Category: Reviews
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Drake: Light Dreams & Nightmares @ London Hammersmith Apollo (Jan 10) | Live Review
Monday night Drake performed his final London night on his sold out, highly anticipated Light Dreams and Nightmares tour in west London’s Hammersmith Apollo. The tour, which ends in the UK this Friday 14th at Birmingham and carries on to mainland Europe for a further week, is the first time Drake has headlined in the…
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J. Cole’s headline show @KOKOLondon | Live Review
On Sunday (9th January) J. Cole delivered his first headlined show on UK soil and, in the eyes of the hip hop loving Londoners in attendance at least, cemented his position as a leader of the scene’s new school. Audience crammed into a sold-out KOKO in North London to spend a couple of hours in…
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Natalie Williams – My Oh My | Album Review
Some people may know Natalie Williams from her earlier self-written solo albums Yours Truly and Secret Garden, some may even recognise her vocals on a few underground drum’n’bass hits but what they might not know is that Natalie been in the music industry for quite a few years, having worked with the likes of Goldie,…
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Carlitta Durand – Nostalgic Nights | EP Review
With each guest appearance and release, Carlitta Durand’s fanbase grows steadily within the neo soul and jazz crowds as well as within the West Coast Hip Hop circuit. The 26 year old brings a further dimension to each project she has been on, leading to much longing for a full-on project from her following. Possessing…
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Lefto & Simbad present Worldwide Family Vol. 1 | Album Review
2010 was a productive year for Gilles Peterson’s label Brownswood Recordings, a highlight being the release of the Havana Cultura Remix album and accompanying tour. 2011 gets off to a promising start as Peterson and co launch the Worldwide Family compilation series. Brownswood hand over the controls to respected friends of the label, asking them…
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Guvna B – Scrapbook | Mixtape Review & Free DL
Gospel Music has undergone somewhat of a transformation over the last decade. Whilst the traditional choirs, worship groups and Kirk Franklin are still commonly referred to when mentioning the genre, here in the UK, the recent wave of Christian rappers (both in Hip Hop and Grime), has swept the genre into a frenzy. Amidst the…
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Curren$y – Return To The Winner’s Circle | Mixtape Review
As the majority of artists slowly devise their strategies for 2011, its no surprise that the first rapper to drop new material was the very same one who released TWO albums just last year. Curren$y Spitta was applauded by many blogs, artists and fans for his hustle in 2010, dropping Pilot Talk albums one and…
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Fantasia – Back To Me | Album Review
It has only been approximately six years since Fantasia released her first album, however the American Idol has already been compared to some of the greatest singers of our time, such as Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin. With such a big voice, and the album doesn’t fail to bring us that with a collection of…
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Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids | Album Review
Everyone know the Wu Tang ain’t nothing to f**k with – but when it comes to making consistently dope albums, none of the Wu members can step to the Ghostface Killah. Hands down the Shaolin rapper with the most satisfying catalog, Tony Starks has been releasing empirical material for well over a decade now and…