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MARCH/APRIL 2017 EXCLUSIVE

DJ SKRILLZ & BILLZ from the blocks to worldwide gigs SPOTLIGHT

DAVE Santan

On the road to greatness

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things to take from Drake’s Interview with DJ SEMTEX

GENTHE NEXT BIG NAME ON THE GRIME SCENE co-signed by Ghetts

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Editor’s Letter

MEET THE TEAM

Chinedu Ike

Philippa Karikari

Creating our first print issue of Urban Hype was a huge challange and definitely a big learning curve, considering how thin the team is.

It took a few late nights, arguments over choice of design and revisions but one thing that stood out through out the process was our desire to prioritise quality over everything else.

Nope, there hasn’t been any huge celebration because we are only just getting started with our long term goal of becoming a renowned Media Platform for youth Culture.

However, there is a sense of relief within the team as we under-estimated the amount of work required.

It’s only been three months into the year and I must say, the Urban Scene has been very eventful so far - Wiley, Devlin, Nines and Stormzy has all released an album and they did pretty well in the charts. The later, went on to make history - the first album from a Grime artist to achieve number one.

I’ve watched Stormzy emerge from the kid on the block to a household name and there’s no doubt that he has the talent to perhaps become a global superstar.

Witnessing him and Skepta perform at the Brit Awards was overwhelming and without a doubt the begining on something special for the scene. Yes the awards eluded them but just being present and nominated is more than a good start - the winners very much deserved it anyway.

There are a lot of talents on the come up and we are working hard to bring them to your limelight, as well helping them gain online presence.

I hope you enjoy this issue and be sure to let us know what you think....See you on the next issue.

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6 GEN, THE NEXT BIG THING The story behind the artist 11 THE RISE Why Dave is one to watch out for 12 TURNING THE TABLES DJ Skrillz and DJ Billz talk success, dedication and future aspirations 18 OPINIONS OPINIONS OPINIONS Meet the BKChat gang and find out why the online show is a must-watch 20 A FRESH SOUND Say hello to Kemi, the girl whose music style is a breath of fresh air 24 TAKING NOTES A couple of points to take from DJ Semtex’s interview with Drake

“MY UNIQUE SELLING POINT IS MY

Lyricism” A future star in the making, GEN gives UH the lowdown on his musical journey, misconceptions of Grime and swapping the streets for the mic.

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fter being choosen for the GRM get down challenge

by Ghetts, rapper Gen, who hails from East London, has been making waves in the music scene lately. He recently, dropped his latest track ‘Black Magic; which was received well. We caught up with him to talk about what it felt like to win, working with his favourite MC and his musical plans for the future.

On stage with Ghetts

Early years and Background I was born and raised in St Lucia in the Caribbean, not many people know that about me, they all think I was born and raised here. I came over here when I was 10 years old - I’m 24 years old and my actual name is Yannick.

“I grew up in the Caribbean so I have always been around music, especially reggae” first bars I grew up in the Caribbean so I have always been around music epecially reggae, so my music influence stems from there. When I moved here, I started rapping when I was around 13 or 14 or so, but I used to write music when I was back home in the Caribbean. In terms of actual rapping I would say when I was 14, my friend Keizel got me into it, from there I just perfected the flow.

Parents opinion on taking music seriously My mum is not a big fan of my music, because she is a proper Caribbean Christian and the stuff I talk about most times isn’t the best, but obviously she is going to support what i’m doing. My dad is more on it as he’s always been involved in music, but yeah it’s a whole different situation as he’s not about at the moment.

winning GRM’s ‘the get down’ and working with getts Literally, I think that’s the best thing that has

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ever happened to me, because I stopped music for a whole five years as my dad went jail and I didn’t have no family here.

So I had to look after myself, so when the opportunity came up with Ghetts who is my favorites MC, he choose me for the GRM project out of the hundreds that entered - that was the best thing, and it really hit me in my head that yeah I’m back taking music seriously. I met him and have been mentored by him, gone studio with him which has really been the best thing ever.

