Reviews
REVIEW | HIP-HOP SHOWED UP FOR THE JAZZ ...
By SKANDOUZ . • On

West­side Gunn delivered a phe­nom­en­al debut UK per­form­ance at the Jazz Café Fest­iv­al in Bur­gess Park on Sunday, August 3rd, 2025. Tak­ing the stage just… Read more

Events
YASIIN BEY AND TALIB KWELI RETURN TO THE...
By Rishma • On

Black Star (Yasi­in Bey fka Mos Def and Talib Kweli) make their long-awaited return to Lon­don, Manchester, and Birm­ing­ham this Novem­ber – their first shows in over… Read more

Current Issue
OPINION PIECE | REMEDY WU: “P.E.A.C.E....
By Faizah Cyanide • On

A stolen verse, a Zion­ist agenda, and the betray­al of hip-hop’s roots. Pro­pa­ganda is not always as appar­ent as you may think; it hides itself… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | 1BADD INGLISH DROPS NEW RELE...
By Rishma • On

Listen Here  The UK dance­hall scene has a new voice cut­ting through the noise. With the release of HEART­BROKEN, Har­les­den nat­ive 1Badd Ing­lish offers a… Read more

What is New
INTERVIEW | ANONYMOUS X DISCUSSES NEW TR...
By Rishma • On

Listen Here to Still Lit In a world quick to silence the voices that burn too bright, Anonym­ous X refuses to dim. On June 5th, 2025,… Read more

What is New
ON THE STAGE| BLACK BRITISH MUSICAL ‘B...
By Rishma • On

Black Power Desk 1st Septem­ber — 28th Septem­ber Writ­ten by Uri­elle Klein-Mekongo and Dir­ec­ted by Gbo­la­han Obises­an  Brix­ton House Theatre, 385 Cold­har­bour Lane Brix­ton Lon­don SW9 8GL… Read more

Education
TRUE TO THE GAME: WHY AMY TRUE IS THE AR...
By Micky Roots • On

Some artists make music. Oth­ers make a point. Amy True does both, and then burns the blue­print. Fea­tured on the cov­er of I Am Hip… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | A SUMMER NIGHT WITH CRAIG DAVID...
By Salfreckles • On

Throw­back to the year 2000… I was for­tu­nate to have grand­par­ents who, even into my early adult­hood, would ask us grandkids, “What’s on your Christ­mas list?”… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | GAPS IN THE DIAL: TAYO POPOO...
By Rishma • On

Few medi­ums have shaped mod­ern Brit­ish music and iden­tity like pir­ate radio. In Gaps in the Dial, a six-part audio series com­mis­sioned by the Bar­bican… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | TRELL SAVONE: FROM BUNKIE TO...
By Rishma • On

‘Shine’ is OUT NOW Listen Here  A new voice is rising from the heart of Cent­ral Louisi­ana. Trell Savone, the 26-year-old melod­ic storyteller signed to… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | MCSOLOMON AND DERAJAH ‘KIN...
By Rishma • On

In a power­ful meet­ing of music­al minds, Jamaic­an reg­gae vocal­ist Dera­jah and UK hip-hop MC MCSo­lomon unite on a bold new col­lab­or­a­tion titled “King­ston to… Read more

Reviews
REVIEW | BROTHER ALI LIVE AT THE JAZZ CA...
By Faizah Cyanide • On

Broth­er Ali’s show last night was more than a performance—it was a soul­ful com­mu­nion. From the moment he stepped onto the Jazz Café stage, love… Read more