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Kanye Premieres New Track!
Yesterday
On May 17th Kanye tweeted: "NEW SONG AND VISUAL FROM MY NEW ALBUM BEING PROJECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE GLOBE ON 66 BUILDINGS". He stuck to his promise: On Friday we got a dose of unrivalled Kanye West audacity. After a performance on 'Saturday Night Live', you can now catch 'New Slaves' on soundcloud. It's dark, righteous and just a bit domineering. A little while ago we caught a glimpse - Yeezy tweeted "June Eighteen". He's unpredictable and tension is his to play with - he understands just how eager everyone is to have a listen. Maybe we've been given an accurate release date, maybe he's jus' playin'. It's impossible to call. Written by Alex Dean - @AlexDean94 Read More
INTERVIEW: Talib Kweli!
Yesterday
Ahead of the release of his fifth solo album “Prisoner Of Conscious”, which sees guest features from RZA, Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes, Miguel and J Cole we spoke to one of hip hop’s legends. With over 15 years of experience in the game, he has bought Read More
Up and coming: BBC 1Xtra stage Leeds festival 2013
Yesterday
For the first time ever Leeds festival has added a new stage BBC Radio 1Xtra where some of the best in hip hop, grime and reggae artists will be performing for three days. Like it wasn’t exciting enough some big names have already been announced; Wiley, Wretch 32, Ms Read More
Hip Hop Album of the Month: 'Prisoner of Conscious' - Talib Kweli
Yesterday
'Prisoner of Conscious' is a soulful and dextrous effort from the Brooklyn native. We were lucky enough to grab a chat with Talib, and you can see what he had to say about it here. Talib’s a cool guy. He’s performed with Q-Tip and obviously Read More
Hip Hop Legend: Andre 3000!
Yesterday
Maybe he’s an unusual choice; we’ve been picking real old-school heavyweights until now – KRS-One-type-titans. Andre’s a wicked MC and everyone knows that. He’s more than that though, he’s proof you can unite eccentricity with consistency. One half of Read More
British Black Music Month
Yesterday
British Black Music Month 2013 Opens With A Debate And Ends With A Club Night Black History Month (BBMM) kicks off this year on June 1 with the ‘What Is Black Music?’ debate. It forms part of a day’s programme of activities organised by the UK Read More
Icons Of Hip-Hop
Yesterday
Love Art? Love Hip Hop? Love Candy Store? Well, this is the event for you! The Candy Store have teamed up with The Servechilled Gallery for this one off, unmissable Art Exhibition with some luscious live music and delectable drinks that’s taking place on the 30th May. & Read More
The swinging RnB 1920's soundtrack
Yesterday
The final of the mind blowing tragic trilogies of Baz Luhrmann classic complex novel The Great Gatsby hit the cinemas almost a week ago and with mixed reviews from papers to glossy magazines it’s the headliner for the fantastic mixed modern 1920’s music. The track Read More
Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' in Stores Now!
Yesterday
Well, it’s on itunes – does anyone still use CDs? These guys reinvented Electronic Dance Music with 1997’s ‘Homework’ and they’re back in a massive way. ‘Random Access Memories’ hovers between funk-infused house and melancholic disco which is as weird Read More
London Academy of Media Film TV Competition for Writers
Yesterday
2 students from the world of Film and Television were last night reportedly locked in the toilets of London Academy of Media Film and Television. Noises were heard from across the street, when a neighbour was walking their dog late in the evening. Listening for a few minutes Mrs Fiona Read More
Album of the Month: Disclosure - Settle
Fri, 17th May
With Radio 1 legend Annie Mac citing Settle as the album she can’t turn off, Disclosure’s debut is already the roaring success that well-established house producers have spent years trying to create. Disclosure, aka South London brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, compared Settle to Daft Punk’ Read More
Artist of the Month: MK
Fri, 17th May
Marc ‘MK’ Kinchen made a name for himself as the producer and DJ behind the hit singles ‘Always’ and ‘Love Changes’ in 1993 and 1994. He then went on to record the underground club classic ‘Burning’. In 2002, Kinchen became the in-house producer for the Read More
New Chris Brown Single to feature never-before-heard Aaliyah vocals
Fri, 17th May
Recent dramas with Rihanna and Drake aside, Chris Brown has revealed that new single, called ‘They don’t know’, will feature never-before-heard vocals from Aaliyah. The late star, who tragically died on 25 August 2001 in a plane crash, will make a posthumous appearance on Brown’s new Read More
Kanye West goes on another Rant: ‘I Aint no Mother-F***ing Celebrity”
Fri, 17th May
Kanye West decided to get a few things off his chest during his set at New York’s Roseland Hall. Yeezy was half way through his 90 minute set when he announced; "One thing about me, I'm the worst kinda ... celebrity because all I do is make Read More
An Experience of a Lifetime at Exit festival
Fri, 17th May
The festival Exit initially began in 2000 as a student protest against the oppressive Serbian government with the slogan “Exit out of ten years of madness”. It has since gained enormous success and grown greatly in stature. It’s held annually in the Petrovaradin Fortress located in Read More
PAROV STELAR at the Forum !
Fri, 17th May
PAROV STELAR presents "The Invisible Girl" a new highly anticipated album since the release of "The Princess" in 2012. The trio of Marcus Fureder continues its momentum by developing always with great talent style "Electro Jazz - Swing". Austrian musician Parov Stelar start as a Read More
