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Survival of the Fittest: Funky Dee or Gracious K

People say I'm rude, harsh, controversial... whatever, I don't think so. People usually admit they agree and that's all I care for. Some will say the same about this post, which is why I wasn't gonna do this post cos I'm not an attention-whore, but f*ck it we're all wondering the same thing! I rep the real people with real minds. After reading this post I dare anyone to "put one hand on your heart, put one on your Bible/Qu'ran, and then you swear to Jah/Allah/Buddha [delete as you see fit] and admit that you never thought it. Blud, swear down, you never thought it?" If you manage to do it I'll shout "Oi! You! R u gonna lyiie doe?". *sidenote: Gospel funky refix to land Easter time. Cop my mixtape outside all good retailers (yes outside including Foot Locker, Oxford Street)* To the point of the post ; both made ( arguably ) the biggest MC tunes of 09 in the UK Funky genre. Neither crossed over commercially like "Nursery Grhyme...

Migraine Skank vs. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toez

Alright, if you didn't know, Migraine Skank was released on Sunday. Firstly, I would like to state, I have no indication of how well the song is doing in the charts. Either way, this was a post I was supposed to make on the weekend but never got round to it. If you don't know the background; both are "UK Funky" songs. There are a bunch of "UK Funky" records released this week (Attaca Pesante feat Shea Soul - Make It Funky being the best of the rest for what I remember), but Migraine Skank is the only one signed to a major. The hate first begun with MCs on what was a instrumental or female vocal-driven sound. Skank (them tunes sold on a dance) records are either loved or loathed by the "UK Funky" scene, especially by the purists - some of whom have claimed a new scene in effort to get away ('ang tite Circle). Reason I put "UK Funky" in quotation marks is because many used to dispute whether these songs were UK Funky. I think that phase...