Pull Me Back In – Josh Kumra
Josh Kumra collaborated with British rapper Wretch 32 on the single Don’t Go, which soared to the top of the UK charts. This number one single was a game-changer, catapulting him into the spotlight almost overnight.
Josh Kumra collaborated with British rapper Wretch 32 on the single Don’t Go, which soared to the top of the UK charts. This number one single was a game-changer, catapulting him into the spotlight almost overnight.
Quite how Freez haven’t gained global recognition yet is beyond me, but it probably has something to do with the fact that they are way beyond what you might define as a ‘traditional’ outfit. Mixing together elements of jazz, hip-hop, rock and electronic music through an extensive live band, beat boxing and a DJ and…
MiDi Intellect – Reefer Madness 2018 After a brief hiatus, MiDi Intellect is back on the scene with a number of new projects and some fresh new music. Ever the social commentator, one of his first forays into 2018 is in response to comments made by Peter Hitchins in the Daily Mail about how cannabis…
From the minute this album begins, with its wavy dream-like samples, you get the feeling that this is going to be an out-of-this-world aural experience and when Black Milk starts to flow it brings to mind the classic flows of Andre 3000 from Outkast back on ATLiens. There’s something about his floating vocals and distorted…
Whatever your top 10 list of emcees is, if you don’t rank Black Thought somewhere then your list is probably inaccurate. This is the first full project since Black Thought started working with 9th Wonder as his producer and it paves the way for some stellar future releases if they continue to work together –…
Going on for more than seven years as a relative underground artist (in spite of his relative success on YouTube), Elro has made a name for himself as a quick-witted, scattergun rapper with attitude and a sense of humor that wouldn’t look out of place in a copy of Viz Magazine. Last year he returned…
Flip to the other side of the Atlantic and this young man is certainly making waves for himself on the ever-rising Grime scene. Octavian mixes up his style consistently between rapping, spoken word and melodic singing in a smooth and free-flowing manner that draws you in and gets your attention. At times his harmonies sounds…
However it makes you feel, the start of 2018 looks set to continue the 2017 trend of heavily auto-tuned, poorly enunciated ‘mumble rap’. After making a name for themselves online through various different social media platforms and audio outputs like Soundcloud this duo deliver decently catchy, snare heavy beats laced with endless repetition and a…
As the first song to be released from the upcoming Black Panther Marvel movie, you may not expect too much from this one but it’s surprisingly catchy and the collaboration between Lamar and SZA certainly has its charms. Starting off with a distorted hook (which sounds like a sample I know but can’t quite place)…
In preparation for his next album (this time without his faithful sidekick Ryan Lewis), Macklemore returns to the scene with a typically humble track and a brilliantly down-to-earth video to back it up. Glorious is exactly what you might expect from him and has his trademark smooth delivery peppered all over its easy-listening piano riffs and a great hook sung by Skylar Grey.