Professor Green - Remedy x Hometown Glory (Adele Cover) (Live Lounge)

As part of the first day of the newly formed BBC Radio 1/1Xtra Hackney Academy, Professor Green drops in to perform a special live lounge, which includes his latest single 'Remedy' and a wonderful cover of 'Hometown Glory' by Adele. A very fitting tribute to the area that Pro & Adele were born and raised - make sure you check them both out below, and download if you like.

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Drifter - Only If You Knew (Feat. P Money) (Official Video)

Filmed at Camden Crawl, here are the official visuals for upcoming rapper Drifter's new single, which features the ever impressive P Money. Make sure you look out for Drifter's debut mixtape 'Catch My Drift', which drops July 2nd.

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Jay-Z & KanYe West To Release 'Watch The Throne 2' in 2013?

Grammy-award winning producer Mike Dean, who worked on Jay-Z & KanYe's collaborative debut 'Watch The Throne', today revealed that a sequel should be with us next year. The Dirty South beat maker recently sat down with Quiet Lunch for an interview, in which he said he's "currently working on the G.O.O.D. Music album, and of course 'Watch The Throne 2' - it's not started yet, but it's coming.

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Mikill Pane & Ed Sheeran - Little Lady (Live @ The Hoxton Bar)

Last night saw Mikill Pane play his first ever headline gig at The Hoxton Bar in London - for the encore, he called up Ed Sheeran to the stage, where they performed the incredible 'Little Lady', which is Mikill's remix of Ed Sheeran's award-winning single 'The A-Team'. Top toppings.

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Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)

After bringing you a snippet earlier today, here is the full version of the lead single from Lupe Fiasco's forthcoming album 'Food & Liquor 2: Great American Rap Album Pt. 1'. The track samples the iconic 'T.R.O.Y' by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and sees Lupe back to his very best. One of my favourite rappers of all-time.

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Happy 40th Birthday: The Notorious B.I.G. (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997)

Today would have been the 40th birthday of Christopher Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), better known by most as The Notorious B.I.G. Nothing else to say, just bump his music all day, and remember one of the best to ever do it. Legend.

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KanYe West & Jay-Z - Niggas In Paris (Live @ O2, London)

KanYe & Jay performing 'Niggas In Paris' for the fourth time in a row at their first London date on Friday night. Big.

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Introducing: Salaam Remi

Salaam Remi celebrated his birthday a couple of days ago and that reminded me that not enough people know how great he is. The quality and variety of his productions make him a genius in my eyes and definitely one of the most underrated and undermentioned producers in the game.

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Plan B - Deepest Shame (Live on Jools Holland)

After performing 'Lost My Way' on Tuesday night, Plan B's performance of 'Deepest Shame' last night aired on the extended version of Jools Holland. The track is another piece to be taken from his forthcoming album/film 'iLL Manors'. Genuinely cannot wait for this.

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Beastie Boys - Too Many Rappers (Feat. NaS) (Urban Noize Remix)

Using a James Brown vocal and the 'Dirty Harry' instrumental, Urban Noize create a wonderful remix of Beastie Boys' NaS-featuring single, from their 2011 release 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two'. The perfect tribute to the untimely passing of MCA last week. R.I.P.

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