YNR 001: JEHST - Premonitions EP

''A lot of chump chimps are sitting there compactly thinking they're gods gift to the microphone but don't really know how high the creativity level is right now. This is how high. The way emceeing is currently connecting with spirituality is almost frightening in its mystery. 'Life imitating art' featuring lexis, is an awesome spine electrifying relentless ebb of higher learning lyricism ''
Hip Hop Connection

"A cinematic sounding ep saturated in earth quaking beats...the young emcee’s lyrics drop time bombs in the ears of listeners ready to explode long after the listening experience has taken place"****
Mike Lewis, Hip Hop Connection

YNR 003: TOMMY EVANS - Time Capsule EP

"Thoughtful tracks exhaust concepts in an awesome display of confidence"*****
Hip Hop record of the month
Ben Weaver, Knowledge

"The quiet one who sits in the corner and drops a ton of knowledge on you. a nice debut"****
Danny, ukhh.com

YNR 004: EVIL ED - The Tournament EP

" As hefty as the quivering thighs of a Sunderland single mum and just as much fun to get lost in...finally something I want to keep"****
Pete Cashmore, Hip Hop Connection

"A multiflavoured EP that could be contender in the best release of the year."
Blokey, ukhh.com

YNR 005: TOMMY EVANS - Four Elements EP

"A quantum leap...a little piece of perfection" *****
Will Ashon, Muzik (Hip hop record of the month)

"Its safe to say you need this in your life"
Ryan Proctor, Blues and Soul

YNR 006: CEE-WHY - Water Torture b/w The Great Escape

"Fuckin’ love YNR...Superb" ****
Neil Kulkarni, DJ

"Raw and nasty beats courtesy of Cee-Why...with Jehst and Tommy Evans providing the lyric's the whole thing is bruising"
Will Ashon, Muzik

YNR 007: TOMMY EVANS - Four Horsemen b/w Not Nice

"Tommy drops his most accomplished single yet. 4 Horsemen is one of the baddest posse cuts from the UK this year...the kind of track that is moving the scene into the next level."
Hip Hop record of the month
Knowledge

"Tommy shines bright on Hip "Not Nice" as well. I think he's nice with his actually."
Andrew Emery, Hip Hop Connection

ìOne of the busiest labels in UK hip hop
drops another gem for pure Brit-rap fansî
Yoda, International DJ

YNR 013: VARIOUS - Young N Restless Vol.1 (CD)

ìOne of the most consistent labels in the country YNR remind everyone of their pedigree with this unstoppable compilationî
Grammar
Big Smoke

ìYNR put out no fucking around straight up hip hop of a high calibre ...This humble reviewer is totally on their jocksî
****
James McNally, Hip Hop Connection

YNR 014: THE SUNDRAGON - The Path b/w Watching

ìThis record delivers everything it promises and any self-respecting head is advised to go seek it outî
Big Smoke

ìWonderful stuff, as ever, from YNRî ****
Neil Kulkarni DJ

"Another great ambassador for the UK scene... Evansí lyrics a little bit funnier and deeper than most of the competition"
Knowledge

"This is something heavy!!!"
Unity

"Definitely worth experiencing the turbulent life of Tommy Evans."
Knowledge

YNR 017: TOMMY EVANS - Another Hit b/w Revolutions

"Another Hit is a strong track... on this evidence the LP will be worth a look too."
Undercover

"A head bouncing thug anthem... Another Revolutionary Hit"
Blues & Soul

YNR 018: TOMMY EVANS - New Years Revolutions Double LP/CD

"NYR should at last give The Streets some much needed competition"
Neil Gardner, Rocksound

"An impressive, politicised debut"
The Observer Music Monthly

"A gallant attempt to shift UK Hip hop to a new politicsed level"
Emma Warren, Q

"It's only when you hear an emcee saying something that you realise just how many are saying absolutely nothing"
Ryan Proctor, Blues & Soul

"How hip hop should be"
Knowledge

YNR 019: ASAVIOUR -The Homecoming b/w Money in The Bank (Remix)

"Single of the month has to be Asaviourís The Homecoming (Ynr) Backed with the Amazing ìMoney in the bankî Remix produced by Jehstî
Single of the month
Dan Greenpeace, Hip Hop Connection

"The Homecomingí is one of the most confident tracks Iíve ever heard from YNR" "Asaviour sounds like a star already for the duration of ìThe Homecomingî and thatís all that matters."
****
Neil Kulkarni, DJ


" Asaviourís flow is slick like Rick!""One of YNR's best 12"s to date without doubt."
www.scenariorecords.com

YNR 020: TOMMY EVANS Remain Forever (feat. Neneh Cherry) b/w ìPortraitî

YNR 021: BILLY BRIMSTONE - Keep it live 7

ìThis one tracker is a weeded out Stone Age funk 7-inch gem. Mr. Brimstone keeps it live with a good blend of a dope beats and high grade rhyming. Could there be an Album coming? Iím not waiting in my cave, Iím going down the village to find out.î
7/10

Big Smoke, Issue 6

YNR 022: SIR SMURF LIL Outside b/w City Night Life

ìReally incredible lyrics and Jehstís stumble-assed backwards beats suit the strangeness/surrealism perfectly.î
****
Neil Kulkarni, DJ Magazine, Jan 06

ìHe has his own sound going on, which puts him in good stead for the ëMyalphaí long-player thatís on its way. Once again YNR are keeping things moving with another alternative release, creating a gust of fresh air about the scene. Production throughout this 12î is handled by Jehst, and heís done a mighty fine job, ensuring this sucker bangs in all the right places.î

Ben Weaver, Undercover, Oct 05

YNR 023/CD: SIR SMURF LIL Myalpha Double LP/CD

YNR 024: SIR SMURF LIL Timothy b/w Ghetto Graduate

ìOn ëTimothyí Sir Smurf Lilí rips intriguingly ambivalent rhymes over an LG backdropÖan odd mix of medieval folk psaltery, bumping heavy beats and squelchy swathes of bubble-dub synth. Essential. On the flip, ëGhetto Graduateí, Jehst pulls jazz out of the club and down the alleys, until it belches and gurgles with the combined filth of a whole cityís weekend wastage. Fantastic stuff.î
**** Single of the month
DJ Magazine, Nov 06

ìGhetto Graduate, a hard-hitting but brilliantly-written account of the difference between inner city friction and real misery. ëTimothyí shows a similar lyrical acumen, Smurf reproaching himself for failing a friend who fell to drugs over LGís stipped-back drums. A reminder that great rappers come with both style and content.î
****
Touch, Nov. 06

YNR 025: JEHST Dynamite Sound b/w Psychedelic Phlegm 12

YNR PROOCD1: THE COLONY Bootprints and Fistmarks: The Mixtape

ìCross collaboration with members of the NYC underground such as Killah Priest, Posion Pen, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Immortal Technique, not to mention the whole Colony crew and special guests. Mixed by MK and Hosted by Jehst.î
*Editors Choice*

Big Smoke, Issue 8

On YNR

"The consistently excellent YNR label has yet to hint of any sub quality at all."
Spoon, ukhh.com

"NWA kick started all that gangsta/violent shit and onyx all ready mastered that darkness... why aren’t Jehst and his YNR Productions (Nmonic,Tommy Evans, Asaviour) unit all over the radio instead? they’re obviously artistically superior."
Creature from the wack lagoon, Hip Hop Connection


ìYNR are one of the UKís most consistent hip-hop labels in terms of releases and content.î
Echoes, Nov. 06