British producer Matthew Herbert pushes the boundaries of sampling yet again with his upcoming new jazz album. Matthew Herbert, known for his sampling of everyday objects, isn’t a household name in the genres he performs under (and there are quite a few) but he has collaborated with some big names – Bjork, Roisin Murphy of …
UK group Hawk House finally release their mixtape, A Little More Elbow Room. So far, we’ve had a few tracks, a name change and a few videos but at long last, Hawk House has dropped a full release. A Little More Elbow Room full to the brim with soulful synthy hip hop wonders and production …
Shad previews Peace, a demo off his upcoming album. Drake may be the most well known rapper out of Canada but you should never sleep on Shad. Ever. Since his debut When This Is Over, Shad has been weaving incredible wordplay over some fantastic beats. TSOL was his least album and it’s been three years …
Our very own contributor/producer The Auracle switches up a composition from the Gladiator soundtrack. We have a Midas in our midst. Having already put together a stellar album in chewBLACKa this year, the UK producer tried his hand at FL Studio for the first time. Amongst us, we all use different software (and hardware) for …
Entertainment commentators BRKDWN ask the classic question: is hip hop sampling lazy or creative?
It’s Adele’s birthday today so she gets the honour of singing our Song For Sunday this week.
Shiro Schwarz are back with more funky vibes as they Start Again. It’s only been a month since Shiro Schwarz’s last free track, All My L.O.V.E., but the dynamic duo from Mexico have returned for May’s offering (on Cinco de Mayo no less). Start Again follows the same pattern as their previous work, steeped in rich …
The God MC Rakim talks to the Red Bull Music Academy about his early days, his most famous lyrics and whether he believes he’s the GOAT.
Every genre and sub-genre you can think of… on a map. That’s what data designer Glenn McDonald has put together.
We wish James Brown a heavenly 80th birthday with some classic videos and performances.