REVIEW
The Family Tree hip hop tour
Artistic director Ruckus (who smashed his way onto the scene in 2005 with ‘Let It Go’ featuring Ty, Klashnekoff and Yogi), will narrate this modern coming of age tale. Taking place in clubs nationally, and with a mix of huge hip hop anthems and hard-hitting freestyles, this is a show designed to capture the crowd’s attention.
The ’Family Tree’ is a group of youngsters trying to find their place in the world. Each one of the friends takes different paths to each find what they’re looking for. Is success a financial reward or is success finding happiness within oneself? Some try education, some try crime, some do nothing and some get into their music. Ultimately some of the family tree flourishes and some fall victim in the quest, but the moral of the story is that happiness is achieved by being true to oneself and by having a positive proactive outlook on life. The artists involved in the shows will interact with each other with different songs expressing an event or chapter in the story.
Headline Artists
Moorish Delta 7
U.K hip hop veterans who are riding off the success of their sophomore release ‘Life in the city’. Self funded, along with 57th dynasty they were the pioneers of the DIY independent ethos in the UK hip hop, they enjoy the privileged position of being the undisputed Underground champions in the scene since 1998.
Ras Kwame
Ras Kwame is a champion of UK music and is well known as the DJ who has pushed many artists from the underground to the mainstream. His radio show on BBC 1Xtra set the trend for mainstream DJ’s to unashamedly support UK music and his Wednesday night show on Radio 1 is a must listen.
Fire Camp
Probably the best Grime act in the U.K. Having enjoyed remarkable success, Lethal Bizzle and Co are best known for producing tunes which have torn up dance floors all over the U.K. Fire camp are also known for inventing the new sound of ‘Grindy’ which is a curiously innovative mix of Grime and Indie.
Antourage.
Antourage (Yogi, Shade 1 and Ruckus) are the critically acclaimed Derby crew, combining the hip hop, funk and Motown with the 21st century sonic sound scopes of U.K Grime. The Midlands trio hit the ground running with three of the freshest, most acclaimed tracks of 2005: ‘Soul Clap’, ‘Let It Go’ (featuring Ty and Klashnekoff), and ‘Let Dem Know’.
Baby J
The biggest name in beat production in the UK right now. Baby J is about to release his third solo album in October and has worked with artists such as Skinnyman, Kalashnekov, MD7 as well as U.S vets The Gravediggaz and WU Tangs Shabbazz the Disciple.
*Special Guests
Special guest performing specific dates for the tour include;
Tim Westwood, Ace And Invisible, Mike GLC, The What Supreme and Midlands Mafia.
Tour Dates
10th December - Pussycats Nightclub, Telford (with Tim Westwood)
13th December - Native Nightclub, Bristol
14th December – Bespoke, Derby (With Ace & Invisible)
17th December - Cargo, London www.cargo-london.com
20th December - Boiler Room, Birmingham
21st December - West Indian Centre, Leeds
Tickets will be priced at £8 in advance plus booking fee, £12.50 on the door.
Tickets are available through Ticketweb on 08700 600 100 or
www.ticketweb.co.uk
www.myspace.com/thefamilytreetour
The Family Tree Hip Hop Tour In Association With:
The Arts Council of England / Seven Entertainment U.K / E.A Games/ Ablaze P.R / Plus One Event Management / Ant Records/ Hell boy Media / BBC 1XTRA / Itch FM / Channel U / HHC / RWD Magazine / Street Cred Magazine / Units Distribution / Lethal Bizzle Records / Boom Box / Baby J Enterprises / www.myspace.com/thespot
