LATE 100% Exclusive to SturbanClothing

Late from Wolftown gives an exclusive interview to SturbanClothing that was used on the dvd "100% Exclusive". Late is member of the South Park Coalition ( SPC) and this video as clips from his music videos "They Don't want To See Me Blow" and "I'm A Saint I'm A Sinner" ft K Rino, KB Da Kidnappa.

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LATE & Tricksta present D.A The Return

Straight outta Houston, Texas comes D.A with a brand new mixtape for 09. Mixed by our Wolftown fam LATE & Tricksta present D.A The Return.

01. LATE - Intro
02. D.A - Back 2gether
03. D.A - The Return
04. D.A - Blazed In Central Park
05. D.A - Talk Spot 1
06. D.A - Apollo Creed
07. DEM SOUTHERN FOLKS - Gub'ment Cheese
08. D.A - Love The Ladies
09. P BARBER FEAT D.A - Tippin'
10. D.A - Feelings
11. G-LIFE - Get It How You Live
12. D.A - Missing You
13. D.A - Black Magic
14. D.A - Talk Spot 2
15. 5TH WARD BOYS - Our Life
16. BIG MIKE - All A Dream
17. GANGSTA NIP - Come Into My World
18. D.A - Manic Depression
19. D.A - Good
20. D.A - House Of The Rising Sun
21. D.A FEAT LATE, GRIT GRAMMER & MANNY MOSCOW - Guns And Goons
22. LATE - Outro

LATE & Tricksta present D.A The Return

UK RUNNINGS & sturban clothing - 100% Exclusive

Tricksta from Wolftown is like something like a cemented rock in the building that is UK Hip-Hop. He has released more mixtapes as a DJ than most labels in the UK put together and is without a doubt one seriously hard-working guy! The much anticipated CD & DVD release is one of the biggest things to come from Tricksta on a UK tip, as it features thirty tracks which fifteen of them produced by Tricksta with DJ cutting on four tracks. Tracks come courtesy of some of the UK’s most cutting edge artists such as LATE, BIG CAKES, SWIFT IT MAJOR, REAIN, CONSPICUOUS, JAI BOO, LOGIC, KID RAD, 10SHOTT, SIZE8, YEAO, THE SOULJAH CLIQUE and the bonus DVD features interviews and music videos by BLAK TWANG, MILLION DAN, CONMAN, JABBA THA KUT, LATE, JAI BOO, SIZE8 & 10SHOTT and more. This really is a one seriously super-sik release and if you don’t own a copy and like UK Rap what the f**k are you doing? C’mon give the man a break! LOL

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Review by Tony Rowley

LATE - Below Street Level plus Interview

Anyone who has seen HHC this month should have already seen that awesome four page feature where Wolverhampton rapper LATE breaks down his debut solo album. If you haven’t then that’s cool, but make sure you read on as this is without a doubt one of the biggest releases on an independent record label out of England in 2008. Fourteen tracks deep, we get the single "I’m A Saint, I’m A Sinner" featuring Houston’s K-Rino and KB Da Kidnappa, which features on HHC’s recent double CD compilation ‘Recognition’, as well as the massive ‘It’s Nothin’ featuring Willie D from The Geto Boys and the summer sounding "Supply & Demand". Dope-E from The Terrorists, JT The Bigga Figga, Jai Boo, Geezy from Mac Dre’s Thizz World label all feature amongst others, making this such a massive release. LATE is just getting better and better, I can’t wait to see he does in 2009. Massive album, a must buy CD!

LATE has been an integral part of the UK Rap scene since 1999, and even before that he was rhyming and dropping verses on various tracks. This year has been without a doubt his busiest year with his Urban Shop sponsored mixtape "Two Thousand & LATE" doing some serious damage. Now set to release his debut album "Below Street Level" which features legends such as K-Rino, Willie D from The Geto Boys and JT The Bigga Figga, we sent Alan Jenkins to find out more about the L, the A, the T, the E. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you LATE, the UK’s hardest working!!!

How ya doing LATE. Thanks so much for taking time out you’re increasingly ever busy schedule to do this interview! Okay, let’s start at the beginning. You have been in the game for a while what releases have you had out?
I released my first single “UK SOUND” under the name Villains on my own label Wolftown Recordings in 1999. In 2000 we went on to release the album VILLAINS – WELCOME TO WOLFTOWN and have actively been releasing music ever since. Together with Tricksta we put the group Wolftown Committee together and released the album “LEGENDARY STATUS.” Along side Tricksta I have done so much its hard to keep track of what we have done, I know when this interview goes live I will remember lots of other achievements... I featured on 100’s of mixtapes worldwide I was the first person in the UK to record a posse track with 50 mc’s on it in 2003. I have recorded with artists from The East coast, West coast, Midwest The South, Canada, Jamaica, France, Germany, As a dj I have done mixtapes with Chamillionaire, Trae, K-Rino, Papoose, Grand Daddy Souf to name a few. I’ve released 3 underground mixtapes projects The Villainous One, An English Man In New York and 2 Thousand & LATE and this year released my first full length solo album “BELOW STREET LEVEL” featuring Willie D from the Geto Boys, K-Rino, Dope-E, JT the Bigga Figga plus quite a few more special guests.


