Esgar: Mecha
This was perfect for me this morning, a big melting pot of instrumentals and rarities but packed with feels and
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hip hop
Big Tone and House Shoes – Big Shoes release Homage
Last year’s Big Shoes album, a collab between old friends Big Tone and House Shoes, yields a new video in
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El Statiko: 25 Years of… Big L – Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
El Statiko (2015/16/18/19 UK IDA Champ, 2018 DMC UK & 2019 DMC UK Supremacy Champ) celebrates a quarter century of
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Review: Voodoo Black – Sitting At The Table
Words: Jack Fittes Village Live drop some new Manchester rap from some of the city’s most prolific individuals. Voodoo Black
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Video / Truemendous: O.T.Y.L (Part 2)
Truemendous’ second drop on High Focus (this time produced by Illinformed) ahead of the Huh? EP, out on 20 March.
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Pimpernel Jones: RPM 2020
As he did in 2019, Pimpernel Jones (of Herma Puma) battles time itself to create an album in a month
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JSWISS x Nicholas Payton – Always Knew
Mighty Mocambos-collaborator and all round prolific MC JSWISS teams up with Grammy Award-winning trumpeter/composer Nicholas Payton and longtime producer U’Nique
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Video: Young RJ (Slum Village) x Mega Ran x Abstract Orchestra feat Daru Jones – Pray
The first drop from a collaboration of titans – Young RJ steps out of Slum as Mega Ran and Abstract
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Truemendous debuts on High Focus with That Don’t Mean
Brum-born, London-living Truemendous conjures up classic hip hop verses for days, and has today announced her signing to High Focus
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Video: Blue Meth ft Mic London – What Ya Tellin Me
Blue Meth follows up his Method Man collab, Winnebago, with a new single, a track with M.I.C London. The video
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Ten years after, Kutmah releases 10″ in the All City LA Series
Originally slated for release back in 2010 but held back in empathy for the ordeal he was being subjected to
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Our Pathetic Age: DJ Shadow releases lyric video for title track
I’m spoiled by this one as it’s become my favourite track on the album to hit repeat on, a glorious
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Chris Read: Hip House Mixtape
Chris: “Here’s a mix of all those tracks at the end of side B on rap albums from 1989 that
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Knxwledge: 1988
Knxwledge is about to drop a new album on Stones Throw, and there’s also a luxury box set on offer
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J.Chambers – Escape The Kingdom
J.Chambers returns with a bass heavy and frankly all too brief new single, a collab with Kingston, Jamaica artist Koro
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Dweller – Record Of Achievement
You know the drill: stick your swimming certificates in and your work experience letter, plus the deets on your Saturday
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Guilty Simpson teams up with Leonard Charles as The Leonard Simpson Duo
Acid-fuelled NZ samples meet the streets of the D.
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Mali Hayes: Oceans ft Layfullstop
Not sure how I missed this one back in December, but Mali’s latest single is killer and features none other
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Video: Mr Key & Greenwood Sharps – Luv Is All U Need M8
New High Focus track on a reflective tip.
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