- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY | LA… March 9, 2018
As we celebrate international women’s day, I was reminiscing on women in 90’s Hip Hop. Misogyny has always been commonplace in rap …
Read more - Akala, the new Shakespeare? Wh… January 5, 2018
“Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think” (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Since the beginning of time words have been the world’s most potent …
Read more - INTERVIEW | JYMIT KHONDHU FROM… November 21, 2017
How did you get involved with Khalsa Aid?
Hi, my name is Jymit Singh Khondhu. I became a volunteer with Khalsa Aid in …
Read more - BBC Introducing ‘Amplify’ | 6… September 24, 2017
CHASE & STATUS, MELANIE C, JP COOPER, JAKE BUGG & MORE UNVEILED FOR BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING’S AMPLIFY
Celebrating 10 years of BBC Music Introducing, the full programme is …
Read more - “I was told Indian girls don’t… September 13, 2017
Hip Hop is Global, and definitely alive and kicking in India. The scene is growing in India as a strong movement for …
Read more - Leading grime acts share advic… September 5, 2017
Fresh from the AFROPUNK London stage, JME, Kojey Radical and Nadia Rose all spoke to PRS for Music’s membership magazine, M, about …
Read more - How Colombia’s Capital, Bogotá… August 31, 2017
A few months ago, I took a trip to Bolivia after reading about the peacefulness of the capital, La Paz and the …
Read more - 5 “Ban the burqa” Reasons We A… August 17, 2017
Any time I see an article on the burqa, the comment section is rife with people demanding it be banned. I have noticed …
Read more - Must Read: Australian Aborigin… August 6, 2017
Free book on Aboriginal Hip-Hop!
The second edition of the critically-acclaimed book REAL TALK: ABORIGINAL RAPPERS TALK ABOUT THEIR MUSIC AND COUNTRY is now …
Read more - Hijab Vs Bikini — Understandin… August 2, 2017
We, the west, are very quick to critique a woman dressed up of Middle Eastern standards- i.e. hijab, or burka- without fully …
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