Following the recent release of his THANKSLONDO project – a showcase in the UK rap scene’s thriving underground talent – we speak to producer and singer-songwriter El Londo.
South Brisbane, Australia, is a growing scene, buzzy with a new wave of artists. It contains a youthful spread of rap and drill, one with many inspirations taken from the wider world of rap in all its forms. Such an outlook on music gave birth to Day1, an artist who wants to champion this unique identity for the world of rap to take in.
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Jungle – a new futuristic music drama from Amazon – tries a bit too hard to be groundbreaking that, despite some positives, it ends up leaving a lot to be desired, writes Jude Yawson.
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A new documentary on Lil Baby sheds a light not just on the rapper, but on historical oppression and inequality and what it takes to overcome such societal challenges, writes Jude Yawson.
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Enclosed by the Roman-raised London Wall, the Museum of London documents findings into the depths of London’s cultural history – from prehistoric to modern times. The enormity of what the museum contains recognises the importance of these fragments of London’s long-lasting life; with exhibitions that are rife with stories about the intricacies of the capital’s cultures and community.
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Alpha Place is an album and space in which Knucks gathers scenes and ideas ever present in his adolescence growing up on the Alpha House estate in Kilburn.
