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It’s been a jam-packed week of releases from the UK’s heavy hitters and, arguably, the pick of the bunch comes from South London rhymers Hardy Caprio and DigDat as they connect for new song “Guten Tag”. Riding a dreamy, mid-tempo instrumental, the pair go back-to-back impressively, trading energetic verses toasting to their success — past, […]
Birmingham rapper Mist joins forces with fellow Brummie Ash of Lotto Boyzz in the video for “Different Strokes”. Mist has remained a heavyweight name pretty much since his emergence, with a list of bangers now including the most recent visual for time-traveling caper “Can’t Stop Clocks“. On “Different Strokes”, Mist and Ash ride the ‘Afrobbean’ sound […]
The Bouff Daddy is back and he’s just dropped a brand new freestyle to mark his return. J Hus made his grand entrance at Drake’s O2 show last week, but this is the first bit of new music we’ve had from him since he was released from prison. Although he recorded this freestyle before he went away, J […]
East London rapper TiZ East connects with veteran producer Bayoz Muzik for new street anthem “Nokia Or Zanco”, which comes complete with a fresh set of visuals. With a vibe reminiscent of last week’s “Ringtone” by Blanco and Dr Vades, “Nokia Or Zanco” also involves a ringing line in its production and perhaps further illustrates the creative […]
Over the past 12 months, Brit-Nigerian MC Flohio has broken through in a major way, dropping banger after banger and touring across the UK and Europe, as well as landing a slot as one of Complex’s list of emcees to watch in 2019. With last year’s Wild Yout EP heavy on quality but not so much on length, […]
Being the underdog is a common theme in rap. The feeling of beating the odds in spite of the naysayers must be a rewarding one, but in the case of Prynce MINI it’s more accurate than most. As both a producer and a rapper, chances are you’ve listened to and enjoyed his work without even realising […]
This month, the UK music scene was rocked by the news of Blaine “Cadet” Johnson’s tragic passing. In about a week’s time, over 25 artists will take to the O2 Academy in Brixton for a special concert in memory of the South London MC. Amongst these will no doubt be Rapman, who pays tribute to Cadet in […]
By now we’ve all seen the extensive promotion for Giggs‘ new album Big Bad. Anticipation for the album has been high almost since the day of Wamp 2 Dem‘s release in 2017. That’s a lot of time for expectations to get out of control. A promotional teaser released a few months ago that showed Giggs stomping round […]
With his name recently announced for this year’s Lovebox and Green Man Festival, London-based producer Kieran “Four Tet” Hebden is on track to seriously bolster his record box, just in time for his summer run. Released via our friends over at Mixmag, Four Tet has unexpectedly remixed Headie One and Dave’s Top 10 song “18HUNNA”. This new edit steadily builds in tempo, […]
This morning (Feb. 9), we all woke up to the tragic news of the passing of Cadet, aka Blaine Cameron Johnson. The 28-year-old rapper died in a taxi, on his way to a show in the early hours of this morning. News of the rising rap star’s untimely death was originally announced via a post on […]
