Kozzie - Lord Of The Mics Interview

So we've heard Sox's side of things from the Lord Of The Mics clash, now it's time to hear Kozzie's version. The Blue Borough mc gets across his side of the story and tells us, in detail, what really went down. Catch the interview below.

Roachee - Sith Lord [Video]

In the run up to the forthcoming free download 'Roach Material Vol.1' Roachee drops a brand new video for the track entitled 'Sith Lord'.

After watching this video for the first time on Sunday, I played it again, then again and again. The track 'Sith Lord' , which uses the Prodigy remix from dubstep producer Numbernin6, is the rawest grime track I think we've heard for a while in the scene, with an equally fitting video, filmed and directed by Simon Wheatley.

After hearing the 'When I'm Ere' mc release a few tracks now since his comeback, it looks like Roachee is now back and here to stay, with that gritty grime flow the scene has been missing.

The mixtape 'Roach Material Vol.1' will be released for free download through the No Hats No Hoods label this Friday 9th Sept, featuring the above track 'Sith Lord' and many more.

Dot Rotten - Words Of Wisdom Freestyle [Audio]

Dot Rotten uploads a brand new freestyle on his YouTube page entitled 'Words Of Wisdom' freestyle. Without grime fans getting their hopes again, this one's over a hip-hop beat. This now seems to be the permanent genre the mc is edging towards nowadays. Nevertheless Dot Rotten still delivers that lyrical content that puts him in a league above many in the UK.

Merky Ace - Catch Up (Prod. By Faze Miyake) [Video]

The Family Tree mc is quickly working his way up the ranks, with more and more people now considering him as one as the scenes top mc's. His 'Blue Battlefield' mixtape featured banger after banger and helped establish his name in grime.

Since his release, we've never been short of new material from either him or the rest of the Family Tree crew for that matter. This week we see a net video, filmed and edited by Aaron Hanson (Hanson's House), for his 'Catch Up' freestyle produced by Faze Miyake.

Check it out below.

Photography By Verena Stefanie (Kids Of Grime)

Kozzie VS. Sox LOTM 3 Aftermath

If your a grime fan then you would already know what happened in Jammer's 'Dungeon' at the Kozzie & Sox clash for Lord Of The Mics 3, but if your not a grime regular or you've had no Internet this week then I'll give you the quick run down of events.

Basically the pair were in Jammer's basement ready to clash, Sox spat his bars then Kozzie spat his. Whatever Kozzie said seemed to put the Brum mc under a bit too much pressure however as Sox then stated, that he had forgot his bars and he wasn't going to clash.

The next day we then saw Sox on radio slewing Kozzie again as if nothing had happened and the clash had gone ahead like planned. Now whether Kozzie got a chance to hear this or not I'm not sure, but he also had bars for the mc on Logan Sama's Kiss FM show on Monday night.

Finally today we saw an interview on Lord Of The Mic's official YouTube page with Sox to try and clear up any confusion. Sox gives a couple of reasons as to why he forfeited the clash, however none of which make much sense.

First of all he claims that he found it hard to write for Kozzie as he doesn't rate him, although it was Sox that first sent for Kozzie and also seemed to have enough bars for Kozzie the other day on radio. Then lastly he states there was too much going on that day, including coming to London for the first time and being involved in interviews and photoshoots, which again I'm not sure what to think of.

Watch all the video's and listen to the audio below.

Photography by Verena Stefanie (Kids Of Grime)

Frisco Ft. J2K - Fast Lane (Prod. By Target) [Video]

Days after the release of the 'Tear Drops' EP from Frisco, we see a video for the track 'Fast Lane' produced by Target, which is taken from the recent release.

The track from Frisco, also features a helping hand from Roll Deep member J2K who's been putting in the work lately with his single 'WTF' featuring Kenzie May and his free mixtape with rapper AYO entitled 'Now Playing Vol.2', both which are out now.

The video, filmed and edited by Wrighty Media, also includes footage from Boy Better Know's recent performance at this years Global Gathering festival on the Rinse FM stage.

The ten track EP 'Tear Drops' features some of the biggest names in the scene right now including Skepta, J2K, Example, Tinchy Stryder, Lay-Z, Lioness and more and is available for free download now at GrimeDaily or the direct link here http://www.mediafire.com/?y2ccbay8mvn99o2 

Ruff Sqwad - This Side [Official Net Video]

It's been a while since we've heard the grime collective on a track together, although they've all been working hard on solo projects. This is why I was surprised when I woke up this morning to see a brand new video from Ruff Sqwad for the track entitled 'This Side'.

The talented bunch of mc's and producers are back with that classic funky Ruff Sqwad sound, with features from members Dirty Danger, Slix, Rapid and even Tinchy Stryder, with just the exception of Fuda Guy which was a shame. With what feels like the energy taken from the days of the old school Rinse FM sets and vibes influenced from the current funky scene, the crew have certainly developed their own style when it comes to club bangers like this.

The video, filmed and edited by the GrimeDaily director Capone, was shot in this years summer destination 'Ibiza' and gives us a true insight to the definition of the word "Flee".

Moeshin Pictures Caught A Moesh With Family Tree [Video]

The 'Caught A Moesh' series is back again, this time with a freestyle from the most exciting crew in grime right now, Family Tree. The crew consists of mc's Merky Ace,MIK, TKO,Ego and Shifman and this week DJ Scope caught up with three of the members Ego, TKO and Merky Ace as each of  them go in over three different instrumentals, from producers Splurt and Faze Miyake.

Rival - Music Is My Life (Prod. By Rude Kid) [Free Download]

The 'Hardest Working' mc in grime is back with another track this week entitled 'Music Is My Life' and this time it's up for free download. The track, produced by Rude Kid, is a much deeper track than what we're used to hearing from the 'Gun Reload' mc and certainly shows how versatile Rival can be. This is now the second time we've heard Rival, team up with Rude Kid to express his views on the music scene, after the recent track entitled 'Why' which also features Roachee & Stutta.

Download the track here Rival - Music Is My Life (Prod. By Rude Kid)

Photography By Verena Stefanie (Kids Of Grime)

ZDot - Work Rate Pro V.3 Out Now [Release]

West London producer ZDot releases the third edition from his instrumentals series 'Work Rate Pro'. The EP contains four tracks which have all been vocalled by some of the UK scene's finest. With three other releases already under his belt this year, including 'Route To Success Part 3', the 'New Light' album and 'Gangsters' EP, the title of these instrumental EP's are certainly fitting.

You can purchase the EP now from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/work-rate-pro-v.3-ep/id459107830?affId=1503186