Win Yourself a Copy of Skepta's Debut Album 'Doin It Again' Plus a BBK Tee!!

Skepta's debut album was released at the end of last with huge success! To celebrate, and to reward all our loyal followers, we're giving YOU the chance to grab yourself a copy of the album as well as a Boy Better Know T-Shirt. All you have to do to win is to either Retweet us on Twitter (@number1spotUK) or share this page through facebook. Pretty simple, no 'difficult' questions, just share with your friends and we will randomly select a winner on Monday. If you are lucky enough to be chosen, we will contact you directly through either Twitter or Facebook, so make sure you check your inboxes from Monday onwards!! Good Luck!!

Devlin 2011 Bud, Sweat and Beers Tour!

Someone who caused tidal waves in the Uk Urban music scene last year was definitely Devlin. Yet this year he is set to take it one step further with his Bud, Sweat and Beers Tour starting next week in Manchester. For those of you who haven't already got a ticket for the first gig, I'm very sorry but they have all sold out. Don't let that put you off though, as due to huge public demand, it was recently announced that extra dates had been added to the tour in May, where they will revisit Manchester and a few other key cities. Keep checking back though, as we at Number One Spot will be covering Devlin at his London gig at the Islington O2 Academy, hopefully to get some behind-the-scenes footage and hopefully an interview with the big man himself! For a complete list of dates for Devlin's tour, click here to go through to his official website.

Lupe Fiasco: Lasers Album Playback

So tonight I took a trip down to the playback party for Lupe Fiasco's new album called 'Lasers'. I'm not a big fan of these industry night things anyway, always a bit cliquey and this one was kinda the same. It was in a trendy bar just off Regent Street, normal for these type of things however the way the night went down was a little bit, erm, different. Lupe was stood in the DJ booth for the whole playback only choosing to speak every now and then and not really breaking down any of his tracks! That said the album itself sounded very good, very different to his previous work and we at the Number One Spot are keen to hear it in its entirety.

K.I.G Family are back.....

Wow feels like an age since 'Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes' was ringing off in the clubs but the guys behind the UK funky smash are back! K.I.G Family are back with their latest single 'Gimmi More', decent enough track but no dance to go along with it this time. We're not sure if it will break down barriers commercially but expect to hear DJ's up and down the country dropping this for a hot minute!

Loick Essien - Stuttering Ft. N-Dubz

Definitely one to look out for in 2011, Loick Essien is tipped for big things this year. Check out the video to his new single 'Stuttering' featuring N-Dubz which was released on Sunday! Click here to download from ITunes! Interview to come...

Tinie Tempah to 'Break America'?

One of the biggest success stories in UK music of the last couple of years, Tinie Tempah has created a storm in the music world, paving the way for other UK Urban artists to enter the charts like never before.

Although a massive success in itself, Tinie has recently taken to the States in an attempt to follow in the footsteps of other pioneering UK artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Taio Cruz.

 Tinie made his first appearance on US television on wednesday night, where he performed on prime-time TV show, Jimmy Kimmel live. Check below for the video!

Jessie J Album Release Brought Forward

 It was announced this morning that the release of the long-awaited debut from Jessie J, 'Who You Are' has been brought forward by a whole month to the 28th of this month due to unexpected demand.

Jessie's latest single, 'Price Tag' is currently #1 in the download charts, just 48 hours after its release.

You can pre-order the album but you're gonna have to wait until the 28th February to get it (that's years away!). If you don't mind the wait, Click here to pre-order your copy.

Loick Essien - 'Stuttering' Available for Pre-Order NOW

Rising UK R'n'B star, Loick Essien, best known for his 2010 debut single, 'Love Drunk,' is releasing his new single 'Stuttering' featuring N-Dubz on Monday 7th February. His debut album is also due for release later this year. I have a feeling 2011 will be Loick's year, look out for this guy!
Click here to pre-order on ITunes.

Fearless Ft. Lois - Not Too Late

After recieving a huge remix of this track from Teddy, a producer who has most recently remixed tracks for N-Dubz, Aggro Santos and also responsible for Lethal Bizzle's POW 2011, we decided to post the video of the original track for your viewing pleasure. Rumour has it that Fearless will be supporting N-Dubz in their upcoming April tour this year. The track is scheduled for release in the next few weeks so keep a look out. Try to spot Tulisa toward the end of the video, its only a quick flash, but we're pretty sure its her...

Devlin in the 1Xtra Live Lounge

So earlier on today that Essex geezer Devlin was in the 1Xtra Live Lounge for Trevor Nelson. It was a wicked session with Dev performing two of his own tracks plus a cover, usual Live Lounge protocol. He kicked the session off with 'Dreamer' before a live rendition of his single with Labrinth; 'Let It Go'. He rounded the whole thing off with his own version of Chase & Status' Blind Faith, wicked session from a wicked artist. We here at The Number One Spot cannot wait to catch him on the London leg of his Bud, Sweat & Beers tour later this year. Click here to hear the session but you gotta be quick as you've only got 7 days from now, you'd be mental to miss it.

Offical Mixtape Awards 2011 - Get Voting!

 It's voting time for this year's Mixtape Awards, so get your voting hats on! Among this year's categories are Mixtape of the Year, Best Grime Mixtape, Best Female Mixtape, even down to Best Online Media Representation of Mixtape Culture! Nominees for this year's awards include Chipmunk, Ghetts, Wiley, Kano and many more. To vote, all you need to do is visit the Official Mixtape Awards  website and click through to the voting section!

Jessie J Ft. B.O.B. - Price Tag Hits #2 in the Midweek Charts!

Just a quick update guys. According to Jessie J's Twitter page, @jessiejofficial, her new single with B.O.B. has already reached #2 in the midweek charts. Well congrats Miss J, you deserve it! For all those that haven't copped it yet, click here to download it from ITunes.

Lethal Bizzle Ft. JME, Wiley, 2Face, Ghetto, P Money, Chipmunk & Kano

It makes me feel pretty old when a track which I was raving to 'back in the day' is re-hashed in an attempt to bring about a sense of nostalgia. Although its only been 7 years, it would be stupid not to capitalise on the domination of UK urban music in the charts right now.

This time round Lethal B teams up with Teddy on the beat and a brand new batch of MCs, with Chipmunk, P Money, 2Face, Ghetts, JME and Wiley gracing an 8 bar verse each & Kano getting a whole 16 bars to himself.

'I got big bars for your whole fam, make your Mum skank out with your Fatherrrr.' Ironically, the people who used to go out raving to the 2004 original of this track probably ARE Mums and Dads by now, par.

I don't know whether or not I prefer the 2004 original, but this track still makes me want to do the gun finger dance. However, I'll leave you to decide for yourselves. POW! Regardelss, we here at The Number One Spot reckon this is an absolute stonker and should be purchased in bulk quantities.

The track is out on 6th February and can be pre-ordered through HMV Digital here.