Dark trap rhythms with distinct and haunting piano riffs at the forefront, a raspy vocal and theatrics designed to draw attention and set a vibe – Showtime Ennuh captures a style between styles, with the late-night energy and performative lust of Shake Dat (Twerkhall).
Hip Hop
Blending style and substance with semalessly intelligent bars and a vocal fulidity and dynamic that’s intoxicating, Big O and Cashus King deliver one of the biggest albums of the year, with the sensatinoal iWater to Wine.
To coincide with the launch of his bold and anthemic new hip hop project The GOD Album: Rebirth!!!, we caught up with Buffalo NY artist and rapper The Supreme General, to find out more about the music, his journey from the first album to now, and his plans for the year ahead. Here’s how it … Continued
One of independent hip hop’s most authentic and moving voices returns this season with a stylistically modest yet conceptually and melodically majestic album.
Songwriting and production raise the bar in unison with smart, smooth and captivating lyrics – a seamless flow and a confident kind of nonchalance that’s enthralling. BURMO captures a clear sense of purpose, with DARE Tuh Feel.
The intensity of hard-hitting, passionate rap bars, confidence, and colourful, creative production, all perfectly combined for an anthemic explosion of purpose. The Supreme General kicks off his fiercely artistic and gripping new album, with the boldly impressive set-up, structure and substance of The Introduction!!!
Holding down the fort for classic hip hop and boom bap that’s anthemic, stylish and catchy, POPMFS aims high and hits the mark once again, with the unignorable rhythm and bounce of brand new track HUNDREDS (FLYMIX).
The darkness of mental health turmoil and a careful, creative fusion of gritty UK rap, DnB, pop and even metal – a refreshingly honest, engaging and original take on AI-assisted production… Alexis Auno captures the essence of mental health treatment and the severity of its failures, with this gripping collection of songs inspired by his fourteen-year-old daughter.
Straight to the point but a mood and delivery highly impressive at the same time – a single blow, built around a warped lo-fi soundscape that feels like a trap ambiance pouring through the walls from the club next door. Add in fast-flowing vocals and storytelling that’s rhythmically focused and lyrically smart, and Rome takes no time at all to engage and entertain listeners, with the striking simplicity and skill of Verse 1 Freestyle.
Huge summer vibes and a colourful anthemic groove back up this Creole single for the Haitian Soccer team of 2026. H the Nudist pairs Gospel vocals with afrobeats and hip hop, for a catchy and smooth celebration that’s instantly uplifting.
It’s an aptly contemporary sound from Bru-Kin, an accompanying video further celebrating the youth culture and movement that inspired the composition, and the final mix is essentially a careful blending of hip hop, electronic and Congolese production and rhythm.
Far from the end of KUNAL’s time in modern music, this single simply marks the finale of a four-year chapter of life and learning that has been this creative output and mood.