We’ve teamed up with the Hit&Run boys and girls to bring you a one-off party at the Carling Academy Oxford. The gig features Hip Hop and Drum & Bass with a touch of Funk & Soul, headliners include Rodney P & Skitz and DJ Krust.

Rodney P & Skitz
DJ Krust
DJ FU & B-ILL
Ill Technicians
Grande & Unia

When: Friday 14th March
Where: The Zodiac Room, Carling Academy, Oxford
Cost: £9 in advance, more on the door
Tickets: Tickets available from ticketweb.co.uk or wegottickets.com or Carling Academy Box Office Mon-Sat 1pm-6pm
Time: 11:00pm - 04:00am

Check out the links on the artists names above for videos and audio… read on for artist bios…

Rodney P & Skitz

Since his days in the seminal UK Hip-Hop group London Posse, Rodney P is widely regarded as the Godfather of British Hip Hop. Inspiring a whole generation of British emcees and producers by being one the first to rap in his authentic London accent and produce a home-grown Hip Hop reggae sound that is distinctly rooted in the UK.

Constantly in demand as a live performer Rodney P has performed to audiences across the Globe. Fans in Europe, China, Japan, Australia, America, and numerous countries across Africa have enjoyed the distinctive live style and party inducing performances of one of the UK’s finest.

DJ Krust

DJ Krust is the co-founder of Bristol’s Full Cycle crew (with Roni Size, DJ Die and Suv), and he is much noted in the drum and bass underground for his push-the-envelope productions both alone and in collaboration with Roni Size.

DJ FU

DJ FU is an Oxford based Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop and Turntablist DJ. Starting from humble beginnings as a Hiphopalyspe (Blunted) resident playing UK and US Hip-Hop, he had the drive, determination, ambition and skill to quickly progresses to having residency at all the finest Hip-Hop and Drum & Bass nights in Oxford.

Through dedication and progression at an alarming rate, FU has turned his hands to mixing Drum & Bass where the rapid mixing and scratching that he favours from his turbtablist background has come to suit his Drum & Bass sets perfectly.

Now heavily involved with the Drum & Bass scene in Oxford, co-promoting the Hit&Run nights and record label, taking bookings to play at major gigs in the UK and Europe, appearing in Knowledge magazine as one to watch for the future plus still managing to put solid time behind the decks honing his talent.

The Ill Technicians

Brighton-based Hip Hop collective the Ill Technicians was started by DJ Extract and DJ Foly in 2005 and since then many more DJs and MCs have joined the fold to form one of the most versatile crews in the UK. Current members include DJ Extract, DJ Foly, Marxman, Gee Wiz, Zilla, Whitey (Mr White), DJ Tipster, DJ Southpaw, DJ OMC, Krum. Current releases: “Mesh Metal” on Blunted Presents: Local Music for Local Heads Volume 2 (available on iTunes) “Style” on Suspect Files Volume 4 (available on iTunes).

Check out the links below for audio and video

Rodney P, Skitz, DJ Krust, DJ FU, B-ILL, Ill Technicians

See you there!