Kanye West, the self-professed Louis Vuitton Don, is back but there’s nothing materialistic about the message within his two new tracks Black Skinhead & New Slaves, apparently. Sampleface is on the case to dig a little deeper and see what the fuss is about. In case you haven’t heard or your respective social media feeds …
French producer Sirkri is our One To Watch. 9th Wonder, Flying Lotus, J Dilla, Black Milk and Kev Brown – just some of the major influences on Sirkri’s work. The French producer (yes, another one) recently put those musical inspirations to good use and came up with Sade’s Dream, a masterclass in musical ordered chaos. …
France’s G Bonson drops his debut release, Do My Thing. France is a hot bed for hip hop talent, conjuring beat magicians like Wax Tailor, Dela and Onra. Hoping to add his name to the list is G Bonson with his debut album, Do My Thing. Bonson claims his “obsession for cratediggin’” contributed to his …
Marc Mac of 4hero rekindles life into an old name to release The Third Adam. Following on from Waajeed’s techno project is Marc Mac, one half of UK drum & bass pioneers and unsung heroes of the genre 4hero, who has today released The Third Adam on iTunes and Bandcamp. Marc decided to go by …
Ipswich’s Cellar Door releases an orchestral hip hop EP called Songs Of Experience. An underrated pool for sampling producers nowadays is orchestral music. There have been some superb examples of orchestra based hip hop (just ask Kanye) and Cellar Door has added his name to that list with his new EP. Songs Of Experience is …
Birmingham-born emcee Juice Aleem releases a fast-paced video for Roots Manuva-produced MoorKaBa Light Bikes. Juice Aleem is what you might call something of a hip hop veteran, particular amongst the UK hip hop circles. Having joined Big Dada in 1997 and featuring on their first label release as Alpha Prhyme (we see what you did …
Our Song For Sunday this week is Little Dragon’s Feather.
The Roots’ debut album Organix is 20 today. Let’s celebrate!
De La Soul and The Roots perform live together on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. When two groundbreaking hip hop groups like De La Soul and The Roots take the stage together, your full attention is required. You should also take special notice at the fact that they performed the classic “A Roller Skating Jam …
RKZ drops Namaste, a hip hop slow jam for the spiritual beings amongst us. Whatever you have planned for your summer playlists this year, stop and take a listen to this. RKZ has been expanding upon his spiritual tip for quite some time now and Namaste is the newest manifestation of his journey so far. …