REVIEW: Maxsta - #1Take

Maxsta gives P110 a #1Take freestyle. Maxsta is an East London MC who recently featured on LOTM 5 against fellow East London MC Lil Nasty. Maxsta first came to my attention when he dropped his track "East London is Back" and his send for Chipmunk. Maxsta also before LOTM was known for starting the chain of war dubs with his track entitled "It's Not What It Looks Like" featuring Stelf.

In this freestyle Maxsta displays his range of flows that he very commonly changes up. Maxsta highlights about a lot of issues including an issue which many twitter heads will remember with his disagreement with his ex-girlfriend. Maxsta has substance behind his bars and is certainly one of  the most developed artists in the scene in terms of bars. During this freestyle as well as addressing the ex-girlfriend situation he addresses Griminal responding to his #HYPEUP freestyle which also featured on P110. Maxsta states "When on YouTube saw Griminal sending for me, never clicked on the vid he was better as a teen". He also addresses antics which happened in the dungeon by stating: "In the dungeon the off cam sh*t was a joke, intimidation tactics big man hyping to Max, honestly I don't like all of that that's how the cookie crumbles in grime".

Maxsta is soon to drop the Maxtape 1.5. You can keep up to date with Maxsta's music etc on his website here: http://www.maxstaofficial.com/

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CHANNEL CRITIC [SERIES 1: BLOG 1]: ONETAKE TV

This blog marks the launch of a new blog series known as Channel Critic which will be used to review grime based media channels. OneTake TV will be the first to feature on this series of blogs.

OneTake TV is a Kettering based media channel founded Jan 2013. OneTake TV has hosted a variety of MC's including Marvin, Sox, Dialect, Izzie Gibbs and many more. During the one year they have been operating the channel has accumulated 190,873 views and nearly 800 subscribers which can not be faulted in the case of starting up as gaining attention can take a long time especially in a competitive media channel market.

It is clear that the channel has progressed during it's time as a media channel both visually and obviously gaining acclaim so stronger MC's would feature on the channel including a link up with the Lord of the Mics 4 contender Blay which is to be filmed this weekend.

To show the progression I have highlighted the above video Rage ft Gatz on a OneTakeTV #RawSession and compare it to that of the newer visuals on the same series featuring the artist ZK it has developed a lot with a clear introduction to the channel and much stronger visuals altogether.

The Founder of OneTake TV Jake Jaggard also has collaborated with Words Are Weapons, the grime clashing platform based in the Midlands and has filmed various clashes including the Marvin vs Mixsy clash.

Evidently this is a channel with a lot of potential and one that is going to grow in time. It is certainly one I will be watching (and have watched) for now. The only criticism is that it seems Midlands based, it is a good look that Blay is going to be featuring on the channel so I'd like to see more London based artists as well as others on OneTake TV.

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REVIEW: Brotherhood ft Dot Rotten & Anthony Thomas - No More

Wow! What a link up! The Brotherhood and Dot Rotten are both established soldiers of the grime cult. The Brotherhood are based in Ipswich and are due to release Love Life Hate The World on the 30th of March which is certainly something I'll be looking out for. Dot Rotten has been repping the grime game since way back and shows this on the track.

The track is hard hitting and has a message behind it that being highlighted in the chorus "Used to be a clone like everyone else" it then highlights there move away from the norm explaining the sole reason the Brotherhood have actually blown in the game and that is originality. Anthony Thomas on the vocals absolutely kills it and I can't lie when I first heard the track it sent shivers down my spine from the hook. The lyrics are on point especially Dot Rotten who comes with a skippy flow in this track and displays why he is a grime vet. Not a bad word to say about this track in all honesty and it is a breath of fresh air as always from the Brotherhood who don't confine themselves to stereotypical grime tracks.

Be sure to pick up Love Life Hate The World when it drops and you can also purchase LLHTW merchandise here: Love Life Hate The World Website

REVIEW: Hitman - Actors

Hitman brings us a new single via P110 entitled 'Actors'. Hitman whom is a Birmingham based MC is seen as a veteran certainly within the Birmingham scene. Hitman is part of the Invasion Alert collective and is one of the reasons the collective has received a name for itself.

The tune is a stereotypical grime one and certainly fits into Hitman's usual work as you can most probably gather if you have followed Hitman it is filled with hype and strong lyrical capability. Overall the tune is strong but I believe the hook could be better as it seems slightly basic for the capability that Hitman could produce. On the other hand it does fit into the track well and would certainly gas up a rave if it was performed in one.

The visuals by AshOnCam fit the track well with the flickering and fast paced motion of what is being filmed. In summary I certainly rate this track I just believe the hook is a little off Hitman's capable lyricism.

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CLASH VERDICT [SERIES 1: BLOG 2]: IZZIE GIBBS VS EZE

Izzie Gibbs vs Eze is the second clash in the #PrizeFighter3 series hosted by Dj Big Mikee on Silk City Radio. Izzie Gibbs is a Northampton based MC coming up against the Stockport Highlife MC Eze who are both prospering artists with Izzie clearly improving his flow and perfecting it to make it stay on beat and Eze stamping his name on the scene through various sends along with his Highlife crew members.

These two have previously clashed on Words Are Weapons with Izzie being the victor in that case but it is clear that Eze has a point to prove in this clash. Eze came a lot harder than he did before getting deserved wheel ups in his first couple bars. Izzie didn't really show what he could do in the first round just giving glimpses of his potential which was then released in the second and third round.

GrimeView's verdict for this clash is an Izzie Gibbs victory once again in which he even used freestyle bars which were on the standard of written bars. Eze definitely made a point in this clash and if he came up against any other MC he probably would have gone through if I'm honest. This clash reminds me of the Izzie Gibbs vs Grimsta clash on #PrizeFighter2 in which both MC's were quite evenly matched overall but on the day Izzie performed better.

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CLASH VERDICT [SERIES 1: BLOG 1]: OUTZAUDIO VS TANA

Outzaudio vs Tana marks the arrival of the new #PrizeFighter3 series hosted by Dj Big Mikee on Silk City Radio station. Outzaudio whom has previously featured on GrimeView has come a long way to feature on this clash stage from when I first started following him after a send him made for Darkerz. Tana, a Birmingham based MC is also an up and coming artist who impressed me with his StoryTeller which featured on JDZ.

There is no doubt that this is a strong link up with both MC's going at each other, Tana's energy is clearly evident in this clash but in some areas it seems unnecessary to me and replicates more of a physical conflict than a lyrical one which could be taken as Outz's bars getting to him. Outz began the first round well I believe he edged the first, Tana took the second and it was pretty even in the last round which it could have gone either way in my opinion. I will be interested to see which MC does actually progress to the next round.

GrimeView's verdict for this clash edges towards Outzaudio, Tana performed well but his excessive energy was O.T.T and some of the wheel ups he got shouldn't have run. Outzaudio came harder although seemingly slightly intimidated by Tana he performed lyrically stronger than Tana.

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