Tag: rap


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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Callum’s Pick of the Albums: August 2022

    Callum Joynes takes a glimpse at what LPs are fast approaching in the month of August!

  • 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.

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

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

  • Review: Kanye West & XXXTENTACION – True Love

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

  • 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 […]

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

    Reece Beckett names the best record of 2022 already!

  • 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.

  • A clear shift towards pop appeal: A Review of Kae Tempest’s The Line is a Curve

    Reece Beckett dives into the world of Kae Tempest’s newest album.

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

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

  • 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 […]

  • Embracing (some) Mainstream Appeal: A Review of Earl Sweatshirt’s SICK!

    Reece Beckett reviews the hotly anticipated album from Earl Sweatshirt.