North East emcees Rick Fury, Gilly Man Giro and Just B will be representing the region, and the UK, on an ambitious new album from Sektion Red that will feature rappers from 15 different countries […]
Category: Reviews
Mixtape Review: ‘Illegal’ – Yunghydro
Teesside rapper and producer Denzel Munzara AKA Yunghydro has a unique story to tell with his new mixtape ‘Illegal’. The 24-year-old is currently fighting an on-going battle with the Home Office to stay in the […]
A window into the life of Leddie MC – ‘Raise a Glass’ track by track walkthrough | FEATURE
Following the success of her 2017 debut album ‘A Piece of Cake’, hip-hop’s ‘Queen of the North’ Leddie MC is back with her sophomore effort ‘Raise a Glass’. The Teesside emcee gives us a candid […]
Live Review: nothing,nowhere. @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester | 21.10.18
In 2015, a reclusive twenty-something by the name of Joe Mulherin took to putting his dark inner struggles to music and uploading the resulting melancholic emo-spliced-hip-hop to Soundcloud, and thus, Nothing, Nowhere was born. Fast […]
Mixtape Review: ‘The Law of Attraction’ – Blitz
Released early September this year, ‘The Law Of Attraction’ mixtape is long-serving Teesside grime emcee Blitz’ full length follow up to the well-received ‘Greaze Fest’ EP, released back in March. The nine-track project begins with a […]
Event Review: Last Train Home Festival, Darlington | 22.09.18
Arriving in Darlington for Last Train Home Festival, after almost killing myself and fellow journalist Lee Hawthorn on the A1, I headed for the Legacy Skate Store stage – where all of the hip-hop acts […]
EP Review: ‘NANG’ – NE Dons
It’s safe to say that after appearing at, and shutting down, virtually every major North East hip-hop and grime event this year, and receiving weeks of continuous radio play with their breakout singles “NANG” and “Levelz”, […]
Live Review: Onipa, Kay Greyson x Xaatu, MiqyP & Radikal Queen @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle | 21.09.18
Ahead of this show I’d never heard of Onipa, I was planning on going mostly to see local rapper Kay Greyson and DJ/producer Xaatu perform a rare joint set, as well as catch newcomer MiqyP […]
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