Headie One ft AJ Tracey & Stormzy: Single Review
Ain’t It Different was considered a culture-shifting moment for the UK scene with it being the first collaboration from its biggest...
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Rachel Agyekum
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Blue Note Reimagined
Created in the late 19th Century, Jazz is one of the most enduring genres in the history of music. It mainly originated from the African...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- Aug 1, 2020
- 1 min
July Music Wrap-Up
With lockdown restrictions easing globally, artists are giving us summer vibe songs for our socially-distant gatherings and BBQs. The...
Ope Oduwole
- Jul 25, 2020
- 8 min
Childish Gambino: Merging, Minutes & Music Videos
Throughout his decorated career, Donald Glover’s work has become synonymous with blurring the lines between different creative mediums....
Andrea Nzeribe
- Jul 24, 2020
- 5 min
In Conversation With: Jaz Karis
Photo by Paula 'narcography' Abu from Issue 001 of 'The Floor Magazine' Ahead of her EP release, I sat down [virtually] with UK R&B...
Karen Chalamilla
- Jul 21, 2020
- 3 min
Drake, The Accent Connoisseur
Over the years, Drake has been criticized for ‘borrowing’ accents, slang and even full blown languages, infusing them into his music, and...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- Jul 18, 2020
- 3 min
Love & Hip Hop: Top 10 Songs
Love & Hip Hop is infamous for being a show about artists, who seem to never release music. If you’ve ever watched the show, you know...
Sarah Oladele
- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min
In Conversation With: Iman Lake
“So, the song came first,” Iman tells me when I ask him how the comic book came about. “We were thinking of ways to publicise my second...
David Larbi
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
Pop Smoke Album Review: Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
On Friday 3rd July, the eagerly anticipated posthumous debut album from the New York Hip-Hop & Drill artist Pop Smoke was released....
Tochi Imo
- Jul 3, 2020
- 4 min
The Duo Creating A Space For Arts And Live Entertainment in Croydon
Earlier this week I virtually sat down with Makeda Bennett-Amparbeng and Jade Reid, the two Black women who have created Setting Da...
Ore Abiona
- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
Teyana Taylor Album Review: The Album
Teyana Taylor, by measure of your average R&B star, hasn’t had it easy. Her road to stardom has been far from the norm – in 2012, she was...
Danielle Wright
- Jun 25, 2020
- 4 min
A Body Of Work: Conversation with Chief Aleel
Nothing could prepare you for the unpredictable artistry you’ll experience listening to the album, A Body of Work. Jaleel “Chief Aleel”...
Paula Abu
- Jun 12, 2020
- 4 min
Chloe X Halle Album Review: Ungodly Hour
Going into this project I knew I would have to leave all premonitions at the door as I had a feeling any preconceived ideas about what to...
Nic Tyrell
- Jun 10, 2020
- 5 min
Beenie Man vs Bounty Killer Emphasised Jamaica’s Cultural Impact
Currently, a large portion of the world is under some form of temporary isolation due to the pandemic that is COVID-19. During this time,...
Sarah Oladele
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
In Conversation With: Cimo Fränkel
I always tell myself to make a more conscious effort to listen to international music, so when I came across Cimo Fränkel, I was...
Ariel Parrella-Aureli
- May 27, 2020
- 4 min
Chicago Hip-Hop/R&B Collective ‘Rosebud Allday’ Debuts ‘Buds Vol. 1’
Chicago hip hop and R&B art collective Rosebud Allday had big plans for summer until the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting Rosebud’s...
Karen Chalamilla
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Töme: Bigger Than 4 Walls
Töme made her debut with a self-recorded (via iPhone), acoustic EP, One with Self. But really, the Toronto based singer/songwriter has...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
‘WESTSIDE’ by Clive Mercury Music Video Premiere
Photo by Serena Brown The lockdown has put the world in a precarious situation - with many things more or less coming to a halt. As I...
Habiba Katsha
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
No Signal Radio: Uniting the Black Diaspora
It’s a really weird time for everyone right now and I’m sure no one would have predicted 2020 to end up anything like this. As we’re...
Tobi Kyeremateng
- May 13, 2020
- 4 min
Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott: A Lesson on Black Sisterhood
The first time I heard a Jill Scott track, I remember feeling like I had no business listening to ‘Grown Women Music’. There I was - a...
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