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

What is New
NEW MUSIC | JAY PRINCE DROPS NEW ALBUM ...
By Rishma • On

STREAM HERE Today, May 16th, Lon­­don-born pro­du­cer, sing­er-song­writer, and mul­tidiscip­lin­ary cre­at­ive Jay Prince unveils his highly anti­cip­ated debut album, ‘Shine’, along with the release of… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | A NIGHT WITH BOY BLUE: A HIP-HO...
By Rishma • On

On Sat­urday, 10 May 2025, Boy Blue returned to the Bar­bican with ‘A Night With Boy Blue’,  a power­ful and uplift­ing week­end of dance, music… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | L‑FRESH THE LION: BREAKING...
By Rishma • On

From the streets of South West Sydney to glob­al stages, L‑FRESH The LION has built his name on resi­li­ence, iden­tity and unapo­lo­get­ic lyr­i­cism. With his… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | BREAKIN’ CONVENTION 2025: A P...
By Apex Zero • On

Now cel­eb­rat­ing its 22nd year of pion­eer­ing Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Breakin’ Con­ven­tion returned for 2025 to extend their grow­ing leg­acy and con­tin­ue bring­ing the… Read more

Reviews
BOOK REVIEW | JEAN GRAE ‘IN MY REMAIN...
By Micky Roots • On

‘In My Remain­ing Years’ Is the Gift We Didn’t Know We Were Still Allowed to Receive. Jean Grae left rap, but she nev­er left us.… Read more