Party: URBAN TAKEOVER EASTER SPECIAL

Party: URBAN TAKEOVER EASTER SPECIAL

THE URBAN TAKE OVER EASTER SPECIAL

Promiseland and Grime Nation, two of the North’s biggest urban music promoters, have come together to bring urban music lovers a first of its kind event showcasing upfront urban music talent.

An amazing line up of talented artists from a range of urban music genres will be performing live on stage in Manchester hosted by one of the finest DJ’s from the no.1 urban music station 1Xtra; DJ Cameo.

The Urban Music Take Over Easter Special on Thursday 24th March 2016 is set to be a unique event that will set the precedent for further urban music take over events where the UK’s most wanted urban music talent will be showcased in an outstanding gig setting.


VENUE: Manchester Academy, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR
DOOR TIMES: 7PM – 11PM
TICKET PRICES: £17 (+BF) EARLYBIRD | £27 (+BF) STANDARD | £40 (+BF) VIP – VIP INCLUDES Q JUMP, PRIVATE BAR & CLEAR VIEW FROM BALCONY
FOR MORE INFO:
CALL 07939978802 | TWEET @urbanmusicshow & @grimenationuk
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Please be aware this is an over 14’s event anyone under the age of 14 needs to be accompanied by someone 18 or above.


DONAE'O:
Many of you will know Donae'o for his single "Devil in a blue dress" but what many of you won’t know is that his mother used to say he was talentless and that he should 'move to the devil in the blue dress' which is where the song originated from!
When he was in his mid teens, Donae'o had already attracted a management team, and released a single, "Falling". His next single "Bounce" won an award for Best Live P.A. at the People’s Choice Awards in 2003.
In November 2007, Donae'o started to promote "Devil in a Blue Dress", and released it on White Label the following February. The song's success earned him a coveted spot at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. His follow-up single, "African Warrior", certified Donae'o as an up-and-coming name in UK music.
In 2009, Donae'o released the album Party Hard, and featured in Lethal Bizzle's single, "Go Hard", from the album of the same name.

BIG NARSTIE:
Big Narstie started his career in 2003 as a member of grime crew N Double A; yet is better known for his solo work. In 2006 Big Narstie signed to independent urban label, Dice Recordings. Sampling Coldplay's Spun A Web featuring Shystie, Solo, LMan and Demon: it was one of the first grime/indie mix tracks to be supported by major urban music radio stations. His track Brushman featuring N Double A member Solo received the accolade of being RWD Magazines 'Song of the year.' Big Narstie has featured on records including Professor Green’s Before I Die Remix which also featured Example, Plan-B, and Ghetts. Big Narstie released three other mixtapes Mind Of A Fat Guy, Drugs And Chicken, I’m Betta Than U which had guest appearances from Giggs, Scorcher and Wretch 32. Big Narstie's first official E.P, #PAIN was released in October 2011 and entered at number 5 in the iTunes UK Hip Hop chart and he won the 2012 Urban Music Award for Best Grime Act. At the end of 2013 he released an EP Hello Hi with True Tiger. In 2014 Big Narstie released What's The Story Brixton Glory Part II, where he covered various Britpop classics by artists such as Oasis. Most recently Big Narstie has worked with Craig David on the track When the Bassline drops.

FEKKY:
Fekky is one of the most talked about underground Grime artists in the UK. Camden lad Fekky is taking the UK Grime scene by storm. In 2015 Fekky performed at Radio 1Xtra’s massive event; 1Xtra Live in Leeds as well as performing at The Royal Albert Hall for BBC 1xtra’s Urban Proms. When releasing his much hyped track Make it Out Fekky made this heartfelt statement via his Instagram account:
Performing at the Royal Albert Hall this week and thinking on all the crazy adventures this journey has taken me on, all the mad times with my brothers (the stories I could tell u) has inspired me to drop this record tonight. Coming from where I’ve come from and the journey in life I’ve been on, not many get to step onto a stage like that. The odds are stacked against us. All the brothers we’ve lost to the game or prison, I’ve had to fight many demons to stay on track. Hate, rumours and all sorts of shit. But those who know me know I’m REALLY from the streets, so I don’t expect fake niccas to understand coz they ain’t cut from that cloth. When u see so much bad and negative in ur life, if u are offered a positive opportunity u grab that with both hands. People think I’ve made it, but I’m far from where I wanna be – I thank God and everyone that’s supported me to get me where I am today! With a positive mentality and hard work ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! In my day half the fake shit we allow these days would never be tolerated, I blame social media. With that said, I just wanna see my brothers MAKE IT OUT. Listen at the Soundcloud link in my bio #ElClasico”

SKRAPZ:
Up and coming UK Artist from North West London, Skrapz was formally on the Grime circuit with the crew known as SLK. He took a break out from music and returned to the music scene with a Freestyle session in the booth (Beat2Beatz tv) towards the end of 2009. With the strong and positive response from this freestyle session Skrapz began working on a mix-tape which finally hit the streets and all social media download platforms at the beginning of 2011 titled 'Skrapz Is Back' which had a fairly big impact in the streets. Music videos then became an important factor at this point if this was to become a musical career for Skrapz and so the decision was made to release visuals//videos to some of the tracks taken from the 'Skrapz is back' mix-tape which can be found on YouTube.


CCANE:
London based female rapper has taken the underground urban scene by storm. Growing up inspired by the likes of the legendary Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliot it’s no wonder C Cane makes music to the standard she does when she has those greats to look up to. Residing in North London, C Cane began her journey as a musician 3 to 4 years ago when she started playing around with her sound and releasing tracks. Since then she’s not look back. CCane Stands For Talking About Real Life Situations.

OTHER ACTS INCLUDE…
Cadell
Mist
Aystar
Jrage
Riekz