It's not Dubstep,it's not Hip-Hop...

Dub-Hop? New joint off the album.

B.B. TV

Merry Christmas you lot! Hope you have an awesome day & I'll see you all in 2010 :) x

Heeee's Back!

Brand new Eminem, produced by the good folks at Journey Music Group.


Eminem - Forever (Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Kanye West)

Relapse: Refill is out now.

B.B. Manik Interview on Bigger Than Barry TV

This reminds me: gotta do a new B.B. TV. Soon - I promise!

In The Mix

I'm featured on DJ Scumby's TWITTER CRACK MIXTAPE VOLUME ONE (yup,all the caps are necessary). He must have good taste,cos he featured two of my tracks!

Big up Scumby.

You can download the mix here:
DJ SCUMBY PRESENTS TWITTER CRACK MIXTAPE VOLUME ONE

Video: Tyler Mae X The Ruby Lounge X Manchester

Last week, the Tyler Mae boys tore it down at Manchester's Ruby Lounge. Look for an EP & tour from these boys very soon.

Even More Goodies For Everyone!

I'm too good to you lot, I really am.

B.B. Manik - Frighten The Beat (Prepare To Meet Thy Broom! Remix) [with Freezi]

Listen to it, download it & then tell a friend to download it.

More goodies soon!

Simian Mobile Disco & Joker - Cruel Intentions (LIX Remix)

Joker + Tek One's drummer = BADNESS. This banger of a tune gets elevated to another level courtesy of the UK's biggest drummer.

Great taste in hoodies as well :)

Who Is Abbie Norml?

The answer is: a poet, a model & a unique freestyle rapper. You might have seen her on Suicide Girls on in Front Magazine, but now get ready to hear her as you puts her thoughts over beats.

I & the rest of Raw Riddim am proud to welcome her to the fam & look forward to the release of her debut LP.

Stay tuned, cos there's more to come!

Xmas Has Come Early

I was gonna give you guys a free download. Then I thought nah...why not give em 2?

Enjoy.

B.B. Manik - Cipher Bidness (Featuring MC Myst & Freezi)

Prepare To Meet Thy Broom - Wanna See You Move

Oh what's that? You want more? Oh, go on then. One more ;)

B.B. Manik - I Remember (Face2Face Part 2) [With MC Myst]

Video: Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets

She's making a lot of "One To Watch" type lists, but I'm not posting this to be able to say "I told you", but because I want people to hear her music.

I believe Ellie Goulding is a true songwriter & a unique one at that. I cannot wait for her debut album & I hope you lot buy it & support her!

New Curtis Khan!!

I'm getting my producer on. You're not ready!

Curtis Khan - Oh My Days [Produced by B.B. Manik]

Album On The Way...

Liking how it's sounding so far. I will be giving you guys a preview soon, but for now, here's a demo of one of the tracks that will be on the album.

The final version will be completely different, so download this while you can!

B.B. Manik & MC Myst - Painting Pictures

The Music Video Is Not Dead

MTV & Kiss might be full of God awful portrayals of bad CG (Flo-Rida "Jump"), terrible dance routines (Alexandra Burke "Bad Boys") & bad acting (Black Eye Peas "I Gotta Feeling"). So, what a breath of fresh air this is.

Sure, it might be from a cash-in album & sure Justice probably wacked the beat together in 5 minutes, but it doesn't change the fact that this rocks.

Applause to everyone involved.

09/09/09: It's On Motherf*ckers!!!

Stuff I didn't mention in the blog:
• The Raw Riddim/Upper Playground deal is official!
• Tour starts in February. Touching down in: London, Manchester, Nottingham with more towns to be confirmed
• The special edition of the album features an exclusive t-shirt design & a pack of Nerds!

Freestyle

I Did It All For The Nooki

So, last Thursday was the Nooki clothes line launch. Peeps turned out looking fresh, Raw Riddim acts tore the roof of the place & a great time was had by all. They say a picture tells a thousand words,so here we go:

B.B. TV

Nooki Launch Party

Nooki is a new clothes line launching this fall. The company will release a range featuring limited edition handmade t-shirts featuring striking designs & high quality materials.

To celebrate the launch of the label, Nooki will be hosting a night of music & fashion featuring performances from Manchester based band Tyler Mae, as well as performances from Raw Riddim acts MC Myst, Freezi, Curtis Khan & B.B. Manik. This will be the first chance to hear brand new material from all these acts.

As well as all this, they'll also be free goodie bags & give aways all night.
You'd be a fool to miss out,so get yourself down to Clerkenwell House on the 26th of August!

The Return

Sorry for the delay in blogging, but things have been mad post Glastonbury! I now have an agent! Yay! I'm also meeting with managers at the moment to get something in place.

I've also been recording a mixtape & album simultaneously, so that's been hectic, but fun. I think I'm gona give the mixtape away, so stayed tuned for that!

I had swine flu, which is what not a good look, but gave me time to rest & plan things.

