It’s still unknown what triggered the frenzy of Londoners buying their Oh My! Festival tickets. It’s similar to the same force which propelled them to buy their Afronation tickets. Perhaps it was due to FOMO or being able to see Lil Baby, Roddy Rich, Wizkid and Meek Mill all in one place. Meek’s probation…
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The Curse of Being First: OG Niki
It’s April 2011 and OG Niki makes an explosive entrance into the music scene. Nobody had heard of her until this video, but this infamous freestyle on #SPITYOURGAME made her a viral sensation and caused her to be permanently etched in the minds of many. She spits her opening line with glee laced with small…
The Curse of Being First: Timbo
It was October 2013 when this freestyle was released. It was like an earthquake to the U.K music scene and its tremors are still being felt today. In the video, Timbo is joined by Cass and Mitch. The three of them made up the group STP (Struggle to Proceed and Stack that Paper) which…
The Case of The Dolls
Historically speaking, female rappers have always been placed on the sub bench of the music industry. It didn’t matter how talented, how lyrical they were nor the large audience they commanded, they were always subbed in the 80th minute. There’s almost an unspoken rule within the industry that only one Queen can firmly sit on the…
Psychodrama Review
“Psychodrama is a form of psychotherapy in which patients act out events from their past” In essence, that’s what Psychodrama is. The Streatham-native’s debut album is a vivid retelling of the most painful parts of his life. It’s him attempting to process his own trauma and opening his deepest wound, the relationship with his…
Solange Takes Us Home
It was just last week Solange teased us with images from her album and dropped a release date (March 1st). Naturally, the internet was thrown into a frenzy as music lovers and her fans had been patiently waiting for a follow-up to her stunning classic, A Seat At The Table. When I Get Home is an…
Everythings For Sale
On Everythings For Sale the walls which bracket Boogie’s life are mauled down by the natural course of life, change and by Boogie’s own frustration at his life’s monotony. We hear this exhuastation on the album’s opener, Tired/Reflection “I’m tired of working at myself, I wanna be perfect already, I’m tired of the dating process, I wanna know…
Projects You May Have Missed
2018 was the year of music overload. Every Friday was new music Friday and our streaming platforms were flooded with new projects, albums and EPs. It was difficult to keep track of the new releases and at times, it felt overwhelming. It was all too easy for projects to be forgotten amongst the constant flood…
Top 20 Albums of 2018
It’s been an incredible year for music with no album being made the same way; Migos opted for a mammoth 24-track album whilst rappers like Pusha T and Kanye West opted for a much shorter and more concise 7 tracks. Some artists had their albums mastered months before its release whereas The Carter’s album was…