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Lewisham’s finest, Novelist is back after a short short hiatus with a new 10-track EP called 4 Tha Homiez. Production from N.O.V himself, Prem and SusTrapperazzi transports us to the West Coast via G-Funk-inspired cuts that are guaranteed to have you dropping a two-step. The project pays tribute to the sounds that Novelist and the producers are fond of, with […]
Pioneering UK rapper Novelist and Billionaire Boys Club have reunited for their second high-energy campaign with Luxury fashion retailer Tessuti. Founded by Pharrell Williams and NIGO in 2005, Billionaire Boys Club (BBC) has since become one of the biggest players in the streetwear sphere, thanks to its globally recognised motifs and eye-catching designs. The three-way collaboration, which builds on […]
Luxury streetwear retailer Tessuti has linked up with UK rapper Novelist and Billionaire Boys Club for the latest edition of its “Stand Out” stories. Established by Pharrell Williams and NIGO in 2005, Billionaire Boys Club draws inspiration from vintage imagery of the ‘50s and ‘60s. With its now-familiar astronaut logo adorning everything from t-shirts and […]
Part-time chef, grime MC, and TV personality Big Zuu is back with visuals for his Jme and Novelist-assisted banger, “Offline”, from his recently released debut album, Navigate. The three MCs leave no room for error on the Sir Sypro-produced scorcher. First up to bat is Big Zuu, who sounds right at home atop the distorted bass and […]
The Grammy Awards have always been controversial. For as long as they have existed (61 years), their results have been hotly debated. This year, however, “music’s biggest night” was perhaps its most controversial ever. Already on the backfoot thanks to pandemic restrictions, with no live audience and awards presented on an outdoor stage, the ceremony netted its […]
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 […]
It’s been a tumultuous decade for all of us. The past ten years have seen Britian host the Olympics, endure uninterrupted Tory rule and conclude it by crashing out of the European Union in the most embarrassing way possible. Similarly, grime hasn’t exactly had a smooth run. From the genre’s beginning (2001) up until around 2009, it had made a […]
After riding the success of his self-titled debut album, AJ Tracey has reinvigorated the hype with a “Ladbroke Grove” remix. Joined by grime MC Novelist and junglist General Levy, AJ has recruited well to fit the vibey UK garage track. Produced by Conducta, “Ladbroke Grove” samples Jorja Smith’s “Wandering Romance”, and to great effect: the soul singer’s filtered vocals complement the new […]
It’s been no secret that Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has had difficulty finishing the sixth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, with the HBO TV series officially overtaking and diverging from the novels thanks to the long delays. In fact, since the HBO series started, only one novel in the series, A […]
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