Stormzy

Stormzy recently graced the Rock City stage and completely shelled it down.  Stormzy’s rise to fame has been an interesting one, seemingly overnight. It’s easy to overlook the amount of hard work that must have gone into his rise from a star in the hood to a household name and...

Phenomenal. I didn’t think Stormzy would let me down or anything, but I didn’t expect this level of excellence. Gang Signs & Prayer is a masterpiece, possibly the best UK album I’ve heard in the past 5 years, I haven’t felt this strong about an album since To Pimp...

Honestly, I don’t care and neither should you. At one of our weekly Impact Music section meetings, we decided to join forces with our lovely friends over at the Comment Section. During our meeting, our Comment editor asked whether we were covering the BRITs. My thought was that we probably should,...

The only way you wouldn’t know about the WickedSkengMan’s imminent arrival would be if you’ve been living under a rock. Stormzy will be making an appearance in Nottingham for his second headline show having upgraded from the Rescue Rooms to Rock City following his last show in Nottingham in...

Last month, Manchester’s Heaton Park hosted a fantastic selection of national and international acts who played to thousands of festivalgoers against the backdrop of rain, mud and plenty of glitter. Across both days of the weekend, three things were certain: there was no let up in the rain, festivalgoers’...

Colwick Park played host to Detonate’s summer extravaganza for the 2nd time last weekend, seeing thousands of fans fill out the field. Countless glitter covered festivalgoers experienced the live shows of Craig David, Chase & Status, Shy FX, and many more. The five stages spread across the park allowed...

I first came across Raleigh Ritchie through watching Game of Thrones in which he plays the fearless slave warrior Grey Worm. However, one day a friend of mine pointed out that he was also a recording artist, and a great one at that. The first song I heard from...