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As we wave goodbye to another year in the terrordome and try not to think about what 2021 will bring, we can at least be grateful that British musicians somehow managed to top the year before—no mean feat, given the blockbuster works 2019 gave us. Established dons like Footsie, Manga and Potter Payper all released […]
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 […]
This was a somewhat slow week for new music, but there are still some great releases worth listening to as you head into the weekend. Benny the Butcher just released a song from what he is calling the “most anticipated album of the year,” called “Timeless,” a new collaboration with Lil Wayne and Big Sean. […]
After putting out a handful of singles over the past month —”Ain’t It Different” with Stormzy and AJ Tracey, the “Only You Fresstyle” with Drake and then this week’s “Breathing”—Headie One fans were on tenterhooks, waiting to see what the new album would sound like. What would the balance of rap and drill be like? Were there […]
After a very heated exchange, Drake and Pusha-T‘s feud has turned into hip-hop’s Cold War with the pair sending subliminal shots at each other. This leaves fans sifting through metaphors, bars, and double entendres to see if either artist is inching closer to pushing the red button. On Monday, Drizzy dusted off his U.K. drill flow for […]
Rising North London MC Headie One has linked up with Drake, who has frequently championed UK drill, for the hard-hitting collab “Only You Freestyle.” Over relentless, bass-heavy production from M1 On the Beat, the rappers each get equal footing on the track. Drizzy opens up the track with a rapid-fire verse, stepping aside at the […]
Scribz Riley is the songwriter-producer behind some of your favourite songs and you probably didn’t know it. The former grime MC from East London has worked with everyone from H.E.R. and Chris Brown to Cardi B and J Hus on their albums, snatching two Grammy awards along the way, but for the past twelve months Riley […]
Last month, Headie One was sentenced to six months in prison for “possession of a bladed article,” from an arrest that took place in June 2019. Still one of the UK’s best-selling rappers, solidifying his status last year with Music X Road, Headie One has dropped a new track called “Charades” that details his current situation. Produced by […]
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 […]
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 […]
