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It’s been a long, cold year for Fredo fans. He’s been active in other ways, but the last time we heard him on wax was his Independence Day project—and that was August last year. Today, however, he returns with the fittingly titled “I’m Back”. Backed up by CDS and Handz Beatz on production, he splits the track into […]
When rap historians and zodiac fanatics look back at the year 2021, they’ll realise it wasn’t the year of the ox, but rather: the year of Fredo. Independence Day, Fredo’s third studio album, is finally here after it was announced back in June. This would be his second album drop of the year, having released his sophomore […]
Just a few weeks after he officially announced his new album (no long, protracted build-ups here), Dave has made good on his promise with the release of his second studio album, We’re All Alone In This Together. The title, as we learned from the widely-discussed GQ interview that landed the same day as the announcement, came from a […]
Fredo, who kicked the year off with his second studio album, Money Can’t Buy Happiness, has announced his third album, Independence Day, will be out later this year. The West London rapper says the album is his “hardest sh*t so far”, a bold claim considering the love, acclaim and replay value his last project accumulated. Fredo’s last two albums, Third Avenue and […]
Over the past decade and a bit, the resourcefulness of British music, particularly Black British music, has made it the cultural powerhouse it is today. Rappers and producers from the UK are now setting pace across the globe, but a big part of that success is owed to the tireless creatives working behind the cameras. […]
Away from his larger projects, West London-born rapper Fredo has spent much of the last few years in and out of the charts with tracks such as “Ay Carumba” with Young T & Bugsey, “Funky Friday” with Dave, and “So High” with Mist. It was a formula that seemed to be working well for him: draw them in […]
Last year, we opened this feature with the words “2019 has been strongly mixed”, and given the thunderstorm of horror that has been 2020—a dreadful cocktail of a globe-trotting deadly virus, worldwide economic devastation and worsening race relations—we’d do just about anything to go back to those halcyon days. However! Music, as always, has been an […]
On a night that saw Stormzy win Best British Male, Dave win Album Of The Year and Mabel take home the award for Best British Female, the 40th Brit Awards was a real celebration of UK black music. Dave delivered a powerful performance of his hit song “Black” alongside producer and composer Fraser T Smith, […]
It goes without saying: it’s been a stressful and depressing year for the UK, with the country more divided than ever. But thankfully, UK music has had an incredible one. In 2019, we have seen the likes of Mahalia, Fredo and D-Block Europe hit the big time, dominating and even topping the charts. It was also a […]
Following on from the massive success of “Ay Caramba” last year, London streetwear brand Lizzy are back with the next single from their now eagerly-awaited Stay Flee Get Lizzy mixtape. “2 Cups” is an even bigger team-up than its predecessor, this time uniting Tory Lanez, Popcaan and Fredo for what could prove to be another big hit. Driven by a […]
