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A lot has changed for ENNY in the last two years. “Peng Black Girls” marked the rapper out as a hit-maker and every release that followed only added more weight to her name. Huge festival stages, magazine covers and adoring fans have all flocked to her, but that tidal wave of success can come with pitfalls, […]
The BET Hip Hop Awards are back. Some of music’s biggest names gathered at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta last Friday, Sept. 30, to celebrate the latest achievements in hip-hop. This year’s edition, being broadcast tonight, is hosted by Fat Joe and includes performances by Lil’ Kim, the Wu-Tang Clan, David Banner, Dead Prez, Remy Ma, and Three 6 Mafia. […]
Fast-rising Ghanaian star Black Sherif is back with his brand new single, “Soja”. After taking the world by storm earlier this year with viral hit “Kwaku The Traveller”—which racked up over 18 million streams on Spotify alone, and was the most Shazamed song globally at one point—the rapper/singer returns to prove why so many were right […]
Clapton rapper Rimzee is back with his latest single, “Intro”. Following the release of June’s “Entrepreneur”, which focussed on his success in the world of business, “Intro” sees Rimzee show a more introspective part of himself. The track could be ranked as one of his most personal songs to date as he shares some of the […]
It’s been a long time coming, but Islington rap legend Benny Banks is back with a fresh batch of new music. The Burning Bridges EP is his first drop of 2022 and it comes with some visuals for the title track. This 5-track project has been in the works for some time now. Benny first mentioned working on […]
In the underbelly of Montreal’s rap scene, you can find Nicholas Craven chopping up an obscure vocal sample that will eventually drift over a quaint drum-less loop for several minutes. Accompanying him is usually a rapper nonchalantly spitting a vivid portrait of themselves as the hushed voice Craven sampled earlier lurks in the background until […]
It wasn’t long before DAB became the standard for cars and home radio systems, which then allowed people to tune in before they left for work and school and then during the commute. Once DAB became widespread, 1Xtra became an unstoppable force. Trevor joined the station five years after its inception and, by that point, […]
Flashy Sillah has his finger firmly on the pulse of UK rap and the culture that encompasses the new generation of Black British music lovers. And you might be hard-pressed to find someone with as much excitement to be in this space than him right now. The 24-year-old’s interview series, The Block Report—hosted exclusively on Mixtape Madness’ YouTube channel—is […]
South-East London rhymer DC is back with visuals for his new single, “The Latest”. Taking inspiration from one of his idols, J. Cole, the Emil-produced instrumental samples the Dreamville star’s Born Sinner standout, “Chaining Day”—which works as a dreamy backdrop for DC’s signature introspective rhymes that give us an insight into his current state of mind while leaving fans hungry for […]
RV’s not exactly been light on the release schedule in 2022—he’s already given us two singles and a Hoods Hottest freestyle—but it looks like we’re in for even more music in the very near future. Earlier this week, the OFB rapper took to Instagram to announce that he’d finished work on his next mixtape, Inconspicuous, and now we’ve got a […]
