Ladies and gentlemen, b-boys and b-girls Underground HH proudly presents to you our highlights of 2015! Each year we like to round up by celebrating some of the UK's finest and most impressive releases. From CD to vinyl, album to single, video to digital, we're shouting out those that have pushed the boundaries and dropped jaws in 2015.
Site owner Leon and myself Invokal have spent hour upon hour scratching our heads to decide who deserves the tip of our hats and we've chosen 14 catergories to celebrate the best of the UK hip hop scene. Now on the crest of the new year we're here to metaphorically shake the hands of the artists who impressed us most. It has been an incredibly hard choice this year, 2015 has been one of the most prolific years for UK hip hop for as long as we can remember. The wealth of talent available is quite simply astonishing and UK hip hop MCs, producers, DJs and fans should all be proud of what we have built. Now right up there as one of the most healthy scenes in the world, the UK is a fine example of where the culture has been, from its strong roots to present day, and of where it is going.
All our wonderful followers have also had your chance to vote for your favorite release in our Reader's Choice category to tell us who YOU want to shout out for their contribution to the scene this year. Whether album or EP, digital, vinyl or otherwise we wanted to know who's made your ears stand to attention. We've had a superb response and over 20 different entries! The votes are counted and the results are in.
So people of the Underground double H universe, *drum roll please* we proudly present to you - The Underground HH Awards 2015...
Underground HH Reader's Choice 2015Dead Players - Freshly SkeletalRunners Up: Gasp, Chrome & Illinspired, Professor Elemental, Dirty Joe, BoothBoxers, Triple Darkness, Stinkin Slumrok, Dirty Dike, Emcee Killa and Grim Reapers, One Lion Records, Flowtecs, MNSR Frites , Verb T, Four Owls, Defenders Of Style, Mr Key & Greenwood Sharps, Genesis Elijah, Jack Diggs, Verbal Skills, Illinformed, The Mouse Outfit, Broken Authors, Scorzayzee.Best Album (1st Place)Invokal: Chrome And Illinspired - All C & ILeon: Mr Key & Greenwood Sharps - Yesterday's FuturesBest Album (2nd Place)Invokal: Adam & Cuth - FormworkLeon: Res One - Delph EfficacyBest EP (1st Place)Invokal: Joe Dojo & Pandamonium - Skills That Don't Pay The BillsLeon: Gasp - Beyond The Comfort ZoneBest EP (2nd Place)Invokal: Bohze - The Bottom Left Corner AbsoluteLeon: Joe Dojo & Pandamonium - Skills That Don't Pay The BillsBest SingleInvokal: Iceski & Merlin - Nuff A Dem/Check ItLeon: The Four Owls - Silent FlightBest Chill Out Hip Hop ReleaseInvokal: Scatabrainz - It's So Beautiful Out HereLeon: Verb T & Illinformed - The Man With The Foggy EyesBest Reggae Influenced Hip Hop ReleaseShire Roots - Vibes Grow EPBest Multi-Media ArtistGaspBest Collaboration AlbumInvokal: Spatts - Works Of FrictionLeon: Real Talk Records - The Compilation (Various Artists)Best Concept AlbumInvokal: Professor Elemental - Ape QuestLeon: The Scribes - Mr Teatime & the End of the WorldBest New ActInvokal: Teej And CuthLeon: OracyBest Comedy Hip HopInvokal: Dr. Syntax & Pete Cannon - Elaborate AnoraksLeon: Tommy Dockerz - Very DahlBest VideoInvokal: First Degree Burns featuring Res One - EstebanLeon: Filthy Funk - StampedeBest 7 Inch VinylInvokal: Britcore Rawmantic Disasters The 7 Deadly Sins Series including - Planet Of The Fakes, The Juice MC's and Lyrical ProphetsLeon: Beattrix Presents - Grab The Mic/PassionStand Out Lyricist Of The YearJisterBest Documentary Or FilmArtemis by Sektion Red
From everybody at Underground HH HQ - Happy New Year! 2015 was an incredibly prolific year for UK hip hop and we're more than looking forward to what you all have to share with us in 2016!
Leon/Invokal