“No one even knew who I was but they all felt the music which was an amazing thing”

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“I go to the pub and have afewdrinks.BigupDevlin for bringing man to the pub” performed in like over 5 years. Big up Grime live for the opportunity, I did a warm up act and everyone went mad. No one even knew who I was but they all felt the music which was an amazing thing.

unique selling point

Misconceptions of grime and rap You see this yeah, Grime and hip-hop is not the same and I get really annoyed when people say that. With Hip hop I can get on a beat and your Nan can freestyle to it, but Grime you have to find the pockets and its 140 bpm. Don’t tell me grime and hip-hop is the same thing, I get really angry when I hear that. Anyone can jump on a hip-hop beat, Grime you have to master it as it’s a whole different tempo, syllabus and all that,

so its completely different and its also the content, the flow and everything. I don’t want to hear it’s the same thing.

What I would say is that i still got the old school Grime Sound. With UK artists now days, it’s all about trap trap in the bando and four doors (laughs). I can talk about all this thing but I’m from an era that grew up listening to Wretch 32 and Ghetts. I think the unique selling point for me is Lyricism, I will give you something to think about. I had a guy come back to me two weeks after listening to Black Magic saying he just clocked that part and I was yes my G. That what I’m all about I don’t want to give you a song and you get it the first time, want you to come back and tell me what I’m talking about.

Life Outside Music being on stage with ghetts and performing at his biggest crowd to date That was really insane still can’t believe it happen. It was at the 02 Indigo - me, Ghetts, Big Narstie, AJ Tracey, any name you could think of were there. That was my biggest crowd so far, and the first time I had

Basically the years I took out of music whilst my dad was in jail and I didn’t have family here. I got into sales and recruitment, started doing well for myself but music called man and I had to get back to it. Apart from that I go to the pub and have a few drinks, big up Devlin for bringing man to the pub and I also play football.

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n 2016, Dave made his fire in the booth debut, in what would go on to shape him up to dominate the UK Rap scene for a very long time. His master plan for 2017? Becoming a globally recognised Artist - not just a rapper but also a messenger. And that kicks off this month with his joint tour (LA, Toronto & New York) with AJ Tracey listening to his tracks, freestyles and especially live shows, I asked myself “is this kid really 18?” I saw an ingenious young man with a big dream - and certainly has the right skill set to achieve his goals.

Not often do you see rappers that are very good with instruments, but Dave is just that guy - reminds me of a younger version of J Cole. Every song he puts out has a clear message to it and when called upon on bigger stages, his artistic levels does go up a notch.

His smart selection of beats compel you to

listen to the message being conveyed in his songs. We are in a day and age where the beat to a song goes a long way to ensuring that the project is well recognised in the media.

When I listen to Dave, I only apprehend the words/Lyrics - the beat more or less means nothing to me.

Do you really think Drake remixing ‘Wanna Know’ was a coincidence? He’s been paying attention to the UK Scene for a long time, signed to BBK and big admirer of Section Boyz - but somehow Dave happens to be the first U.K rapper he did a track with.

He clearly saw a real talent in the young man and can possibly relate to his lyrics.

With that been said, it’s safe to say that the that the South London rapper has everything in his locker to be one of the best, if not the best artist in the U.K.

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DJSKRILLZ AND DJ BILLZ We caught up with International DJs and Producers DJ Skrill and Billz, two third of the Young Boss Entertainment team. Now established in the music scene, they rolled back the years - revealing how they started up and now becoming official DJs for J Hus. They finished off with an advice to all aspiring DJs out there and one thing that stood out was PATIENCE & HARDWORK.

DJ SKRILLZ

Huge prospects, Skrillz has so far worked with Skepta, and recently featured on Charlie Sloth’s ‘Club Sloth Skrillz on set with P Montana

Tell us a bit about yourself?