Wolftown has always had a different approach to promoting its music than the traditional UK artists with lots of different concepts and always colourful artwork what made decide to break the mould?
Inspired by labels like Rap A Lot Records, No Limit, Suave House and Big Tyme Records they where strictly independent but had good distribution deals. I liked the way all their artists used to collaborate with each other doing big posse tracks, and they way they used to market their selves really influenced me by having big bold artwork that stands out in a saturated market.

You have had 2 releases out this year 2 THOUSAND & LATE and the album BELOW STREET LEVEL tell us about those releases.
2 Thousand & LATE is a collection of tracks that I had in the vault, tracks I’ve featured on and some remix tracks and exclusives all mixed together by Tricksta. It was a basically a teaser for the album to get the fans fired up for the release, it features; KB DA KIDNAPPA from the group STREET MILITARY, JT THE BIGGA FIGGA, JON CONNERS, BRICK SAAVY, LO–KEYS, STRESS, FAMOSO, MOKEOUT, JAI-BOO, SIZE8, RICKY LEE, CONMAN, CEE-ROCK “THE FURY”, NUT-RAGEOUS, PANAMA, JAK DANIELS, and S.P.C rappers THUGSTAR, MURDER ONE & KUWAIT, there is also a bonus chopped n screwed track on there by DJ LOON.

BELOW STREET LEVEL is the full length album all produced by TRICKSTA this is my best work to date. I have done a lot of underground projects in the past just teasing the fans but on this album I have held nothing back I talk about a lot of social issues my own issues and gone deeper lyrically on each track. I have also had the pleasure to work with some of the artists I grew up listening to. I have collaborations with WILLIE D (Geto Boys) K-RINO, KB DA KIDNAPPA, DOPE E, JT THE BIGGA FIGGA, GEEZY (Fendi Boyz / ThizzWorld) ESINCHO, D.A, JUSTICE ALLAH & JAI BOO. There isn’t an album like this that has ever come out the UK

For someone that have never heard of you before and want to check out the album what can they expect to hear?
100% uncut reality rap/hip hop there are NO back pack lyrics stringing words together just because they rhyme. It’s just pure from the heart lyrics about life and about the world we live in. There are no samples on the album all the music is created by UK vet TRICKSTA and mastered by the man they call Ryan Pinson.

I see the album has been getting a lot of good press what is your favourite track from the album?
I don’t know really every track has a piece of me in it and my life in it so it’s hard to pick a track. I only put 14 tracks on the album I wanted to keep it quality over quantity no fillers just pure good music.

Tell us about the title BELOW STREET LEVEL?
I chose that title because I’m an independent artist on the underground that has been releasing music actively for nearly 10 years but doesn’t get accepted in certain circles of UK hip hop community. I felt like my music must be so underground it’s below street level, that’s why I ran with that title.

So what’s next for LATE?
I’m working on a few projects at the moment but I don’t want to give too much away just keep a look out on the websites Wolftown Recordings.com and LATE and all will be revealed when the time is right.

LATE - Below Street Level is out now on Wolftown Recordings. To buy your copy direct please just simply click the link.

Two Thousand and LATE

check out the video below for the new LATE release Two Thousand and LATE, this CD is gonna be massive in underground UK hip hop and already LATE has a US distribution deal on the table for this release, and once again sturban clothing are proud to be associated with both promoting the UK and helping out LATE who has been reppin' UK hip hop for longer than anybody cares to remember. sturban clothing official sponsors of Two Thousand and LATE.

Street Fire - LATE and Rosko

Because we love you and we have very close connections with Wolftown's Tricksta and LATE we are making available to you a FREE new mixtape is something brand new from the UK’s hardest working rapper LATE alongside ATL artist ROSCO and Wolftown producer & DJ TRICKSTA. Over an hour long ‘Street Fire’ features unreleased tracks and freestyles making this a mixtape you need in your collection.

check out the cover Tricksta rocking his new Nomis wears;-)

DOWNLOAD LINK: Street Fire

01 - ROSCO - Street Fire Intro
02 - ROSCO - Dey Know
03 - LATE - Dope Boy Fresh
04 - ROSCO - Candy On Tha Six
05 - LATE - The Villain Man
06 - ROSCO - Independent
07 - LATE - Undiluted Street Music
08 - ROSCO - I Get Money
09 - LATE - Why In This?
10 - ROSCO - I'm So Hood
11 - LATE Feat JAI BOO - We Stay Hustlin, Grindin
12 - ROSCO - Swag Ranked 1
13 - LATE - Something To Believe In
14 - ROSCO - Get Time Back
15 - LATE Feat JON CONNERS, LO-KEYS, STRESS, BRICK SAAVY, FAMOSO & MOKEOUT - Day In, Day Out
16 - ROSCO - Get That Paper
17 - LATE Feat SIZE8 & JAI BOO - Surviving
18 - ROSCO - Good Life
19 - LATE Feat JAI BOO - On The Grind
20 - LATE - Street Fire Outro

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No Podcast this week ;-)

No podcast this week because we have something even better a LATEcast. UK Rapper LATE from the infamous Wolftown Recordings takes time out to do an exclusive podcast for sturban clothing. This 50 minute musical excursion features four tracks from his new mixed CD, as well as classic and new Hip-Hop tracks that LATE is feeling. sturban clothing are the exclusive sponsor to LATE’s new CD ‘Two Thousand & Late’ which drops in June 2008. Be on the look out for his album & DVD release ‘Below Street Level’ which is planned for release first week October 2008.

