TJ Chill (Universal Zulu Nation/Kaos Crew/SenseiFM/Itch FM Elder) 1st Solo Album "Cool Like Pacino" OUT NOW

 TJ Chill – Cool Like Pacino

Available on i-Tunes and all other digital formats NOW!

Afrika Bambaataa’s UK Zulu Nation stalwart and MC from the UK Hip Hop group KAOS Krew, TJ Chill, launches his impressive debut album. With features from Alex Watson; Prem C; The Sweet Chap; Ricky Rankin; Black Moth Connection; Tim Westwood; Mikey Sovereign; Opera singer Melodee Fernandez; Black Thunder; Cobra; DJ Fin and of course the KAOS Krew. 

TJ Chill - C'mon!

 

Production courtesy of TJ Chill; DJ Rumple; TC; Fernando Duhalde; Blackmoth Connection; Pixie; DVD and Tom Marsh (Repairman/Elbow). Recorded at MAP Music; Stanley House and Abbey Road Studios.

Cool Like Pacino is TJ Chill’s 3^rd release of 2013 following his single collaboration ‘Pioneers’ with Redd Emcee and then the single ‘Spitting Blood’.

JDA Cut (Universal Zulu Nation/Sensei.FM/Itch FM Elder) & TJ Chill (Universal Zulu Nation/Kaos Crew/SenseiFM/Itch FM Elder)

TJ Chill is a familiar face on the Hip Hop scene in his Zulu Nation capacity and presented the Zulu Nation Rap Show on Itch FM which promoted and broke other UK artists. He was a co-founder of Sensei FM and in 2012 he hosted the first ever UK Hip Hop Honours Awards.

He’s back to MC-ing and this 14 track album with its loose homage to screen icon Al Pacino (where each track contains a subtle reference to Mr Pacino or one of his films), displays a variety of Hip Hop styles from funk to hardcore to classical to freestyle to soulful.

TJ Chill on the album ‘Cool Like Pacino’: “It was built to be an album experience in the way that Led Zeppelin used to do it back in the day. I was also aiming to make it the best debut album since Definitely Maybe! Although I am 100% Hip Hop, I have a very punk approach which was there even from my earliest KAOS Krew days. It has to be funky, it has to be loud and it has to have attitude and I think all of that can be said about this album”

KAOS KREW - NEXT VERSION

in 1998 the KAOS KREW (TJ CHILL, JONIE D and PEEKABOO) re-entered the studio after a considerable hiatus and released the hardcore radio single NEXT VERSION.

RECORD LABEL CONTACT: Carl Jorgensen at Black Pyramid Recordings 

E: info@blackpyramidrecordings

TJ Chill management: Yasmin Allen at Rosie Management 07715 929 394

Smiley Culture Legend of Saxon Sound Sadly Passes Away Today in Police Raid

Reggae Star Smiley Culture, Legend of Saxon Sound has sadly passed away today, during a police drugs raid on his home. The famous UK Reggae Toaster, originally a member of the Legendary Saxon Sound System, the London based Reggae Sound was famous as a nurturing ground for many of the UKs top early Reggae and Hip-Hop MCs and DJs. Smiley Culture had huge cross over hits with Cockney Translation and Police Officer, both songs dealt with identity, Racism, Police Brutality, and also highlighted the difficulties of the Black Community, in 1980's Thatcher's Britain. Smiley Culture, along with Tippa Irie, Maxi Priest and several other successful UK based Reggae Stars, helped promote modern Caribbean Diaspora culture to the UK, and spread the music to a wider audience. Smiley Culture was also the cousin of MC Merlin, an early UK Recording Hip-Hop MC.


Smiley Culture - Cockney Translation


"We ball out Yow!


While Cockney say OI!"


MC Merlin cousin of Smiley Culture - Born Free


Papa Levi famous UK Saxon DJ


Saxon vs Coxsone — Soundsystem History Live on The Legendary Genesis Radio - Home Of Conscious Music in The UK!

Saxon vs Coxsone — Soundsystem History PART 2

Saxon v Coxsone — Soundsystem History PART 3

Thanks to Wisher Don for the heads up!

The Universal Zulu Nation UK Present A Documentary Film Screening & Live Music Event For HIP-HOP History Month Wed. 24/11/10 2010

Flyer designed by Shucks One ID/UZN

MEE & The Village Productions Intl. in association with ZULU NATION UK present for HIP HOP History Month 2010: FILM & CABARET ON THE BROADWAY

The night will showcase Exclusive Preview screenings of Films past, present and forthcoming, including some must see documentaries and shorts. The film will also feature Question & Answer sessions by the Directors of:

Beat This! "A Hip Hop History" the Legendary New-York Hip-Hop film by Dick Fontaine

Stay Sailing - "The Future of Pirate Radio" a new Documentary discovering the world of Pirate Radio in the UK by Furious (Itch FM/Wilderness Pictures

Out 4 Fame a new UK Graffiti Documentary by cansproductions.com

Stay Sailing "The Future of Pirate Radio"
Trailer from never before seen film about the future of pirate radio in the UK in the digital age. The film will be screened by Furious (Itch FM/Wilderness Pictures) on the night.

