Iron Bridge - Toilet Humour

This album is by far my favourite album to come out of Essex and more importantly the UK.
That may sound like a strong statement, and i may be slightly biased towards Essex hip hop, but after a listen to 'Toilet Humour' i'm pretty sure you will share my view.

Produced mainly by fellow South East native, and regular Iron Bridge collaborator Ill-Son, and featuring DJ Pager, 'Ron Compost', Headzache, Tekneek, Blokey, and Shain Caw, The beats are like nothing else you've heard, the lyrics nasty and the concepts dope.

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* Apologies for the poor scan of the album cover..i have no excuse, just - sorry.

Jibbarish - Maggot Brain

If you havent done already then its time to add Jibbarish to your top 5 Emcee list. The fork tongued UK front runner and one half of the amazing Iron Bridge. Jibbarish blessed us with a new album the latter part of 2007 called 'Maggot Brain' and i'm not fronting when i say its the Bees Bollox!

Theres a whole host of talent on this too...but due to the fact that i've lost the cd cover at the mo i can't tell you everyone that's on there!

To get the free download of 'Maggot Brain' click Here

Plus check out the twisted mind of Jibbarish Here

Jibbarish 'Maggot Brain' Video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3y_av_YETHo

Phonetics - EP#1

Phonetics are a 3 man group made up of two parts emcee, one part producer.

Full Creym and Verbal Mike are the Emcees, while Illson provides the beats.

EP#1 is british hip hop at it's very best. Obscure and gritty samples with rough drums give Full Creym and Verbal Mike the perfect oppurtunity to display their unique style.

Featuring guest spots by well known Essex duo Iron Bridge on the fantastically strange but highly addictive ''Essicks,'' and the similarly titled ''Essex Boys'' providing an alternative tour of the seaside resort of Southend On Sea.

Shain Caw makes an appearance on ''Guns By Numbers.'' A welcome criticism of rappers using Gun play in tracks.

The EP's highlight for me is ''Stealin' The Crown.'' With a medieval sounding sample of rising and falling piano keys setting the scene for an agressive sounding Full Creym to deliver my favourite verses of the EP and some nice work on the turntable, also courtesy of Illson - this is a welcome piece of something new that you're unlikely to hear anywhere else.

Put simply - DOWNLOAD IT NOW.