Hip-Hop

Artist Cadence Weapon (polaris)
Title Hope in Dirt City
Label

POLARIS PROMOTION : Buy this album and receive a 7" from one of the artists on the shortlist (at random!)

Artist Chali 2NA
Title Fish Outta Water
Label Decon
A solo album from the former Jurassic 5 man. This doesnt stray too far from the J5 sound, and has some quality guest appearances from Damian Marley and Talib Kweli.

Artist Cofi Bach A Tew Shady
Title Chwalfa
Label
Allan o’r tywyllwch trist a gwlyb daw albym cyntaf COFI BACH a TEW SHADY allan ar label Boobytrap. Ar ol byrstio ar y sin gyda’r anthem Triwch Hi Ar dwy flynedd yn ol, rhyddhau record 12modfedd ar label Ciwdod, recordio sesiwn C2 ar bbc Radio Cymru, ymddangos ar Bandit a Radio 1 a gigio ym mhob tafarn a clwb yng Nghymru, mae CHWALFA yma i’n hacub ni.

This is the debut album from Cofi Bach a Tew Shady - two rappers from north Wales who’v emade their mark with their gritty, funny, realistic and sample-tastic hip hop. It’s honest, raw and lively - as well as the samples there’s original intruments here too. But it’s the rapping that makes it - nobody raps about what these two rap about, or how they rap it either. It features Mr Phormula and Nine Tonne (from Diwygiad) and a slew of other guests and musicians and producers. Chwalfa is here - it’ll blow you away...

Artist Cypress Hill
Title Skull and Bones
Label Sony