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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 […]
It’s only been two years since Stormzy released the critical and commercial smash Gang Signs & Prayer, but it feels like a life time ago. Almost as soon as the album dropped fans were hungrily pleading for more. Now Stormzy’s confirmed the follow-up, the 16-track Heavy Is The Head. The new album will include previously released singles […]
Grime was never supposed to win, let alone last this long. Fresh out the gate, the elder statesmen of UK garage refused entry to our tracksuit-wearing masters of ceremonies, leaving them no other option but to create their own stage. Then there was ‘the establishment’ and mainstream press to deal with, who felt the content was […]
Following accusations from Wiley that he’s a “culture vulture,” Ed Sheeran issued what he says will be his one and only response. “I never said no to doing a song for you after we made You for No.5,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. “You wanted to release ‘if I could’ the same week as my debut single on […]
For the past 12 hours, the internet has been awash with the news of Stormzy‘s new single “Wiley Flow”. Besides whipping up even more enthusiasm than “Vossi Bop” and “Sounds Of The Skeng”, “Wiley Flow” also got people talking with its numerous layered references to iconic grime moments, many of which involved the Godfather himself, […]
Ed Sheeran’s industry connections are obviously strong. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter recruited some of music’s biggest names for his No. 6 Collaborations Project—his first full-length release since 2017’s ÷ (Divide). The 15-track effort officially dropped Thursday, with a whopping 21 features by everyone from Justin Bieber and Cardi B to Chance the Rapper and Eminem to […]
This summer, Stormzy will bring his #MERKY Festival to Ibiza Rocks for third time. Last year was a momentous occasion, not least because Stormzy had to pause his set to watch England somehow defeat Colombia in the World Cup. There’s no chance of that this year, so it’ll be non-stop, unadulterated Stormzy from start to finish. […]
Stormzy, the chart-topping grime MC, has returned with a new bop entitled “Vossi Bop”, a party-ready banger inspired by a dance created by viral star NL Vossi. Produced by Chris Andoh, the track is packed with the kind of playful punchlines that launched “Know Me From” and “Not That Deep” into the stratosphere all those years ago, […]
Stormzy was scheduled to perform at Austrian music festival Snowbombing on Thursday night, but he decided to cancel his appearance last minute due to what he described as an incident of racial profiling from the event’s security. Posting on Instagram, the English rapper explained the situation further for fans who were looking forward to seeing […]
There’s only four months left to go before WOO HAH! Festival kicks off once again in Amsterdam and with the latest line-up announcement, it looks like it’s shaping up to be the best one yet. The third drop of artists has added the likes of Stormzy, Trippie Redd, Flatbush Zombies, JID, Kodak Black, Octavian and […]
