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

Events
ALL POINTS EAST GIVES US THE BIGGEST FEM...
By Rishma • On

RAYE TYLA — DOECH­II — JADE ‘The sum­mer­’s biggest female-led fest­iv­al bill’ MORE HUGE ACTS ANNOUNCED: JYOTY — NAO — MON­TELL FISH — CAT BURNS    ELIZA… Read more

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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

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REVIEW | HARRY MACK LIVE AT THE O2 ACADE...
By Mas Law • On

Nice memor­ies have been made in the illus­tri­ous O2 Brix­ton Academy, and tonight it was Harry Mack’s turn to leave his mark. I arrived and made… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | RAPPER DVNZ ON DREAMS, GROWT...
By Rishma • On

In a rap land­scape often driv­en by trends and for­mu­las, South Lon­don artist DVNZ is carving out his own lane, one groun­ded in reflec­tion, hon­esty,… Read more

Interviews
INTERVIEW | SELINA BROWN ON FAMILY, FOOD...
By Mark Mukasa • On

Selina Brown is a power­house in chil­dren’s lit­er­at­ure and a pas­sion­ate advoc­ate for rep­res­ent­a­tion in pub­lish­ing. As the founder of the Black Brit­ish Book Fest­iv­al… Read more

Events
SOUTHFACING FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES BUSTA RHY...
By Rishma • On

15 AUGUST 2025 | CRYS­TAL PALACE PARK ON SALE:  Fri­day 2 May at 10am https://southfacingfestival.com/  South Facing Fest­iv­al is set to deliv­er an incred­ible day of hip-hop… Read more

Events
REGGAE’S HOTTEST MUSIC FESTIVAL ‘REG...
By Chloe Bernard • On

Tick­ets Vis­it: Reggaeland.co.uk Tak­ing place at the fam­ous open-air amphi­theatre Nation­al Bowl in Milton Keynes, the two day Reg­gae extra­vag­anza opens its music­al doors to… Read more

What is New
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY HIT THE STUDIO TOGE...
By Rishma • On

The icon­ic multi-plat­in­um-selling East Coast hip-hop crew mark 30 years as ‘The World’s Most Influ­en­tial Rap Group’ with new cut Bone Thugs-N-Har­­mony — ‘AWW SHIT’ (Out April… Read more

What is New
BBC HIT COMEDY DRAMA BOARDERS DROP THEIR...
By Rishma • On

First single ‘Gold’ by Joy & Jee Melod­ies drops today 24th April Listen HERE Announ­cing BOARDERS Ori­gin­al Soundtrack — a unique col­lec­tion of Black music from the next… Read more