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MC Sessions part 3
 Freestyle | Interview
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Clipz (2nd right) joined L Double to chat about his new album Livin Drumz (out July 4th on Full Cycle). He brought featured vocalists Sweet P, Tali and Zaniah to lively up MC Sessions Pt 3. |
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Clipz has known Sweet P since they were youts, making beats on an old school Atari. Clipz draws inspiration from all corners of music - Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Bomb the Bass amongst others.
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When L asked Sweet P what his early influences were, he name-checked a list that included Tippa Irie and Smiley Culture through to Big Daddy Kane.
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It's down to work for Clipz who picked some fresh plates for the MCs to work with including the very heavy 'Friends For Life' by Roni Size. Rrrewind selecta! |
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Sweet P got things rolling with his classic MC style...
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...whilst Tali, a self-confessed junglist who was raised in New Zealand, brought her own lyrical take to the session. |
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Another 1Xtra exclusive with Zaniah singing her track Take It Slow for the first time on radio.
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Her voice belies her musical background that includes a 'jazz dad'. She talked about hearing him play trumpet when she was a kid and hating having to leave the gigs early.
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L Double kept up the pressure for the MCs with cuts from Hazard, Krust and Rough Cut.
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That kept everyone in the studio fired up, so L extended the MC Sessions for the remainder of the show.
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