Photo Credit: Obidigbo Nzeribe The agreement that Nas’ Illmatic – which will turn 30 next year – is a classic unites almost all hip-hop fans. To so many, it represents the pinnacle of ’90s rap music – a heartfelt, intelligent, and conscious boom-bap record that crowned a 20-year-old an instant legend of his genre. But opinions… Read more
Photo Credit: Grant Spanier THEY. is an R&B duo with music that is characterized by a unique blend of soulful vocals, hip-hop beats, and electronic production that sets them apart in the world of R&B. The group’s lyrics explore the complexities of love, relationships, and self-discovery, and their songs are both catchy and thought-provoking. Unfortunately,… Read more
Photo Credit: Lauretta Suter A decade or so ago, you couldn’t flick between radio stations without catching half-a-dozen inescapable hits from DJs – be it Calvin Harris’s “We Found Love”, Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” or Naughty Boy’s “La La La.” With those hit-makers now all years removed from their last chart-toppers, Reading’s Sam “SG” Lewis… Read more
Photo Credit: Savanna Ruedy There’s one track tucked in the middle of Gryffin’s 2019 debut Gravity that suggested the then 31-year-old could be EDM’s next great hope. “If I Left The World” begins, seemingly, as a traditional song about lost love, but in its second verse evolves into one about crushing isolation and even suicide… Read more
Photo Credit: Press via Calvin Harris Calvin Harris first broke out in the UK a little over 15 years ago, with the now-Gold certified “Acceptable in the 80s” – an intriguing and singular, if anachronistic, cut of electro-funk. Four years later, he broke out worldwide as a featured artist on Rihanna’s “We Found Love.” The… Read more
Photo Credit: Republic Records The best Drake songs captivate people as soon as they first hear them – it’s why he’s responsible for some of the biggest hits of the 2010s. A trio of acclaimed albums and mixtapes from 2011-2015 – Take Care, Nothing Was the Same & If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late… Read more
Photo Credit: Rosie Foster No other group today makes music quite like Black Country, New Road. Their aptly titled 2021 debut For the First Time is one of the most ambitious debuts ever released; a freewheeling, ferocious record that incorporated klezmer music and jazz fusion alongside post-punk and art-rock. Isaac Wood’s frenzied deliveries and weird poetry soon… Read more
Photo Credit: Jaden Hossler Tik Tok star and former Sway House member Jaden Hossler is the latest to make the transition from the popular video app, to releasing music under the moniker jxdn. He follows in the footsteps of other Tik Tok influencers such as Addison Rae, Dixie D’Amelio, and Chase Hudson (Lil Huddy). Hossler… Read more