Visit www.sin-nom.com for the latest Arabesque news.Armed with both underground credibility and commercial success, Arabesque (aka Aramaic) has firmly landed on the hip-hop map thanks to a combination of hard work, determination and skill. With insightful, witty lyrics and a Sly Stone choral grit, the Toronto bo....

Consisting of Junior Disprol and Chud Jackson, Dead Residents have been around since the late eighties where they used to go by the name C75 (Circus 75). Its here that cooked up their early work making pause mix demos with a disco mic and a busted Hyper value Amstrad 4 track. Aint nothing really changed since then.....

The term conscious gets thrown around the hip-hop world like a raggedy old doo rag, but very few actual understand its meaning. Is it A Tribe Called Quest talking about relationships? What about Dead Prez bringing the heat to the crooked politicians? The truth is that its probably a bit of both. Being conscious seems t....

Sin Nombre and Dial Up Records join forces to bring you Optimas Prime. On first glance, Cardiff might not seem like the mecca of hip-hop. But look a little closer and you will find a bucket load of talent in and around the city. At the cutting edge of this is Optimas Prime, a turntablist/production outfit who ha....

If London is top of the league in the UK hip-hop stakes then Nottingham is definitely pushing for second place. From in demand producers like the P Brothers, Joe Buddha and Stylee-Cee to respected emcees like Cappo, Lee Ramsey, Scorzayzee and Mr 45, the cities streets have proved to be the ideal place for the hip-hop k....

If you are looking for the obligatory bunch of lyrics about street crime then your about to be disappointed. If, on the other hand, you like your hip-hop a little more creative, then read on. It’s not too often that you hear the average rapper drop lyrics about bingo halls, copies of Razzle and, er, egg and chips. Ther....

There's no doubt that London is still running things in the UK scene. But in the past few years there's been a constant run of acts popping up from all over this small but fertile land. Enter Dap-C, an artist firmly representing the Midlands by way of somewhere up North. But location isn't really an issue when you are ....