His first since recent album ‘Yesterday’s Gone,’ Loyle Carner drops off new track ‘Ottolenghi’ with a video to boot. Named after, and loosely inspired by, pioneering chef Yotam Ottolenghi, the song came to life when Carner was quizzed by a family on a commuter train about the ‘Bible’ he was reading, which was in fact the…
South East London rapper/singer Elheist teams up with Province friend and collaborator Haich for ‘Matter Of Fact / Not That Easy’. The new track is an ode to Mississippi songwriter Ray J – kinda. Elheist’s vocal begins smooth and echoing over some leftfield beats from Haich. Before long, things take a turn for the heavy,…
Northampton’s Slowthai continues to draw comparison from horror films in the video for brand new track ‘Rainbow’. Right from the off we know we’re in for a creepy trip as we’re kept in time by an ominous hacking sound. ‘Thai then continues to address the issue of racial stereotyping on the track, while the video…
Just days before the release of his debut studio album ‘Nature’, Ragz Original follows ‘Disaronno Straight‘ with part two of the visual story, ‘She Said Run’. “While the video is a continuation of the ‘Dissorano Straight‘ story – Ragz and myself wanted to change the mood from the dramatic feel of the previous video to a more bouncy…
IAMDDB returns to recent mixtape ‘Flight Mode Vol. 4’ for a new video for ‘Kurr£ncy’. The track of course bears all the usual DDB hallmarks, it’s a laid back Trap groove ridden mastefully by IAMDDB’s jazzy vocals and serious attitude. Stream below via YouTube.
New Orleans rapper Pell drops ‘Simple and Plain’ via Payday Records as part of a new series of monthly instalments. Produced by electronic R&B singer, songwriter and producer Imad Royal, Pell says of the track: “‘Simple and plain is probably one of the oldest songs I’ve recorded since my first project ‘FWD’. It’s about…
Duckwrth releases new track ‘Soprano’. As is so often the way with the Los Angeles artist, it’s an eclectic mix in terms of genre. It also appears to be the first taste of an upcoming project entitled ‘The Falling Man’. Stream below via SoundCloud, and check out our interview feature with the man himself here.
After teasing the collab on Instagram, Anderson .Paak and Kendrick Lamar have shared new track ‘Tints,’ which premiered on Beats 1 this evening. Produced by Om’Mas Keith and .Paak himself, ‘Tints’ is the lead single from Anderson .Paak’s forthcoming album ‘Oxnard’, which will be released on Aftermath Entertainment, release date TBA. What we do know,…
“‘Life In The Flesh’ is a conceptual album primarily focused on the cycle of life, death & reincarnation of the spirit/soul,” says Coops. “Everything that happens in the middle is what makes us who we are. All of our decisions and choices shape and mould our futures in this life and possibly even the next.…
‘There You Have It’ is actually Del Amo MC Reason’s third body of work, following mixtapes ‘The Free Album’ in 2016, and ‘There You Have It [Mixtape version]’ in 2017. He’s also supported the likes of Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden, but if you’ve heard of him at all it’s most likely for his feature…
‘Drogas Wave’ is Lupe Fiasco’s first album since his departure from Atlantic Records. With no singles and minimal fanfare it may just hve passed you by, which would be a shame – it’s quietly masterful. Fiasco revealed the main idea of the project to Billboard: “It’s about a group of slaves on a slave ship…
Initially slated for release five years ago in 2013, ‘Tha Carter V’ is finally here. Released on Lil Wayne’s birthday, the fifth instalment in the series comes in at twenty three tracks long, and features XXXTentacion, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Snoop Dogg and more. All in all, it’s a real mixed bag. ‘Dedicate’…
