This month sees the return of Sheffields biggest and best clash platform Duppy And Leave and oh lord what a line up they have for you this time around!
Mr Flo makes his long awaited return against a well known name in the underground scene in the form of F.O.S, KIPGANG member Terra Montana goes up against AIM member Jez in a very long awaited and eagerly anticipated match up and a whole host of other names go up against each other in all out lyrical war.
This time around they are even bringing a brand new DJ clash between Hamlet, Kyla C, Pengaleng and Cole which looks set to be absolutley mad!
Hosted by Scumfam general AK as per usual, this looks set to be an all round barfest so make sure your there on the 23rd!!
AHead of their clash in April, Sheffield veteran Ripsaw drops his first send for KIPGANG member Terra Montana. This clash is looking set to be mad so keep your eyes out for the flyer and info coming soon!
To celebrate a decade in the scene we are throwing a day of grime sets and clashes in Wolverhampton on the 30th and to warm things up the clashers have started flinging around wardubs.
To celebrate a decade in the scene we are throwing a day of grime sets and clashes in Wolverhampton on the 30th and to warm things up the clashers have started flinging around wardubs.
This is Origins wardub from Sheffield artist Swiftz
This is the net video for Sheffield based artist Mass reply to Hoopa's wardub ahead of their clash in Wolverhampton on the 30th of January! You can check out Mass' first wardub HERE
To celebrate a decade in the scene we are throwing a day of grime sets and clashes in Wolverhampton on the 30th and to warm things up the clashers have started flinging around wardubs.
To celebrate a decade in the scene we are throwing a day of grime sets and clashes in Wolverhampton on the 30th and to warm things up the clashers have started flinging around wardubs.
This is Wolverhampton spitter Hoopa's wardub for Sheffield based artist Mass!
To celebrate a decade in the scene we are throwing a day of grime sets and clashes in Wolverhampton on the 30th and to warm things up the clashers have started flinging around wardubs.
This is Origins wardub fro Sheffield artist Swiftz
As im sure your all aware by now, this month brings the 10th year of our company and to celebrate we are throwing a big day of grime sets and clashes in Wolverhampton! If you wish to attend or want more info on the event itself please check the event page HERE
We announced a few weeks back that the first clash on the Duppy & Leave segment would be Sheffield's Swiftz up against Origin in a heated battle of bars (Full info HERE) and now we are able to announce the second clash for the event. After making a recent come back to the scene (and trust me the music he has to come is going to be crazy), Sheffield artist Mass is stepping into the front line and going up against Wolverhampton's well known clash artist Hoopa (Who also has new music coming in the form of his and Breeza's cd out soon).
This one is definitely going to cause a lot of talking points so make sure you head down to DC Studio's on the 30th to witness it! 4 hours of grime sets and clashes for just a fiver on the door!
So as most of you know, this January our brand turns a decade old and to celebrate this we are throwing a huge day of music at the legendary DC Studios in Wolverhampton (Fore more info please check the event page HERE)
As part of this event we have invited Sheffield based clash platform Duppy & Leave down to put on a couple of clashes on the day and we are excited to announce the first clash that we have lined up for it is Swiftz Vs Origin!
Swiftz has been proving himself this year and after seeing his most recent clash against Flowen (HERE) we had to get him involved and set him up against warlord Origin (Check his most recent clash against Haughton HERE).
Get yourself down there on the 30th of January to see what kind of madness unfolds!
Join the event on Facebook HERE to stay in the loop for line up additions!
Saturday January 30th 2016
3PM - 5PM
£5 entry on the door
In January 2016 we at Knowledge Is Power Promotions will be celebrating 10 years of our brand and what better way to do so than to throw a bunch of sets at the legendary DC Studios just as we did earlier this year!
If you didn't manage to reach the first event, fear not as you can check out the audio from it HERE
This time around we are bringing a hole heap of friends along with us, full Invasion alert & Scumfam teams as well as Local, Breeza, Tantskii and many many more!
DJ's on rotation - Meenz, DJ Kdubz & DJ Command
We are also excited to announce that Sheffield based clash platform Duppy&Leave - Clashes will be putting on two clashes at this event. Announcements will be made shortly with the names of the artists that are clashing.
As always the majority of the proceedings will be filmed by our business partners DeLaHayeTV and also a special mention goes out to PeakStreet Clothing
Keep an eye on this page for more announcements and news coming real soon!
