Rob got in touch to recommend his flatmate Context, a rapper from Norwich.

Rob says “Context calls his type of music ‘Dub Hop’. It’s hip hop in essence because he is an MC, but then his production incorporates dubstep, drum and bass, ‘dance’ etc… It’s for sale in iTunes under ‘Hip Hop’ though for ease of categorisation”

He says that Context is fresh new music – “I am not really a fan of hip hop music myslef, but this stuff is really different. Its ticks so many musical boxes – getting ready to go out, feeling angry, relaxing – the lot!”

I took a listen to his MySpace and was actually blown away by what I heard. Imagine Mike Skinner, but much, much darker. The beats are intense, and there’s a brooding electronic bass sound running through everything that carries a lot of menace.

Check out Context’s MySpace for some sample tunes, and there’s also a link to download his Dialetics EP is you want to take some tracks away on your iPod.

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