UK Music artists - Ones 2 Watch for 2014

<h2> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drum roll please....</span></div> </h2> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />For me, there is nothing better than hearing new musical talent, who are bringing something fresh and new to the music game. So, i've decided to do a blogpost on the music artists who are the </span><a class="js-nav" data-query-source="trend_click" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cbb&src=tren" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b>#</b></i></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Ones2Watch</b></i> for 2014. I admire the hustle of each of the artists mentioned </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and i'm genuinely looking forward to hearing more of their music.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><b>Jacob Banks</b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDDuVgHOuDkS8cHEfLEU46J7Lye8dKI-79kTKWUOdw4GMwZ5MtHPJvmXSuZ1JETJelNmlxhWHpxgzK4u6xJHcQVhuKm4zQdbdJjxXmgI-knZ_D_Z6OCNZjrdyl2bt97RDwFPmFTzE3qA/s1600/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDDuVgHOuDkS8cHEfLEU46J7Lye8dKI-79kTKWUOdw4GMwZ5MtHPJvmXSuZ1JETJelNmlxhWHpxgzK4u6xJHcQVhuKm4zQdbdJjxXmgI-knZ_D_Z6OCNZjrdyl2bt97RDwFPmFTzE3qA/s640/Unknown.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <br /> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <br /> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OK, let me start with Mr Banks. The minute I first <a href="http://www.urbanbeautysaid.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=jacob+banks#!http://urbanbeautysaid.blogspot.com/2013/02/new-talent-alert-jacob-banks.html">heard</a> Jacob Banks music </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">track,"Worthy",</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in February 2013 I instantly new this singer/songwriter was going to be a success. I was even more pleased to discover he has been on his grind and working with a</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> number of UK heavyweights such as; Wretch 32 for the track </span><a href="http://urbanbeautysaid.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/new-track-alert-doing-ok-wretch-32.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I'm doing ok"</a> and <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chase n Status for the track Alive. "</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facts about Jacob Banks: </span></div> <div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's from Birmingham, UK! </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">described by </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011v4lz/profiles/jacobbanks" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Radio 1xtra</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> as one of the "Hot Ten for 2013" </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He won the Birmingham </span><a href="http://mobo.com/mobo-unsung-birmingham-finalists" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobo Unsung awards</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in 2012.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was the first </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">unsigned act to appear on </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/rnc5d4">BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">.</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit the <a href="http://www.jacobbanks.co.uk/">Jacob Banks </a>website</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/mr-jacob">Jacob Banks </a>SoundCloud </b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div> <b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">urban beauty said...this is the year where we'll be seeing a lot more of Jacob.</span></b></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> <br /> <h3> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>ShezAr</b></span></h3> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BT_youRwpEYbkVcbXBrfcrP1k-UVJzGiNv-FhCZ7or9nuPHnVx_iI_bmu06qGxypWciUVUpzWF2ZVJyicbfGgN140U0QdvfYS96bTZYnnucW0UR06QMFrEKzoCg6C8MZc7lD-RQg0FI/s1600/portrait1_withlayerW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BT_youRwpEYbkVcbXBrfcrP1k-UVJzGiNv-FhCZ7or9nuPHnVx_iI_bmu06qGxypWciUVUpzWF2ZVJyicbfGgN140U0QdvfYS96bTZYnnucW0UR06QMFrEKzoCg6C8MZc7lD-RQg0FI/s640/portrait1_withlayerW.jpg" width="424" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, this soul diva right here, can sang..not sing!! After hearing her track "Forever" i instantly wrote a <a href="http://urbanbeautysaid.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/hot-song-alert-forever-by-shezar.html?q=shezAr">blogpost</a> about the track because its off the HOOK! </span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facts about ShezAr:</span></div> <div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toured with ‘Wretch 32′, the ‘Soul Acoustic Tour’</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was part of the ‘Female DJ Takeover’ tour by DJ Melody Kane with Lady Lykez, Shystie, and the ‘We Live The Dream’ tour featuring Paigey Cakey and others.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her younger brother is hit maker, Labrinth</span></li> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She ended 2012 being interviewed on Channel 4 Music-based breakfast show Freshly Squeezed 'Ones To Watch - 2013.</span></ul> </div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShezArOfficial">ShezAr </a>Facebook page</b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Visit SheZar Official <a href="https://soundcloud.com/shezarofficial">SoundCloud </a></b></span><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>urban beauty said...we are looking forward to hearing her EP, Electronic Soul Diva</b></span></ul> <h3> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krept and Konan</span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxEGjRXcFJOiejXVujVFhuZhnGwNG-KOVkEGxF7x4eMSFyMpRHolWXJuvyJG6pCDn4yGb8FU42IJHdwb_bc-6DXitpTRQ5iUFwg5FpUhAqMjRw4XDZoYZnhBoxqqayoHbmXrG2beuxqU/s1600/Krept-Konan-AKA-Play-Dirty_MOBO18_Blog-featured.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxEGjRXcFJOiejXVujVFhuZhnGwNG-KOVkEGxF7x4eMSFyMpRHolWXJuvyJG6pCDn4yGb8FU42IJHdwb_bc-6DXitpTRQ5iUFwg5FpUhAqMjRw4XDZoYZnhBoxqqayoHbmXrG2beuxqU/s640/Krept-Konan-AKA-Play-Dirty_MOBO18_Blog-featured.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their Instant banger "Too Young" was on constant repeat in my house. My fiancé first introduced me to the South London rap Duo last year and this catchy song has got to be, one of my favourite tracks of 2013.  Anyway, judging by the success of their latest mix tape, "Young Kings" and fans they have gained, 2014 is going to be a great year for these guys.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facts about Krept and Konan:</span><br /> <br /> <ul> <li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They began rapping together in 2009</span></span></li> <li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They released their latest mix tape, Young Kingz September 2013</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Their real names are; Casyo Johnson </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">"Krept"</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">and Karl Wilson </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">"Konan"</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">The  2011 You Tube cover of </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoEKWtgJQAU" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">Jay Z and Kanye West's Otis</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> raised their profile.</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333;">T</span>hey also set up their own clothing line,<span style="color: #333333;"> <a href="http://www.iplaydirty.co.uk/">Play Dirty</a>.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 18px;">Krept and Konan <a href="https://en-gb.facebook.com/kreptandkonan">Facebook page</a></span></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Visit <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nahim-ahad-1/sets/krept-and-konan-young-kingz">Krept and Konan </a>SoundCloud</b></span></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></b></span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 18px;">urban beauty said... its good to see young men on their grind.</span></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 18px;">Keep up the great work</span></b></span></div> <h3> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Dora Martin </span></h3> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg0a3OF9CR85XD3iBsPP3CQSOg1yPlzP6NjHep7Zm9HDjdXaVHLyxwb6LDvfEtoBjA4-7bhHyLfVn2DTKsZXa9EVAKplzFT8QTZ7T0uOdNqicMomSYihXn1gTsz5xdPuodfuFoFw9BsQ/s1600/DORA_MARTIN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg0a3OF9CR85XD3iBsPP3CQSOg1yPlzP6NjHep7Zm9HDjdXaVHLyxwb6LDvfEtoBjA4-7bhHyLfVn2DTKsZXa9EVAKplzFT8QTZ7T0uOdNqicMomSYihXn1gTsz5xdPuodfuFoFw9BsQ/s640/DORA_MARTIN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I described them in a </span><a href="http://urbanbeautysaid.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/weekly-favourite-finds-pink-boutique.html" style="font-weight: normal;">previous blogpost</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> as "one of the hottest groups around right NOW". </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">London singer/song writers Cherri Voncelle (Cherri V) and Jermaine Riley have joined forces to become </span><a href="http://www.dora-martin.com/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Dora Martin</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and I discovered their beautiful song </span>Skyline<span style="font-weight: normal;">, whilst watching 106& Park and i can't stop listening to this track!!</span></span></span></h3> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facts about Dora Martin:</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">The duo's name is inspired by Dora the Explorer and Martin Luther King, </span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both originally solo artists, have worked with a number of UK and international stars such as Neyo, Chip and Jessie J.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They joined forces in 2012</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are currently working on releasing their EP, "Coalition."</span></li> </ul> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Visit the <a href="http://www.dora-martin.com/">Dora Martin </a>website</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Visit <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cherriv/dora-martin-skyline-snippet">Dora Martin</a> SoundCloud</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>urban beauty said.... this duo are bringing something fresh to the game and i can't wait to hear their EP in 2014.</b></span></div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">urban beauty said.... I'm looking forward to hearing what each of these artists will be launching in 2014.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> </div>

