It’s not always easy to recommend a project that so cleverly redirects first impressions, but for fans of RnB, hip hop, reggae and indeed quirky alternative pop, this two-album release is a must.
Hip Hop
Intense writing, honest performances, music that feels fresh yet also well-rooted amidst the heavy-weights of the genre.
By the time the final moments seep through, the track has worked its magic, highlighting an artist with a little something more to his sound than most – a certain clarity, emotion and integrity.
The UK’s hardest working alternative hip hop act leads with conceptual depth and faultlessly creative story-telling throughout Revelation.
Far from the decades past hit that resurfaced in 2019, Rocket Man is an infectious and fast-paced hip hop fusion track with a clear pop edge for accessibility.
Dealing with intimacy, longing, regret and loss, If I Found A Way manages to feel all at once impassioned with a single other, like a whispered declaration, and more broadly accessible like a love song for the masses.
With equal parts humour and poetry, Guess I’m a Rapper Now breathes further life into the Joe Radio persona.
Dreamy vocals and heavy bass-led production meets with openly thoughtful, emotional lyrics to kick off this impressively intimate and immersive new project from space lxvvy.
Stylishly contrasting mellow and mighty moments, tuneful outbursts and fiercely carefree lyricism, the single furthers that no-fucks-given sound that runs throughout this catalogue of music.
Dark and heavy production meets with its visual equal and a story that kicks off the collaborative sound and style with volume and confidence.
Heavy bass and up-front, gritty vocals guide us through a contemporary hip hop landscape that is the title-track and introduction to Blue Velvet Cake.
Upfront vocals and contemporary rhymes meet with a bass-heavy trap beat to create a home-made fusion of country melodies and modern rap – SmooVeBeatZ tackles the big dream.