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Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers

The thing about Kendrick Lamar albums is that they become, in their own way, cultural touchstones. To Pimp a Butterfly immediately became regarded as one of the best albums, certainly…

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Soundtracks of our lives: Athens based rapper Linqua Franqa picks us her most important records

Athens based linguist/rapper Mariah Parker, aka Linqua Franqa, has her debut album The Model Minority released today via HHBTM Records. As expected from someone with a masters degree in linguistics,…

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Track / Video

See: James Blake releases new track / video for ‘If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead’, plus European tour dates

Thing with having your own Radio 1 Residency is it’s the ideal place to premiere your own material, which is exactly what James Blake did last night. It’s another surprise…

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Feature: Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 2016

Last year for the first time we put together our favourite hip-hop tracks of 2015. With 2016 being an equally strong year for the genre, it only seemed right that we…

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Feature: Top 20 albums of the year – Backseat Mafia staff pick

How do you judge what were the best albums of the year? Well, here at Backseat Mafia its a collaborative affair, where everyone that writes for us has as much…

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Music

Feature: Top 20 Hip-Hop Tracks of 2015

2015 has been a great year for hip-hop music. With the so many legends returning to the game, it was inevitable this was going to be a strong list. But…

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Album review: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly

Writer: Carmen Efferson Compton’s native son delivers a sound riot revolution with a backbeat and a message to young black males the ghost of Mandela hope my flows they propel…

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See: Flying Lotus releases new video for Never Catch Me feat. Kendrick Lamar

It would be fair to say that Kendrick Lamar’s new single ‘i’ has been controversial, with many seeing it as Kendrick’s play for the radio. That the Kendrick featuring ‘Never…

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