Hip-Hop
Track: Young Brew – OWN
Young Brew, the North Carolina MC has released his new single, Own. Its a joint production by Raleigh’s Hydro Beatz and Montreal’s Yung Drilla, and is hosted by Atlanta DJ Lil Keem. Asked to describe the sentiment behind the track, Young Brew says that Own is about feeling “the only thing that’s stopping you or …
Track: TYGA – Baller alert feat. Rick Ross & 2 Chainz
If there’s one thug that’s definitely made it big, it’s Los Angeles rapper TYGA. Featuring contributions from Rick Ross and 2 Chainz, his new single Baller Alert its taken from his forthcoming mixtape Rawwest Nigga Alive, which drops on Friday December 18th. Built over this rolling percussive beats, eerie synths stabs and assorted sirens and …
See: Ghostpoet shares new video for ‘Be right back, moving house’
Its been quite a year for Ghostpoet. His album Shedding Skin, as well as being one of the albums of the year, was nominated for a mercury prize, though – aren’t all of his albums? He’s released a new video for the track ‘Be right back, moving house’, a wistful, pondering track ‘I sit right …
Win: 2 Tickets for Akua Naru @ Rich Mix
If you missed Akua Narus debut album “…the journey aflame”, you missed out on not only someone with a sense of poetry and drama in her rhymes and story telling, or someone who’s jazz/funk infused hip-hop brings to mind the likes of the Roots, Erykah Badu and Lauren Hill, but someone who is right now …
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 it’s not just the older players that make things up. New and emerging acts have also come along to put their own twist on things. …
See: Marco Pavé releases video for Black Tux
Memphis rapper / social activist Marco Pavé has released a new video to accompany the track Black Tux, taken from his new EP, Perception. Already a hero in his locality as he campaigns for literacy for at risk youth and other good causes, he continues to spread his political messages through his music. The track, …
See: LNDN DRGS release video for Aktive
LNDN DRGS, aka production duo Jay Worthy and Sean House released a 6-track album, Aktive, for free last week. Not only did it show off their R&B filled G-Funk, but it featured some collaborations with artists at the top of their game right now, including ReTCH, Krayzie Bone and one of the last things the …
Track: Pusha T – Untouchable
Pusha T has mastered the art of not becoming satirized. This is something he cites in the opening of his new track “Untouchable”. He states, “ I drops every blue moon/ to separate myself from the kings of the Youtube.” “Untouchable” is Pusha T’s first Timberland beat featuring a Notorious B.I.G sample. Although the affiliation …
Track: Raury – Devil’s Whisper
Raury is new age rap. At just 19, Atlanta Georgia’s Raury, is miles beyond his years. “Devil’s Whisper” conceptualizes just this. It is a song identifying everyone’s struggle between good and bad in the 21st Century. Raury begins with the prose “You better run, run from the devil” over the top of a boom clap …
Live Review: Sleaford Mods – Brussels Ancienne Belgique 20.10.2015
Much has been written about Sleaford Mods; the non-musicality jibes, the faux-chav accusations, the lazy comparisons. Serendipity allowed me to sit in on the “An audience with…” in the AB’s adjoining bar a few hours before the show, and the strokes of misperception are bolder if anything from a non-UK perspective. The host began by …