cheesy samples and insecurity, more bile then all the haters will shut up.

With Ninja gaining the crown of Man of the Year, it’s hard to overlook Yolandi Vi$$er. Stealing the hearts of hipsters around the world and somehow making that haircut attractive, even the mouse-suit worn in ‘Evil Boy’ did nothing the quell my love for her. A deserving nominee.

Rihanna has had another great year and seems to be cementing herself as one of the all-time popstars. A fantastic appearance on Eminem’s ‘Love The Way You Lie’ proved particularly apt given the content of the song and she sent hearts racing in anticipation as to what the video for ‘What’s My Name’ would bring. Unfortunately the song is better than the video, which is high praise for the song indeed as Riri is in short shorts, but with lines such as ‘square root of 69 is 8 summat’ and the increasing sexualisation of pop videos, I think more graphic realism was in order. Nevertheless, 2010 has been Rihanna’s year and with some fantastic songwriters behind her and that face/those thighs, she cannot fail to have another brilliant year in 2011.

The thing is, I would have gone for Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, but the truth is, I fucking hate cat’s more than I love lo-fi music and I would have given her the coveted prize of ‘Lyric of the Year’ if the lines ‘I lost my job, I miss my mom, I wish my cat could talk’ featured the word ‘pug’ instead of ‘cat’. The image of a fat pug talking is far superior than that of a scrawny feline.

In truth, these nominations have all been buying me time in coming up with my genuine woman of the year. Now, this is born out of a combination of talent and love. I think Chew Lips are amazing, but the couple of times I’ve seen them, even their outstanding music can’t match the stage presence of their front-woman, Tigs. She could have easily escaped my mind because the release of ‘Unicorn’ was way back in January but luckily, saw them at ‘The Great Escape’ festival in May and considering that the last time I saw her she was wearing black wetlook leggings and had a black bowl cut which pretty much meant she was my dream forever and a day, she managed to outdo herself in some sequin high waisted hot-pants and a knitted jumper. How this is possible I do not know, but I can tell you right now, I think for a few weeks after that, I was genuinely in love with her. I should also mention that she has a fucking stunning voice and Chew Lips are a band which you must see in 2011 on a musical level alone.

I do realise that was an entirely musical list and that women can actually do other things and average looking women should apply for this award next year because it’s pure coincidence that 4/5 of these girls are a dream.

The Naked And Famous – Punching In A Dream.

The Build a Fort ‘Man of the Year’.

I fucking love Titanic, I don’t know whether it’s the fact I’m a hopeless romantic or that seeing Kate Winslet’s nipple when you’ve just hit puberty is always going to be a fond memory, but the Leonardo DiCaprio we saw in that is a hell of a long way from the Leo who has been in the two best blockbusters of 2010. Shutter Island was my favorite film of this year and unfortunately, was so good that I kind of didn’t enjoy Inception as much as I should have because the whole ‘wife and kids’ theme was in both and far superior in Shutter Island, so if by some minor miracle you haven’t seen either, watch Inception first. He is just incredible in both and a deserving nominee for the Man of the Year.

Tyler, The Creator has surely got to deserve a nomination. As the leader of underground rap sensations ‘Odd Future’, he is creating a real name for himself featuring on the Mishka and Pitchfork End Of Year lists for his self released album ‘Bastard’. The album is dark, immature, disgusting and most of all fucking brilliant. He did the production himself, it smacks of old school and was made when he had just turned 18. This is a guy who has been proactive, obviously has a lot of talent and displays the carefree, non pretentious themes which are hard to find in credible rap.

50 Cent may not have got on this list for his music this year (although his appearance on the remix of ‘Like a G6’ was actually quite good), but he certainly deserves his place on this list. Any of y’all who have Twitter will know why. Fiddy caused a sensation a few months back when he seemingly fired any kind of public relations people who worked for him and embarked on a campaign of filth. So much so, I felt compelled to write a post about it which you can find HERE. Once you’ve read that, you will need no further justification.

Karl Pilkington’s ‘An Idiot Abroad’ was quite simply the greatest thing on television this year. It was the funniest thing I may have ever seen. His incredible observations such as comparing the Great Wall of China to the M6 and stating that they couldn’t have ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’ in China because they would just treat it as an all you can eat buffet meant that he should surely go down as one of the men of 2010.

None of these titans could come anywhere near the winner of ‘Man Of The Year’. A visionary doing as much for race relations in South Africa as Mandela before him, this year belonged to none other than Ninja, one half of Die Antwoord, a ‘rap rave’ sensation who made Zef fresh and baggy short shorts desirable. Yes their album might not be the greatest, but as brilliant as ‘Enter the Ninja’ and ‘Evil Boy’ are, it’s the concept behind them which truly is special.

Blurring the lines between reality and a joke, this man should not have only been the Man of the Year on this site, but also Time magazine’s Man of the Year and beating Laura Marling to the top of the NME ‘Cool’ list. The question ‘is nu folk still relevant?’ is for another time, but in short, no.

There was a stage earlier this year where South African accents were used more in me and @Jeffrey_Khan’s flat more than our slightly home counties ones. Below are the two videos which are sensational. And if this isn’t reason enough, he claims to have a kid with Yolandi Vi$$er which means at some point, he slept with her. That is all.

I wasn’t being sexist, next post – Woman of the Year.