Featuring live performances with:

Iron Braydz

HKB Finn (from Legendary UK Hip-Hop group Katch22)

Natural Eloquence Trailer from HKB FiNN on Vimeo.

UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION (UK Chapter)
*Peace - Love - Unity & Havin' Fun*
*Knowledge - Wisdom - Understanding*
*Freedom - Justice - Equality*

NOVEMBER IS HIP HOP HISTORY MONTH

November is Hip Hop History Month. The official birthday of Hip Hop is November 12th 1974. The official birthday of the Universal Zulu Nation is November 12th 1973 and there will be international events celebrating 36 years of Hip Hop and 37 years of the Universal Zulu Nation founded by the Godfather of Hip Hop Afrika Bambaataa.



To contribute The Universal ZULU NATION UK Chapter will be presenting courtesy of MEE & The Village Productions Intl. the monthly film showcase event: FILM & CABARET ON THE BROADWAY.


On Wednesday 24th November 2010 at The Heritage Inn, 301 Cricklewood Broadway. NW2 6PG. Map here
Doors open at 7.30pm SHARP!
Early bird tickets £7 and then £10 after 8.30pm on the night.

This event will celebrate the 5 elements of Hip Hop: DJing; MCing; B-Boying (Breakdancing); Graffiti Art; and KNOWLEDGE.
The night will be hosted by the lovely Lady Paulette (MEE & The Village Prod Intl) and Zulu Nation Rap Show radio DJ’s TJ Chill and Zulu King Echo


Lady Paulette (MEE & The Village Prod Intl)

The night will include poetry, film and music performances from Lady Paulette (MEE & The Village Prod Intl), Iron Braydz, Phrenzy, Furious (Itch FM/Wilderness Pictures), Cans Productions, HKB Finn (Katch22) and more.

There will also be special contributions from Zulu Nation member’s Jda Kut, Shucks One The Idiot; Sifu Zhi Boa Aleem (Shaka Zulu); TJ Chill and very special guest!


Iron Braydz - Golden Legacy

For further details contact: Paulette Harris-German Mobile: +44(0)7958 288 438 Email:Mee_villageproductions@yahoo.co.uk

This is a positive Universal Zulu Nation Community building event. come and support!
www.zulunation.co.uk


Zulu Family Unity! Sensei.fm, Invincible Armour, Imperial Steps & Iron Braydz building!
Check out how the recent Universal Zulu Nation/Sensei.fm event at The Social went click here

Iron Braydz on youtube
Iron Braydz on www.reverbnation.com
HKB Finn.com
LIN-TON BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION for P.E.A.C.E.
Wilderness Pictures
cansproductions.com

Sensei.fm


This is also supported by Sensei.fm

History Channel Slanders Guerilla Garden & Media Misinformation *Update*

Recently we saw formal statement on a great blog we are following called the Guerilla Garden Blog. The Guerilla Garden Studios is a collective of artists from Denver U.S.A. Guerilla Garden Studios claim that their art work, and their image has been associated with organized crime in a slanderous way by The History Channel. We have not seen the show in question, but as working community artists we are deeply concerned, especially as it is by a Channel claiming to be a source of History. Here is what Guerilla Garden Studios had to say.

Dear Friends,

Recently, national television has misrepresented Denver’s community. On March 5th, 2010 the History Channel aired an episode of Gangland with a segment on North Denver. During the segment the History Channel producers made an erroneous claim against the community art advocate Mr. Jeremy Silas Ulibarri, aka Jolt. The Gangland episode made a heinous association between a gang called North Side Mafia [NSM] and Jolt’s trademark “guerilla-gorilla.” Without checking their informational sources, the History Channel produced a montage that borrows Jolt’s well-known guerilla-gorilla and appropriated it for exploitive, entertainment purposes.



This misinformation threatens local businesses and residents that have commissioned Mr. Ulibarri’s public artwork, who proudly display his guerilla-gorilla. Within hours of airing the Gangland episode at least one local business with Jolt’s work was vandalized . Community members and businesses that support Mr. Ulibarri and his advocacy work are now threatened by slander. But far more concerning is the potential reaction from gangs regarding the misinformation from the History Channel episode.

We are concerned that the History Channel’s portrayal of North Denver could potentially increase gang related activity by falsely associating Mr. Ulibarri’s community work with the North Side Mafia. This letter is to firmly state for the record that Mr. Ulibarri has never been affiliated with gang activity. Throughout his tenure of community advocacy Jolt has worked towards the positive ends of encouraging community engagement through art.



