Since Benga’s second solo album, Diary of an Afro Warrior, and now alot has changed. Dubstep (or Bass Music as some call it) is now bigger than it has ever been. In 2010 Dubstep mega group Magnetic Man released their self titled album which included two top 20 singles – Continue Reading
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Album Review: Rudimental – Home
Home is what an album by UK Urban artists should sound like. Releasing music for a commercial audience doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice the qualities that helped establish you on the underground. #TeamUK take note. Although Rudimental’s rise to prominence did not begin with an underground buzz their Continue Reading
Album Review: Tyler, The Creator – WOLF
The album begins surprisingly with a Soulful number which is brought straight back into Tyler’s world when he utters the album’s first vocals: “fuck”. It doesn’t take long until Tyler’s mickey taking side pops up, almost belittling the WOLF alias that he has become famous for, “Look, Wolf,Prairie Dog, Ronzell, Whatever the fuck your Continue Reading
Album Review: Laura Mvula – Sing To The Moon
Some of the music on Sing To The Moon will be up there with the best that you will hear in 2013. Sing To The Moon is a Soulful affair and Laura’s vocal talent helps carry this over the line making it a stellar album. If (in the UK) 2012 Continue Reading
Album Review: Devlin – A Moving Picture
With the likes of Wretch 32, Ed Sheeran, Labrinth and Katy B listed amongst the list of collaborators; Devlin’s second album A Moving Picture sounds tasty. Read on to find out whether it’s more like crappy reality TV or a must see summer block buster. The album begins with “Sun Goes Down” featuring Katy Continue Reading
Album Review: ASAP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP
ASAP Rocky is probably one of the most stylish rappers but does his debut album LONG.LIVE.A$AP contain nay substance? Read on to find out. The album starts with the title track “Long.Live.A$AP”, on which ASAP Rocky resorts to putting a bunch of words together that rhyme with no real topic. Continue Reading
Album Review: Game – Jesus Piece
Game’s fifth studio album’s previous title was F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution (which makes no sense at all) but Trey Songz thankfully released an album by the same name so Game had to change the title. Game later announced the album would be called Jesus Piece and after he revealed Continue Reading
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
At times hype can super seed the talent and quality of an artist’s music (take one listen to Kreashawn’s debut album for proof). One person who has been one of the poster kids for the new school of rappers is Kendrick Lamar. While his releases to date have been pretty Continue Reading
Review: G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer
Hip Hop is being dominated by a number of super crews at the moment: Maybach Music, Young Money/Cash Money and G.O.O.D. Music. Each with their own headline act Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Kanye West respectively. Much in the same way Maybach Music’s Self Made series of albums have helped Continue Reading
Album Review: Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t
Is this the classic that Rick Ross, Khaled and the hype would have you believe? Is it the classic that you’d think Rick Ross would produce at his peak? Is it the classic that a line up of Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Andre 3000, Drake, Usher, Drake & Pharrell would produce? Continue Reading