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It’s only been two years since Stormzy released the critical and commercial smash Gang Signs & Prayer, but it feels like a life time ago. Almost as soon as the album dropped fans were hungrily pleading for more. Now Stormzy’s confirmed the follow-up, the 16-track Heavy Is The Head. The new album will include previously released singles […]
Up until this year, the battle for the UK’s ultimate Christmas advert has typically been fought by a few major players — Coca Cola, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencers and one or two others — but this year a new player entered the chat. Last week Swedish furniture giants IKEA threw their hat into […]
Earlier this year, Stevenage-bred MC SBK set the world alight with his unforgettable appearance on Lord Of The Mics 8. Standing tall next to MCs with years of experience under their belt, SBK was the name on everyone’s lips that night. Even before that, he was picking up a more than healthy buzz for cuts like “I Don’t Think […]
It was only two-and-a-bit years ago that Corbyn courted Jme and other leading figures of the grime scene to help broaden the appeal of the party and mobilise voters, but that all seems to have soured now. Yes, the #Grime4Corbyn movement has fallen into disrepair as the site has now gone dormant and, despite a General […]
Grime was never supposed to win, let alone last this long. Fresh out the gate, the elder statesmen of UK garage refused entry to our tracksuit-wearing masters of ceremonies, leaving them no other option but to create their own stage. Then there was ‘the establishment’ and mainstream press to deal with, who felt the content was […]
Next month (November 18), BBK’s Frisco will be bringing his club night, The Den, to Camden Lock in celebration of its fifth anniversary in partnership with Danish audio company AIAIAI. The club night was started back in 2014 in its original home of Shoreditch, and played an integral role in supporting the grime resurgence. The Den has […]
Following accusations from Wiley that he’s a “culture vulture,” Ed Sheeran issued what he says will be his one and only response. “I never said no to doing a song for you after we made You for No.5,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. “You wanted to release ‘if I could’ the same week as my debut single on […]
For the past 12 hours, the internet has been awash with the news of Stormzy‘s new single “Wiley Flow”. Besides whipping up even more enthusiasm than “Vossi Bop” and “Sounds Of The Skeng”, “Wiley Flow” also got people talking with its numerous layered references to iconic grime moments, many of which involved the Godfather himself, […]
It’s no secret that D Double E first cut his teeth on the jungle and D&B emanating out of early 2000s pirate radio, but with the exception of a few radio sets it’s been a while since we’ve heard him jump on anything outside of his usual 140bpm wheelhouse. Now, however, he’s teamed up with […]
Kano‘s sixth studio album, Hoodies All Summer, has finally arrived. The 10-track offering lands today after the release of well-received singles “Trouble“, “Class Of Deja” with Ghetts and D Double E, and “Pan-Fried” featuring Kojo Funds, the videos for which let us know that Kano’s days on the set of Top Boy have not been lost on him. Tackling […]
