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Interview Time: Louie Vega - Masters At Work
Champions of house music Masters At Work come together to pay tribute to their heritage and release the very first mix compilation on the newly resurrected Strictly Rhythm. Here Louie Vega talks exclusively to Only for DJ�s about his role model Larry Levan, his first Wednesday night residency and how he first met the young Erick Morillo. ...
Interview Time: Extremists
Extremists is consistency of flash raps, scriptures and scrolls, concepts and scenarios and much more to unfold! ...
Interview Time: Ne-Yo
Remember that thing called love? Ne-Yo brings it back with his second album selectively named ‘Because of you’. The masterful songwriter has evolved in all areas of love, determined to reveal his maturity and his journey to the current state. ...
Interview Time: Safronya
How many UK artists out there have worked with the likes of NYCE of G Unit, Young NOV from Nas’s camp, producers like L.E.S (Will Smith, Nas), Christian Rich (Outkast and Lil’ Kim) and Music Kidz? Safronya has. And all this by the tender age of 17. She’s about to blow up with her hot new single Sitting At My Window, so we caught up with her for her first ever online interview… ...
Interview Time: Pretty Ricky 2007
It’s been a hot minute since Pretty Ricky debuted with 2005’s summer smash ‘Grind On Me’, but the Miami-based quartet are back with another catchy single, ‘On The Hotline’, and a sophomore album, ‘Late Night Special’. It’s a busy life being Pretty Ricky, but the boys found a few spare minutes during their hectic UK tour to catch-up with MusicRooms.net. ...
Interview Time: Gym Class Heroes 2007
New York rap/rock outfit Gym Class Heroes have been genre blending for over ten years now. With the recent release of their latest album ‘As Cruel As School Children’, they made a visit to the UK to put on a sell out show at London’s Carling Academy. Anna Nathanson caught up with front man Travis to find out more about their distinct sound, the struggle to promote their music over the years and why housewives are their biggest fans… ...
Interview Time: Glideascope
With his debut having recently been nominated as Album of the Year by Gilles Peterson, Glideascope’s shine is on the up. Describing his sound as “classical roots with a dub central nervous system”, it is clear that Glideascope’s music is not easily categorised. As well as on air, it has also been licensed for Channel 4, More 4, several MTV documentaries and independent films in the USA. Recently working with the Philharmonic Orchestra, Glideascope is known for delivering innovative live sets, often using a ten-piece orchestra. Anna Nathanson catches up with the musician to find out more… ...
Interview Time: Pretty Ricky 2006
In barely audible voices, the usually hyped Pretty Ricky have been sedated by the flu; “Everybody done caught a cold over here in Atlanta… it is freezing!” explains Baby Blue who, as the healthiest, has been nominated by the rest of the boys to do most of the talking. ...
Interview Time: T-Pain
Florida’s “Rappa Ternt Sanga” T-Pain is currently blowing up the US charts with his laid back strip club anthem “I’m N Luv (Wit a Stripper)”. Anna Nathanson catches up with the man with the crazy hair to find out about his numerous forthcoming projects, how he used music to beat the school bullies and how jacking a beat from Akon turned him into an overnight celebrity… ...
Interview Time: Archive
This interview took place in a lovely little garden at the back of the record label HQ on a beautifully sunny day where I met the two members of Archive, Darius and Dan. Who were two very charming men. ...
Interview Time: Gym Class Heroes
Formed in late 1997, in where else but gym class, this four-man hip hop group is quickly becoming everybody’s favourite new band, even though they’ve been around for nearly a decade. ...
Interview Time: DJ Drama
As a DJ with a background in pushing mixtapes, DJ Drama has come a long way since those early days. Although he’s still heavily involved in the mixtape scene in the South, building up an empire with his ‘Gangsta Grillz’ mixtape series, in 2005 the Philly native also signed a long-term deal with T.I.’s Grand Hustle Entertainment and Atlantic Records, allowing him to reach more audiences worldwide with the major label signing. ...
Interview Time: Dead Prez And The Outlawz
The highly-anticipated street collaboration of political rap duo dead prez, and 2Pac’s group, The Outlawz, finally dropped this summer with a clear message of unity, power and progression for the hip hop society. ...
Interview Time: Rishi Rich
Rishi Rich - the UK Asian super producer who shot to fame through his innovative fusion of Asian and urban sounds – releases his eagerly anticipated debut album 'The Project' through 2Point9 Records. ...
Interview Time: Chamillionaire
‘The truth from Texas’ has arrived. With his new single ‘Ridin’ blazing a trail from the US to the UK, Chamillionaire is ready to take on the world. Joining the likes of T.I., Slim Thug and Paul Wall, Chamillionaire is out to prove that no one can do it quite like the South can. ...
