DOJO II

Line Up: Potter Payper, Hunta (illmade), Ets, Lyrical Strally, IVO, A.G, Tiatsim, Young Yizzy, Micah Million, Specialist Moss, Dan Bean, Drapez, Womba & Osiris MC, Shimzie, Hyphen, Mears

West London recording studio and record label Samurai Sound will re open doors to the underground live event series, DOJO. DOJO II is taking place on 26th November at Junction House, an intimate 350 capacity venue. Running from 10PM ? 3.30AM, the night is 18+ with photographic ID required. Early bird tickets are £4, standard release is £5 & entry will be more OTD.

DOJO began back in July 2014 with performances from Stormzy, Teeza x Big Narstie, Tiatsim x Flirta D, Matt Kirk, Limitless x J Beats, Cashback. Since DOJO began in 2014, Samurai Sound undertook a business and studio redevelopment in 2015, they soon went on to earn advocacy in the underground UK music scene.

DOJO II launched in 2016 when the lights went on and no one wanted to switch them off, the churches of bass music were taken down, night life culture fell into disparate bars, weekends weren't the same. DOJO II doesn't look to fill the notorious nightlife 'gap'- it looks instead to a new rave culture with the next generation of grime & bass musicians.

Potter Payper fronts the line up. His success was catalysed three years ago by a Behind Barz session for LinkUpTV reaching over 1 million views. A raw and diverse style with narrative lyrics was displayed on debut EP 'Training Day'. This cemented a place for the Essex based rapper in the UK music scene. He has been in and out of prison and is recognised for painting powerful pictures of street life over nostalgic instrumentals. Potter Payper draws influence from a range of genres: you can hear Skinny Man samples, trap beats, grime, US hip hop, road rap & more; he manages all genres with versatile lyricism and dynamic flow. Follow up mixtape 'Training Day 2' was released in April 2016. It detailed hard hitting stories about street life with powerful intensity and beautifully creative sampling.

Potter Payper will be joined at DOJO II by affiliate Hunta (Ill Made). Expect headline performances from two of the most hard hitting UK rappers in the game right now.

Ets & Lyrical Strally are next on the billing. They represent a more MC orientated style, energetic bars and punch lines have made them 2016s ones to watch on the UK rave scene. Both young artists, their emergence is reminiscent of Novelists swift rise to fame. They have both had performances on the legendary Logan Sama's show. Ets is a member of MTP- MOBO nomiee AJ Tracey's grime group. Lyrical Strally has had features on Grime Report TV, Rinse FM, BBC Radio 1Xtra & more.

The rest of the line up details a story of emerging and established artists from the disciplines of grime, bass & more ft. IVO, A.G, Tiatsim, Young Yizzy, Micah Million, Specialist Moss, Dan Bean, Drapez, Womba & Osiris MC, Shimzie, Hyphen, Mears. DOJO II is focused on new music and nightlife.

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