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[Music Video] Hiatus – Insurrection (feat. Linton Kwesi Johnson)

By Ian ⋅ February 27, 2011 ⋅ 1,152 comments

This is my roots right here in a video! Peep game:

“This track is called ‘Insurrection’ and features vocals from the legendary dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. This track remembers the Brixton Riots of 1981. Both Hiatus and Linton Kwesi Johnson call Brixton home. Though the area has changed over time, when people go on about 1981 being the year of the Royal Wedding of Charles & Diana, they should remember that the folks in many cities had more pressing concerns: Unemployment, racial harassment, police harassment, inner cities burning… plus ca change la meme chose, as the French say.

This video looks like it’s from news footage of the time, and if this doesn’t make you burn with righteous indignation…God help you. The Tory politician Norman Tebbit had the insolence at the time to say that ‘My Father didn’t riot. He got on his bike and looked for work.’ (Screw you, Tory scum.) My A-Level Politics teacher used to say that ‘Riots are the ballot box of the poor.’ She was unquestionably right.”

[via Rock the Dub / 17 Seconds]

[MP3] Melo feat. Kitty Cowell and Dj Kinx – Louder!!!

By Ian ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ 20 comments

Melo Ft Kitty Cowell And Dj Kinx – Louder!!! by melo official

Another one from the UK (Cardiff, Wales to be exact) but couldn’t be more different than Adele. On the audio, these dudes sound like the co-ed British LMFAO (or something….) but homegirl solo, based on the video above for the track, “We Keep on Partying”, sounds more like a better-adjusted, happy-to-have-fun version of Lady Sovereign. She’s also friends with the Astroid Boys whose “Jungle Booku” video i was diggin’. Make sense since her video is more of that UK-style young folks-having-good-times swag.

If J records was smart they’d fly this chick in like NOW to write some records with (for) Ke$ha. She’s got pop songwriting chops for real although that line, “We got the tunes up high and the bass down low…” (er, what??!) is kind of a #FAIL!