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21 Savage has provoked a reaction from Nas’ brother Jungle, after he questioned the King’s Disease III rapper’s relevancy. During a recent Clubhouse chat titled “Is Nas the Greatest Rapper or What?,” 21 suggested that Nas isn’t relevant despite his recent prolific output. “What y’all saying relevant, though?” asked 21. “I don’t feel like he’s relevant. I just […]
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, […]
After the success of his Dead End mixtape earlier this year, South London singer/rapper Len is back with visuals for his new single “Solace”. Co-produced by Len and Blocco Beatz, the instrumental takes cues from jungle, Black UK dance music of the past, to create something wholly in the present: from the atmospheric synths to the constant pulse of the bass, […]
Nia Archives, the Bradford-born, London-based singer, producer and DJ, is back with a new single alongside the production outfit Watch The Ride. “Mash Up The Dance” is the track in question, and it was co-produced by Archives—who won Best Producer at the 2022 NME Awards back in March—and also features vocals from the artist herself. […]
D&B and jungle icon Skibadee has sadly passed away at the age of 47. No cause of death has been confirmed, but his family said in a statement on Sunday: “Hello everyone, as Alphonso’s first-born, I unfortunately come with some with sad news to say that Skibadee has passed away. As a family we ask […]
There’s a lot going on in “Headz Gone West”, the titular track of the new EP from Leeds-born, London-based artist Nia Archives. Inspired as much by Erykah Badu as she is by Remarc, jazz, soul, R&B, liquid drum & bass, jungle, late ‘80s rave nostalgia, Jamaican soundsystem culture, UK garage… and yet it all fits together […]
One Malaysian man thought his phone was stolen but it was really borrowed by a group of monkeys trying to have some fun. Zackrydz Rodzi told BBC on Tuesday that he realized his smartphone was gone when he woke up Saturday. He searched high and low for the phone but couldn’t figure out how it was […]
If you know the name Smokey Bubblin’ B it’s most likely for his UKG and house music output — he was responsible for one of the earliest drops on Conducta’s thriving Kiwi Records — but today he’s presenting something a little different. Lifted from his upcoming Hold Tight EP, his new single “Angel” does exactly what the project […]
Marking 15 years of releasing music, this year will see Chase & Status make their return to their jungle/D&B roots with the drop of their fittingly titled album, RTRN II JUNGLE. Helping to bring the sound and the essence of the culture into 2019 are the visuals to their first single from the project, “Program” […]
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