New Music / Rootnote Collective compile beats for 2018 anthology
Experimental hip hop and beats compiled by the Rootnote crew of top drawer producers and beatmakers, including Mr.Shn (fresh off
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New Music / Star Slinger: Home Is Where We Start From
Classic Star Slinger sounds abound in his latest extended release, Home Is Where We Start From. Grab it on Bandcamp
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New Music / Black Josh: Yung Sweg Lawd
Despite being part of Manchester collective LEVELZ, Black Josh has always blazed his own path, mostly thanks to the folks
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Manchester: Schoolly D and DJ Code Money, 15 December 2018
More Bounce bring another legend into Manchester: West Philly rapper, Schoolly D together with his old sparring partner, DJ Code
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Otis Mensah: Mum’s House, Philosopher
 Bandcamp / SoundCloud Otis Menshah and long time production partner the intern have crafted a new EP full of
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On Wax / Back To Mine returns with Nightmares On Wax
Back in the game to mark its twentieth anniversary in 2019, the Back To Mine compilation series relaunches with a
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On Wax / Numero Group explore and explode Blondie’s Heart Of Glass with new 12″
Numero Group re-present Blondie’s breakthrough single through a historical prism. I’m currently sat losing myself to the label’s Escape From
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New Music & UK Dates / Mick Jenkins: Pieces Of A Man
 Mick Jenkins dropped his follow up to 2016’s The Healing Component a couple of weeks back, and it’s an
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On Wax / Pugs Atomz x Mulatto Patriot: Highly Irregular
Pugz goes back a long way with engineer and friend Mulatto Patriot, meeting him a decade ago on the far
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On Wax / Zodiac Killah from DJ Nu-Mark & Method Man
DJ Nu-Mark has announced a 45 release as a companion piece to his amazing Zodiac Tracks video series, and it
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Groovement Podcast / Agent J: Hangin’ At Hill Valley
Agent J hosts new music (with a little help from Baby Groovement). Back To The Future was on TV, hence
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Video / Benny Sings: Passionfruit
Benny Sings, Stones Throw Records’ newest signing but a veteran in the game, covers Drake’s Passionfruit from the More Life
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Video / Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz: Cocaine Fingertips
You’ll know Groovement is a long time follower of Apollo Brown’s work, a modern legend of a hip hop producer.
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On Wax / Vinyl release for Yussef Dayes, Alfa Mist and Mansur Brown’s Love Is The Message
Love Is The Message is a track I’ve come back to again and again over the past few months. An
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Live / The Mouse Outfit @ O2 Academy Sheffield, 21 Mar 2019
 A triumphant headline show for the Manchester-born Mouse Outfit, live hip hop of the highest calibre. MCs for
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On Wax / Sunda Arc present debut EP on Gondwana Records
Sunda Arc consist of two thirds of Mammal Hands, brothers Nick and Jordan Smart. This project takes their musicality into
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Ibibio Sound Machine announce new single Basquiat and tour dates
The frankly unstoppable Ibibio Sound Machine today share new single Basquiat and announce tour dates, including a whole weekend at
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Video / Savvy: The Hour Of The Wolf
The Hour Of The Wolf is the latest single from Savvy, and here’s the video. Grab the single on Spotify,
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On Tour / Jarreau Vandal hits Manchester and London
Underground self-made and now well on his way into the mainstream, Soulection veteran Jarraeu Vandal hits Manchester this week for
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On Wax / Malik Ameer x thatmanmonkz are Madison Washington: ((((FACTS)))))
Proper rap and proper beats: years in the making, producer thatmanmonkz (Sheffield, UK) and Malik Ameer (emcee, poet, Oakland CA
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