One of Africa's leading traditional drumming groups with some of Ghana's finest traditional drummers and dancers in their midst. 

Kakatsitsi produce traditional Ga songs and rhythms as well as those from other West African cultures, arranged in a trancey, groovy style. 

They regular tour the UK and are making forays into fusing traditional rhythms with digital beats and basslines from Western dance culture

From London
DJ for Click Clack Connection.
Rocking all Hip Hop styles non stop from Bboy to Trap.

In 1993, years before anyone told ya’ to “get up off them goddamn diamonds”, South Jamaica, Queens, craziest Bal-Hed sons, ONYX, were already busy takin’ some of the Golden Era’s loot and running with it to new heights, stamping the term “hardcore” in its darkest terms upside hip hop’s head with their seminal, trailblazing platinum debut, Bacdafucup.

 

The iconic cover image of four bald, angry-lookin’ niggas, their legendary “MadFace” logo, a shoulder-strapped automatic and a menacing boot-tread took rap to a world that could “Slam” in an era where even looking at someone wrong at a rap show could get you gone. Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, SonSee and the late brother Big DS didn’t break the rules: they scared them the fuck away.

 

Twenty years and several full-length underground classics later, there is still nothing so raw in live rap as getting tossed into the barrier by the smiling, sweating, maniacal fans swarming the pit, to find yourself face-to-face with the ever-Mad Faced, ever Bal-Heded ‘Dro and Sticky (and this summer, on the Rock the Bells tour, Sonsee).

 

Face to face with loud, abrasive greatness, you might just find yourself lucky enough to embrace a boot to the temple when Sticky stage-dives, or swimming with the sharks to make waves for the crowd surfers while you “Throw Ya Gunz”.

 

ONYX made boom bap gangsta, gave metal street cred, and exposed the kinship of hip hop and punk rock cultures to a wider global audience on the strength of their delivery and the look in their eye that said this was no gimmick, motherfucker – all under the guidance of their mentor and producer, the departed architect Jam Master Jay.

 

With the Snowgoons-produced Cuzo LP hot on the way and the custom-built hybrid project Black Rock in the aisles and their newly-minted international “100Mad” click growing stronger, 2013 sees ONYX bring it back-da-fuck up in your mad face. Watch out, ‘cuz they’re coming for head-blood. 


Bio by Darcy MacDonald

DJ IVAN6 has provided cuts, scratches and worked alongside some of UK Hip-Hop's fresh emerging artists as well as some international heads too.&#13;
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DJ IVAN6 has rocked Chinawhite to Corsica Studio's, Big Chill, The Vibe Bar to Plan B.&#13;
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He has also supported the likes of Ali Shaheed (A Tribe Called Quest), Blak Twang, Cappo, Tableek (Maspyke) Sonnyjim, Mystro, Four Owls, Homeboy Sandman, The Scratch Perverts and many other cemented and up and coming UK acts.&#13;
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DJ IVAN6 holds residency at the infamous UK Hip Hop event, Holdin' Court.&#13;
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More mixes:&#13;
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Associated Minds crew:&#13;
<a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/AM/new-york-renaissance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mixcloud.com/AM/new-york-renaissance</a>/&#13;
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JustGot crew:&#13;
http://www.mixcloud.com/JustGot/justgot-mixtape-dj-ivan6-vol3/&#13;
http://soundcloud.com/justgot/justgot-presents-dj-ivan6-nod&#13;
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Dephect / Echo Base crew:&#13;
http://www.dephect.com/audio/live-echo-base-podcast-june-2012&#13;
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Recognised Music crew:&#13;
http://soundcloud.com/1rm/rm-vol-3&#13;

King Terry III is a rare exception in the ever changing world of Hip-Hop. In a genre where new artists come and go plagued with gimmicks and schemes, Terry manages to remain true to himself while not selling out to sell records. Throughout his short career, Terry has won numerous awards and accomplishments for his rapping. While not yet a household name, Terry possesses the musical creativity and charisma to become one of the greats. With influences panning from Slick Rick to Devin the Dude, Terry is able to put together catchy, lyrical songs. The result of his work is a unique brand of Hip-Hop that can be described as a cross between Indie Hip Hop and Mainstream Hip Hop. Terry is currently working on his debut mixtape. The sky is the limit for King Terry III as he works to become a household name and make his mark in Hip-Hop history.

For features & booking: kingterryiii@gmail.com

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