iEVENT... ONE MIC Autumn Sessions @ Queen of Hoxton w/ CYNIKAL + SHANAZ DORSETT + BELINDA ZHAWI + MORE (Tomorrow, October 23)

After the hugely successful ONE MIC 2nd Anniversary Special last month, We Plug GOOD Music and One Mic UK are kicking off their Autumn/Winter live music season with ONE MIC... The Autumn Sessions this Sunday (October 23) and it will all be taking place at The Queen of Hoxton in Shoreditch. 

The stellar line-up put together for this Sunday's showcase includes British Asian rapper/producer CYNIKAL - who has had an eventful Summer festival season which has seen him perform alongside legends such as Snoop Dogg and De La Soul as well as some of the UK's finest in Professor Green, Katy B and Ed Sheeran at Lovebox, the Underage Festival and Turning Point. Joining him on the amazing line-up is British R&B/Soul singer, songwriter and poet SHANAZ DORSETT - who set the entire interwebs alight late last year with her critically acclaimed debut EP titled Above The Clouds, as premiered on DJ Premier Blog, which saw her beautifully write and sing over classic DJ Premier productions from "So Ghetto" to "Nas Is Like" to "Boom" and garner massive support from tastemakers such as I Heart Dilla and Hustle GRL.

Completing the One Mic... Autumn Sessions line-up are Zimbabwean Poet and Writer Belinda Zhawi - a member of The Roundhouse's illustruous and exciting Poetry collective, Rubix Collective (alongside the likes of household names such as Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger) - after having performed at prestigious festivals and nights like Camp Bestival, The Big Chill, Jawdance, Writer's Block and Tongue Fu, Acoustic Soul/African Folk singer, songwriter and musician Lánre - who is also the weekly curator and host of seminal Singer/Songwriter live music showcase Portobello Acoustic Sessions and will also be blessing us with songs off of her newly released debut album titled Pen Voyage Chapter 1: Sing For Change - and emerging UK Hip-Hop artist 3REE-D off of his recent performance at I Luv Live and the release of his debut mixtape The Evolution of 3ree: Lights!!!

Read on for the full details....

iRanking... Wikio's Top UK Music Blogs x AUGUST 2011

Another great month of new music is upon us notably with the release of Watch The Throne on August 8 and like we did last month, we've got the early scoop on Wikio's Top UK Music Blog ranking for August - the list goes live in a few days on August 5. Taste-maker blog Soul Culture leap frogs Music Rooms into the top spot for August with Music Rooms relegated to second place in a reversal of last month's ranking while Dance Without Sleeping replaces St. Peter's View at the number 5 spot with Lil Wayne HQ and Alter The Press also swapping places from last month and coming in at number three and four respectively. Your's truly (We Plug Good Music) climbs one spot to the number 12 position while one of my favorite blogs PUT ME ON IT makes a welcome return into the TOP 20. Hit the JUMP for the full TOP 20 List...

iRanking... Wikio's Top UK Music Blogs x July 2011

The good people at Wikio got in touch with us to share a early preview of their Top UK Music Blogs ranking for the month of July which goes live on July 5. Music Rooms and Soul Culture continue to dominate the rankings for the top UK Music blogs holding down the number ONE and TWO spots respectively (same as last month). Alter The Press, Lil Wayne HQ and St. Peter's View make up the rest of the top five with yours truly (We Plug Good Music) coming up at number 13 (two down from last month). Hit the JUMP for the full TOP 20 List...

iRadio... Soulfood Sounds w/ Reya El-Salahi x BBC Radio Nottingham (February 2011 - Yuna + Salakida + Zemmy)

#LATEPASS but in case you missed it, check out the latest Soulful Sounds monthly segment on the very amazing Reya El-Salahi's (pictured above) radio show on BBC Radio Nottingham with yours truly and Reya of course! On this episode of Soulful Sounds, we featured music from Yuna (Decorate), Salakida (In Bloom) and  Zemmy (Superman)... LISTEN below!

As you may or may NOT know, on the last Sunday of every month since December last year, I have had the privilege of joining Radio/TV presenter, producer, writer and occasional actress Reya El-Salahi on her radio show on BBC Radio Nottingham to share some new and GOOD music with her listeners and it's been an absolute pleasure to do so!!!

