Hip Hop

CW Jones is a Leighton resident, a singer, MC and all round soul junkie. With this latest EP, he has brought together jazz vibes and blues atmosphere, and stuck them at a smoke filled free bar, with hip hop pouring the liqueur. His slant on the genre is a refreshing change to the nor...

Hip hop has wiiiiiiide roots. It also has wide branches. The endless corners of the musical globe that hip hop culture has navigated reaching for that golden sunlight, are quite simply immeasurable. You only need look at how brave independent labels are becoming with their repertoire to start to ...

Underground collective known by the conjoined alias of The Four Owls (Fliptrix, Verb T, Leaf Dog & BVA) caused a ruckus with their 2011 debut album Nature's Greatest Mystery, more so than anyone probably planned for. The 4 Owls have been nesting since the arrival of the first album, recouping...

The southwest is not short of talent when it comes to hip hop, especially when you look towards the city of Bristol, absolutely packed with gifted artists, bringing some of the best emcees, producers and collectives to the forefront of the scene. iNDEX is o...

There are those that crave fame and those that crave authenticity. Those who write with a formulaic mind and those that work straight from their heart. And then... there are those behind the scenes. No artist has arrived at your headphones without a menagerie of people behind the scenes. Artists,...

In these days of disposable heros, there are very few artists that manage to stay the course. Those that do, often compramise their artistic integrity for the sake of a longer career, making wishy washy copies of their previous successes. Maybe a handful during a lifetime manage to stay true to t...

The hip hop family tree is VAST. It's roots stretch out mile upon mile, spanning borders, cultures and genres. The fruit from this tree varies from branch to branch. Some sweet, some sour, some young, some old. Over the years hip hop has encompassed the entire globe, and to those who know their h...

Well, a new year and a new set of bangers deep in the inbox. The underground has been looking more than healthy for the last few years, building from strength to strength with collaborations galore, while catering to a growing movement of music fans that demand more from their artists than the ge...

Twisted Pennys doesn't hang about, kicking off 2015 extremely strong with an arrival of an 8 track release titled Blank Blankets, each track features it's own producer creating a unique and diverse platform for TP to ride, displaying a solid array of pengame, greasy flows and conscious thought pa...

It's a new year, which means undoubtedly another extremely strong year where homegrown hip hop is concerned! Kicking off the year in full force is High Focus and their latest signee Onoe Caponoe, having been working hard on his debut album Voices From Planet Catelle produced by Chemo we're glad t...