Category: Reviews
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Ed Sheeran Live @ScalaLondon (Random Impulse supporting) | Live Review
Entering a packed out Scala on Wednesday July 6, the excitement in the air for Ed Sheeran’s biggest headline show to date was evident, with people of all different shapes, colours and sizes jostling for the best view of the stage. Random Impulse warmed up the already excitable London crowd with his rock, rap hybrid.…
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Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest | Documentary Review
Ever wondered how A Tribe Called Quest got together? Or, what Phife was talking about in Electric Relaxation when he dropped the line “buss off on your couch, now you got Seaman’s Furniture” ? Or even why everything fell apart after Beats, Rhymes & Life? Well Michael Rapaport takes us on a journey through the world…
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Beyonce – 4 | Album Review
It’s sometimes difficult when you’ve followed someone from the beginning of their career to accept when they give you something different. But if we can all grow and change, why can’t they? Artists have to be two steps ahead of us, so with every album they release we’re supposed to be two steps behind –…
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Dom Kennedy – From the Westside, With Love II | Album Review
The new West Coast movement looks to be in full swing in 2011. With Kendrick Lamar becoming the talk of Compton, upcoming acts such as Nipsey Hussle and Jay Rock remaining consistent and the enriched Hip Hop circuit stronger than ever, the days of wondering where the West had gone are soon to be over.…
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Kendrick Lamar – Section.80 | Album Review
The collective appreciation of an emerging new rapper will forever remain present. Whether the hysteria remains after their first album or if it dissolves into a pool of hate will always differ depending on material, their ego or their authenticity. Kendrick Lamar for the last few years has predominantly been a name referenced in the…
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Alexis Jordan live @ScalaLondon (Bluey Robinson x Loick Essien supporting) | Gig Review
Arriving at Scala on Thursday, June 30 I felt an undefined mix of emotions, some where between excited anticipation and uncertainty. I’m not entirely sure why, maybe because I had only recently discovered the 19-year-old teeny-pop-princess about a year ago, or the fear that the young singer-songwriter from South Carolina may be another churned out…
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Katy B – On A Mission | Album Review
Despite being hailed by the mainstream press as the “princess of Dubstep” when she first entered the charts nearly a year ago, Kathleen “Katy B” Brien’s subsequent rise to prominence suggests an artist inclined towards longevity far greater than the average fresh-faced dance music vocalist. A BRIT School graduate with a Popular Music degree from…
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Lil B – I’m Gay | Album Review
“Has Hip Hop really come to this?” Whilst it may not be a direct quote taken from anyone, it certainly expresses the opinion of many, many fans who have been abhorred as to what has surfaced in recent years. For all the Dougie-ing, blasphemic and skinny jeans wearing hipsters which have been vehemently argued against,…
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Gorilla Zoe – King Kong | Album Review
When analyzing the artistic progression of Atlanta MC and Bad Boy South rep Gorilla Zoe, a quick recap of his album covers is very telling. On 2007’s Welcome to the Zoo, the Miles Davis-inspired cover featured a very simple, black-and-white extreme close-up of Zoe’s menacing ice-grill. It seemed totally natural for Zoe; like a picture…
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The King's Will – As The Power Fails | Album Review
Oxbridge law graduate turned poet, football pundit and all-round ideal dinner guest Musa Okwonga joins forces with composer, producer, artist and mathematician, Giles Hayter. These two renaissance men record under the name of The King’s Will, dubbing their sound ‘Poetronica.’ The regal appellation is in reference to Okwonga and Hayter’s animated alter egos, the Fool…