Benga

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He describes it as "the most 'me' it's been since 'Diary Of An Afro Warrior'".

Things haven't been the same without him.

While there's little info on this project aside from the tweet down below, we got word today that Benga, who announced that he was getting married and

When we got word that Benga was retiring from DJing, one of the questions we immediately had was "well, what's going on with the Skream & Benga show?" That answer came in the form of an official statement we obtained from BBC Radio 1, saying that Benga was also leaving the show. At the time of the retirement, Skream had commended Benga for his decision, but we'd not heard word from him regarding the radio show... until this recent interview with inthemix.

Yesterday, the bass music community was rocked when Benga announced that his "djing career was finished" via a short Facebook update. One of the immediate questions, aside from "does this mean he's going to stop producing as well?" was what would happen to the Skream & Benga show, which has been airing on Friday nights at 11PM on BBC Radio 1 since April of 2012. We did some asking around, and got the following statement from a spokesperson at Radio 1.

We know many of you are on some "dubstep is dead" shit, but recognize impactful news when it hits. Assuming that Benga's Facebook message (and the disappearance of his @iambenga Twitter account, which seems to still be in motion) are correct, he's leaving the music game to start a family.

Very rarely do I write my own words about my musical endeavors, but this moment seemed appropriate. I'm 30-years-old, and have been listening to electronic dance music for more than half of my life. We were the first wave of teenagers that were sharing high-quality records via broadband, and did so through every avenue that you could imagine.

Kano's had one of those interesting careers; he's a product of the UK grime scene, and parlayed that praise to working on tracks with Terror Danjah, C

Score one for the bad guys. Tonight on Skream & Benga's BBC Radio 1 program, our own resident bass music ambassador Nappy will be featured in their "S

When we got word that Benga was one of the producers that reworked Donna Summer material for the forthcoming Love To Love You Donna remix album, we we

Have you ever wondered what the DJ touring life is like? The beautiful cars, the exotic foods, the thirsty fans, and of course the delightful traveling arrangements are all of course the ideals. Benga recently traveled to India bringing his massive pioneering dubstep wobbles along with him. Giving an MTV Cribs-inspired tour of his hotel room in Mumbai, Benga shows us where he watches porn, what he does in the shower, and of course, where the magic happens.

"Choose 1" was already pegged by DAD as one of the highlights of Benga's Chapter II album, and now Laxx toughens the track up with this special remix. Youngman is front and center, but instead of the more melodic bounce, we get heavier drums, deeper bassdrops, and the main melody being pushed a bit back. It's still as big as it ever was, but has a more sinister, moody vibe to it. This one seems to be pretty hot off the presses, so who knows when it'll drop.

When the Red Bull Music Academy hits your town, you should start clearing your calendar. Not only will you be treated to some great nights of music, b