I grew up in East London, Newham, to be precise. It’s quite a hectic place but at the same time I love it.

At what staged did you take up Disk Jokeying on a full time basis?

Seriously I started Dj’ing in 2012. At first it started as a joke and me personally I got love for music,so I would say I began to grow love for it and over the years, the love became stronger and stronger each year. In 2015, I started believing that I could do something with this and I just put my head down and said “let’s go” from then on.

How did you end up becoming the official DJ for J Hus It’s a long story to be honest. I knew him since 2010 and he always used to come to me and spray some bars. He always wanted to get in the booth and obviously we knew JAE5 who is his current producer from long time…(shout out JAE5). So I said to him (J Hus), I know one producer I can introduce you to and from there you two can work together.

I remember the first day we took him there, JAE5 cancelled on us - he’s a busy man and Hus was kinda of upset.

However, we managed to rearrange the meeting and ever since they started working, it has been fire. I think he felt like we did him such a big favour at

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I would advise all DJ’s out there to be pushing as hard as

they can and eventually it will come to you

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the beginning that it was only right he made us his DJs. And at that time we weren’t DJ’ing for no one else and it was at a very big stage for us, so we had to think about it deeply. Plus we always had faith In him, as we knew he was destined to blow. We just said yes and started working together.

Do you feel like DJs are being recognized for their hard work?

Not all Djs, and the reason why I say that is because I feel like in this day and age, there is a lot of us and it’s quite hard.

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are new ones. Obviouly, I’ve been an ameteur before and I know how it feels. I feel like the new upcoming DJs who are actually very good are actually finding it hard to get recognized nowadays. In the last two to three years there has been a high percentage of DJs coming through. I look left, right and centre and everyone is a DJ. I wouldn’t say they’re all are being recognized, but one thing I would say to the new ones is don’t give up or stop.

Trust me, I’ve been in your shoes. I was working hard and not getting recognized, trust me it will come through for you one day.

What do you think can be done to change this?

I don’t think you can change it. They just have to keep working, that’s the best advice I can give. Just keep working.

This is a journey, there is going to be obstacles. You just have to bounce back, trust me. We have taken L’s, listen, you don’t even know. There has been times I thought to quit and just get a 9-5 job, but trust me don’t stop and you can’t change it. I would advice every one of them out there to be pushing as hard as they can and eventually it will come to you.

DJ BILLZ Skrillz Cont’d What would you say has been your greatest achievement so far?

My greatest achievement so far was going to Nigeria in (December 2016), J Hus had a booking. We flew out to there and I Dj’d for Skepta. And if you actually know me, I wont say I’m a fan but I’ve been listening to Skepta all my life and I have always felt his music. The way he raps and the way he talks about certain topics, it’s real. I felt like I connected to him through music. When I first met him I was like ‘is this actually happening?’. For me so far on this journey, that has been my greatest achievement.

How was your experience in Nigeria, was it what you expected?

You know what, I had my doubts about Nigeria, I won’t lie. Obviously I am from Ghana and you already know straight away there is a bit of an issue there. I remember telling my mum that I was going to Nigeria and she was so surprised, telling me I had to pray. When I told her I was going Dubai she was happy for me, but when it came to Nigeria she was a bit uneasy. It is a sick country and lovely people. I am trying to go back again this year to be honest.

The experience there was mad. Like it made me miss Africa as a whole. It made me want to go back to my own country as well. Being out there was wicked.

I didn’t expect it to be like that. The crowd’s reactions to the songs was menthal. I didn’t expect them to know some of J Hus’ tunes, and they where singing it word for word.

I’m not going to lie, the support out there was better than the support we get here.

Sometimes when we are performing here the crowd get quiet.

I remember walking off the stage thinking I was a nobody and people where asking if they can take a photo with me.

