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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, […]
Only 6 months into the year, Joe James is back with his fourth project of 2022 in Crawl. Following the successful hat-trick of Bruce, Pure Connery, and Get Money, Go Missing—which illustrated the breadth of the East Londoner’s artistry—Crawl is yet another reminder of Joe James’ mastery in his unique lane. The 11-track project is only graced with one feature from Luton’s finest, […]
Dagenham-hailing rapper Hakkz is back with his debut EP, Diary Of A Litty Kid. Featuring skippy flows, catchy hooks and witty punchlines, the 7-tracker is guaranteed to have you moving. Filled to the brim with humour and fly-boy flexin’, we also get to know more about some of the challenges Hakkz faced growing up, giving us a holistic picture of the 20-year-old’s life. Since […]
Watching a new rap talent bubble up from the underground and scoop all the wins they deserve is always a thrill for rap fans. In an otherwise cynical world, it’s just a nice reminder that sometimes hard work really does pay off. We’ve had a few success stories like that in UK rap these past […]
South London rhymer Cristale has been marked out as one to watch for a little while now—a prediction she’s vindicated several times over with a string of rap scene hits including “Morgan”, “Merryland”, and “Militant”—and now she’s ready with her debut EP, What It’s Like To Be Young. The new seven-tracker feature all three of those big […]
Aspirational rap with bars about stacking cash and ruling the music game are all well and good, but more often than not it’s either empty bravado or just flat-out unrealistic—or both. Sometimes, you want to hear something from your world. That’s exactly the sentiment North London rhymer Chri$DaPrince is tapping into on his latest single, “Mine’s Is […]
For the past few months, multi-instrumentalist Reapz has been taking over TikTok with a mix of covers and original tracks performed on a ukelele (and occasionally a piano), and they’ve been building some serious momentum. Our appetites whetted, he’s now followed through with his debut studio track, “Hood Favourite”. His ukelele is still at the […]
Until recently, the Mini Kingz outfit was largely something we heard about in reference to its individual members, Oscar #Worldpeace, Ragz Originale, and BenjiFlow, all titans in their own lanes. They’ve been working together for years now, jumping on each other’s tracks and putting on shows together, but in the past few months there’s been a renewed […]
Both the Netflix iteration and the Channel 4 original versions of Top Boy have always been inextricably linked with our homegrown music scene. Its lead stars, Kane Robinson (Kano) and Ashley Walters (fka Asher D), have long music careers under their belts, and it’s also made screen stars of Little Simz, Dave, NoLay and Scorcher, with several other cameos. […]
Youngs Teflon continues his hot streak in 2022 with a new remix featuring Giggs. “Da Codes” sees Hollowman jump on Youngs’ “Bar Codes”, adding his signature flair to proceedings. The stripped-back, piano-led instrumental from Louis Aura serves as the perfect backdrop for the South Londoners to drop their usual heat. The track adds to Young Teflon’s fantastic run this […]
