Tag: rap

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Boldy James, The Alchemist – Super Tecmo Bo

    Super Tecmo Bo doesn’t hold a candle to the collaborators’ previous works, says Reece Beckett.

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    Reece Beckett

    ‘Mach at his most didactic’: A Review of Mach-Hommy’s Balens Cho (Hot Candles)

    One of the most productive and mysterious voices in hip-hop returns, for his second outing this year. Mach-Hommy has been active in hip-hop since 2013, heavily focusing on the underground style which he has helped to popularise and progress consistently – Mach has made 18 albums and 13 EPs in that timespan of just eight […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Pete & Bas @ Engine Rooms, 21/10/21

    Pete & Bas may be the strangest addition to U.K. grime, if not all of music, in recent memory. With a ‘combined age of 150’ years, according to their DJ after a specifically high energy track, they are the surreal embodiment of the long time running joke about the distance between the elderly and the […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Boldy James, The Alchemist – Bo Jackson

    Reece Beckett takes a look at the latest collaboration between Boldy James and The Alchemist.

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    Reece Beckett

    The Mark of a Wordsmith: A Review of Nas’ King’s Disease II

    Reece Beckett salutes the king of hip-hop’s latest album.

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    Reece Beckett

    Musical Minimalism from a Maturing Artist: A Review of Dave’s We’re All Alone In This Together

    Reece Beckett celebrates the progression of Dave in his second album.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Navy Blue – Navy’s Reprise

    Reece Beckett labels Navy’s Reprise “one of the best albums of the year so far”.

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    Katie Evans

    Review: AJ Tracey – ‘Little More Love’; Perfect Summertime Gangster Rap

    Katie Evans reviews the latest tune from British rapper AJ Tracey.

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    Reece Beckett

    Innovative, Abstract Hip-Hop Magic: A Review of Armand Hammer and The Alchemist’s Haram

    Reece Beckett gives insight into the growing world of abstract hip-hop in his review of one of the latest records from the movement.

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    Reece Beckett

    A Beautiful Blend of Funk, Rap and Soul: A Review of Genesis Owusu’s Smiling With No Teeth (2021)

    Genesis Owusu seems to have arrived out of nowhere and quickly gained a lot of traction. However, Genesis has been making music since 2017; they’re just only now starting to catch on. The 23 year old from Australia seems to have dropped his debut album, Smiling With No Teeth, at the perfect time – just […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell – An Insight On The Influential Rapper Minus The Music

    Reese Beckett checks out Emmet Malloy’s new documentary about the late New York rapper.

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    Reece Beckett

    Hidden Gem: Avantdale Bowling Club – Self Titled

    Reece Beckett thinks back to the brilliant debut album from jazz-rap project Avantdale Bowling Club.

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    Morgan McMillan

    Introducing: House of Pharaohs

    Hailing from South East London, House of Pharaohs have been transforming the rap scene. The group first established their distinctive sound with debut mixtape Southern Stamp in 2015. Unlike other traditional rap groups, House of Pharaohs blend hard-hitting grime/trap beats with psychedelic synths making their sound “free, versatile and eclectic” as said by rapper DannyStern. […]

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    Connie Seamer

    Our Favourite Made-For-Movie Albums: Black Panther: The Album

    Connie Seamer shares some love for the made-for-movie soundtrack of Marvel’s Black Panther.