hip-hop rap
Mixtape: Digga D overcomes censorship with unapologetic ‘Made In The Pyrex’ mixtape
Dubbed as UK drill’s golden boy, and never far from controversy, Digga D’s rise to fame over the past 3-years-or-so has been nothing short of notorious. ‘Made In The Pyrex’ was absolutely needed to bookmark this period adequately. His ‘Next Up’ freestyle in 2017 stopped everyone in their tracks and the success of ‘Woi’ and ‘Chingy’ commercially …
Premiere: RUNK – She Don’t Want Ya No Mo feat. Crackerjack
RUNK or Rebels Unite with New Knowledge is the new moniker of Londoner Victor Davis, former darling of mid naughtiest acoustic soul jazz. He’s kept some of that and added hip-hop, house and funk to the mix with his new project, and we’re delighted to premiere She Don’t Want Ya No Mo feat. Crackerjack today …
See: Aesop Rock reveals new video for Drums on the Wheel
I don’t play video games. I wish I could because I remember the escape from childhood, but they just don’t keep my attention anymore. But when a video game’s creator recruits Aesop Rock to provide the soundtrack you’ve got my attention. “Rap’s most verbose MC/producer” has released a new EP of music he created to …
Track: Quelle Chris & Chris Keys – Sacred Safe
Following on from their 2015 album, Detroit hip-hop veteran and multi-instrumentalist Chris Keys have renewed their partnership for Innocent Country 2, and from it have released Sacred Safe, which features guests Homeboy Sandman, Cavalier and Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards. It’s out on April 24th via Mello Music Group. There’s a feeling of 70s funk jazz …
Album Review: Everything is Recorded – Friday Forever
I tend to view concept albums with suspicion so when XL chief Richard Russell’s Everything is Recorded project landed in our inbox, complete with explanation that here was an exploration of Friday nights (the songs even have timings of the evening as part of their timings) my eyes slanted and in a Clint Eastwood way, …
See: Jeshi releases new video for Coming Down
Walthamstow MC/Producer Jeshi has revealed a new video for ‘Coming Down’ taken from his forthcoming Bad Taste EP, out this Friday (April 3rd) via Because Music. Growing up with the likes of The Neptunes and Erykah Badu, he has taken some of that influence, alongside the likes of Toro Y Moi, and made this smoky,, …
Track: Bishop Nehru – Emporer
Bishop Nehru, one of the most talented MC’s around, is back with a new self-written and produced album ‘Nehruvia: My Disregarded Thoughts’, out on May 8th and available for pre-order here. Of the track, he says “EMPEROR was just a track that I was making specifically to have fun at lives shows,” adding: “I wanted to be able …
Track: Run the Jewels – Ooh La La
Following on from the recent single ‘Yankee the brave (EP. 4), stellar hip-hop duo Run the Jewels have followed up the recent ‘Yankee and the Brave (EP. 4) with another single taken from their forthcoming RTJ4 album, Ooh La La. Featuring Greg Nice and DJ Premier, the track is built on a straightforward beat, over …
Album Review: Dave + Sam – No Shade
Pushing and prodding at the edges of House Music, Dave + Sam, aka vocalist Dave Giles II and producer Sam O.B., have always been thought of as mavericks. They’ve played on that, extended that reputation even with their new album No Shade, out on the Classic Music Company this coming Friday (27th March) digitally, having …
News: Public Enemy issue statement that signals the end for Flavor Flav
Public Enemy have issued a statement following reports that long time MC Flavor Flav had been sacked over his political views. The statement denies this is the case, instead highlighting various misdemeanours over time, and suggests that the relationship is over between Flav and the band. The statement in full reads: Public Enemy did not …