Events
REDMAN RETURNS TO THE UK THIS SUMMER FOR...
By Rishma • On

Tues 12th August – O2 Academy Glas­gow Weds 13th August – O2 Ritz Manchester Thurs 14th August – O2 Academy Bris­tol Fri­day 15th Academy – South Facing Fest­iv­al, Lon­don… Read more

What is New
INTERVIEW | KINGJU1C3 ON HIS CAREER IN M...
By Nadiya Shay • On

For KingJu1c3, music has always been more than a hobby. It’s a form of ther­apy. A mir­ror. A weapon. After an eight-year hiatus, the record­ing… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | THE STREETS AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE...
By Micky Roots • On

When Mike Skin­ner stepped onto the stage at London’s South­bank Centre to open Little Simz’s Melt­down Fest­iv­al, there was no grand entrance, no the­at­rics. Just… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | INFINITE COLES DROPS NEW TRA...
By Nadiya Shay • On

The NYC-born sing­er, per­former, dan­cer and mod­el Infin­ite Coles brings his unique, unapo­lo­get­ic swag­ger with ‘Boots Ball­room C*nt Mix’ fea­tur­ing Maleigh Zan & Julz, released today in cel­eb­ra­tion of… Read more

Events
ON STAGE REVIEW | BROWN GIRLS DO IT TOO ...
By Kym L • On

Sex, skits, and Shagony Aunties- Poppy and Rubina bring their pod­cast to the stage with fear­less humour and heart­felt hon­esty. Last week marked the open­ing… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | REFLECTIONS ON CROSS THE TRACKS...
By Maya Elese • On

It’s May Day Bank Hol­i­day, and once again South London’s Brock­well Park played host to Cross the Tracks — London’s annu­al cel­eb­ra­tion of jazz, soul,… Read more

Classics
SOUL TO SPEAK PRESENT “DADDY’S HOME...
By Rishma • On

  Lon­don and Kam­pala based ‘Soul To Speak’ present to you the 2nd release & video from their astound­ing pro­ject Philo­sophy Podi­um, fol­low­ing the beau­ti­ful… Read more

What is New
DOECHII IS THE FUTURE OF HIP HOP — AND...
By Micky Roots • On

She’s not rid­ing the algorithm. She’s bend­ing it into per­form­ance art.  If you listen closely to Doech­ii, you can hear the future. Not just of hip… Read more

Events
END OF THE WEAK MC CHALLENGE WORLD FINAL...
By Apex Zero • On

MC Chal­lenge: DMC Viniikizo (UG) Tony Swag­gz Tan­zan­ic Pyrom­ic (France) Classix The Writer (USA) Dr Prinz (Niger­ia) Tony Dan­gler (South Africa) 30 MAY 2025. MOTIV,… Read more

Events
ILUVLIVE MARKS 21ST YEAR WITH NEXT CHAPT...
By Rishma • On

Ilu­vlive Presents: The Break – City Splash Spe­cial Thursday 22nd May 7pm-10pm @Qube Ele­phant Tick­ets here   Respec­ted live music and tal­ent devel­op­ment not-for-profit organ­isa­tion… Read more

Education
“WHEN TRUISMS TOP THE CHARTS, THE TRUT...
By Micky Roots • On

The revolu­tion will not be algorithm-friendly.  There’s a cer­tain kind of main­stream hip hop lyr­ic these days that lands with all the weight of an… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | JAZ DHAMI LIGHTS UP SOUTHBANK W...
By Rishma • On

Let’s take it back to 2009. I’m work­ing at B4U, the Bol­ly­wood TV chan­nel, and for the first time, we’re put­ting on a music fest­iv­al… Read more