Hip Hop Connection


June 24th, 2009

HHCThe following article is taken from HHC Digital.

“Having just dropped a strong debut EP, we checked in with the Lowestoft lads to talk about Stella, the state of the UK scene, and the line “Never thought that she’d turn Navratilova”…

What’s the story behind the name Delusionists?
Ben Black: “It’s kind of a dig at ourselves really – like, we must be deluded if we think we can come out of nowhere, make hip-hop music and expect people to respect it. But we do! I also wanted a name that, alphabetically, would put us next to De La Soul in record shops. True story.” (more…)

The Prolusion (HHC Digital)


June 18th, 2009

reviewsThe following article first appeared in HHC Digital 003.

“Hailing from the decidedly unsexy climes of Lowestoft, Delusionists pick the expected fare of small-town fixations to fuel their debut EP – namely, smoking weed, pulling women, and the realities of life outside the limelight. But like a refreshing gust of East Anglian air, rapper-stroke-producer Benjamin Black successfully breathes new life into old conceits: On ‘To The Next…’ the verbal jester presents the countryside’s answer to Jay-Z’s ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’, nobbing everyone from fat birds to village bicycles with comedic gusto. Accessible and punchy!”

- Chris Schonberger

HHC Digital 003 also contains a mix put together by none other than The Last Skeptik, who chose our joint To The Next… to throw into the playlist. Download the whole darn thing here.