The support out there is mad. They are proper plugged in, they are looking in the UK. I feel like we have actually changed

“We started from Dj’ing couple doors from our house and now we are going to different countries. Skrillz went Dubai & Nigeria and I recentlywenttoDenmark.

Thejourneysofarhasbeen nuts and we thank God for that

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something. The teenager’s out there can say when they grow up that they actually went to watch Migos, Skepta and J Hus. We are changing something.

What can we expect from you in the future?

Like I said I didn’t expect to DJ for Skepta. My team and I will keep working, whatever comes our way comes. By God’s grace we will make it in the end.

We started playing couple doors from our house. Now we are going to different countries. Skrillz went to Dubai and Nigeria and I recently went to Denmark to DJ. The journey so far has been nuts and we thank God for that.

What’s your opinion on Dj’s not being recognized for their hard work?

I more or less agree with Skrillz. Not all Djs are being recognized, but the only thing you can do is put the hard work in and not stop. That has to be the best advice I could give, just don’t stop. Keep the hard work going and you never know.

I am not going to lie, this DJ thing has taken us places we never thought we could go. Sometimes we wake up and think like ‘rahh mauddd’. It’s been a mad journey and looking back at it and thinking this is crazy.

What can we expect from YBN in the future?

All I have to say is just watch out.

That’s all. Just watch out. We’ve got a lot coming. We’ve been putting in pure hard work and I would say this is just the beginning of the journey.

Billz What has your journey in the music Industry has been like?

Like Skrillz said, when we started doing it, it was something we picked up from our area. In the endz no one was really doing anything positive, so we thought instead of just focusing on what we normally do to make money, let’s do something different.

That’s kinda how we picked up DJ’ing.

It wasn’t even nothing serious at first, until one day we thought we could be going places with this.

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irst date complications, delusional ‘side chicks’, questionable sexual encounters and silicone bodies. All sound familiar to you? If not, WHY? BKChatLDN is the UK’s most talked about online talk show in the urban scene to grace social media, our screens and now our conversations.

The controversial, urban and dynamic online talk show has taken the UK and other areas of the world by storm. Since the first spinoff towards the end of last year, the chat show, compromising of five women and five men with an occasional guest has managed to gather over five million whopping views!

The show touches on views that are misunderstood between parties of both genders. For instance, a personal favourite of mine was ‘I got down on one knee and she said no’. This brought to light the lack of communication or perhaps mid-understanding that occurs when partners should be ready for marriage. I mean, come on!

Who knew that some men didn’t discuss the idea of marriage with their partners before getting down on knee?

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You learn something new every week on this show!

With misogynistic, egotistical and sexist opinions from the likes of Lucas, witty yet unnecessary comments from Biskit and words of wisdom from Nissy Tee and Azryah, there’s no surprise as to why BKChatLdn was invited onto Channel 4.

The combination of personalities and ideologies from the cast explores ways in which young people may perceive finances, dating, sex, and relationships in today’s society.

Lucas, the macho, over-opinionated man alone (enough to make a woman turn mad) takes on a very masculine approach when it comes to women.

This is evident from the very first five episodes when Lucas constantly reminded us that he ‘is a man’ and ordered members of the female cast to keep shut when he was talking!

His condescending approach and poor mannerisms makes it apparent to viewers that his respect for women is somewhat of a decline. However, Lucas’ delivery of opinions is somehow entertaining for a lot of us.

Unlike his other companions for instance Gogo; continues to articulate his

points with consideration of individuals, taking in all points of views respectfully.

BKChatLdn brings entertainment and diversified views that cater to the mass media that goes beyond the attention of just black people.

The number of views alone show that their videos have swept parts of the nation.

If you’re in search for a talk show regarding politics, wildlife or economics then look further because BKChatldn does NOT cater for that audience. The show’s significant growth in popularity is due to its controversial topics and it doesn’t look like it’ll come to an end anytime soon. New videos on their channel have recently shown them shortlisting potential members for the cast. Maybe viewers are tired of Esther’s rambunctious voice? Who knows?

