Heems (Das Racist) to play The Institute Birmingham

We are seriously hyped to announce we’re teaming up with Birmingham Promoters to bring Das Racist‘s HEEMS to The Institute Birmingham in March! Himanshu Kumar Suri aka Heems is an American rapper from Queens, New York. Best known for being part of the alternative hip hop group Das Racist, Heems is also the founder of … Continue reading

Killer Mike to play The Rainbow Birmingham

We’re teaming up with Birmingham Promoters to bring Atlanta’s finest Killer Mike to Birmingham! Killer Mike made his debut on Outkast’s ‘Snappin’ and Trappin’ from the unforgettable ‘Stankonia’. After nearly a decade in the rap game he has released five critically hailed records, and also appeared on the Grammy-winning song, ‘The Whole World’. His track … Continue reading

JUST CONFIRMED: EL-P

We are unbelievably excited to announce NYC underground hip-hop legend EL-P, aka El-Producto, will be hitting Birmingham on Saturday 15th September. This guy is essentially the whole reason we started Fantastic Damage in the first place (in fact, our name is taken from his 2002 album). Consistently one of hip-hop’s most adventurous and unique pioneers, … Continue reading

Top 20 Music Videos of 2011: #10-1

Following on from yesterdays Best Music Videos of 2011: #20-11 post, we continue the countdown… 10. DELS – ‘Capsize’ Director: Chloe Hayward Another of 2011’s finest British albums, this track by DELS comes from his standout debut LP ‘Gob‘ which was released back in May via the ever impressive Big Dada label. At the helm … Continue reading