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"What if we made an EP together?" Miscellaneous first floated the idea to Degiheugi back in 2018, during a signing session. Six years later, the MC and the beatmaker bring the idea to fruition with an album titled "Everything’s Fine," a project their previous collaborations hinted could be something truly special. At its core, the album stems from a simple desire: to go back to basics, creating something raw and authentic. One beatmaker, one sampler; one MC, one mic. Nothing more. This minimalist approach turned out to be highly fruitful: ideas flowed, crossed paths, and enriched one another in a fluid, prolific creative ping-pong. The duo has openly shared how much fun they had making this record — and you can hear it! The sound is rich and warm, with thunderous beats. Sampling master Degiheugi, with his signature touch, has crafted each track like a finely cut gem, brimming with intricate details: vibrant vocal samples, brassy jazz-club horns, and gritty blues guitars. After "Degiheugi Orchestra," a project that allowed him to fulfill a dream — reimagining his powerful, cinematic music with a classical orchestra — this return to his roots is a true rejuvenation for the beatmaker. Is it a lingering influence from his recent symphonic adventure? This new release is brimming with violins, cellos, and other strings, which the producer arranges with masterful skill: haunting melodies that never feel repetitive, a hypnotic Mongolian viola on "Sunshine Distributor," elegant violin flourishes on "Stay in Your Lane Part II" (one of the album's highlights), and a baroque twist with an irresistibly unlikely groove on the brilliant "Medieval" (featuring the excellent A.S.M.), another standout moment in an album full of them. Degiheugi’s productions are narrative yet nonlinear — perfect backdrops for Miscellaneous to showcase the full range of his lyrical talent. Sharpened by three EPs released this year with his duo Chill Bump, The anglophone rapper is at the peak of his craft, impressive with his vocal dexterity, musicality, and diverse flow, effortlessly switching from smooth West Coast phrasing to the gritty delivery of a tough, tattooed guy. With a background in rock and afrobeat, the rapper from Tours shares with Degiheugi a penchant for blending genres, navigating effortlessly between hip-hop, jazz, drum’n’bass, electro, and dub, without ever losing their unique artistic coherence. This coherence is also reflected in the album's lyrics, with the title itself capturing its duality, shifting between disillusion and hope, gravity and lightness. "Everything’s Fine." The statement is painfully ironic, as our world crumbles while we look the other way. Some tracks offer a critical analysis of how we live, consume, and destroy our planet, while some of the other songs, more carefree and hedonistic, encourage us to savor the pleasures life has to offer. Starting with this intense and impactful album.

On April 23, 2021, Degiheugi will present his 8th album entitled "Foreglow". This record with multiple influences, ranging from samba to Afrobeat through soul and French chanson, is a real ray of light that makes you want to escape and takes you far from home. Once again, the unstoppable digger and beatmaker surprises us and shows us how well he masters the art of sampling.

"What if we made an EP together?" Miscellaneous first floated the idea to Degiheugi back in 2018, during a signing session. Six years later, the MC and the beatmaker bring the idea to fruition with an album titled "Everything’s Fine," a project their previous collaborations hinted could be something truly special. At its core, the album stems from a simple desire: to go back to basics, creating something raw and authentic. One beatmaker, one sampler; one MC, one mic. Nothing more. This minimalist approach turned out to be highly fruitful: ideas flowed, crossed paths, and enriched one another in a fluid, prolific creative ping-pong. The duo has openly shared how much fun they had making this record — and you can hear it! The sound is rich and warm, with thunderous beats. Sampling master Degiheugi, with his signature touch, has crafted each track like a finely cut gem, brimming with intricate details: vibrant vocal samples, brassy jazz-club horns, and gritty blues guitars. After "Degiheugi Orchestra," a project that allowed him to fulfill a dream — reimagining his powerful, cinematic music with a classical orchestra — this return to his roots is a true rejuvenation for the beatmaker. Is it a lingering influence from his recent symphonic adventure? This new release is brimming with violins, cellos, and other strings, which the producer arranges with masterful skill: haunting melodies that never feel repetitive, a hypnotic Mongolian viola on "Sunshine Distributor," elegant violin flourishes on "Stay in Your Lane Part II" (one of the album's highlights), and a baroque twist with an irresistibly unlikely groove on the brilliant "Medieval" (featuring the excellent A.S.M.), another standout moment in an album full of them. Degiheugi’s productions are narrative yet nonlinear — perfect backdrops for Miscellaneous to showcase the full range of his lyrical talent. Sharpened by three EPs released this year with his duo Chill Bump, The anglophone rapper is at the peak of his craft, impressive with his vocal dexterity, musicality, and diverse flow, effortlessly switching from smooth West Coast phrasing to the gritty delivery of a tough, tattooed guy. With a background in rock and afrobeat, the rapper from Tours shares with Degiheugi a penchant for blending genres, navigating effortlessly between hip-hop, jazz, drum’n’bass, electro, and dub, without ever losing their unique artistic coherence. This coherence is also reflected in the album's lyrics, with the title itself capturing its duality, shifting between disillusion and hope, gravity and lightness. "Everything’s Fine." The statement is painfully ironic, as our world crumbles while we look the other way. Some tracks offer a critical analysis of how we live, consume, and destroy our planet, while some of the other songs, more carefree and hedonistic, encourage us to savor the pleasures life has to offer. Starting with this intense and impactful album.

