NEWS
05/11/2008
H-Bomb reviews
New issue of HHC out today and its an H-Bomb special, well sorta.. Check for Styly & Cappo debating the pro's and con's of the long-awaited new Dre album, while head to the Home Style page for some more H-Bomb action. Check opposite (click to enlarge)
And you can head over to Certified Banger, or Data Transmission for more words on this explosive EP.
Another couple here.. First up, CMU, the music biz newsletter:
SINGLE REVIEW: Styly Cee & Cappo - The H-Bomb EP (Son Records)
The Nottingham hip hop scene is one of the most under-appreciated music scenes in the UK and is long overdue some proper recognition as one of the most creative and innovative hubs of the genre in the world. As a rapper, Cappo is untouchable, a man who has a vast back catalogue of classic tracks, including my favourite hip hop track of all time, 'The Looniest', and can easily silence any remaining naysayers with his outstanding ability to freestyle live for hours on end. Teaming up with Styly Cee, another mainstay of the Nottingham scene, the pair have created this stunning EP, with an old school hardcore vibe. Using an excellent collection of heavy beats, funky guitars, fucked up strings and devastating vocal samples, including brilliant use of Jimi Hendrix on 'Time Will Tell', Styly has created the perfect complement to Cappo's heavy-accented, razor sharp flows. For these tracks, they've headed back to a fork in the hip hop road where everyone else went off in a different direction and prove that there was still plenty more to be explored down this route. AHM
And here's what HHB Radio had to say on it:
Wow only the second vinyl we’ve been sent all year so this goes on first out of the mountain of cds and promos that were picked up today from the PO Box. The E.P. contains three new joints from Nottingham based beat maker / producer and Pitman creator Styly Cee who brings thunderous drums, old skool scratching and funky vibes alongside Cappo's precise rhyme style, I like all the songs that are on this vinyl which bring together Styly’s banging late 80’s sounding beats and Cappo’s distinctive presence and flow.
See, its not just us who think this is a dope record..
