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Quite often when we write these lists, we’ll half-complain about how much of a struggle it is and woe-is-me-I’ve-been-tearing-my-hair-out, but the truth is this process was actually the most fun it’s ever been this year. A big part of that is how diverse music has been in 2022. Diversity, to some extent, has always been […]
Here at Complex, we wanted to acknowledge and honour the achievements of UK rappers this past year by compiling a list of the 10 best! To help us with this difficult task, we brought in some top industry experts and insiders, including Complex UK’s Editor-In-Chief, Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson, super-producer M1OnTheBeat, Capital Xtra’s Robert Bruce, Block […]
The Need For Speed franchise will always hold a special place in gamers’ hearts, no matter when they first picked up a controller. Held up as one of the finest racing games of all time, it’s proved a hit across several generations, but it’s also evolved on all fronts since the very first version was released in 1994 […]
UK rap (and to an even greater degree, UK drill) has come under a bit of flak this year. The naysayers are circling with accusations of “bait samples” and a lack of originality, but when we sat down to run through our pick of the year’s best songs, it turns out that was a load […]
Footwear and apparel store size? has stepped outside the box and announced a music festival, which is set to take place in Manchester next month. Aiming to unite lovers of music and sneakers alike, the music festival—which takes place at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on August 20—will bring together a range of artists across genres, including South Kilburn’s finest, […]
Immersive and intricate in his artistry, North-West Londoner Knucks has been traversing the realms of hip-hop for over a decade now, aptly rendering himself as one of the most consistent new-age lyricists in the British rap canon. Since his 2014-released debut mixtape, Killmatic—his well-done hat-tip to Nas’ epic Illmatic—Knucks has infused his rap sensibilities with the sounds of jazz and […]
After much fanfare—and some next-level visuals for pre-release singles “Leon The Professional”, “Nice & Good”, “Alpha House”, and “Hide & Seek”—Knucks’ new project, Alpha Place, has finally arrived. And as an added bonus for fans, it also features his Breaking Bad-themed hit “Los Pollos Hermanos” from a few years ago. Alongside the previously released singles, the set […]
It’s always a good day when something new from Knucks arrives. The North London rapper ‘with swag in his bones’ has been shaking the underground with his grime-licked flows, laid-back demeanour and jazz-tinged beats for a number of years now, and he hasn’t had a missed a beat yet. He was inspired by some of the […]
It’s been just over a month since Nigerian Alté star TeeZee dropped off his latest EP Arrested By Love, and it’s still on heavy rotation for a lot of us. Today he brings us fresh visuals for the album’s latest extract, “Do Me Jeje”, a collaboration with West London rhymer Knucks. Directed by TeeZee’s long-time collaborator […]
Having signalled the arrival of his debut album, Reasons To Smile, back in September with the Lex Amor-assisted “War Outside”, the build-up continues to gather pace as Kojey Radical drops off its latest extract, “Payback”, featuring Knucks. Production is handled by his long-standing friend and sparring partner Swindle—who also has an executive producer credit on the album alongside KZ—putting their […]
