Since news emerged in mid-2018 that Jammer and Ratty's renowned clashing platform Lord of the Mics would be returning for its eighth and ninth editions, we've been extensively covering the drama as it unfolds. It might have been hard to keep up, so here's a one-stop shop where you can catch up on all 40+ dubs related to the new edition of Lord of the Mics. Those without links have been removed from the internet by the artists.
Pre-announcement (full article here)
- 21 May 2017: Yizzy and Micofcourse clash outside Mode FM
- 15 August 2018: Mischief Artist - "Are You Gonna Shut Up?" (send for Funky Dee)
- 17 August: Mischief Artist - "Chunky Dee" (send for Funky Dee)
- 8 September: Mischief Artist - "3 Nil" (send for Funky Dee)
- 25 December: Aaze - "Merry Dubmas" (send for Master Peace, Squintz, Renz, Omega & SBK)
- 25 December: Squintz - "HumBug" (send for Aaze)
- 27 December: Renz - "2-0" (send for Aaze)
- 30 December: Aaze - "Knobset" (send for Squintz & Renz)
- 30 December 2018: Squintz - "IDIOT" (send for Aaze)
- 3 January 2019: Blessed - "Charlie Sheen" (send for Charlie Trees)
- 6 January: Mischief Artist - "Brave" (send for Funky Dee)
- 7 January: Dramah & Kontagious - "Lightwork Freestyle" (send for Yizzy & Gemin1)
- 11 January: SBK - "Tyreece" (send for T.Roadz)
- 13 January: T.Roadz - "Warning" (send for SBK)
- 15 January: F.O.S. - "War Dub" (send for Yizzy, PK, Ten Dixon, CeeJay, Cadell, Kamakaze, Tantskii & Coco)
Hype Sessions (full article here)
- 12 May: F.O.S. - "Hype Session" (send for Reece West)
- 12 May: Reece West - "Hype Session" (send for F.O.S.)
- 19 May: T.Roadz - "Domino's Boy" (send for SBK)
- 19 May: SBK - "Hype Session" (send for T.Roadz)
- 26 May: Logan - "Hype Session" (send for Armz)
- 26 May: Armz - "F Logan" (send for Logan, JoSoSick & Funky Dee)
- 2 June: Jay0117 - "Vajazzle" (send for Tommy B & Rolla)
- 2 June: Tommy B - "Hype Session" (send for Jay0117)
- 9 June: Funky Dee - "Known" (send for Mischief Artist)
- 9 June: Mischief Artist - "Hype Session" (send for Funky Dee)
- 16 June: Dialect - "Hype Session" (send for Jafro)
- 16 June: Jafro, KayP & C Dash - "King's Landing" (send for Dialect, Zen & P Solja)
- 23 June: Ten Dixon - "Hype Session" (send for Tana)
- 23 June: Tana - "Skeng 4 Ten" (send for Ten Dixon & Blessed)
- 30 June: Rawza - "Who's Basic???" (send for Gen)
- 30 June: Gen - "Hype Session" (send for Rawza & Izzie Gibbs)
- 7 July: Yizzy - "Hype Session" (send for Micofcourse)
- 7 July: Micofcourse - "Feline" (send for Yizzy)
Post-announcement
- 22 March: CeeJay - "Lord of the Mic" (send for Yizzy)
- 5 June: Ten Dixon - "Mr Slap Off Hat" (send for Tana)
- 6 June: GHSTLY XXVII - "Smoke Bacon" (send for Logan)
- 26 June: Blessed - "Jokeman" (send for Tana)
- 27 June: Ten Dixon - "Top" (send for Tana)
- 5 July: Rawza - "Gen" (send for Gen)
- 7 July: Gen - "Raw" (send for Rawza)
- 16 July: SBK - "Warm Up" (send for Yizzy, Ten Dixon, T.Roadz, Mischief Artist, Aaze, Hoodz, AshOnCam & Starzzy)
- 19 July: Mischief Artist - "W.A.R" (send for Jammer, Micofcourse, Ten Dixon, SBK & Funky Dee)
- 22 July: Starzzy - "SBGay" (send for SBK)
Lord of the Mics VIII, alongside the Skepta-produced all-star riddim, are due to be released imminently. We've heard two more war dubs that are due to be released in the near future, so keep an eye out here for new additions. If you're already all caught up, head here for a sneak peek at some of the MCs involved in 2020's Lord of the Mics IX.