Tag: hip hop

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    Kye Preston

    Take these words and go forwards: Loyle Carner in Southampton!

    Camera at the ready, Kye Preston takes us through Loyle Carner’s latest gig.

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    Reece Beckett

    BROCKHAMPTON – ‘Big Pu**y’ single review: setting anticipation for one final album

    Reece Beckett is anticipating the final album from US group BROCKHAMPTON.

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    Reece Beckett

    Loyle Carner – ‘hugo’ album review: full of rage, vulnerability, and charm

    Loyle Carner explores alt rapper Loyle Carner’s latest studio album.

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    Callum Joynes

    DJ Khaled feat. Drake & Lil Baby – ‘STAYING ALIVE’ single review: far too safe, but the infectiously catchy hook compensates

    Callum Joynes is disappointed by one of the year’s biggest rap collaborations.

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    Michal Delost

    BROCKHAMPTON – ‘Hollywood Swinging’ single review: a funky and well executed commission

    Michal Delost is grooving away to BROCKHAMPTON’s new release from the ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ soundtrack.

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    Harry Geeves

    Lizzo – ‘Grrrls’ single review: far from her best work

    Harry Greeves is disappointed with Lizzo’s follow-up to ‘About Damn Time’.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Kanye West & XXXTENTACION – True Love

    Reece Beckett reviews a controversial collaboration between two US rap superstars.

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    Reece Beckett

    Nostalgic News: Chief Keef – I Don’t Like

    March 11th marked the tenth year anniversary of Chief Keef’s now absolutely iconic I Don’t Like, a single released ahead of his Finally Rich mixtape. Whilst the track, and Keef, are frequently associated with low brow hip-hop, few tracks have had such a distinct impact upon the genre (which moves arguably faster than any other does, constantly […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Wasted potential: A Review of Fivio Foreign’s B.I.B.L.E.

    Reece Beckett is left underwhelmed by the latest Fivio Foreign record.

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    Reece Beckett

    ‘One of the best records of 2022 so far’: A Review of billy woods’ Aethiopes

    Reece Beckett names the best record of 2022 already!

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    Reece Beckett
    Denzel Curry, with blue and purple warped filters.

    Bold, Focused and Rich: A Review of Denzel Curry’s Melt My Eyez See Your Future

    Reece Beckett reviews the genre-melting new album from Denzel Curry.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, Alicia Keys – City of Gods

    With Donda 2 having an established release date at the end of this month (whether it will actually drop or not remains to be seen), and Kanye West currently being on another of his infamous public streaks – endless Instagram posts causing controversy, a ridiculous amount of features in a tiny amount of time (on this track, […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Kae Tempest – More Pressure (feat. Kevin Abstract)

    Reece Beckett reviews the latest track from the multi-talented Kae Tempest.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Nas – Magic

    Having earned himself more critical acclaim than any of his other records for the last decade or so, Nas has been climbing back into the higher ranks of contemporary hip-hop with his recent releases like King’s Disease I and II, reminding fans how good of a boom-bap gangsta rapper he can be. With drill and more abstract […]