Hip-Hop
See: Flatbush Zombies release new video for ‘This is it’
Brooklyn rap trio Flatbush Zombies, aka Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice and Erick Arc Elliott are one of the hottest acts in Hip-Hop right now, having released a couple of mixtapes and their highly regarded Clockwork Indigo EP since their inception in 2012. Ahead of their debut album 3001: A laced Odyssey the band are following …
Album Review: Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
With every album expected to be released in 2016, few have had the same amount of hype as Kanye West’s seventh solo record, So Help Me God, SWISH, Waves, The Life of Pablo. Much like Rihanna’s Anti, the release of this record has been a messy, rushed, and ineffective affair on behalf of that god …
Track: SHA¥ Khushrenada – 10’s
Taken from his forthcoming mixtape, The Karman Line, produced by Toby Kenobi from the Astronaut Heroics collective, 10’s is the latest track to be released by London rapper SHA¥ Khushrenada. Talking about the track, he says that it’s “…simply about the paper chase, some people see money as a want, others a need. I talk …
Track: Nico Ghost – Night Terrors
Joining the likes of Allday and Ivan Ooze at the forefront of a new wave of Australian hip-hop is Melbourne MC Nico Ghost. Following on from his debut EP ‘Kaishi’, he’s already gained a slot at the Beyond the Valley festival and supported Wu-tang clan. Ahead of his support slot with G-Eazy this week around …
Track: SamuelThe1st – Bo Jackson
Ahead of his forthcoming project Pinehurst, produced entirely by DrewLocs, Portland Oregan MC SamuelThe1st has released new music – Bo Jackson produced by the prolific Stewart Villain who’s dropped a background cut up from some smooth jazz and some scattering percussive work. Over the top, Samuel both raps and sings, laying out via some insightful …
Track: Iris Gold – Steve McQueen
The slightly retro but joyously laid back Pop feel of Iris Golds new single, Steve McQueen, perhaps owes something to her unconventional upbringing. Born in London, but brought up in what was essentially what appears to have been a nomadic childhood, which included time squatting for intervals above the famous Folkteatret (‘People’s theatre’) and autonomous …
Track: Grandtheft & Lambo feat. Philly Swain – Boogie and Ball
Originally intended for his Quit this City EP, Toronto producer Grandtheft decided to keep a little something back in the shape of this new hip-hop collaboration with Lambo and Philly Swain, titled Boogie and Ball. He’s the go-to remixer of choice to the cream of the pop crop, raking in 20 million plays on his …
Track: Dear Tatiana – Staycaytion
Orlando, Florida quartet Dear Tatiana mix things up with their rhymes and raps working in tandem with their pop-punk attitude. With their new single Staycation, they’ve mixed up some warm, summery synths, with a good helping of RnB infused pop to make something that floats into your senses. One of the quartet, Thayne explains the …
Live Review: Fun Lovin Criminals Leeds 4.2.2016
The Fun Lovin Criminals burst onto the scene 20 years ago. A cock sure, smooth talking, trio that liked a toot and more than a few shots of tequila. With no regard for genres or boundaries,the self-professed Kings of New York took us a little bit by surprise, providing a welcome alternative to the over …
Track: Enea – 21
Detroit emcee Enea has been rapping since he was 8, and released his debut mixtape ‘Accept me’ last August. Now he’s back with a new single, 21. It’s a playful and poppy look at his life, driven by this slippery soul pop backing, full of vocal harmonies and string stabs, as guitars gently noodle away …