K-Rino Feat Z-RO - Lyrical Grind
Geto Boys - Straight Gangstaism
ESG - Crooked Streets
JT The Bigga Figga Feat LATE & Jai Boo - Wonderful Feeling (TRICKSTA Remix)
KB Da Kidnappa - Ghetto Raised
LATE Feat Size8 & Jai Boo - Surviving
ABN Feat Lil Boss Hogg - In My City
LATE Feat Ricky Lee & Jai Boo - Can't Smile
LATE Feat Thugstar, Murder One, Kuwait & Jai Boo - Worldwide Speakers
20 2 Life Feat SPC - Wreckless In Texas

You'll find the LATEcast along with the complete Urban Shop Podcast back catalogue in sturban clothing forums.

Interview with UK rapper LATE

LATE is an old time friend of sturban clothing, he's been in the hip hop game more years than anybody cares to mention and he has a new release about to drop sponsored by sturban clothing called "2 Thousand and LATE" we caught up with the legend and put a few questions to the man.

Where are you from and what was it like growing up there?
I’m from Wolverhampton AKA Wolftown, The city of broken dreams and failed dodgy schemes its like any other working class area of the UK, I've done fair share of dodgyness, been around all the wrong things, lost a lot of people on the way, just like anyone that hasn’t grew up in cotton wool.


How did you get your name and is there a story behind it?
It was my tag back in the day, I was a graffiti artist back in the day, I was all city, I was wanted, my tag was mentioned on the news

Was there a situation or a person who inspired you to rap?
It was a natural progression from dj’ing and mastering the 4 elements of hip hop, B-Boying, graffiti, dj’ing right thru to mc’ing, my first influence to rap was when I heard ICE-T on the song 'High Rollers'.

Tell us about your latest release.
Its basically a mixtape to help promote my forthcoming album “ Below Street Level” But '2Thousand & LATE' is a mixture of new tracks, collaborations, freestyles and Remixes I featured on, it features KB DA KIDNAPPA from the group STREET MILATRY, JT THE BIGGA FIGGA, JON CONNERS, BRICK SAAVY, LO–KEYS, STRESS, FAMOSO, MOKEOUT, JAI-BOO, SIZE8, RICKY LEE, CONMAN, CEE-ROCK “THE FURY”, NUT-RAGEOUS, PANAMA, JAK DANIELS, and S.P.C rappers THUGSTAR, MURDER ONE & KUWAIT, there is also a bonus chopped n screwed track on there by DJ LOON

What do you prefer; playing live, recording in the studio or battling?
I'm basically an artist so the studio is my ideal environment, I love creating that’s what I like to do.

How would you describe your personality? What do you enjoy doing?
I'm either in it or not, if Im in it, Im gonna do it to my best ability, if im not I wont do it, I just love creating things, Cause I came from nothing, I love making something from nothing, I just love hip hop all 4 elements that is what I do.

How did you go about setting up independently?
I never sent a demo out I just wanted to do this my own way and with the help of my bro Tricksta we made it happen, If you believe in what you’re doing it will happen.



What’s your favourite clothing label?
I got so many, Ive got a beer belly so I like the USA labels they cover my gut better, LOL, labels like Pelle Pelle, Southpole, Rockawear, Zoo-York, Phat Farm, I wear a lot of labels that are hip hop based, I don’t wear lable's that don’t respect hip hop, People need to understand that Hip Hop is the most watched culture in the world, designers all over the world watch what hip hop kids are wearing and try and copy that, There is a lot of people today wearing clothes by labels that don’t respect them as a people and a culture, So I try to labels that understand and respect our culture.


Forget the budget, what would be your dream collobo?
AAAHH man, no budget, I would wanna work with all the cats I grew up listening to, like GETO BOYS, all of SOUTH PARK COALITON , all of the SCREWED UP CLICK. ICE-T, ICE CUBE, MASTER, KRS-ONE, SPICE-ONE, MC EIHT, CELLY CELL, ABOVE THE LAW, KOOL G RAP that names a few the list just goes on and on.


With so many artists out there, what are you doing different to get heard?
I'm just being me, im not trying to do what everyone else is doing im just doing me, I'm trying to make music that’s gonna be understood worldwide

Now is your chance to get something off ya chest! Anything getting you down or any opinions you need to voice?
If you wanna get in the game Understand the culture, be yourself, and get in where you fit it. And if it doesn’t happen, still work in the industry because not all rappers are rich but some of those that work behind the scenes are. I think were at a stage where everyone wants to be a rapper and famous and when we get beyond that that’s when we might build an industry out here.

Okay, before you go please give us you’re My Space details

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