What is New
NEW MUSIC | ATMOSPHERE RELEASE NEW ALBUM...
By Rishma • On

Min­neapol­is hip-hop pion­eers Atmo­sphere have released their new album So Many Oth­er Real­it­ies Exist Sim­ul­tan­eously via Rhymesay­ers Enter­tain­ment.  There’s an unmis­tak­able sense of unease from the out­set that con­tin­ues to… Read more

Health And Wellbeing
NOT FRAGILE LIKE A FLOWER, FRAGILE LIKE ...
By Kate Taylor • On

A TALE OF TWO TAT­TOOS In a con­tinu­ation of the last column, I wrote I am reit­er­at­ing the pain of my triplet brother­’s death and… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | LAB79 ‘SALT’ OUT NOW
By Rishma • On

‘Salt’ see’s the Lab79 roster assemble as they con­tin­ue their trend of drop­ping incom­par­able posse cuts. A leth­al dose of Bass-heavy, golden-era Boom Bap sets the… Read more

Events
CROSS THE TRACKS REVEALS FULL LINEUP FOR...
By Rishma • On

They will join NxWor­ries (Ander­son .Paak & Knx­wledge), Yazmin Lacey, Masego, Kel­is, Alfa Mist, Gilles Peterson, Roy Ayers, Ravyn Lenae, DOMi & JD Beck, Loose… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | INTRODUCING ANA BULNES ONE O...
By Vish ShvaOne • On

Ana Bul­ness has been rack­ing up per­form­ances with­in Lon­don for the last three years, cre­at­ing a buzz around the Latino scene. The latest per­form­ance was… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | NLE CHOPPA DROPS COTTONWOOD ...
By Rishma • On

LISTEN HERE The highly anti­cip­ated release of Mem­ph­is hip-hop sen­sa­tion NLE Chop­pa’s new album, Cot­ton­wood 2, has been mak­ing waves in the music industry. The… Read more

Events
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT LIVE AT THE JAZZ CA...
By Rishma • On

Sat­urday 27th May 2023 8pm — 10.30pm Tick­ets The multi-plat­in­um, Grammy Award Win­ning group Arres­ted Devel­op­ment deliv­ers on-stage energy to thirsty audi­ences look­ing to quench their… Read more

Events
ODDISEE & GOOD COMPNY LIVE AT THE JA...
By Rishma • On

May 25th 2023 7pm — 10.30pm Tick­ets Brook­lyn based, Wash­ing­ton DC-born rap­per, Oddis­ee, comes to Jazz Café backed by his 5‑piece band, Good Compny. Oddisee’s music… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | DANCE CREW GHETTO FUNK COLLE...
By Rishma • On

We speak to Roché Apinsa and Ruben Chi, the founders of the Ghetto Funk Col­lect­ive,  about their pas­sion for funk cul­ture, the import­ance of music… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | SPEECH DEBELLE ‘COME YOUR ...
By Rishma • On

Off the back of recent singles ‘Atlantis’ and ‘Away From Here’, the Mer­cury Prize-win­n­ing Brit­ish rap­per Speech Debelle reveals new single ‘Come Your Way’, a… Read more

Cool Tips
THE WORLD OF RAP: HOW TO KICKSTART YOUR ...
By Rishma • On

Suc­ceed­ing in music isn’t an easy feat. But you might make it far if you work hard, devel­op your skills and get in touch with… Read more

Education
REMEMBERING JAH SHAKA | THE DUB PIONEER ...
By DJ ISURU • On

Jah Shaka, the most influ­en­tial fig­ure of UK music passed away on the morn­ing of Wed­nes­day 12th April 2023. The news was offi­cially announced that… Read more