FOREIGN BEGGARS

Averaging well over 100 shows per year, Foreign Beggars are one of the most prolific and versatile Hip Hop outfits to emerge from the UK. Consisting of MC’s Metropolis and Orifice Vulgatron, Producer Dag Nabbit, Human Beat boxers Shlomo, Uk Beatbox Champion MC Zani and DJ Nonames.

With roots ranging from jazz and classical training, to years of writing recording and performing hip hop, death/power-metal and drum & bass the group’s varied experiences combine to create one of the most explosive live rap showcases on the planet.

Individually, ‘Foreign Beggars’ have achieved a range high profile accomplishments, from appearance s on Bjork’s ‘Medulla’ album and the Gorillaz single ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’, to remix production for Amp Fiddler and Corinne Bailey Rae, and touring the States with James Lavelle’s UNKLE outfit. Whilst also having collaborated with a slew of hip hop heavy weights including Stones Throw’s OhNo, Guilty Simpson, Wildchild and Dudley Perkins, producer supreme DJ Vadim, Dabrye, Scratch Perverts, Skinnyman, Task Force and Spain’s Griffi and Tote King they have worked from a host of other genres including Vex’d, Virus Syndicate, Natalie Williams, Noisia and Ram Record’s Subfocus.

Shlomo has also created the worlds first Vocal Orchestra, and was made an “Artist in Residence” at the South Bank Centre at the young age of 22, Curator of the 2007 world beatbox convention in London and judges at the UK Beatbox championships and has performed with the likes of Bjork, Dizzee Rascal, The Specials & Damon Albarn.

Championed on national radio by Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and Tim Westwood, Nonames and Orifice are now into their second year presenting a weekly hip hop and grime show on the BBC Asian Network.
Television features include Channel 4, ITV and MTV, Shlomo Live on Jools Holland and Eastenders, and a live broadcast on the BBC from Glastonbury.

FOREIGN BEGGARS WERE VOTED BEST GROUP @ THE LYRIC PAD UK HIP HOP AWARDS 2005 AND ALSO WON BEST SINGLE FOR THEIR RELEASE “HOLD ON” FT SKINNYMAN AND DVS.

Collaborations include:
BJORK, WILDCHILD (LOOTPACK), CORINNE BAILY RAE, NOISIA, DABRYE, GUILTY SIMPSON, PHATKAT, WAX TAILOR, DISIZ LA PESTE, ROUGE A LEVRES, DAJLA, BEAT TORRENT, ALIX PEREZ, D-CODE, KIDD DUB, GRIFFI, TOTE KING, ETAN, HIGH RANKIN, RUSKO, CTRL-Z, MC SPYDA- DJ ZINC, MISSAK, KING KNUT, SOUL PURPOSE, KILLA QUEENZ, M PHAZES, THUNDERCLAPS, SHOW N PROVE, SUBFOCUS-, PYRELLI, LEROY (SIAN SUPA CREW), KYZA, VERB T, STIG OF THE DUMP, SONNYJIM, SIKH KNOWLEDGE, LES GOURMETS, GHETTO, DEVLIN, OH NO, ROC C, SKINNYMAN, DJ VADIM, DUDLEY PERKINS, SCRATCH PERVERTS, EUPHRATES, DJIQ, DOUJAH RAZE, JEHST, DUBBLEDGE, TASKFORCE, DR.SYNTAX, DIRTY OPPLAND, DARKCIRCLE, THE PLANETS, ARK MANIFESTATION, SKREIN, EQUICES, TOMMY EVANS, SLIPPAZ KREW, DJ SPARO, GHOST TOWN, MICKEY FINN RMX, MOSCHOPS, SOULJAZE, FLIP DA SCRIPT, TB, SHAMELESS, JYAGER, IGUANA MAN, SKREIN, THE 1 SHANTI, FOCUSED FEW, ROHAN, DVS, PYE, VEX’D, CATCH 22, SONIK GURU’S, ABSTRAKT COLLISION, TROY WALSH, MOSCHOPS, PALESTINE, SOUL SCIENTIST, ACTIVE MEMBER, DJ MENTAT, DEADLY HUNTER.

Link: Official Website

Record Label: Dented Records

BEATBOX FOZZY

Part of stable of artists with an ever growing reputation for raw and original, new talent – ASSOCIATED MINDS

At the tender age of 21, Beatbox Fozzy is already a seasoned performer and recognized as one of the best beatboxers in the entire of the UK and arguably the finest young talent in the field.

He’s torn down huge stages around the world as well as recording with Duran Duran and touring with Dizzee Rascal, De La Soul and Rhys Ifans’s band ‘The Peth’, as well as gracing stages alongside the likes of Wiley, the Scratch Perverts, DJ Yoda and Kano to name just a few. There’s also the fact that he’s been crowned Vauxhall tribes UK champion for 2007.

Either on his own or performing alongside Ruffstylz with their vocal only genre bending live show Fozzy is a must see live.

Link: Official Website

RUFFSTYLZ

Ruffstylz is a lone wolf emcee who still moves with the pack. He built his reputation slaying the cipher circles in London and has always been motivated by just wanting to be the best emcee he can possibly be, with his jagged and developed style that can rank him amongst the top lyricists in the world. There’s also the small matter of the world record he set for the Longest Freestyle Rap at 10 hours and 34 minutes long. He has done well-received shows around the country, supported quality names such as Prince Paul, Taskforce and Rahzel and has collaborated with the legendary Killa Kela. Underground giants El-P and Prince Po have also shown love aswell as a recent collaboration with The legendary Chino XL. 1Xtra have also been supportive. In short, he represents skills and lyricism.

Since joining with Beatbox Fozzy and crafting their genre bending vocal fairground ride of a live show Ruff’s reputation has grown even more. He’ll twist your mind.

MUDMOWTH

Following on from the success of the Metabeats LP, Associated Minds proudly present our latest release, the return of one of the UK’s most entertaining and exciting emcees, Mudmowth with his ‘Circus In The Cemetery’ 12”.

Mud’s debut, the ’Just To Get The Name Known’ EP showed he could make solid lastable tracks from the get go but now he’s just clearly better and firing on all cylinders. Here’s five tracks of hip-hop with all the boring taken out and all the quality put in. From the furious assault of P.L.O.’s ‘Skullcrackology’, the breath of fresh air of ‘Return Of The Caveman’, the hardcore death of ‘Circus In The Cemetery’, the necessary hip-hop of ‘Knuckle Down’ to the universal reality of ‘The Broken Home Of Mr. Jones’ , Mud always brings the sun and the slaughter.

The ‘Circus In The Cemetery’ 12″/digital single, features the creative genius of Willo Wispa and the killing ability of Ralph Rip Shit.

Link: Official Site

METABEATS

Emerging from a history of helping others growth, Metabeats landed in a big way in 2007 with his LP ‘Metaphysical’. Get critically applauded all over national press including LP of the year awards and radio love and a massive reception from the man on the street he has placed himself as one of elite of the UK’s new school of producers.

Everything the man touches as some twisted smoked out futuristic neck snap. He’s a true force to be reckoned with and his projection is only upwards as he continually evolves his sound.

plus SORE THUMBZ and DJ QUADY. Co-promoted by Mr If-Sta and Associated Minds.

For full into regarding the month festival in association with The Joy Collective, see http://www.mezefestival.co.uk