Broke’N'£nglish - Terms & Conditions Mixtape

A good old slice of ‘British Hip Hop’ in the form of the “Terms & Conditions” mixtape from Manchester threesome Strategy, DRS and Konny Kon, aka Broke’N'£nglish; extremely talented MCs that spit no-nonsense, technically assure and confident raps. ”Terms & Conditions” was Broke’N'£nglish’s first mixtape, although not mixed and not on a tape, it dropped in 2005 and featured tracks by Strategy and DRS as well as guests, Fallacy, Gudz, Johnny Chimpo and Konny Kon. Pretty stoked to see this up as a free download from the new Broke’N'£nglish blogspot. Still sounds fresh.

If you check the blogspot you’ll see loads of good music and what these guys are upto, also make sure you check the download for Radio Ones Mary Anne Hobbs show, broadcast in October which featured Broke’N'£nglish stepping it up in the Dubstep arena. If you can’t be bothered to check for this, I’m gonna post this up here in the next few days anyway because its got to be heard.

I’ve had the pleasure of checking these guys a few times now and in all the shows they have never disappointed. Hugely entertaining and slick with the freestyles be sure to check them live if they are in your area. Hit up the Broke’N'£nglish Myspace for more info.

Please burn it, pass it on to your friends,play to your mum,listen in your car but do not listen on your mobile on the back of the bus on your phone,because strategy didnt spend days on end, sitting in front the computer mixing it down so you could annoy old people on the number 86 with your tinny nokia phone speaker! - Konny Kon

Download: Broke’N'£nglish - Terms & Conditions Mixtape

DJ Skee & Evidence - The Layover Mixtape

Yet more sleeping with this, think it was out the first week of November… Anyway, “The Layover Mixtape” is the brainchild of DJ Skee and West-Coast resident Evidence of Dilated Peoples, as if you didn’t know that. This tape does a good job of raising the hype for Evidence’s new “Layover EP”, which is out November 25th, and the new album with The Alchemist, “The Step Bros” with is set to drop early next year I think. No real surprises with this tape, which is personally what I was hoping for to be honest, its consistent, its Dilated and does boast a few gems; ‘Recognize (Feat. Chace Infinate & Fashawn)’, Let Yourself Go (Remix) (Feat. Phonte) and ‘All Said & Done (Remix) (Feat. Bishop Lamont)’ to name a few. Guest on the tape include Defari, Bishop Lamont, Mickey Factz, Fashwan, Phonte and loads more.

Props have to go to DUBBCNN for the link. Jump on this, more neck-snapping goodness from one of the original indie Hip Hop legends.

Tracklist:

1. The Layover
2. Worldwide (Feat. Defari)
3. Free P
4. Tip The Scale
5. Recognize (Feat. Chace Infinate & Fashawn)
6. Beautiful Day (Feat. U-N-I, Big Pooh, Aloe Blacc, Fashawn, Mickey Factz,
7. Theo & Kes Kaos)
8. Beats Like This (Feat. Montage One, Mitchy Slick, Big Twin, Diz Gioran,
9. Stylistik Jones, Krondon, Rakaa Iriscience & Crooked I)
10. Let Yourself Go (Remix) (Feat. Phonte)
11. Calmly Smoke (Step Brothers)
12. Hits From The Bong 2008 (Step Brothers)
13. Hush Now
14. One SHot (Feat. Granite State)
15. All Said & Done (Remix) (Feat. Bishop Lamont)
16. For Whatever It’s Worth
17. Half Off (Feat. U-N-I)
18. Celeb Reality
19. Bigger Dreams
20. For Whom The Bell Tolls
21. Hot & Code (Remix) (Feat. Casual)
22. The Last Shall Be The First (Dilated Peoples)

Download: DJ Skee & Evidence - The Layover Mixtape

If you fancy getting your hands “For Whom The Bell Tolls, ft. Phonte, Blu and Will.i.am” straight from the “Layover EP” that isn’t mixed together, as on the tape above, you can download it here. Full version, for free.