Kid Acne - Yorkshire's finest. Tour begins tonight

South Yorks! The motherfuckin South Yorks! - Kid Acne's one talented rapper, designer, graf artist and general one man creative tornado. He's signed to Lex Records - home to Danger Mouse, Prince Po and many other very fine leftfield rappers.

It's just a shame that our London-centred media and music industry just isn't into regional hip hop. Sad but true. It's something of a novelty, comedy even. Like rapping Yorkshire coalminer, Pitman. Can anyone name a homegrown rap artist outside of London that's got props, kudos or made it??

Here's where you can catch him

Thur 25th Oct, City Festival, Brighton
Fri 26th Oct, Stealth, Nottingham
Sat 27th Oct, Digital, Newcastle
Wed 31st Oct, The Shakespeare, Sheffield
Thur 1st Nov, The Swan, Ipswich
Fri 2nd Nov, The Swan, Aylesbury
Sat 3rd Nov, Astoria 2, London
Sun 6th Nov, Royal Park Cellars, Leeds
Wed 7th Nov, Sankys Soap, Manchester
Sat 10th Nov, SWN festival, Callaghans, Cardiff
Wed 14th Nov, The Three Horseshoes, Doncaster
Fri 16th Nov, Amersham Arms, London
Sun 18th Nov, The Grapes, Sheffield
Thur 22nd Nov, Stylus, Leeds University
Fri 23rd Nov, George II, Luton
Sat 24th Nov, The Social, Nottingham
Wed 28th Nov, TBC, London
Sat 1st Dec, Carters Old No7, Barnsley
Sun 2nd Dec, Purple Turtle, Oxford

cheers to man like Ben Run Tings Harries for the info and repping real hip hop, that's got something to say beyond war, bling and bitches. Ait.