Biga Ranx is a major artist of the international Dub Scene, he has been acclaimed by the biggest Jamaican MC's over the years for his unique flow and style. From the age of 14, Biga has been working on his lyrics and his compositions. After 5 albums and 1000 gigs over the world, Biga Ranx his still evolving his style by mixing Dub with Electronic, Lo-Fi and Hip Hop sounds.

1988 is his 4th album and the most successful one, it sold 80 000 units around the world and tens millions of streams.

Degiheugi releases his 2010 album on vinyl for the first time. One time pressing, only one per customer.

Hip hop artist extraordinaire Afroman, known for his breakout hit single, 2000's "Because I Got High," returns with a brand new full length album - his first since 2009!

All new musical celebrations of Afroman's favorite green herb as well as newly recorded versions of his classic tracks "Because I Got High," "Palmdale," "She Won't Let Me F," and "Crazy Rap!"

Degiheugi releases his 2008 album on vinyl for the first time. One time pressing, only one per customer.

Degiheugi releases his 2012 album on vinyl for the first time. One time pressing, only one per customer.

On April 23, 2021, Degiheugi will present his 8th album entitled "Foreglow". This record with multiple influences, ranging from samba to Afrobeat through soul and French chanson, is a real ray of light that makes you want to escape and takes you far from home. Once again, the unstoppable digger and beatmaker surprises us and shows us how well he masters the art of sampling.

It was a busy 2019 for Asian Dub Foundation with the long-awaited reissue of their Mercury Prize-nominated 1998 classic Rafi’s Revenge. The reissue garnered ecstatic reviews, all of which agreed that the sound and the message that ADF threw down in 1998 is as relevant now as it was then-perhaps even more so. So it’s timely that in 2020 the band are set to release their 9th album “Access Denied” which finds them as uncompromising as ever. The album showcases ADF in full spectrum mode from the tough Jungle Punk sound of “Stealing The Future” and “Mind-lock” through to the orchestral meditation of “Realignment” and the reggae lament of the title track. With guestspots from Greta Thunberg, incendiary Palestinian shamstep warriors 47 Soul, Chilean revolt’s rap main figure Ana Tijoux and radical UK comedian Stewart Lee, Asian Dub Foundation continue their sonic opposition to the powers that be and “Access Denied” kicks harder and higher than ever.

Longtime Wu-Tang associate, Killah Priest, reissues his 2009 low key masterpiece The Exorcist on CD and for the first time ever on vinyl!

This reissue features all new artwork as well as a limited edition run of RED vinyl!

Hailing from the New-York underground Hip-Hop scene, AFU-RA has sold more than 700,000 copies of its first 4 albums. Through these projects, he has collaborated with many artists such as Guru and DJ Premier but also Wu-Tang s RZA and GZA, Ky-Mani Marley, Saïan Supa Crew... to name a few. Over the years, the former member of the Gang Starr Foundation has created a style of his own: striking flows on militant and conscious lyrics and a visual universe inspired by martial arts. AFU-RA comes back with the project Urban Chemistry ; mixing Hip-Hop, Reggae and Soul, produced by Digital Cut, to be released in February 2020 on X-Ray Production. On this new album, AFU-RA has invited one or more guests on each of the 18 tracks such as Sizzla, Jah Mason, Keny Arkana, Lord Kossity, Big Shug or Mann... Thanks to an exclusive collaboration with the brand Canna, all songs have been filmed as music videos in 15 cities of 8 different countries.