Many cities and areas of the UK have previously been crowned the new leaders of the uk grime scene over the years but without much confirmation as to why they are considered to be the hub of the genre. I can already sense the angry replies of Londoners in my inbox before ive even posted this but i stand firm in my statement that 2015 has been Sheffield's year.
As our beloved genre grows in popularity it leads to a growing scene of up and coming artists in every city, which in turn only feeds more fuel into the fires of the genre's takeover. Ive had a lot of conversations with people in my ten years of running KIP and the general consensus is that Grime originated from London. I believe this to be an incorrect statement as other cities such as Sheffield, Birmingham, Manchester all had their own scenes around the same time that people became aware of the growing scene in London but due to the locations of these scenes i feel that they don't get credited for their history.
Unlike most people, i don't like to just judge the strength of a cities scene by simply just the music that comes from it but also the loyalty to their own scene and each other as one big united force. Never have i come across and area that has as much unity and loyalty as i have with Sheffield, this year has proven that to me as throughout the year ive worked with a growing list of artists and collectives from Sheffield. Not once has a Sheffield based artist approached me with a cocky attitude and complained about my service pricing yet i can think of hundreds & thousands of times where other artists from other areas have acted like i (and the rest of the world) owe them something.
This willingness to invest in their own talents and local/national scene is a huge factor in why i consider Sheffield to be the new hub of uk grime music. Their scene is growing rapidly with the likes of legendary crews/labels such as Scumfam, JDNG, Coco, Forca, Project Allout Records all putting in a continuous amount of time and effort into pushing their sound and a growing list of up and coming talents such as Swiftz, Alcohol Infused Music, Mr Flo, Got It On Box, Nitro Clack all grinding as hard as possible to pave a career path for themselves within the scene.
2015 has also seen the arrival of the steel city's very own clash platform Duppy & Leave which is seeing a growing response of support for its events and clashes over the last few months and continues to spread and grow rapidly. Artists such as Tez Kidd, Kdot, Ak and many more paved the way from day one, pushed the northern sound to its full extent and continue to broaden and benefit the Sheffield sound/reputation just as Skepta, Wiley, JME and many more have done for the London scene. This combined with the rise of fresh young talent over the last few years and the willingness to invest and progress their own scene is simply what sets this city and its work ethic apart from the rest.
If you dont want to take my word for it or feel you need to decide this for yourself then feel free to grab a whole bunch of Sheffield/northern music below release via ourselves over the last few years:
Ahead of their clash at the next Duppy & Leave event, AIM member Jez sends for Scunthorpe's FOS using his own beat on a remix of his own track. Don't forget to check out all the previous Duppy & Leave events and clashes and if your able to, make it down to the Halloween event!
For the last few months, Platinum P Media and Scumfam member Ak have been putting on their own Sheffield based clash platform called "Duppy & Leave". You may remember previous posts from us from their last two events but if not check them out HERE
We are lucky to have every single clash from their recent third event and have reviewed the event clash by clash for you below! As each clash drops we will be adding it to its review for you to see
Hibbz Vs Venomz
First clash to drop is this naughty little clash between Nottingham's Hibbz and Sheffield based artist Venomz, both of which ive admittedly heard very little from although i am familiar with Hibbz via his affiliation with Setting Pace, Rhymes Galore and various Nottingham artists. From the very get go in round 1 these two artists both go for the jugular with no holding back.
Hibbz came on point with some good directs and a solid, twisting flow but Venomz scheme about the beef that kicked off at DC Studios at Luda & Aces birthday bash recently definitely had Hibbz sweating a bit. Throughout the clash i cant help but toss and turn between these two artists in regards to who took the victory and both artists should take this as a compliment.
Hibbz definitely had a great clash but i feel like he could of done without one or two minor chokes that he had through the rounds, don't get me wrong he didn't choke to the point of flopping but a few slight mistakes hear and there let him down on the day. Having said that though Hibbz traveled to a next mans area and clashed him in front of his home crowd so definitely gets my ratings for that.
By the end of the second round i still haven't made a 100% choice on who is in the lead but as round 3 kicks off Venomz starts on a pure violation. Obviously if your in the clashing scene you've got to take any bars that are given to you but that's exactly why i praise clashers for keeping their cool.
Hibbz seems to let his opponent get to him slightly towards the end of the clash, visibly showing his frustration but i honestly cannot choose between the two. This clash was a brilliant line up for the event and i personally scored it a draw, a heated rematch is definitely called for.