BKChatldn represents societal views from young people within the United Kingdom in a valuable way. Causing the mass majority of us to delve deeper into issues that parties tend to misunderstand.

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K KEMI S U LO L A

Meet Kemi Sulola, a singer-songwriter born and raised in the heart of East London. Her music influences? Neo-Soul, Hip Hop, Reggage and R&B, all leading to a completely fresh sound

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emi was invited to become a member of the Brits Voting Academy Commitee for the Brit Awards - one of the biggest music award shows! In the wake of a want to better reflect the diversity within the industry she accepted. We caught up with her.

What inspires you to write songs?

I’m quite an analytical person as I studied Pysochology at uni and I think I apply that to my music.

“ONE TIME EMELIE SANDE WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AT ONE OF MY SHOWS. IT WAS NICE TO KNOW THAT SHE WATCHED ME PERFORM”

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Do you think artist like yourself are given enough platforms to showcase their talent?

In a way but not really.. I think Soul and R&B are coming up now but they need a lot more attention than they are given at the moment. But I feel generally the urban scene is doing well. Even though Grime and Trap are leading, I feel like RnB and Soul are on their way up too.. I am very hopefully about it..

What artists did you grow up listeningto and why?

I have a lot of influences, my dad used to play Reggae at home and my mum would play old school Afrobeats.

My household was always full of music from different genres. I love Micheal Jackson. He’s an amazing entertainer and artist.

Solange Knowles is also one of my favourite artist as well, I just love her freedom when she performs.

What’s your greatest achievement so far as an artist?

There are a few things I am happy and proud of.

For example, performing Your Lady on London Live. That was my first TV performance. It was really cool and I enjoyed it.

I’ve met Trevor Nelson, as I got to perform for him. We spoke afterwards. That was really cool.

Emelie Sande was also in the audience at one of my shows, It was nice to know that she watched me perform and I spoke to her after too. So there has been loads of great achievements so far.

I’m grateful for them all.

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What can we expect from you in the future?

I have a new project I am currently working on. I have taken time out to make it happen.

I feel like this next project will come naturally and I feel like people will get it. In terms of upcoming shows, I am looking forward to the summer.

To get out there more, but at the moment I am focusing on my project and getting it together and also focusing on myself as an artist.

What artist would you like to work with in the future?

I would like to work with Kano and SNE, a new artist coming up.

I feel like he’s got a good vibe and a good sound so I would love to work with him.

In terms of singers, there are loads out there so it’s a tough one.

I don’t really mind. Specifically, I think anyone who has the same vibe and wants to make great music. That’s enough for me to want to work.

ALBUM COMNG SOON WAIT ON IT

5 highlights from Drake’s interview with DJ Semtex In an in-depth interview held by DJ Semtex Drake revealed his success and takeover in the music industry his main influences, conflicts with Meek Mill, and his love for the UK. Here’s the best bits.

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“Morelife”isaplaylist,notanalbum Drake has just concluded his “Boy Meets The World” tour

Drake doesn’t want the excitement from views to quieten down yet. However, since it’s release , inspiration from the album has allowed to him to create another collection for every new song that he had recently made. He mentions that More Life will stand as a non-album collection status due to Views being fairly recent. It’s more of a playlist because the structure of its songs is similar to that of a radio show.

Genuinely loves UK music

During recess at his studio, Drake would listen to a lot of UK music and incorporate these songs into his parties in Toronto. “I think the best rappers in the world are in London” He mentions that he first stumbled on Sneakbo’s music and saw similarities in the urban life in London and Toronto. Being as inquisitive as he is, Drake then went on to discovering music from Giggs, Skepta, and AJ Tracey.

