What is there to say about Freddie Gibbs that hasn’t been said already? Over the last decade or so, the talented rapper has released gem after gem – two excellent collaborative albums with Madlib, one with Alchemist and Curren$y, as well as solo material that is equally as stellar as his collaborative projects. He is…

As a producer, Preservation has established himself as one of the most gifted and consistent artists working today. He’s DJ’ed and worked with Yasiin Bey and Ka, as has produced gems for some of the most gifted emcees ever in RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, MF DOOM, Sean Price, Mach-Hommy, Roc Marciano, KRS 1, Jean Grae…

Happy Sunday everyone! Summer is fast approaching with a lot of exciting scheduled releases, and these past few weeks brought some great new music. Without further ado, let’s get into this week’s roundup! Features Jords’ quest for personal growth an adulthood comes in many forms on his formidable new album Almost An Adult With Almost An Adult,…

If you ask me how to define consistency with an example in the world of music, the likelihood of me mentioning Goya Gumbani is fairly high. The London-based, New York rapper has released some incredible music over the last few years, but 2020 has been especially special for him. From the incredibly soulful and spiritual…

For an artist, coming of age stories told through music can be a therapeutic way to channel past traumas, introspective and personal thoughts relating to their past and present situation, as well as a way to bring the right energy for the future. London-based rapper Jords knows this all too well, as his music has…

Hey everyone, happy Sunday as per usual hope you’re all staying safe and healthy these days. As per usual, there have been some incredible releases over the past week, so without further ado, let’s get into this week’s roundup! Features The alluring, stunning and soulful world Moses Sumney’s second studio double-album græ On græ, Moses Sumney reaches…

The allure of Nick Hakim keeps growing with each and every release. In 2017, he released the incredible Green Twins, a psychedelic, soulful project that showcased his range not only as an incredible vocalist but as a fully formed, talented songwriter. It’s a project I’ve listened to so many times, so naturally I was psyched…

The subtle nuances and fascinating complexity of Moses Sumney’s music since his mesmeric and intimate 2017 debut album Aromanticism has been nothing but captivating, soulful and beautiful to witness. His debut was a quiet, soothing and angelic body of work that focused its energy on Moses Sumney’s vocals rather than complex musical arrangements. The soothing…

For the past 5 years or so, London-based rapper Little Simz has blossomed to become one of the most exciting voices in the country. Her 2019 album GREY Area was an exceptional body of work that showcased the extent of her talents – a hard-hitting, introspective and unapologetically visceral project that combined soulful, bass-heavy boom-bap…

Over the past decade or so, Ka has established himself as one of the most gifted poets in modern music. His discography over the years has been pretty much flawless, with albums drenched in symbolism relating to Greek mythology, Japanese culture and the Old Testament. On his 7th studio album Descendants of Cain, the legendary…

Happy Sunday everyone, hope you’re all still keeping safe and healthy! It’s been a pretty good week of music, so I’m excited to dive into some of them, so without further ado, here we go! Features Reflecting on Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 25 years on It’s weird how I’ve rarely seen this album mentioned among the…

As Mobb Deep, Prodigy (RIP) and Havoc have released some of the grittiest and most hard-hitting hip-hop ever. Their sophomore album The Infamous, is an undeniable classic, taking a raw and dark boom-bap New York sound a combining it with visceral, aggressive raps, showcasing the extent of their talents not only as rappers but also…

Quelle Chris has been the only artist I’ve placed in 3 consecutive ‘Albums of the Year’ lists since I launched the website in 2017. His witty and oddball delivery, coupled with his exceptional lyricism makes him one of the best emcees of the last decade. As a producer, his sound ranges from soulful and hypnotic…

Zeroh defies genre or categorisation. For the last decade or so, the LA-based artist has released some of the most innovative electronic and psychedelic music I’ve ever had the pleasure if listening to. From the 2013 projects Bred: A Dedication and Dead: A Bredication to his warped out 2016 album Tinnitus, the creative polymath has…

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope everyone’s still keeping healthy and safe. It feels like I’m repeating myself at this point, but we move! It’s been a decent week of releases, but still too much to look forward to. Without further ado, here’s the weekly roundup! Features On Pray For Paris, Westside Gunn expands and elevates his…

Buffalo, New York artist Westside Gunn has had a remarkable few years. As a part of the gritty and ever-growing underground scene, he has established himself as one of the most prolific emcees working today. His studio albums so far have been nothing short of amazing. His animated and eclectic 2016 project FLYGOD was the…

Happy quarantined Easter Sunday everyone! Hope you’re all keeping healthy and sane. This week there have been some brilliant releases I’m excited to delve into, so without further ado, let’s go! Features Freakish, sensual and profoundly cathartic, Yves Tumor’s new project Heaven to a Tortured Mind might already be a contender for album of the year…

The world is slowly falling apart. Whether through a virus pandemic, political instability, climate change or social unrest. Birmingham, Alabama musical polymath Pink Siifu knows this all too well, yet his music so far has occupied a musically serene, emotive and soulful space dedicated to black and female empowerment. Hi 2018 album ensley was a…

Seeing Thundercat’s musical metamorphosis throughout the last decade has been nothing short of inspiring. My first introduction to him as an artist came from his contributions to Flying Lotus’ 2010 classic album Cosmogramma. Since then he has released 4 studio albums, worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Mac Miller (RIP) and has become…

Yves Tumor defies genre. The Miami-born musical genius has created some of the most forward-thinking experimental music of the last few years. 2018’s Safe in the Hands of Love was a melodic yet frantic album that found its balance within chaos and unsettling energy. It’s that dichotomy in sound and energy that makes his projects…

Hey everyone, hope you’re staying sane still in these extraordinary and worrying times. Despite all that’s been going on, there has been some truly excellent music released over the past few weeks, some of which I will cover more in depth in the next few days. So without further ado, here’s this week’s roundup! Hope…

The grassroots movement Griselda have been able to build for themselves over the last few years has been nothing short of inspiring. Representing Buffalo, New York, Conway to me has represented his struggle and grit more poignantly than anyone else, and man has he lived through a lot. Surviving a shooting that left the right…

Hey everyone! I would say happy Sunday, but these lockdowns all around the world don’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon, so I hope you’re all still maintaining sanity. Over the past few weeks there have been some great music releases, so without further ado, let’s get into the music! Features The subdued yet…

Childish Gambino albums seem like a rarity these days. He released his third studio album “Awaken, My Love!” just over 4 years ago to critical acclaim, and the world hasn’t stopped talking about his music since. In 2018 he released what I consider one of the best singles and music videos of the decade in…

Hey everyone hope you’re staying safe and indoors! It’s been a tough couple of weeks and it looks like we’ll be self-isolating for the foreseeable future. However, the music that has been released over the last month or so has been amazing, so there’s a lot to cover with this weekly roundup. Let’s get into…

It’s surreal to be even talking about Jay Electronica’s debut album as something that actually exists in this universe. For the longest time, a large part of the hip-hop community was obsessed by Jay Elec’s pen game, something displayed numerous times on tracks like “Exhibit C” and unofficial projects like Style Wars EP and What…

Shabaka & the Ancestors are a jazz octet led by the supremely talented London-based tenor saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings. They blew onto the scene in 2016 with their heavy, mesmeric and spiritual debut album Wisdom of Elders. It was a raw, rich and captivating release that captured a tribal, raw energy that completely blew me away on…