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For the past year or so, Steel Banglez had been a little quiet on the music front. After the passing of his good friend Sidhu Moose Wala, the producer understandably took a little time out of the limelight. He returned last month with “Mera Na”, the third posthumous release from Wala that also served as Banglez’s […]
Kultureland was originally advertised as “Canada’s biggest Afro-fusion weekend,” with two days full of music, culture, food, art exhibitions, and more. But in truth, the GTA event, which took place over the weekend, gave Fyre Fest North. Day 1 of Kultureland was held at Markham Fairgrounds on Saturday (August 6) and completely lacked any aspect of culture. […]
Over the past decade and a bit, the resourcefulness of British music, particularly Black British music, has made it the cultural powerhouse it is today. Rappers and producers from the UK are now setting pace across the globe, but a big part of that success is owed to the tireless creatives working behind the cameras. […]
The nominations for the 2020 MOBO Awards are now public. Nines leads the charge with four nominations. Not far behind him are J Hus, Lianne La Havas, Mahalia and Tiana Major9, each with three nominations. Thanks to J Hus’ Big Conspiracy, Stormzy’s Heavy Is The Head and Nines’ Crabs In A Bucket, the Best Album category will be a tightly […]
Just last month, grime veteran D Double E whipped us all into a frenzy when he surprise-dropped his collab with Kano, “Tell Me A Ting“, and announced he had a new album on the way. That was later followed-up with a solid-gold, all-star remix featuring BackRoad Gee, Novelist, P Money and Frisco, and now—in what might be the […]
Today, Nigerian Afro-pop star Simi released her new EP, Restless II, a solid gold six-track collection of simmering, Afrobeats-inflected R&B featuring fellow Nigerians singer-songwriter WurlD and highlife singer Adekunle Gold, as well as our very own Ms. Banks. To celebrate, she’s also released the EP’s second single “No Longer Beneficial”. The video, directed by Gizelle Hernandez (whose credits include […]
This time last year, Hugh ‘Redlight‘ Pescod returned to his D&B moniker Clipz for the first time in a decade for peak-time D&B thumper “Down 4”, a chest-rattling cut that ended up being just a hint of what was to come. Then, in March this year, he returned with “Again” — a storming collab called that united three of the […]
Nigerian rising star Mayorkun kicked off 2020 in style, dropping the massively anthemic “Geng” and now he’s back to revisit the track with his two friends Ms. Banks and Russ Millions to give the track a UK flourish. Mayorkun’s been making some major waves in the past couple of years with his 2018 debut album The Mayor Of […]
You might recognise the name Nana Rogues as being the London-based producer behind hits like Drake’s “Passionfruit”, Dave’s “Streatham” and Section Boyz’s “Trapping Ain’t Dead”, but now he’s jumping in the booth to lay down some bars of his own. Following on from his November 2019 single, “Don’t Stress” with Stonebwoy and Kwesi Arthur, Nana Rogues shares “Issues”, […]
Winter is here and judging by the political landscape, it’s going to be a tough one. One glimmer of positivity, however, comes from South London rap queen Ms. Banks who’s just dropped off her new album, The Coldest Winter Ever 2. Fortunately, perhaps as an antidote to the times, this sequel is noticeably warmer and more […]