Milo Vs Skitz
This was the first clash of the day on the day of the event this line up, a match up between two Sheffield artists Milo and Skitz going in on 2 hiphop rounds and a final round over grime. I didn't find out until the end of the battle but Skitz was originally supposed to clash Medlei but when Medlei didn't show up, Milo stepped forward to freestyle clash him.
Milo comes out the starting gates blazing and sets the tone of the battle straight away. Despite slight issues with Skitz's microphone usage (his vocal projection is a tad on the poor side, making him difficult to hear at times) he flows over the riddim like a samurai heading into war but for me personally Milo's reckless but calculated style is a lot more entertaining to watch.
Personally this clash is only going in one direction for me at this stage and that's a win for Milo, his ballsy, funny and no fucks given attitude towards his opponent really does make for a good watch. Don't get it twisted, Skitz is deffinetly worth watching but feel he needs more of a suitable opponent as Milo's style is way too big and loud for Skitz to cope with in this clash.
In the final round as the grime beat begins, Skinz flops super hard (to his own admission he is a hiphop MC but the way he gave up without giving it a go gets no ratings from me personally) and the pair end up back on the hiphop beats. Milo takes this third round just as he did the two before it and takes home an easy win.
Creature Vs Statik
The last clash of the day is a tense one between Bradfords Statik and Sheffield based artist who's been about for a long while, Creature. From the opening blows this clash is definitely one for the die hard grime fans. Both artists come with decent flows and some hard content but round one could of gone another couple of 16s for me personally.
Into the second round and Creature has got into his stride now, spraying flames with some crazy personals and on point flow as usual. Statik fires straight back with equally sick direct bars and I can't help but think throughout how sick these two would sound on a set together. Creature ends the second round on a mad hype and for me steals the round right out of Statiks grasp.
Final round and in drops a disgusting riddim from Blatant as these two MC's go head to head once again to settle the clash. I can't fault Statik in this clash and I will deffinetly be checking him and his music out after this but on the day Creature was too much and for me takes all three rounds
Barzie Vs Chunk
This is one of the clashes on the card that I was most looking forward to, Chunk from Bradford went up against Sheffield's Barzie. Chunk starts off at a very high level of barring and comes with a very tight flow and direct bars and as expected Barzie comes with his usual hype but precise attack and already this is looking like a classic up north clash.
Barzie steps it up on his second set of bars drawing good reaction from his home crowd and ends round one on a high. As Barzie steps up to kick off round two I can only think that if Duppy And Leave are going to continue to put on events with line ups like this they are going to quickly become a reasonable force in grime clashing. Chunk has deffinetly gained a new fan in me after this clash as he comes with a lot of decent flows and as soon as he starts his Highlife scheme it gets instant recognition and feedback from the crowd.
After Barzie stole round one at the end, Chunk also steals a point at the end of the second so into the third they go and in my eyes it's equal scores at this point. Barzie starts the round on a hype, gunning from the very first syllable but just as the rest of the clash, Chunk comes straight back at him making this clash an absolute reload fest making me pause and reload throughout to catch sick bars a second and third time round.
Barzie goes into absolute gas mode for his last set of bars and along with his animated character, proves just why he is rated by people country wide. Chunk also smashes it final round and also shows that you can still have fun and laugh in a clash. I'm calling the last round a draw so personally over all neither artist could be separated from his opponent in this classic match up.
Mr Flo Vs Skelta
These two are both regulars on my timeline, with Wolverhampton based Skelta being an absolute grafter with varying styles from Grime to Drum and Bass and Mr Flo being one of the most under rated northern artists out there at the moment and this is proven by his recent clash confirmation against Future on WAW.
This clash is a special one as he first two rounds are grime with a final round ending the clash on drum & bass which is virtually unheard of on a clash platform such as Duppy And Leave. Flo kicks off the clash with some crazy personals and his trademark Icey flow but Skelta rises to the occasion, firing straight back with some funny bars and painfully aggressive digs. I have a lot of respect for the grind that Skelta puts in and rate him as an MC but for me personally Mr Flo is one the guys to beat right now in UK grime clashing and he proves this throughout as he whips the crowd into frenzied eruptions with every bar.
