My big week: Robert Hylton, Urban mover

Robert Hylton

Friday night drinks? Meet me:

Depends on what part of the country I'm in. Good Guinness is always a key issue.

Where I'll be wearing my new:

Trainers. It's always good to have a fresh pair on standby, even better to premiere a new style first.

And this weekend I'm planning on:

Performing on Friday as part of Urban Classicism, with the show Verse, and off to watch Busta Rhymes on Saturday.

If I was at home I would be:

Relaxing and catching up with people, going to the movies, or a good jam.

But first I'll need to refuel at my favourite cafe:

There are a couple of good places near my house in Finsbury Park, London. I also like Galangal Thai in Camden, London - great fish. Saturday evening.

If my dreams came true there would be a gig by:

James Brown is on my list, but dreamtime would be Mary J. Blige.

But if there's nothing else doing I'll probably just:

Stay home, cook, and chill with my peeps.

On my stereo/headphones is:

Alice Coltrane. Hip-hop-wise, Method Man was the last CD I bought.

The books I can't put down are:

Peter Brook, the theatre director, is someone I'm reading about. Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, by Jeff Chang, is a great read.

The TV show I take the phone off the hook for:

The Sopranos, NYPD Blue, and hip-hop dance DVDs are a weakness as I'm a collector.

The movie I've been dying to see:

I have been getting into Korean films of late.

A non-cooking Monday night means takeaways from:

Any good Jamaican takeaway, rice peas and jerk chicken, fried fish, curry goat and ackee.

Or a splash-out Wednesday night restaurant would be:

The Ivy, London - if I could get in.

* Robert Hylton performs in the Tempo Dance Festival on Friday, 8pm, at the Auckland Town Hall. See story page 23