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Wanna cop a free copy of Ghost’s excellent ‘Freedom Of Thought #1′ EP? Thanks to the good chaps at Breakin Bread we’ve got three copies to give away – simply tell us one of Ghost’s five influential album picks in this issue’s Check Out My Melody feature by emailing info@hhcdigital.net. (And if you’ve not yet [...]

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Photography by Kristina Hill
What’s the story behind the song ‘Costume Foolery’ (re-named ‘Batty Boyz’) on the new album?
“That’s the most retarded song on the whole shit! I think that was the first record I recorded for the whole thing. The way that shit came about, it still touches on how hip-hop kinda is with the [...]

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By Corin Douieb
In these internet days, how important is a physical CD release?
“I don’t know anybody who respects or treasures MP3s. If CDs weren’t important, major labels wouldn’t bother. They have physical releases because it’s a considerable part of the revenue. A CD with quality sound, artwork and liner notes has status, commands respect from [...]

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Photography by Kristina Hill
“That’s King Jorge! We call him Davie Bowie, ‘cos he’s the star of our crew. That’s Rockstar Jorge! I met him the same time I met Bobbito, both of them were working up at Def Jam. Jorge was working in the mail department. I think Bob got him the job, and he [...]

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By James McNally
Photography by Kristina Hill
Khujo Goodie: “That ‘In The Red’ song, Jneiro Jarel’s track really sets the mould for that song. I still feel the same things that regular people feel, like right now, being that the situation that the whole world is in, everyone’s in the red, man. No matter what level of [...]

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By Corin Douieb
UK cats answer the hot topic of the day. This month: In this internet age, are physical CD releases still important?
Million Dan: “CD singles have recently died like the dinosaurs! As technology and evolution locked horns, the CD has suffered. We [the industry heads] have had to adjust, then re-adjust to contain those [...]

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By Adam Anonymous
Bee: “We hang out, eat food, drink and smoke weed more than we make tunes, y’know. This is the first time we actually sat down, had a concept and put it all together to make the tunes work as an album.”
S Class: “We’ve collaborated with a lot of people in the past but [...]

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By Adam Anonymous
Key selections from the UK-to-NZ producer’s influential album picks…
DJ SHADOW ‘ENDTRODUCING’
“This album totally smacked me in the face. To hear someone make an album hip-hop-based but with a musical edge was quite special. This wasn’t just beats and loops, this was much more. The way the melodies would change; the depth of the [...]