• What’s up with the Charts?

    You’ve just left for lectures, walked out the door, headphones on, and you’re about to click ‘shuffle play’ on the top charts playlist, only to hear Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ come on…AGAIN. Although I think it’s safe to say that the trauma of Ed Sheeran’s Divide album occupying the entirety...
  • Wiley @ The Brickworks

    Wiley took to the stage of The Brickworks to mark his return to the music industry, teasing us with his much anticipated new album ‘The Godfather II’.  Even at the age of 39 with a career lasting over 10 years, his performance at The Brickworks showed he hasn’t lost...
  • Music Interview – Astroid Boys

    Following the release of their Debut Album Broke at the end of September, Astroid Boys have embarked on one of their largest tours so far, supporting Enter Shikari in arenas throughout the UK. Mixing grime, rock, and metal, the band have been hailed as one of the hottest new...
  • “J Hus Has More Hooks than a Fisherman” J Hus Live Review

    Stratford-raised rapper J Hus has just kicked off his tour and showed fans why his album Common Sense is going to make history. Ahead of his debut release Common Sense, J Hus has taken the UK music scene by storm. He is definitely the underdog of the music industry....
  • Stormzy Live Review: “Madder than Mabdulle”

    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...
  • “The King of Grime” | Album Review: Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer

    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...
  • Akala talks the history of hip hop at UoN

    As part of Black History Month, hip hop artist and writer Akala spoke about the ‘Evolution of the EMCEE’ at the University of Nottingham. The talk covered the history of the art of rapping, of which the modern incarnations are grime, garage, jungle and hip hop. Akala started looking...