Four songs with Giggs Previews of Drake and Giggs unreleased collaborations had surfaced as London Nightclubs played parts of their music. Drake was introduced to Giggs by artist Shola Ama after telling her that he was a fan of his music. “If he takes a liking to you, you have to build that vibe with him.” Drake mentioned that the pair had 2 tracks for More Life and 1 for Giggs’ project. With the remaining single undecided.

‘Revenge ranted’ was war-

The conflict between Drake and Meek was discussed, with Drake indicating that he had felt that Meek tried to discredit years of hard work that he’d built for himself. After Meek’s tweet, Drake mentioned that he didn’t feel the need to defend himself quickly. ‘I dropped Charged up and realised... Oh you’re not ready’. After being advised to fight back hard, this lead to the release of Back to Back. Drake insinuated that he couldn’t ever see himself respecting Meek in the future.

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DIVINE WORLD “Together we are One”

Divine Management is a Talent Agency that help young adults showcase various talents.

Our Agency has now been running for Nearly 2 years and; we have created a Modelling platform for young females who have a passion for modelling and see a future for themselves in the modelling industry.

We will soon be working with Male Models.

We are also working with the Music Side of Divine which will be soon known as DivineRecords.

This label will bring talented artist from all music genres forward and help manage them to becoming well known musicians.

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SOME OF OUR MODELS AND THEIR JOURNEY SO FAR

Saffiyyah Raanee Jones, 22 Instagram : _jamilajones

My birth name is Jamila Saffiyyah Raanee Jones and I use my name Jamila Jones for mymodelling. I just keep it short and sweet. I am 22 years young :) I have definitely gained a lot more confidence than I had before I started modelling and I believe for myself that is the biggest accomplishment of them all because if you knew me before i started this journey I wouldn’t have even stepped in front of a camera.

After I had my children I lost a lot of confidence but I have to say I am working hard on getting it back and it feels great. Doing shoots for various things has really helped me come out of my shell and I can’t wait till I get where I really want to be.

I was born in Britain, West London shepherds Bush at home, my father delivered me I was raised literally all over the place, call me the suitcase kid. My father is from and was born in Jamaica and my mother is from a Chinese, south African and white British descent (what a mix right).

How I got into modelling is a very funny story lol. I started a little modelling at the age of 16,done a few runways and modelling competitions but once I had my son I stopped. I also used to model for Adams kids, Mother care and various other retailers as a baby. However since having my children I stopped and wasn’t even looking, was just trying to focus on raising them. One day after i picked up my son from school I randomly got stopped by a lovely girl telling me how beautiful I am, I was so shocked because I literally felt blah that day but she made me feel stunning.. she then come back from where she was going and I was in the same spot and she asked me if I do modelling, I said I used to but not anymore so she asked if I mind her taking my number as her friend has a modelling agency and would love to put me forward..

I said of course and from there she took my details, sent my stuff over and ever since then I have been a part of Divine management.

Shana Rose, 23 Instagram: ShanaRose0 I first got into modelling when I had just turned 18 as friends and family continuously told me I would be great for that kind of thing. Funnily enough it was my Nan who has seen an advert in the news paper for beauty pageants and encouraged me to apply, my mum came along to support me at my audition and I was successful. I went onto placing second in my first two pageants which gave me the determination to place first, the third pageant I placed first and became Miss top model of the world England 2013, I had the opportunity to flyaround the world to various countries to compete in world finals under the titles I was winning. I then chose to leave the pageant world and take up more photo shoot world and music videos. summer of 2016 I competed in the Wild’n’out’s first U.K. Tour scouting for models, I placed first and had the opportunity to fly over to LA and work alongside the original crew at the BET awards. Now I model part time alongside studying a degree in psychology.

I was raised in Liverpool, U.K. My mum is full white British & my dad is Half St. Lucian.

The things I like to do for fun would be shopping obviously, girly things such as spa days, getting my nails done. Then the other side of me would be going places such as theme parks,spring city more adventurous fun activities.

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