Hip-Hop
See: J.Lately releases new video for ‘Papayas & Blunt Smoke’
Californian emcee J.Lately has just released a new video for his track “Papayas & Blunt Smoke”. Produced by Space Cadet, its taken from his ‘Be Fucking Happy’ album, which featured guest appearances from Demrick, Khyenci Tienne, Rexx Life Raj, Beejus and KBong as well as production from Mikos Da Gawd, Chase Moore and Kris Rewlz. …
Track: Del & Amp Live – Wheel of Fortune
Describing their new album Gate 13 as a “portal into something progressive, futuristic, and fun”, eminent hip-hop Del the Funky Homosapian and Amp Live have recorded 16 tracks and brought in collaborators such as Goapele, Eligh, Simi, Zyme, Adult Karate, Mr. Micro, and James Melo to make the album, out on 20th April, a mix …
Track: The Streets – Boys will be Boys (feat. Jaykae)
Mike Skinner has dropped another new track today, ‘Boys Will Be Boys’, featuring Jaykae. It follows the release of ‘If You Ever Need To Talk I’m Here’, ‘Burn Bridges’ and ‘Sometimes I Hate My Friends More Than My Enemies’. The new music precedes the forthcoming sold-out tour “The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light”, …
See: Alice Short reveals accompanying video for Collect your thoughts
Alice Short, in her own words, creates “Hip Hop made by an introvert that hangs out with a bunch of songwriters”. She is making a huge impression on the people of her native Nottingham and has been an active part of the vibrant city scene since 2016. Her first single ‘Small Towns’ was featured on …
Track: MC Paul Barman – (((echo chamber))) feat. Open Mike Eagle
What is it to be a rappers rapper? To be a person who your contemporaries look up to? Well, MC Paul Barman could quite easily be the person to answer that. Since Prince Paul introduced him to the masses with ‘It’s very stimulating’, he’s been turning heads in the world of hip-hop. Masta Ace used …
Album Review: Linqua Franqa – Model Minority
Out right now is Model Minority, the debut full length from Linqua Franqa, aka Athens-based rapper and linguist Mariah Parker. The linquist doctorate student at the University of Georgia has produced a record of maturity and impeccably crafted hip-hop, that must rank amongst the best hip-hop records of the year. Made up largely of her …
Track: Suspect – One Way ft. Skepta & Jesse James Solomon
Ahead of the release of his forthcoming album on Rinse, Suspect has released a new track ‘One Way’ featuring Mercury Prize winning MC Skepta, and young rapper Jesse James Solomon, someone he hea regularly contributed with in the past. After hearing the track in its early stages, Skepta penned the vocals for his verses. Slowed …
Track: Young Fathers – Toy, plus European Tour dates
Just ahead of the release of their third album Cocoa Sugar, Scottish hip-hop trio Young Fathers have released a new track, Toy. The band Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham ‘G’ Hastings and Kayus Bankole, have already released two tracks from the album, lead single Lord and, currently recieving heavy airplay, In my view, and Toy follows on …
See: Rat Boy releases music video for “Knock Knock pt.II”
Rat Boy has released the music video for “Knock Knock pt.II” from new seven-track release “Civil Disorder”. The video features rehearsal clips of Rat Boy and his band combined with clips of them driving around in a car customised with “SCUM” graffiti; a nod to Rat Boy’s debut album, and was edited and directed by …
Soundtrack of our lives: Stephen Jones / Babybird
If you think it all began and ended with You’re Gorgeous, a song which catapulted Stephen Jones into the mainstream 22 years ago (number 3 in the UK charts) , then you’d be mistaken. He’d already recorded a handful of records by that point, and since then, with the help of bandcamp he’s released nigh …