Beatmaker and insatiable digger since his very first sample picked from Ennio Morricone’s discography, Degiheugi has never stopped exploring dusty vinyl records and the depths of the web in search of unnoticed sonic gems. True soundtracks of imaginary films, his 8 powerfully cinematic albums possess an undeniable evocative force. Perhaps a consequence of the admiration the producer holds for film music composers such as Lalo Shiffrin, Francis Lai, Cal Tjader, or François de Roubaix. These were all alchemists who unabashedly mixed jazz, funk, pop, or classical ingredients. The Degiheugi Orchestra adventure emerged as an obvious choice for the French artist. Indeed, his abstract instrumental hip-hop has always mingled with orchestral sounds: classy strings, vibrant brass, and swirling flutes blend with the vintage beats and samples of this artisan with immediately identifiable groove. More than just a blend of genres or a literal transposition of the digger-beatmaker’s music, this electro-symphonic odyssey offers a reinterpretation, live and orchestral. Entrusted to Sébastien Blanchon, musician (Le Peuple de l'herbe, L'Entourloop...) and mad composer of both hip-hop and symphonic music, the arrangements merge classical orchestra and machines into a single organic whole. The aim? Broadening the scope to enter a new dimension! On stage, 17 musicians weave a large-format setting, offering Degiheugi, the "sound director," a unique opportunity to tell his stories in an XXL format. To engrave this fabulous journey on record, 13 tracks including the essentials "Favelas" and "What Do You Expect from Me?" as well as a new title "Happiness Everywhere" were recorded in studio in their orchestral version. From June 7, 2024, the audience will be able to enjoy this sublime album mixed and mastered by Blanka (La Fine Équipe) and illustrated with a new cover by the Spanish artist Dulk, who has been accompanying Degiheugi since his album "Endless Smile.”

Milestone album from n°1 Dancehall artist in Europe available for the first time ever on vinyl. Includes the monster hits "Bad" and "World Whin" as bonus tracks.

Blaiz Fayah currently lives between Paris and London and comes from a family of musicians. Songwriter- singer-composer, he made a name for himself thanks to the Dancehall and Moombahton djs who selected him for their best mixes around the world.

After making the world dance with his track « Bad » and its millions of streams, Blaiz Fayah is the dancehall hit maker of the moment.

Blaiz Fayah is the most exciting dancehall artist of his generation !

The French artist has been very successful all over the world and this has brought him to the South American, Caribbean and European dancehall scenes.

Independent and unstoppable, his freshness and talent have pushed him to the top with several million streams per month thanks to hits such as : Best Gyal, Bubble & Whine, Bounce it, Call The Police... With millions of views on TikTok, his hit "Bad" (with Tribal Kush) has gone viral, accumulating thousands of videos.

Independant and unstoppable, his freshness and talent have pushed him to the top with several million streams per month and a string of hits...

Blaiz Fayah, with his charisma and accompanied by his dancers on stage, brings to each of his live performances, a crazy energy and happiness to the public.

The leader of the European Dancehall/Shatta scene is still as productive as ever after his latest project Mad Ting 2 and a Europe/Latin America tour in 2022. By delivering multiple hits and appearing at major festivals, Blaiz Fayah is starting 2023 the same way he ended the previous year. The hit maker confirms his notoriety through his appearance in mixes played in clubs by the best DJs of the moment. His exponential growth on social networks, especially Tiktok, is also noteworthy.

A few digits: Blaiz Fayah has 850k monthly listeners on Spotify, 36M Spotify listens and 56M views YouTube for his hit "Bad", more than 9 million TikTok videos under the #blaizfayah.

For his upcoming project "Mad Ting 3" scheduled for June 2, 2023, which concludes the "Mad Ting" series, Blaiz Fayah highlights the vast range of his musical references by bringing in Dancehall, Kompa, Moombahton, Reggae, Shatta and Zouk influences.

For the occasion, some of the most renowned artists of their genre have been invited, such as Busy Signal, Jahyanai King and Nesly.

More than a mere sensation, the artist has seduced Dancehall fans all over the world with hits powered by a dancing energy that only he knows the formula. A unique energy that he was able to spread on some of the best European stages in 2022 (Solidays, Garorock) and that he will be able to continue to broadcast during some fifteen European dates in 2023 (Dour Festival, Reggae Sunska, No Logo...).

By collaborating with international DJs for the production of the tracks on his album (Netherlands, United Kingdom, Mauritius, West Indies...), the artist from the Parisian suburbs extends his influence across different international music stages, as shown by the success of his tour in Latin America (Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile...) and in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles...).