It is unfortunate that Jolt’s work is now being associated with exactly the opposite of his mission statement, which is to “enhance the aesthetics of the urban environment through community projects and public art.” We know that through community support the erroneous claims made by the History Channel in regards to Jolt’s work will be corrected.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. Please feel free to contact us regarding any questions you might have. - found here on guerillagarden.blogspot.com

Recently, there has been a huge trend in cheap Television series focussing on "The Worlds Most Dangerous Cities/Prisons/Gangs" etc. These shows often use Police surveillance and CCTV footage while not only financially preferable as the footage is cheap and dramatic, but also appear to many as excuses to show extreme violence on Television, often justified as "journalism". These sensationalized "Crime Porn" shows, are usually extremely badly researched, as the concept for some new ones add an aspect of Reality Show to it. In the U.K. many of them feature Crime Fiction authors, actors who play "Tough Guys", or Musicians, voyeuristically going around Favelas, Hoods etc talking to anyone who will talk crazy. While on one hand it is very good that a wider variety of peoples experiences and stories can be exposed, there motives are questionable.

In London, a community Art group called Signal Project was "framed" in a similar way. Members of The Kool Skool and several other graffiti writers took part in a series of Art workshops with young people from all over a particular area, and completed a massive community mural in an area well known for street crime and youth murders. We have to our disgust, seen the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 use the mural many times, as the backdrop for interviews with young people (often with their faces covered for extra dramatics) talking about guns, gangs and their crime histories. The day after reading the above statement we happened to change over to a show dedicated to "Girls in Gangs" and there our Community Mural was AGAIN being used as a "gritty street scene"!!! The mural has also featured in a now infamous film about Football violence and numerous Crime dramas... Many of the young people these interviews were conducted with are NOT EVEN FROM THIS AREA! Despite being framed in this negative light, the Mural has actively REDUCED CRIME in this particular area!!!! The local council put lights up in the location, and as many people came into the area to view the mural, became too hot for crime....



As the budgets plummet and competition within the Television industry gets fiercer, we will see (what would seem like any normal person as critical in the documentary/jouranlistic process) Research cut. So it is up to us to pull these Television Companies up, and if, as is often the case independent companies are not "in house", make sure that Television Companies ensure that the Commissions Editors set a standard of correct Research practices.

We hope Guerilla Garden Studios recieve a full retraction from the History Channel, as it could effect the artist financially, future commission prospects, and could risk the artist being put on some "Gang member list", or worse... We wish Guerilla Garden Studios and any other positive Community Art Projects good luck in giving back to their communities.
Peace from The Kool Skool

*UPDATE*

Local Colorado ABC News has featured the story and interviewed the artist! The History Channel DECLINED TO COMMENT!!!!
Watch it here

Guerilla Garden Studios

"And You Know I Can't Live Without My Radio!!!"

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TJ Chill host of the Zulu Nation Rap Show (UK)
Mondays 10pm-12pm (GMT) or online @ Bang Radio

Bang Radio
Vibes FM
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Lightning FM
On Top
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Podcast Action

The Kool Skool Radio
DJ Scratch (EPMD/Jay-Z)
DJ Evil-D (Black Moon/Beatminers)
DJ Toney Tone (not the Cold Crush Brothers one)
DJ Ready Cee
World Passport



Sensei FM

Some of the UK's top DJ's on the Hip-Hop and beat related Kulture Station with styles!!!




"Box!!!"

Stay Sailing: The Future of Pirate Radio Documentary

In an age when Digital Radio the advent of the easy access to Internet Radio and Podcasting is there a place for Pirate Analogue Radio?

In the UK, media outlets and access to creative expression has always been very tightly regulated, and to combat this the various music scenes created their own "Community Stations". These stations are known to the media as "Pirate Stations", this was due to the UK's first unregulated Radio station Radio Caroline. Caroline broadcast from a Fishing Trawler just outside of British Territorial waters, and so was free from Broadcasting Regulations.



In the late 80's and early 90's, saw an explosion of Pirate stations all over the UK from Glasgow to Brighton. In particular South London conscious Black music stations like Genesis FM, Vibes FM, Lightning FM and and others filled a void in the community, broadcasting music and culture that represented a whole listening audience that was totally uncatered for by the mainstream media.

By supporting homegrown UK music, Pirate Radio provides a platform for unsigned local artists, DJ's, Record labels, event promoters, local business and all of the trappings of an independent scene. Pirate Radio free from program directors, "Payola" corruption and constrictive play lists, Pirate Radio truly makes and breaks the future hits!

Wilderness Pictures and Director Michel Chandler has created a fascinating new documentary investigating the future of underground Pirate Radio scene in London, by interviewing a wide variety of DJs from Reggae to Grime, Hip-Hop to Drum&Bass.

Here is a sneak preview of the forth coming film exploring the people who risk heavy fines and possible prison sentences to bring their music to the people:


"Stay Sailing: The Future of Pirate Radio" Wilderness Pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEx_DQqTXSk
www.wildernesspictures.co.uk


Here is a classic Documentary about Hackney Rave station Rush FM from 1994/95

List of some London Pirates in the past/present
Midlands Pirate Archive
The "Man's" perspective