I'll be posting news more regularly soon & I have some real surprises in store :)

New B.B. Manik merchandise is available at The Raw Riddim Store.

In the meantime, here's a new tune:
B.B. Manik - In The Ends (Featuring Jai Michele, Curtis Khan & Freezi)

GLASTONBURY!!!

So, today I played Glastonbury. It was the most incredible experience of my life. A huge crowd, so many nice people & beautiful weather. They say a picture says a thousand words, so I'll let them speak for me:



Rolf as we arrived.



The rider was awesome. I nearly drown in Vitamin Water.



Selling & signing after the show.

My Hero's Gone

Michael Jackson is the reason I ever listened to music in the first place. He was the reason most people do music.

I cannot believe this & I'm just a loss for words. Goodbye Michael.

We love you.

1958-2009: REST IN PEACE ALWAYS.

Michael Jackson Mix

Crossroads

SO, the Transporter was on last night & this, of course, is the theme to it. I forgot how good it is:

Knoc-Turn'al - Muzik

It's been a good week. I had rehearsals for Glastonbury & bumped into Mr. Hudson's manager. Turns out we used to work in the same studio. We swapped details & we're gonna sort something out soon. There's also a possibility that I'll be working on a track with Dizzee. It's early days, but I'll keep you posted.

I'm in the final stages of signing with a manager & agent as well, so things are looking up.

Finally, mark this date in your calander: October 12th. Fingers crossed that everything goes to plan, cos if so, this will be the release date of my album. 2 videos have been shot so far, a third is on the way. I'm doing loads of interviews for magazines & blogs to promote it in the coming months & I will be touring as well.

...It's finally all happening! Exciting times. I'll talk more about it when I'm back, but for now, I'm off to Glastonbury!

Peace :)

Updateage & All That Goodness

Whatup peeps. As you can see, I'm halfway through revamping the blog. I despise html, so bare with me.

Might as well let you lot know what I've been up to. Finishing up the album. It's taken five years, but I've had help from some fantastic people & it's finally all coming together. It'll be launched with 3 music vids & I will tour to support it. More details closer to the time (starting in July).

I'm also playing Glastonbury!! I'm so excited. Doing a set with Rolf Harris & one by myself & might possibly be able to worm my way unto the Roots Manuva set, so that would be amazing.

The new tunes are being recorded over the next couple of weeks, so I shall post them on here & my Twitter & hopefully you guys can give me feedback?

anyway, in the meantime, head over to:
What Da Bidness

Peace & Love, Manik

What Da Bidness, Shawty?

Hey y'all. I've launched a new blog. You can find it at http://whatdabidness.blogspot.com/.

Basically, its gonna be full of the downloads, news & opinions you read here, plus competitions & interviews.

This blog here will focus on how my career's going (makes sense, seeing as how it's bbmanik.blogspot.com, right?).

So, everyone who follows this, thank you & keep following. Just make sure you follow What Da Bidness as well.


Thanks for reading. I'll post again later this week. HUGE news soon :)

Video: Bat for Lashes - Pearl's Dream

Bat For Lashes - "Pearl's Dream"


BONUS:
Bat For Lashes - Daniel (Duke Dumont Remix)

Classic Material

I forgot how dope this was until a recent road trip. Enjoy & I'll see y'all next week with big news :)

Limp Bizkit - N 2 Gether Now (Featuring Method Man & DJ Premier)

Limp Bizkit - All In Together Now (Featuring Method Man & Pharrell)

Free Fridays

Don't thank me, thank Professor Green. He's got new material on the way, so make sure you cop it. SUPPORT REAL MUSIC!!!

Professor Green - Big Wide World

Video: Eminem - 3AM (Travis Barker Remix)

1) I still don't like this song
2) When are we gonna start hearing some new stuff from Blink?

No Posts Today

Except to say:
A) Launching a brand new blog covering:
Music, Film, Comics & Games. We'll be giving away prizes, having interviews & generally owning the web. I need writers, so get at me at rawriddim@hotmail.com

b) Oh yeah, Kanye says that "Paranoid" vid is trash & a new one is on the way. Safe.

Diamond Days

Nipsey Hussle pretty much runs gangsta rap right now. With tracks like this, it's not hard to see why.

He has a solo mixtape & official album set to drop in Autumn of this year.

Nipsey Hussle - Diamonds

Jenny From The Block

Give it 5 seconds before Photobucket blocks these.





More new pics @ Jenny's Myspace

See Thru The Myst

MC Myst is an MC/Singer/Producer from Rugby, UK. He's been grinding for years as one half of UK rap duo UK Elements, but now works solo.
His debut mixtape is out next month, followed by an album at years end. Keep an eye out for this multi talented, positive & skilled emcee. & remember where you heard it first.

MC Myst - Livin' My Life

MC Myst - Wipe Your Eyes

Diamond In The Rough

While the press go crazy for Little Boots & La Roux (& rightly so), there's another female who will be bothering the charts soon.

