‘I’ve read the secret, I know the meaning’: When rap and classical literature meet
"What do Charles Dickens, Alice in Wonderland and Kilburn-bred rapper M Huncho have in common? Quite a lot, as it happens."
Review: “Haram” by Armand Hammer
"Bright and blinking synths atop a deep and detailed sax lead and jazzy and triumphant drums."
Oliver Hogg dives into Armand Hammer's seventh and latest project, "Haram".
“Hey Ya!” Or Hey Nah?: Why your life is empty without “The Love Below”
"It feels almost like an Alice in Wonderland journey of sound – despite the constant growing and shrinking, we still know that we’re down the rabbit hole." Lily Kershaw looks back at André 3000's side of Outkast's 2003 double album, "The Love Below".
‘Change Is Your Responsibility’ – more than just a song
"When Paddy hit me up, I was like: this is 100% something I want to be the voice on."
Review: Lil Peep’s ‘Hellboy’
TW: mental health and suicide
In 2016, Lil Peep’s Hellboy mixtape dropped on Soundcloud. In 2017, Lil Peep died of a drug overdose. The...
Review: MIKE’s ‘Weight of the World’
A phenomenal work of abstract hip-hop; WOTW is sure to appear near the top of my year-end list.
So Far Gone – Ten years on
A decade ago, Aubrey Graham was trying to break into
the music industry. After 8 years playing Jimmy Brooks on a Canadian soap opera
Degrassi, he...
Post Malone Review – ‘Sticking to the Script’
Little has changed in the rapper/singer's latest album
Gangster rap with glimmers of uniqueness
Big Fish Theory is a refreshing spin on modern rap music that shows there is plenty of talent and potential within Vince Staples
Taking up Tupac’s “thug poet” mantle
'You Only Live 2wice' is Freddie Gibbs living up to his predecessors, says Jonathan Egid
Review: Run the Jewels – RTJ3
Dom Saad is energised by the call for revolution dominating Run the Jewels' third studio release