B Somebody’s charity of choice is the British Lung Foundation. The reason for this is because the team has lost someone very special due to a rare form of lung disease which has no cure.

So in dedication to Kiran Patel (the father to one half of Nik Squared), we will continually support the British Lung Foundation. You will see him as the angry Father in the music video below, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. He was always happy and got along with so many people, the turn out to his funeral is evidence of his popularity. He was always there to support me in whatever direction I chose to take in life.

He never smoked or abused his health in any way but died at the age of 53 which is why finding a cure for his form of lung disease is so important. His death was unjust but this event has allowed me to make conditions like this more known to the wider population through B Somebody.

I’ve had massive support from our family and friends which has helped me through this difficult time, words cannot express how invaluable this is, so for anyone reading I would urge you to make sure you keep as tight as possible with your family and friends. Although we all lead busy lives, making time for others will have the greatest rewards.

We would greatly appreciate any donation to The British Lung Foundation, no matter how small, by clicking here.

Nik Squared

BassWeight [Trailer] The Birth & Growth of ‘Dubstep’ ft Benga, Plastician etc

BASSWEIGHT is a feature length documentary that offers an unparalleled insight into the subterranean world of Dubstep.
Charting the genre’s growth from obscure origins in south London to global recognition today, the film features in-depth interviews with many of the DJ’s, producers and promoters who have been instrumental in Dubstep’s ongoing evolution.

Skream, Benga, Kode9 and Mary Anne Hobbs are just some of the key players who have contributed, reflecting on the movement they’ve helped shape; a movement that has come to define the importance of underground music in the 21st Century.

This highly stylised film travels from Dubstep’s birthplace in Croydon to Europe, Brazil and Japan, demonstrating just how huge an impact this initially indigenous scene has made at an international level.

Directed and produced by The SRK (Soka Afrika, Graffiti Asia, Rackgaki, Scratching the Surface: Japan), BASSWEIGHT documents this most clandestine of movements on its own terms and in its own voice.

*Out on DVD – October 2010*

Nik Squared

Frisco – Ring The Alarm/ Keepin It G’d Up

Frisco has just released a joint video for two of his new songs ‘Ring The Alarm’ & ‘Keepin It G’d Up’ which are taken from his free EP called ‘Have That EP’.

Also Frisco will be releasing another video for his first single taken from his forthcoming album ‘Fully Grown’.

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United We Stand Pakistan Charity Single

Sabotage organising this project along with a collective of fellow rappers (namely: Raxstar, Da Poe, Sam Khan, Rkz, Swami Baracus, Faze, Kaution & Arjun), came together to feature on the charity single to raise funds for the Pakistan Floods disaster.

This is a wicked tune in its own right. Beat is sick (produced by Zaheer), and all the rappers come through with their own expressive and thoughtful set of rhymes.

The purpose of this tune is more valued than ever, where the horrific tragedy in Pakistan which has affected several millions of people, has been greeted with a lukewarm response compared to many other disasters that have affected humanity in recent years, in my opinion. You can spend all the time debating points about the worth of donations, the resonance of the crisis with the western world, corruption, the recession, donation fatigue with the relentless global problems at present etc… But it is the saddest reflection on the human race when there are people out there (and many with power or influence) who almost take pride in not wanting to do anything, citing any excuse, lecturing about Pakistan in general and forgetting where the real problems are: the several millions of people who have had their lives decimated and ruined, surviving with no essentials and no dignity. It is depressing how this has not been the focus, in the face of a great amount of negativity.

So it is a reaffirmation of faith in humanity, to see people who use their talents in whatever they capacity they can, for the greater good. One such example is the collective of rappers from different backgrounds coming together on this single.

United We Stand is on sale now on I Tunes (Link here) and other download sites.

The charity nominated for this single is the Disasters Emergency Committee which has co-ordinated an umbrella response of UK charities to the Pakistan floods disaster - where all the proceeds of this single will go to.

And of course, you may not like the tune (and that’s cool!), but then if you haven’t already done so, please consider doing your bit - big or small, whether it is donating directly to the DEC or other worthwhile charities

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S.G – Heaven Ft Zoe Yeboah & Mikestar Prod.S.G

It’s been a few weeks since we featured S.G who tends to be a regular now on BSomebodyTV and on our brother site Kishmeister.net.

S.G has teamed up with rapper Mikestar to produce a whole CD together, that will be titled; ‘The New Approach’.
The track ‘Heaven’ is just a taster of whats going to be on the CD, bringing through the Young, Zoe Yeboah to sing the hook and produced by S.G himself. You can see the development within S.G, from writing bars (relating to natural life and emotions), which initially grabbed us, to producing amazing beats, constructing tracks with care, and bringing through talent.
Maturity is the key for this artist, he just keeps bringing the fresh material!

Check out his remix to 9th Wonder’s – Fall In Love, re-titled ‘The Last Text Message;

Nik Squared

Skepta ft Preeya Kalidas Cross my Heart Video

Skepta has just released the video to his next single, ‘Cross my Heart’. It’s taken from his forthcoming album ‘Doin’ It Again’ and features Brit-Asian Singer/Actor/Songwriter Preeya Kalidas.

As I said in my previous post, the only way Skepta is going is up! Amazing video from skepta, cant wait to buy this on 17th October, bring on the album!

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New single, ‘Profiling’ from Eurogang member Haze, featuring incarcerated rapper Max B.

Cop the Track from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/profiling/id378973612?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Nik Squared

Rival & Ghetts freestyle Prod.Nytz

Featured this instrumental from Dubstep producer Nytz not so long ago entitled ‘Funky House’, and it’s so greezy that Casio G-Shock used it in their East Session, where Rival and Ghetts freestyled over it.

Check the footage, and look out for Rivals Mixtape, ‘Return Of The Rivz’, that’ll be dropping soon.

Nik Squared