Snkrlicious - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Freelance Music/Culture Journalist who is also an aspiring female bass guitarist, sneaker and old school Hip Hop enthusiast and concert queen! My sole aim is to write about good music, interview as many artists as possible and write about issues that effect our culture. Requests for commissions should be directed to my message board, and keep checking back for regular updates, photo gallery and portfolio coming soon.

My Interests

God, Music, Sneakers, B-Boys, All things 80's, Good b-lines & Graffiti.

I'd like to meet:

Other budding journos, music maestro's, Sneaker junkies, Hip Hop (old school) enthusiasts, daring designers, bass heads and magazines creators...you know who you are.

Music:

Ahmad Jamal, A.I, Amy Winehouse, Athlete, Ashford & Simpson, A Tribe Called Quest, Aquasky, Basement Jaxx, Bilal, Black Sheep, Bobby Caldwell, Brand New Heavies, Brothers Johnson, Cameo,Chic, Clipz, Common, Corey Red & Precise,Curiosity Killed The Cat, Daft Punk, De La Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Rap, Doc Brown, Doves, Digable Planets, Dynamite MC, Earth, Wind & Fire, Esther Williams, 4 Hero, Fallacy, Gangstarr, George Duke, Green Jade, Gwen Mcrae, Gym Class Heroes, High Contrast, Idris Muhammad, Incognito, Jackie Moore, Jackson Sisters, Jamiroquai, Jill Scott, Johnny Hammond,Kirk Franklyn, Kim Burrell, Kool & The Gang, Kraftwerk, Kurious, Leon Ware, Level 42, LTJ Bukem, Lupe Fiasco, Mark Ronson, Massive Attack, Masters At Work, Metalheadz, Mica Paris, Moloko, Monie Love, Mos Def, Nas, Neneh Cherry, N*E*R*D, Nightmares on Wax, Nu Yorican Soul, Omar, Patrice Rushen, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Pharcyde, Pointer Sisters, Prince, Quincy Jones, Ragga Twins, Ramsey Lewis, Ratpack, Ray Keith, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Ronnie Foster, Roni Size, Roots Manuva, Rondey P, Roy Ayers, Sade, Sergio Mendes, Shades Of Rhythm, Shy FX, Skinnyman, Slave, Souls Of Mischief, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Stuart Zender, Supercat, The Clash, The Jones Girls, The Police, The Prodigy, The Real Thing, The Roots, Tribecca Sound, Ty, Ugly Duckling, Young & Company, Zero 7 and many more...

Books:

Black Style - Carol Tulloch, Bible - God, Classic Material - The Hip Hop Album Guide - Oliver Wang, Journeys Through Jungle and Drum & Bass Culture - Brian Belle-Fortune, Where'd You Get Those - Bobbito Garcia, Sneakers: The Complete Collectors Guide - Unorthodox Styles

My Blog

Hip Hop Classic

Discovered this Hip Hop classic video - Holla back if you remember!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIDlCnqcyOQKuriousA Constipated MonkeyColumbia, 1994Of all the golden era rap records that are known t...
Posted by Snkrlicious on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:00:00 PST

Originals and Samples

After the Amen Break video I began to dive into my itunes vault (lol) to check out some of the most memorable samples used in some of todays tracks. What do you think? Do have any favourites of your o...
Posted by Snkrlicious on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 06:01:00 PST

Check out this video: Love of My Life by Erykah Badu

Posted By:NormzGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by Snkrlicious on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 02:18:00 PST

The Amen Break

For all those DJ's, musicians and producers out there, take a look at this video which explores issues of breaks and copyright. And for all of you who are not any of the above, but love music anyway, ...
Posted by Snkrlicious on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:56:00 PST

Omar Interview

Omar Interview as published in South London Press on 17 March 2006By Angela PhillipsSay the name Omar to many people and they will probably reply with three things, 'There's Nothing Like This', the fu...
Posted by Snkrlicious on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:41:00 PST

Lovebox Festival 2006 - Rodney P, Charlie Dark & Rob Life interview

Published in South London Press on 21/7/06The Lovebox Weekender at Victoria Park has finally arrived! The live music extravaganza is set to cause a roadblock in the heart of the East End with it's bes...
Posted by Snkrlicious on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:02:00 PST