But unlike the other two, Marina is not an overnight sensation. She's carefully been working on tunes & gigging for years now & all the hard work looks set to pay off in 09. Keep an eye out, big things will be happening with this girl.


Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (The Shoes Remix)

Via Fader

J*gga That N*gga

A breath of fresh air for many Hip Hop heads as this new compelling project features DJ Premier’s production alongside the incandescent flows of Jay-Z. Undisputedly, two of the greatest at what they do. The project will be entitled, “Premier Issue vol. 7: Hova Edition” and is set to release July 4th. Hip Hop is coming back to the music. Stay tuned for updates on this project.

Jay-Z - Can't Cheat Death

Via Hypebeast

My Apologies

It's only just come to my attention that the link I originally posted for this song was a dud. Enjoy.

The xx - Crystalised

She Kissed A Girl, Yada Yada...

While her musical output of late might be questionable, one thing remains true: Katy Perry is smoking hot. She appears in this months
Complex & she is looking Fine. Now, let's hear some new tunes eh, Katy?

Video: Rick Ross - Rich Off Cocaine (ft. Avery Storm)

Rick Ross - Rich Off Cocaine (ft. Avery Storm)

When You Hear 'arf arf' Start Runnin'/Cos When You Hear 'arf arf', He's Comin'

The Dark Man returns. This tune is better than it has any right to be.

Now, if only he'd hurry up & give us a new album already.

DMX - The Way Its Gonna Be

Video: Mz Bratt - "Who Do You Think You Are?"

R.I.P. Biggie Smalls

As if I need a reason.

The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy

The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance

He's Just A Regular Guy, So Why All The Fuss About Him?

Mr. Mathers was in the UK promoting Relapse (you might have seen him on Johnathan Ross) & he dropped these gems.

Word is he'll be on the new Alchemist album as well.

Eminem - Alchemist Freestyle

Eminem - Respect My Conglomerate Freestyle

Eminem - Chonkeyfire Freestyle

Pinky & The Dame

This is amazing.

On a serious note though, disrespect a female like that & you deserve a slap.

One Day I Went To (Insert Budget Supermarket Name Here)

After giving the Grime world it's first novelty hit, Afrikan Boy was expected to go the way of so many others before him, never to be heard from again. But, lo & behold, years later, he's still around. Playing shows with Dizzee Rascal & Mos Def & starring in videos with the Beastie Boys.

His debut album will be the 2nd official release on M.I.A's new label, but till then we'll have to listen to his still in production mixtape.


Afrikan Boy - I Go Chop'am

Big Business

Mz Bratt is one of the UK's brightest stars. Boasting a unique flow, skillful wordplay & a great taste in beats, she is set to do huge things.

Her first single has been signed to Universal & I'm sure an album is set to follow. The world is hers & she deserves it, cos artists like her will help take the game to the next level. Long live Bratt.

Is That Right?

Now that Eminem has released Relapse, three things remain to be seen:
1) How his first album in the iTunes age will sell
2) How is 50 gonna follow up such a good release?
3) How will Eminem follow up such a good release?

50 Cent - OK, You're Right (Produced By Dr. Dre)

New Jenny Revelle Shoot!!

My favourite model will be returning this summer with some awesome shoots. (Including one for Raw Riddim!)

Stay tuned.

New Red & Meth!!

Cannot wait :)

NSFW

Hottest girl on the planet. End of.

Best You Ever Heard?

The rapper of summer 09 delivers the new Summer anthem.

Drake - Best I Ever Had

Drake - Best I Ever Had (Remix Feat. Nicki Minaj)

Best believe the B.B. Manik remix is on the way.

Hit Him On The Beeper

The return of Star Trak's finest.

Fam-Lay - Get That Work Up

Best Thing I've Ever Seen

So, I lied

OK, Interscope keep sending me new stuff to post & I heard about this as well:
So, he really is a Family Guy! Eminem will appear along with Stuey on this coming Sunday, 5/17, in several interstitial programming breaks throughout the night on Fox. What? Why? Tune in and find out what Stuey and Em chop it up about... Classic material.


Eminem - My Mom

So, you're stuck with Marshall for the next month. Deal with it.

Can't believe he gave into the vocoder trap though. :(

All Good Things...

Last Eminem post until the album comes out. (Unless it gets pushed forward)

Eminem - Old Times Sake (Featuring Dr. Dre)


Eminem - Hello

XX Rated

The xx are group of young London based musicians who have quite the buzz generating around them at the moment. They produce guitar driven indie rock, but state early 90s R&B as their inspiration.

The lyricism & arrangement in their tracks totally outshines any of their peers & if the British public have any sense, they'll snatch up this groups debut album when it comes out later this year, on XL Records.

The xx - Crystalised

Now, That's More Like It!

Finally, Em comes with the heat he's known for. Tracks like this make me think Relapse could really be worth the wait. We'll find out in 2 weeks.

Eminem - Insane

Where The WIld Things Are Figures

Nuff said.