Big Sean & Chiddy Bang - Too Fake [VIDEO]

This joint features on Big Sean's Finally Famous 3, video production courtesy of Mike Waxx. These rappers need to be careful not to under estimate Chiddy's ability for infectious word play because before you know it, you've just been killed on your own track!

Chiddy Bang - The Good Life [VIDEO]

 You had the song a few posts ago, now here's the video...Ah, what the hell, it's going up as my 'video of the moment' too.



Don't forget you can preorded The Preview - due for release 11/10/10 - on amazon.co.uk

Chiddy Bang - The Good Life

Apparently produced by Pharrell, this track is taken from The Preview which is set to be released on 10-10-10. Get on the pre-order!

Chiddy Bang album update

Earlier today, Chidera kindly cleared up any album confusion. Looks like we have to wait until next year for the full release - but the preview will keep us going until then.

Chiddy Bang - Pro's Freestyle

This was one of my favourite joints of The Swelly Express ...here's the guys performing it on a roof top. Why not!





Keep an eye out for the guys debut album The Swelly Life coming soon.

Chiddy Bang - Sooner Or Later [VIDEO]

If you knew about 'Proto' before you knew about 'Chiddy', then it's very likely you'll enjoy this video. Filmed by Chidera himself on a trip back to Nigeria, it plays out as a perfect video for the track Sooner Or Later which featured on their Opposite Of Adults EP.



And if you don't know what I mean when I say Proto, then you're missing out on a whole bunch of quality songs. This song (below) was probably the first ever time I heard Proto, and I've been hooked to him and Xaphoon since. This was recorded with Chiddy's friend and fellow Nigerian artist eLDee.




And if ya don't know...

Chiddy Bang - Pass Out [VIDEO]

Been out of the country for a few days, and was pleasently surprised on my return to see my favourite Philly boys had released a video to accompany the Pass Out remix off of their Air Swell mixtape.



Heading back to the UK on the plane, I had to play 'Hey London' on the ipod, this may be sad but meh!

If you still haven't got the Air Swell mixtape then check my 'Mixtape of the moment' section >>>

Chiddy Bang - Truth [VIDEO]

If you needed any more convincing that Chiddy Bang are the thruth, here it comes...



This song origionally appeared on their 2009 mixtape, The Swelly Express and samples Passion Pit.

I love this video, probably more than the one for The Opposite Of Adults.

Chiddy Bang: Air Swell

This dropped last night but I didn't have my laptop on me. Best believe it's the first thing I'm doing when I get home. But everyone else; you need to go and download this asap.

 

Most of the tracks on this mini-mixtape, were apparently written during their long trips to London, and comes as a follow up to The Swelly Express. I haven't listened to Air Swell yet, but I have high hopes. I still don't think there are many rappers that can even touch the lyrical aptitude of Proto (Chidera). The success of The Opposite Of Adults was, in my opinion, well-deserved and merely the beginning of the success yet to come.

Photo taken at Notting Hill Arts Club

Chiddy Bang are also working on their debut album.


See Chiddy Bang LIVE: Scala, London Thur 27th May 19:30.
Having seen them live at the Notting Hill arts club earlier this year, I can tell you this will definitely be money well spent!

Air Swell: First Leak

Ok, I may need to be changing the name of this blog to the Chiddy Bang blog, but anyway- hot of the press is the fist leak off of the soon to be released 'mini-mixtape' Air Swell.

Earlier this evening our new favourite Philly beat maker, Mr Xaphoon Jones, hooked us up with the link to 'Under The Sheets (Chiddy Bang Remix)' on twitter...

YO EVERYONE: AIR SWELL first leak: http://neongoldrecords.blogspot.com/2010/03/killing-me.html

Chirdera 'The prototype on the mic' Anamege, jumps effortlessly onto this remix of the original Ellie Goulding track- and after recently performing with the likes of Tinie Tempah- gives the UK a well deserved shout-out, "And that's word to the UK, I keep it kickin and pushin like I was Lupe..."

No doubt, I'll keep you posted as soon as I hear Air Swell has dropped, but that's certainly wetted the appetite for now!

I'm out...

On some 'Cribs' ish!

Ok, ok, I know I keep going on about these guys. But I just had to put this video up. I wonder what the crib will be looking like this time next year? So long as Proto (Chidera) keeps freestylin that way, pretty damn good I imagine!



Shout out to Parlophone

Proto's SBTV F64

7 words: IF YOU DON'T KNOW, NOW YOU KNOW! (Phew, yep, definately 7 words)

From first hearing Proto spit alongside eLDee, to wearing out The Swelly Express on my ipod, to seeing Chiddy Bang perform live at the tiny Notting Hill Arts Club and watching The Opposite Of Adults climb up the itunes chart- there's been little doubt in my mind that Chidera 'Proto' Anemege could easily out-rhyme and out-freestyle, well...pretty much anyone. If you need any more proof, check out the F64 he recorded for SBTV; as always it comes straight off the top!




Big props to SBTV for the recognition, and nice to see Xaphoon kicking it in the background.



"Flow sicker than the flu" - No doubt!

via SBTV

Chiddy Bang - Notting Hill Arts Club 11/02/10

This one graces my blog cos you wait too long otherwise! Check the pics!

Review & pics!!

“Anyone here familiar with The Swelly Express mixtape?” asks Noah ‘Xaphoon Jones’ Beresin, the Philly beat maker, who earlier flipped open his sticker covered laptop on what may be the lowest stage I’ve ever seen. The response is a round of cheers from a packed and ever intimate crowd at the Notting Hill arts club. Some may have never heard of Chiddy Bang, despite the recent regular spins of their debut EP, ‘The Opposite of Adults’, on Radio 1 but as Chidera ‘Proto’ Amanage strolls on stage, the burst of unreserved energy which he explodes into is contagious.

Putting shame to some artists’ lackadaisical approach to performing, they open with ‘Fresh Like Us’, and the message isn’t far wrong. As Proto later delivers the line “They say Hip Hop is dead, we bringing the vital signs” I find myself inclined to believe him.

Combining Electronica and Hip Hop seamlessly together on such tracks as their MGMT sampled debut, sounds pretty close to musical genius, but that isn’t all they’re good at. A third of the way through the set Xaphoon confidently, and without a hint of conventional Hip Hop ego, declares that Proto is the best freestyler we will have ever heard. Point in hand, he puts it out to the crowd to choose the subject

of his freestyle, following which, Proto proceeds to deliver some flawless; extremely tactical; metaphor-laced bars.

There’s little doubt that Chidera has the lyrical originality to live up to his alias ‘Prototype’. Just when you think you’ve heard every Biggie Smalls-related metaphor there is he comes out with “I’m the photo album Voletta has, BIG picture”, give it a second…you’ve got it. Show me another MC that matches him lyrically, I think you'd be hard pushed.

No doubt it was a short set, but as I was leaving I kind of had this feeling like “Wow, one day I can say I saw Chiddy Bang before they blew up and changed the course of Hip Hop”. Not a bad conclusion for any ones first UK tour date.

"Never chase girls, chase dreams first/Motion picture drive I concluded that my dream works"