Soundtracked by his new album ‘Some Rap Songs,’ Earl Sweatshirt releases a new short film entitled ‘Nowhere, Nobody.’ Directed by Naima Ramos-Chapman and Terence Nance, the film is an art-house flick that’s as experimental as the album itself; seemingly exploring themes of black identity and fatherhood, paying homage to his late father, South African poet…
2018 has been another stellar year for music; we’ve had the slew of releases from G.O.O.D. Music that bought us ‘Kids See Ghosts’, ‘Ye’ and ‘DAYTONA’, as well as big releases from some of our favourite Brits like Wiley, Young Fathers and Novelist. It’s also been a year tinged by sadness as we say an…
It’s fair to say that South Central Los Angeles has a pretty rich music heritage. Areas like Inglewood, Compton and Hawthorn have spawned a generation of artists like Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Eazy E that have refused to conform to industry clichés, and their combined discography is a sound that’s not only borne of…
It’s an oppressively hot bank holiday Saturday in a busy, rabbit warren of a flat in North London. Amun has already picked out her looks and sits patiently amidst the creative chaos; a concert professional at the tender age of 22. She’s serene but upbeat throughout the shoot and our conversation about how she arrived…
With 2018 firmly in the rear view mirror, we asked our writers who they were excited about hearing from this year. Then we asked producer STPBRTHR to put them all together in one handy mix. Simple really. Shirt kicks things off, the first Rapper to sign to Jack White’s Third Man Records who’s putting a…
2017 was the year that the world celebrated such triumphs as NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson spending a record-breaking 665 cumulative days in orbit, as well as Salt Bae exhibiting the most majestic seasoning technique known to man. We also saw the inaugural Fyre Festival fail in spectacular style, and said goodbye to musicians such as…
In 1993, Wu-Tang Clan made their debut with ‘Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’. The album was a sampling game-changer; borrowing from classic Soul & Jazz records as much as it did from 1970s Martial Arts films. Almost 25 years later, ’36 Chambers’ remains one of the most significant albums of all time. Underpinned by consistently…
