We’ve got a pair of tickets to an incredible event taking place at the Barbican featuring Fazer, Skepta, Devlin and Ms Dynamite on March 3 to be won.

Urban Classic on Saturday March 3, 2012 – the Barbican’s 30th birthday – is a meeting of musical cultures, bringing together the BBC Symphony Orchestra with leading artists from the UK’s urban music scene, including multiple BRIT and MOBO Award-winner Ms Dynamite, N-Dubz producer Fazer, Essex baby of the Grime scene (The Independent) Devlin and London MC Skepta.

Conducted by Jules Buckley – fresh from his collaboration with Basement Jaxx and the Metropole Orkest, where he is Principal Conductor – the BBC Symphony Orchestra performs brand new arrangements by Jason Yarde and Ayanna Witter-Johnson as well as orchestral pieces (repertoire tbc). These new arrangements feature breakthrough anthems, top hits and exciting new material from the four urban artists, who also collaborate and perform on stage together.

The Urban Classic concert will be simultaneously broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra.

Urban Classic forms part of Music Nation – a nationwide weekend of live music events across the UK on 3 & 4 March 2012. Devised and led by the BBC the weekend is the first nationwide countdown event to the London 2012 Festival.

An unprecedented collaboration of the UK’s orchestral and music-making communities across all genres, Music Nation aims to engage as many people as possible over the weekend and also sees Rufus Wainwright performing the UK premiere of his settings of five of Shakespeare’s sonnets with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall (Sun 4 March, returns only). The Barbican Weekender on 3 & 4 March will also be part of Music Nation, comprising a free weekend of art, dance, music theatre and film for all ages with an urban twist.

To win a pair of tickets to See Fazer, Skepta, Devlin & Ms Dynamite With The BBC Symphany Orchestra At Urban Classic on Saturday March 3, enter our competition on the Welcome/Comps page of facebook.com/rwdmagfans

Buy tickets to Urban Classic right here.

Debuted by Mistajam [who else?] Manga & Wiley talk to the a Hottie on their new single. Features a great use of Wiley’s favourite world “Wrong’un”.

With new film projects Payback Season [previewed in the latest issue of RWD] and Noel Clarke’s The Knot with Mena Suvari in the offing, Snakeyman stands up tall for the UK Soliders with lieutenant Ghetts.

Another of our 12 for ‘12 tips, Lady Leshurr drops visuals on her tongue twisting 2000ANDL opener Good God.

Another of our 12 for ‘12 tips, Lady Leshurr drops visuals on her tongue twisting 2000ANDL opener Good God.

Previously: Lady Leshurr & DJ Whoo Kid Release Their Free 2000ANDL Mixtape

Having starred in our latest issue, TMS have hooked-up with Jagga and Devlin for this massive free download.

Download the song for free from officialdevlin.com/freedownload

Building on his recent prolific streak, Mr Mitchell puts his best foot forward with a hot new single On The Rooftop.

Ghetts gets to flexing with his dramatic new drop Sky High.

Watch our interview with Ghetts for the *Eckō Unltd. Presents The Renaissance campaign late last year below.

Skepta’s so Skepta he actually got a certificate to prove it.

We caught up with Preditah ahead of the release of his highly anticipated Circles EP to talk plans for 2012 and how the instrumental came about in the first place.

Firstly the promo video is a good look, how do you feel about it seeing all of those MC’s on your beat?

Everyones loving that man because it’s something different. Its what I’m all about really, just something a little bit different.

How did Circles come about?

I went to a club and I thought to myself, well, the whole night there was no grime tunes getting played well and I thought I’ve gotta get together a tune that can get played in a club whether its a club or a party or whatever. I went home and I made that in one go really. It took me about two to three hours.

When you was making it who did you want to vocal it?

Basically it was all one tune at first like when it drops in the first 8 bars it was bit too serious so then I added a little happy part to it that everyone can remember like a ringtone and I just kind of thought this blends together nicely. So you’ve got the dark side and the kind of middle side thats why its an 8 bar tune.

What’s up next then soundwise because we hear you’ve been in the studio with everyone?

Something more like Circles where it’s a grime tune but its got played as Radio 1/1Xtra’s big track. I hear kids playing it in college, females like it which isn’t often because they don’t like all the dark stuff, adults like it, like somebody’s single.

For the rest of the year what can we expect from Preditah?

I’ve got quite a few plans but I’d rather keep it natural and leave my manager to make the plans and I’ll do all the beats and continue to push myself  but mainly work on people’s albums a lot this year and female singers.

Which artists are you feeling and hoping to work with at the moment?

Ruby Lee Ryder as far as females, she’s fresh. MC wise, I’m feeling Scrufizzer the most.

Lastly by the end of 2012 where do you want to see yourself?

I just wanna be a household name in the UK like Labrinth. I look up to him a lot he basically broke the rules of pop music because pop was usually just a bit dance and that and he’s just brought the D&B influence into it and I want to push grime further than what it’s ever been because grime has never been that far and I want to be the guy to do it.

You can buy Circles EP on limited edition orange vinyl here or the digital version on iTunes

S.K.I.T.Z Beatz gets into a zone while making a very, very epic beat.

S.K.I.T.Z Beatz gets into a zone while making a very, very epic beat.

Previously: S.K.I.T.Z Beatz Quick Beat *Pause* [VIDEO]