Kendrick Lamar

“Head is the answer, head is the future…” – This line, featured in ‘untitled 04’ and ‘untitled 07’, encapsulates Kendrick Lamar’s musical mindset over the past couple years, and this mindset is reiterated throughout the entire EP. Although there may be an immediate inclination to view this as some sort of innuendo, it...

Kanye West has always been about pushing boundaries. For several LPs it was about stretching the outer-limits of what a hip-hop record could be: recording with live instrumentation at Abbey Road, sampling King Crimson and making soulful R&B records in spite of the fact he can’t sing a note....

Kanye West is the definition of the problematic pop star, perhaps at a level of status and vitriol no musician before him has ever received. This month alone he tweeted the moronic sentiment ‘BILL COSBY INNOCENT!!’ started two beefs and perpetuated the most sloppy album build-up of all time....

We asked the contributors of IMPACT to name their favourite songs of the year, which we believe will be valuable additions to any “Best of 2015” playlists you’re planning to compile. Including Kendrick Lamar and Bring Me The Horizon, read on for just a few of our most played tracks from...

The House of Commons is an institution unique in its ability to be at once perplexing, and resolutely predictable. What’s unique about this fresh war is the manner in which, for everyone of an age old enough to read this article, this has already happened more than once in...

With only a few weeks left of term, we’ve generously gone and collated a selection of soothing, inspiring, or angst-ridden tracks into our Deadline De-Stress playlist, so as to help you overcome any stage of your coursework-related agonies. Whether you need to cool down after a particularly laborious session,...

Sister trio Emily, Camilla and Jess Stavely-Taylor, collectively known as The Staves, have recently finished a tour supporting Florence and the Machine and released an extended version of their second album, If I Was. Their combination of impeccable harmonies and fantastic songwriting with subtle complexities is earning them an...