Tradition vs Trend: Does everything really have to be a ‘movement’?

Tradition vs Trend: Does everything really have to be a ‘movement’?

To grease or not to grease. That is the question. In 2017, I stopped getting my braids done professionally and doing my own natural hair and protective styles. Between then and now,

Get to know Miso Extra, an artist in her own world.

Get to know Miso Extra, an artist in her own world.

When I sit down to have a chat with artist Miso Extra in Hoxton’s sleek record store, Love Vinyl, I get the sense that she is in a world of her own

PREMIERE: [@JDCliffe] – Go ft. Shansea

PREMIERE: [@JDCliffe] – Go ft. Shansea

WHO: JD Cliffe GENRE: rap / r&B FROM: North London MEMORABLE LYRIC: “loyalty before anything / even when it gets tekky / if I showed you all my flaws would you run

GUAP Presents ‘The Top Boy Edition’ with Jasmine Jobson for March 2022.

GUAP Presents ‘The Top Boy Edition’ with Jasmine Jobson for March 2022.

Jasmine Jobson’s first magazine cover for GUAP’s March 2022 Issue. The leading lady of Netflix’s Top Boy discusses season two, loyalty and staying grounded. Jasmine Jobson was born to be on screen.

Five for Friday: Crystal Murray, Crate Classics, Navy, Benny the Butcher & more

Five for Friday: Crystal Murray, Crate Classics, Navy, Benny the Butcher & more

We’ve delved into the deepest and darkest corners of the musical ocean to bring you Five For Friday: our weekly round-up of the crème de la crème in new music.

[Interview] B.A.D Founder Niks Delanancy is Forging the Future in Music Distribution

[Interview] B.A.D Founder Niks Delanancy is Forging the Future in Music Distribution

Black Bandcamp was born out of the safety and support shared amongst a group friends through a particularly tumultuous time, “I don't know a black person that says they weren't triggered”

EAUXMAR & TAHIR Share New Video for Song “Vexed Into Bliss”: Watch

EAUXMAR & TAHIR Share New Video for Song “Vexed Into Bliss”: Watch

Listening to the single is like hopping onto a passing cloud of TAHIR’s misty vocals as they drift harmoniously over EAUXMAR’s jungle-steeped production.

Girls Takeover for Sneakhxr Fest

Girls Takeover for Sneakhxr Fest

The event on Saturday saw workshops, panel talks, exhibitions and food stalls all celebrating independent female entrepreneurs and artists. Unexpected collaborations are sometimes the most ingenious. Two brands that have been championing

Will The New Biopic on Jean-Michel Basquiat Break The Chain of Exploitation of The Artist’s Legacy? 

Will The New Biopic on Jean-Michel Basquiat Break The Chain of Exploitation of The Artist’s Legacy? 

From the Tiffany & Co. campaign to Dr Marten’s shoe “collaboration” will the new Basquiat biopic, be a much needed cleanse of the Artist’s commercial exploitation? On the brink of another cinematic

Rachel Chinouriri Summons Sunny Days with New Single “All I Ever Asked”

Rachel Chinouriri Summons Sunny Days with New Single “All I Ever Asked”

Recorded in full with a Super 8 style video shot in LA, ‘All I Ever Asked’ is a wistful meditation on knowing your worth and learning the vital importance of maintaining boundaries.