The Mouse Outfit

Manchester’s nine-­piece hip hop collective ​The Mouse Outfit ​are the future of contemporary hip ­hop. With their unique crossover sound of hip hop, soul, jazz, funk and reggae layered with some of the finest bars from insanely talented MCs.

The force of this group of mega talented instrumentalists, producers and MCs is only on the rise. Their critically acclaimed debut album Escape Music won UK hip hop album of the year 2013 (Wordplay Magazine) and was ranked in ABC News’ top 50 albums of 2013.

Featuring an ever-changing lineup of MCs, Mouse Outfit are constantly changing things up and keeping things fresh. It is an epic journey that continually builds in tempo and momentum fusing classic jump up themes and hip hop medleys with thumping funk bass lines and classic breaks.

'A slick combination of quality samples and fiendish beats. The smorgasbord of soul, jazz, funk and reggae influences . . . some of Britain’s most promising emcees.' UKHH

'Imagine an iPod shuffle stuffed full of some of the best funk, hip hop and soul tracks ever recorded and that’s pretty much what you get from a Mouse Outfit show.' Gig Junkies

'Nobody can tell us that there is a better hip hop production team out in the UK right now! This year has seen them release a slew of amazing tracks.' It’s Black Current