‘Rap or Go to the League’ is 2 Chainz’ fifth studio album, its title a reference to the misconception of young African-American men that their only options for success are as rappers or athletes [see also Biggie’s ‘Things Done Changed‘. 2 Chainz himself was a high school and college basketball player before ultimately deciding to…
Giggs’ follows up last year’s ‘Wamp 2 Dem‘ mixtape with new album ‘Big Bad…’ . The heavyweight record features Gashi, Jadakiss, Kristian Hamilton, Theophilus London, Labrinth, Ghetts, Lil Yatchy, French Montana, Swizz Beatz and Wretch 32. It’s a slightly more polished version of Giggs we hear on ‘Big Bad…’; it’s the kind of album that…
5TATIC shares new debut EP ‘World of Sosai’ via his own South Space Records in partnership with [PIAS]. The South East Londoner’s debut EP is a cinematic, experimental one; journeying through unique sounds and strange textures. “This project has a lot of hidden personal meaning for me. Each track was written over very different points in my life last…
We spoke to Alcatrz about his new EP in an exclusive interview last Summer, which is now out via Digital Pop Records. It’s been a real work in progress for the London-based rapper and producer: “Scrapped it once, scrapped it twice. Recorded, re-recorded and finally picked 5 songs out of the 45 I made.” Largely, the…
Fredo releases his debut studio album ‘Third Avenue,’ which follows the West London rapper’s prior mixtape releases ‘Get Rich Or Get Recalled’ [2017] and ‘Tables Turn’ [2018] and features the singles ‘BMT’ and ‘Survival of the Fittest.’ The album’s title is a reference to the avenue where Fredo grew up: “I’m from a place called Mozart Estate,”…
You might be wondering why we’re reporting on an album that was released six years ago in 2012. ‘Peep The Aprocalypse‘ is now available on all streaming platforms for the first time, and comes with a brand new track entitled ‘Know The Rules’, featuring Pro Era‘s Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight and CJ Fly. It’s the…
Burgeoning label and creative collective have spent the last couple of years releasing daring electronic music and fusing it with visual art in clubs around the capital. Now, they formally cement their vision on ‘SouthSpace001’. Label boss Stan Sorrell told us it’s “an accumulation of our SouthSpace sound along with some guest features from extended SouthSpace…
