DILLON & DIAMOND D: Black Tie Affair (Vinyl EP)(2017)

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THE FUNK LEAGUE: Funky As Usual (2011)

THE FUNK LEAGUE: Funky As Usual (2011) + tracklist
I think I might move to France. The food’s better, they don’t take any shit off the government and The Funk League are from there. Formerly The Incredible Funk League, DJ/producers Hugo and Soulbrother Suspect have latterly dropped the ‘incredible,’ in a not very hip-hop downplaying of their prowess. But don’t worry – it’s the only un-hip-hop thing about this pair.…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

PHAROAHE MONCH: Shine (feat. Mela Machinko) – 2010 – Single review + free download

PHAROAHE MONCH: Shine (feat. Mela Machinko) – 2010 – Single review + free download
RATING: 3.5/5
Not quite the underground club banger one might have hoped for from the man who once dropped Simon Says and Fuck You and who claims his forthcoming W.A.R. LP (now delayed until early autumn) will be a throwback to ’93/ ’94 hip-hop. True Shine has a meaty boom-bap beat (courtesy of one Diamond D), avoids theDOWNLOAD/ READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM