Interviews
INTERVIEW | IVAN MICHAEL BLACKSTOCK BRIN...
By Rishma • On

Lon­don has always been a breed­ing ground for innov­a­tion in hip hop cul­ture, but few artists have reshaped its bound­ar­ies quite like Ivan Michael Black­stock.… Read more

Events
JAZZ CAFE FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED FEAT...
By Rishma • On

Jazz Café Fest­iv­al Sunday, 2nd August, Bur­gess Park, Lon­don Tick­ets avail­able from Tues­day 3rd March, HERE 12pm — 10pm Jazz Café, one of the world’s most… Read more

Classics
COMPETITION | WIN 2 TICKETS TO REDMAN LI...
By Rishma • On

The legendary RED­MAN is return­ing to Lon­don, May 6th 2026 at Elec­tric Brix­ton for his only UK show of his Muddy Waters Too tour. Expect… Read more

What is New
RISING AUSTRALIAN-TAMIL SINGER & SON...
By DJ Doni Brasco • On

On the pre­cip­ice of a major glob­al break­through, rap­idly rising acclaimed Aus­­trali­an-Tamil sing­er, song­writer, per­former, and artist Dhee (Enjoy Enjaami, Rowdy Baby) unveils a brand… Read more

Events
SUPERORGANIC ANNOUNCES RICH MIX SHOW FOR...
By Rishma • On

On Fri­day 22 May 2026, SUPER­OR­GAN­IC takes over Rich Mix, Shored­itch with a power­ful new live music exper­i­ence mark­ing Nation­al Buy a Music­al Instru­ment Day… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | JENEVIEVE LIVE AT THE JAZZ CAFE...
By Salfreckles • On

Jenevieve stopped off in Lon­don for a sold-out Sunday night show at the Jazz Café, as part of her world­wide The Crysal­is Tour. Emer­ging in 2020, Jenevieve’s voice… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | BADSHAH MAKES HISTORY AT THE LO...
By Nadiya Shay • On

Even when the noise off­stage gets louder, Bad­shah is prov­ing that his real arena is still the stage, and few in desi hip-hop are oper­at­ing… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | ILL-ABILITIES RETURN TO BREA...
By Rishma • On

As Breakin’ Con­ven­tion returns with its 2026 pro­gramme and UK tour, few crews embody its glob­al, bound­ary-push­ing spir­it quite like ILL-Abil­it­ies. Known for rede­fin­ing what… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | EPHRAT ASHERIE ON THE CENTER...
By Rishma • On

As Hip Hop approaches its sixth dec­ade as a glob­al cul­ture, the theatre stage is increas­ingly becom­ing a space where its his­tor­ies, lin­eages and com­munit­ies… Read more

What is New
INTERVIEW | BRISTOL DUO CODE RED DISCUSS...
By Rishma • On

We sit down with Bris­tol duo Code Red, pro­du­cer and MC Kil­aze along­side vet­er­an DJ Style. Deeply rooted in the found­a­tions of the cul­ture, their… Read more

What is New
#MERKY BOOKS AWARDS 2026 NEW WRITERS’ ...
By Mark Mukasa • On

Stormzy and Sandy Rompotiy­oke, cred­it Will Fahy #Merky Books has revealed Sandy Rompotiy­oke as the win­ner of the #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize 2026.Stormzy announced Rompotiy­oke… Read more

Events
BREAKIN’ CONVENTION FESTIVAL 2026 — ...
By Rishma • On

Fri­day 1, Sat­urday 2 & Sunday 3 May 2026    Tick­ets from £15    Tick­ets: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com Breakin’ Con­ven­tion kicks off this… Read more