hip hop

Fans of Travi$ Scott were becoming impatient; after promising that his sophomore album would be released on several unfounded dates which stretched as far back as April, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight was finally released as an Apple Music exclusive in early September. Expectations were high following his...

As part of Black History Month, hip hop artist and writer Akala spoke about the ‘Evolution of the EMCEE’ at the University of Nottingham. The talk covered the history of the art of rapping, of which the modern incarnations are grime, garage, jungle and hip hop. Akala started looking...

If you haven’t heard this album you’re missing out. I’m goning to start with that sentence instead of an introduction because I am that excited about this album. Anyway, let me start again. Mac Miller is a Pittsburgh rapper who first blew up as a teenager with his K.I.D.S...

Now I’ll be honest, I didn’t know much about Gucci before this album was released. Only that 99.9764% of the hip-hop community needed him to be freed from incarceration, and  once freed from incarceration he started a hilarious snapchat account and that he was the King of Sauce. The...

Konnichiwa. It’s finally here. After years of waiting and a previous release date of March 1st 2015, Skepta has delivered a piece which brings the energy of grime while also touching on his personal experiences, ambitions and the grievances of being a prominent figure in the industry. It is the...

These days the underground is a hard thing to access. Those who claim to be undiscovered are signed to labels, and those who claim to represent the indie scene are sitting on deals worth hundreds of thousands. Thyme Limited seems to represent the true underground, the true undiscovered talent....

Who? CADET! CADET! This South London rapper has been rapping for years but it seems that in the last few years he has began to receive recognition for his hard work. The rise of Cadet started from the release of his warm up on SBTV early last year. Cadet’s...