UK Music artists - Ones 2 Watch for 2014

Drum roll please.... For me, there is nothing better than hearing new musical talent, who are bringing something fresh and new to the mu...

Hot Song Alert: "Forever" by ShezAr (Featuring Mac-1)

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Forever "</span></h2> <div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came across the UK artist, <a href="https://twitter.com/ShezArOnly">SheZar </a>on the <a href="http://www.mobo.com/news-blogs/biggest-underground-releases-april-shezar-big-narstie-alex-adams-and-mr-flyboi">Mobo Biggest underground releases </a>and this  girl can SANG!!  </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaulGoTvm2ONMjr36gLr3LTuc5TZio3DBffwkG2RkRMiyDEYEYXUBxZZx0HyGhe3vjEe3k3p0z1qKpdjDqSnYW9kxUNpGRO5DzIvCH3yhDVQ4fzwszjGFZ6v5_Nj713R180MewHXNMauLF/s1600/Shezar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaulGoTvm2ONMjr36gLr3LTuc5TZio3DBffwkG2RkRMiyDEYEYXUBxZZx0HyGhe3vjEe3k3p0z1qKpdjDqSnYW9kxUNpGRO5DzIvCH3yhDVQ4fzwszjGFZ6v5_Nj713R180MewHXNMauLF/s640/Shezar.jpg" width="424" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her new song "Forever" is so catchy, its one of those songs you can't get out of your head. I think there are big things coming for this lady, If she has an album, i definitely want to it. </span><br /> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Support UK talent and check out her </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> incredible voice</span></h4> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You've been waiting such a long time</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now i'm ready, this is all mine"</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PEtYbzem-TE" width="560"></iframe>

Hot Song Alert: "Forever" by ShezAr (Featuring Mac-1)

"Forever " I came across the UK artist, SheZar on the Mobo Biggest underground releases  and this  girl can SANG!!   He...