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June 24, 2019• Music

Mr Ekow – Ekow Freestyle

March 15, 2019• Hip Hop

South London rapper Mr Ekow spits the ultimate flames in his eponymous freestyle. I have a backlog of submissions to get through....

J Dilla Changed My Life at The Jazz Cafe (10th Feb 2019)

February 5, 2019• Hip Hop

The iconic night for Dilla is back for another year, featuring usual suspects Spin Doctor, Kidkanevil, DJ Lok, and a live performance from...

Interview: Imperial

November 22, 2018• Interviews

Eahwee – !Healxng_ [Side.A]

April 29, 2018• Hip Hop

London producer Eahwee gives us !Healxng_ Side.A...

Carns Hill, Anime and Samples – A Match Made in Rap Heaven

October 22, 2017• Sampling

Our guest writer Zweli Chibumba gives us the lowdown on London producer Carns Hill and his penchant for sampling....

VIDEO: Kareem Jamal – Matter

September 11, 2017• Hip Hop

Leo Napier – Before I Go Away (Le Wanderer Remix)

June 26, 2017• R&B

Leo Napier gets the remix treatment by Le Wanderer on latest single Before I Go Away. A move from the US to Ladbroke Grove may puzzle some...

MALIKA – Run

April 22, 2017• R&B, Soul

London soul singer MALIKA just wants to be free on new single, “Run”. We’ve been blessed with some burgeoning talent in...

VIDEO: Reppatwa – Until Further Notice

January 22, 2017• Video

SumoChief – SumoTreats

November 17, 2016• Jazz

Ashton James Brown takes a look at “SumoTreats”, the latest and greatest from London-based jazzy-hop supremos, SumoChief. The...

Shop ‘n’ Chop: How to Sample Vinyl in Ableton Live

November 8, 2016• Video

Point Blank’s Ski Oakenfull shows you how to create a track from scratch using vinyl samples in this special guest post. Point Blank’s...

Point Blank’s Guide to Sampling: History, Development & Techniques

August 31, 2016• Sampling

INTERVIEW: Taelor Headless

August 28, 2016• Interviews

Ashton James Brown brings us an interview with Taelor Headless, the mastermind behind Headless Flywear. We first encountered Headless...

Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K – Adventures in Technicolour

August 28, 2016• Hip Hop

Prepare to laugh in the face of monochrome mundanity and experience a multicoloured smorgasbord of livewire lyricism laid atop a bed of...

n2deepbeatz – RMXTAPE.5

November 3, 2015• Hip Hop

BodyMoves – North Spaulding EP

July 8, 2015• Hip Hop

Brixton’s BodyMoves new EP is a glorious sample-filled joy to listen, I’m sure you will agree. I have been living with...

Radio 1’s DJ Semtex Premieres Reppatwa’s Before I Begin

April 9, 2015• Hip Hop

The London emcee receives major radio coverage for the first single from his debut album, In The Name Of Reps. It’s not everyday you...

Richie Saps & Scott Xylo – Infinite

April 2, 2015• Hip Hop

EVENT: The Cinematic Orchestra At Hammersmith Apollo

March 7, 2015• Electronic

After selling out their show at London’s Roundhouse in just 6 hours, The Cinematic Orchestra have announced a new date at The...

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