We weren't on air last month because of the Cricket World Cup but you can catch the Soulful Sounds this Sunday (April 24) and every last Sunday of the month + you can and should listen to Reya every Sunday evening from 4pm - 7pm right on BBC Radio Nottingham

Keep Tabs on Reya El-Salahi: Facebook // Twitter // BBC Radio // Blog

#Peace.Love.SoulfulSounds

iPictures... The Red & White Party x December 23rd 2010

Spoken Word Artist, GREEDS

Host & Spoken Word Artist, Carol Ohemaa

GREEDS & Joshua Idehen (Benin City)

Soul/R&B Singer, Shanaz Dorsett

UK Hip-Hop Artist, Infecta

Giovanna Jayne-Daniels (The BB Architects)

Here are some amazing pictures as captured by Erik Erxon & AVD from the Christmas/End of Year Party that We Plug GOOD Music put together alongside the dMp & the Playhouse Club about a week ago... Check out the rest of the pictures right after the jump!

iParty... The Red & White Party x Ruby Blue x December 23rd 2010

We Plug GOOD Music's final event of 2010 is their Christmas/End of Year Party this Thursday to celebrate what has been a great year in Emerging Music, at the exclusive and intimate Terrace Bar of West End club, Ruby Blue at the heart of Leicester Square in London. 

"All year round, One Mic and The Playhouse Club have showcased the very best of London's Up & Coming Talent, now they have come together to bring you 'The Red & White Party'; This Winter season's exclusive party to celebrate a year of our home-grown EMERGING MUSIC. It goes without saying that 2010 has been ground-breaking BUT 2011 is going to be even bigger so come party, network & celebrate Emerging Music with US at the BIGGEST PARTY of the year." - Press Release

 Read on for more details & how to get yourself on the Guestlist for what is looking like the PARTY that you do NOT wanna miss... With exclusive LIVE PAs from some of the stand-out emerging artists we've seen on the scene this year PLUS a special extended House Music set from the one they call Ossie as well as a specially requested Afrobeat set from a special guest DJ and an opportunity for emerging artists to hear their songs getting played in the party and LOADS more! It's obviously A LOT so check the details after the jump...

iARTWORK... A Prelude to the Future x We Plug GOOD Music x Think Create Destroy

A few weeks ago, I let it slip on twitter that the good folks at Think Create Destroy made us an alternative artwork for our recently released compilation mixtape, 'A Prelude to the Future' which you can still download HERE if you haven't already. Well Here it is! What do we think? Check out the back cover as well...

Sharing is Caring so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure you pass this around for us! If you've got a blog, go ahead and blog this... Facebook? Twitter? Myspace? Bebo? Do show some 'share' love. Please get involved somehow, Thank YOU! Of course, if you (like myself) still quite fancy the original mixtape artwork in all of it's minimalist glory, then let's remind ourselves of it...

You can also check out the 'artist introduction' video Zayna Daze Films put together for this project right HERE!

Check out Think Create Destroy

Download: We Plug GOOD Music presents A Prelude to the Future

#TheFutureisNow

iNaija... KEL - LITTLE THINGS

"KEL, the Poster Child of Nigerian Hip-Hop, who right now at such an early stage in her career & with the release of her first and only album so far, has already been nominated for a number of prestigious awards in the Nigerian Music industry including the MTV Africa Music Awards (Best Female), the Hip-Hop World Awards (Best Rap Album), the Future Nigeria Awards (Musician of the Year) and the Dynamix Awards (Best New Artiste), blesses us with a Remot-produced exclusive for ‘A Prelude to the Future'" - WPGM

They've been asking for new Kel for months now, well here's the exclusive record that Nigerian female emcee submitted for We Plug GOOD Music's 'A Prelude to the Future'. It's produced by one of the best up & coming producers in the States right now Remot! Check it out and get your download on right after the jump...

Download: Kel - Little Things (prod. by Remot)

Brand New WAJE after this settles

#peace

iDownload... We Plug GOOD Music - A Prelude to the Future (Mixtape)

"We Plug GOOD Music' has established an online presence successfully plugging the emerging music that commercial radio doesn’t play, Aiming to push the true artform of music and NOT necessarily what the industry calls 'good' & in their consistent, continuous bid & effort to keep plugging the best of NEW & EMERGING Performing Artistes, they’ve come together with 20 of the most promising emerging artists to create ‘The Future is NOW’ project beginning with this ‘A Prelude to the Future’ mixtape. A Prelude to the Future features 20 of the best emerging artists that we have come across over the last year from all around the word & Specifically hand-picked from the ever-budding global Emerging Music scene is an array of amazing Soul, Hip-Hop and Spoken Word artists from all around the world (with exclusive and unreleased material)" - We Plug GOOD Music

Not a lot that I should say without being subjective so I'll let you decide...

Download: We Plug GOOD Music - A Prelude to the Future (Mixtape)

#LateMornings