The early years of UK hip-hop are often forgotten, what with the limited recorded output and lack of documentation outside of those involved in the…
Featured Artist March 2020 – Roots Manuva
Continuing on from last month’s featured artist article, this month we take a look at another rapper whose career has become synonymous with the record…
Featured Artist February 2020 – New Flesh
For a group like New Flesh, pinning them to a specific town or city is almost impossible. Formed as a loose collective of hip-hop performers…
Feature Artist January 2020 – Out Da Ville
Hip-hop isn’t necessarily the first thing you think of when you hear the East Midlands city Nottingham. More famous for Robin Hood, Brian Clough and…
Featured Artist October 2019 – II Tone Committee
For a number of people, the idea of Scottish hip-hop would likely bring derision or denial. Some others might be aware of the Great Hip-Hop…
Featured Artist August 2019 – The Wild Bunch
If you’ve heard the name The Wild Bunch then you will no doubt know that they were the pre-cursor to Massive Attack. It was in…
Feature Artist July 2019 – The Sindecut
More often than not, if you mention the group The Sindecut to a UK hip-hop head you’ll get a blank look in response. Despite regularly…
Featured Artist June 2019 – Ruthless Rap Assassins
For the first time we take the Featured Artist article away from London and out to the rest of the UK. While London has very…
Featured Artist May 2019 – Monie Love
Despite there being a whole host of UK hip-hop artists to choose from, there are still some British hip-hop fans who laud British-born, American-raised rappers…
Featured Artist April 2019 – Hijack
For a certain generation of UK hip-hop fans, Hijack are, if not the best, definitely in the top 5. The self-proclaimed ‘Terrorist Group’ are seen…