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This time last week, South West London-hailing producer MOEGLI dropped off his incendiary new single, “Maximum Black”. After years remixing and collaborating with others, the new track was his first in his own right and featured a stunning spoken word performance from elusive guest artist Kouba. Today he returns with the visuals and they’re really quite […]
This Friday, March 5, Vancouver-based musician and producer wzrdryAV will release his expansive double album, Midnight Visions, via Brighton-based imprint, party and podcast called Accidental Meetings. The new project will feature 20 tracks split over two sides, with one side filled with fuzzy, dub techno-influenced cuts and the other with beatless, more ambient creations. Ahead of the release, he’s been teasing out […]
East London producer/fashionista Kwollem has shared his long-awaited sophomore project, c2c, a nostalgic “mellow grime” EP cooked up with with Essex rapper and creative Joe James. Re-arranging 140BPM productions with his own smooth take on grime, the project has a larger focus on original music compared to KwolleM’s 2015 debut EP, Mellow. Griminess, soul samples, wifey riddims, and grime OG vocals from of Crazy Titch […]
Of the many music tastemakers to lavish praise on meteorically rising Montreal rapper Backxwash in 2020, the shout-out she might be most personally excited about came from Metal Hammer. The venerable UK rock publication, normally known for keeping track of what the titans of rock are up to, called Ashanti Mutinta one of “modern rap’s […]
After capturing the world’s attention in March with his debut single “Stay Alive,” Toronto’s Mustafa (a.k.a. Mustafa The Poet) is back with a music video for his new track “Air Forces.” Check it out above. Built around samples of a Sudanese tribal chant—a nod to Mustafa’s own roots—the serene, nearly pastoral track sees the 23-year-old Muslim poet and […]
Last year, Toronto-raised filmmaker, creative and singer Mustafa The Poet (or just Mustafa for short) garnered a huge wave of attention with his poignant and potent anti-gun violence short film, Remember Me Toronto, which featured a surprise appearance from Drake. Now, Mustafa’s back to build on that very same message with his debut single “Stay Alive”. The new track, which […]
Emerging South London rapper YS Tekdinner has dropped the second installment to his Tekdinner Time project. Following on from Tekdinner Time Vol. 1 that dropped back in 2018, Tekdinner Time Vol. 2 highlights YS Tekdinner’s musical progression, both sonically and lyrically. Exploring various genres over 12 tracks, including UK garage (“F.Y.I”), Afrobeats (“Ego”) and trap (“How Many Times?”), he […]
Nomadic music-maker Jess Smyth—better known as the rapper and singer Biig Piig—is deeply connected to the music she makes, with her heady jazz aroma giving off sweet nostalgia. Silencing background noise, Jess’ voice focuses the mind, awash with a refreshing clarity: tinged with a kind of subtle melancholy, her sing-song lyrics are understated and her sentiments […]
Earl Sweatshirt is sending everyone off into Wednesday afternoon with something quite special. Up top, you’ll find Earl’s new short film Nowhere, Nobody. The eight-minute visual was co-directed by Naima Ramos-Chapman and Terence Nance. Earl is joined in the short’s cast by Phillip E. Walker, Semere-Ab Etmet Yohannes, Lisa Gaines, LaDiamond Blue, Maddox Dutton, Ian Randolph, and […]
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