Skelta kicks off the second round with some absolute fire, a few of the bars even had me physically laughing and drawing for the rewind button to play it back. Mr Flo takes the mic seemingly u phased and absolutely kills it with a mad skippy flow and at this point of the clash both MC's are absolutely killing it, going back and forth with some brilliant clash material. Flo ends the round on a high for me but have to give the second round to Skelta on the come back.
At this point both MC's have won a round and as we go into the final round we go into the drum and bass round which could lead to Mr Flo coming unstuck as this is Skeltas territory right here. Skelta naturally kicks off on a mad man vibe drawing decent response from the crowd but as Mr Flo takes to the mic I'm super impressed with the way he rides the beat. The room looks like it's due to brake into a rave at any moment right now and as Skelta starts to spit again I'm really not sure who is going to take this final round. That thought is long gone as Mr Flo gets hold of the mic again and looks like he's thoroughly enjoying being out of his comfort zone. I've got to give a massive shout to both artists but personally feel as it was outside of his usual zones, Mr Flo took the final round making the final score 2 - 1 to Mr Flo.
Silence Vs Ricko
Doncaster resident Ricko goes up against Sheffield based Silence in the next one. Silence starts with a sick flow and some good bars but Ricko comes straight back with an equally skippy flow however he doesn't quite have the clarity that Silence has throughout his rounds. I feel that Ricko focused a bit too much on his flow for his rounds and not quite enough on his directness and content. Round one goes to Silence.
Round two Ricko comes with some better content but for some reason seems really awkward on the beat, not knowing him as an artist I feel like he naturally belongs on drum and bass or rave music with the skippy flow. Silence impresses me in this second round as he continues to drop some solid, slithering flows but with more clarity throughout his lyrics.
It's a bit of a shame that this is one of the shortest clashes as Silence just seems to be getting into his stride as we enter the third round. I don't want to seem like I'm hating on Ricko but I do feel sorry for him in this clash as I feel a lot of his content gets slept on purely because of how fast his flow is and I think Silence senses this and ends his bars with a madness. 3 - 0 to Silence in my opinion purely based on clarity and flow control.
Psolja Vs Ripsaw
I already know about the kinda of top class clashing and content that Psolja brings to a battle but I was extremely excited to see Ripsaw go at it as I've been listening to his stuff for longer than I can remember but until now was yet to hear him go at some one in a clash. Psolja towers over everyone in the room not only physically but bar wise too as he kicks off the clash but Ripsaw fires straight back with some good schemes and nice directs.
This clash isn't the type of clash you'd expect to see on a relatively new clash platform, in fact this is the calibre of clash you'd expect to see on the top platforms of UK grime clashing. Into the second clash and I've had to watch this clash a number of times now as I'm enjoying it so much that I keep forget I'm supposed to be reviewing it. Ripsaw gets huge reaction and a lot of laughs with his bar questioning Psoljas spelling of his name but as Psolja grabs the mic he does what any top flight clash artist does and shrugs it off to deliver some mad bars. Constantly back and forth, this clash is deffinetly the one that stands out the most from this events line up.
I'm not even gonna lie, going into the third round I've scored both rounds so far as a draw so if no one takes the lead in this final round it's looking to stay equal. Psolja steps it up a gear just as I wrote that and with his bar "Got an Ak the size of Ak" may of just sealed the victory, the scheme he's going in with on this round still kind of being slept on by the crowd though. Ripsaw ends the clash on a good flurry and I'm left confused who to give it to yet again, I'm going to say every single round was a draw and hope to see both of these artists back on the platform very soon.
The fifth clash to drop from the last Duppy And Leave event is this match up between Medlei and Intensive. This happend to be Intensive's first ever clash and considering that information he put in a solid performance throughout as did his opponent Medlei. I was entertained through every round of this clash so give it a watch and see for yourself!
Who took the victory in your opinion? Tweet us @KIPPromotions and let us know!
Don't forget you can get your limited edition Scumfam Snapbacks HERE
This is the third battle to drop from the second Duppy And Leave battle event up in Sheffield and so far all the clashes have been absolutely fire!
This clash is again keeping the entertainment values high and had me creasing up at multiple points during watching this battle, Both ASK and Nocky represented fully in this Match up and im not quite sure who took the win. I knew a little bit about ASK before this clash but not enough to judge him before watching and felt that his performance in this was very good overall. Nocky is an artist id not heard of until now but this clash has left me planning to keep a close eye on him!
Who took the victory in your opinion? Tweet us @KIPPromotions and let us know!
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