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Last January, Herobust set the game on fire with his groundbreaking EP I’m Aloud. Looking to kick 2017 off with a similar intensity comes a new single and the announcement of new EP. The title track ‘Vertebreaker’ builds upon on his dirty south meets dubstep sound even further, delivering with industrial sound design and hype vocals. This is that 11/10…

2016 saw the biggest rise in a “UK-defining” genre since punk rock; the grime scene. If you’ve not heard of grime before, it’s all good… most of you will have heard of Skepta though. My name is Épais and I’m a Producer/MC from just outside London, England where all of the growth and expansion of this raw British hip hop…

Hip Hop Raised Me. It’s a striking title that’s hard not to identify with as a hip hop fan. If you saw this title and instantly became overcome with waves of memories around how hip hop impacted your life, then this book is for you. Written by the legendary DJ Semtex, it’s a goldmine of hip-hop history and iconic imagery. Anyone…

Craze & Four Color Zack are two of the best DJs out. That’s not my opinion, it’s a fact. With a handful of DMC titles and a Red Bull 3Style Championship between them, their skills aren’t up for debate. When the two of them linked up to form 2¢ they set the game on fire with their debut mix. No…

Do you like raw, aggressive, knock-you-on-your-ass type bass music? If the answer is yes, then we’ve got something for you. Coming from GUNKST, ‘Braindead’ is a bolstering beast that begins rugged and just keeps getting more nasty. Slapping drums and an ominous loop set the stage for the wonked-out build up. At halfway that all disappears giving way to a…

Australian producer Shivaji continues to impress with his latest release ‘Torch.’ The track’s opening feels like a lazy afternoon out in the ocean; swimming about as the sun’s rays warm your skin. The feeling is fleeting as an undertow of darkness slips in and something from the depths begins pulling you down. Before you know what hits you, you’re in…

As Cashmere Cat continues to gear up for the release of his debut album, Wild Love, he has unleashed the third single ‘Throw Myself A Party’. The track features heavy hitters 2 Chainz and Tory Lanez and promising up-and-comer Starrah (‘Catching Plays’). It’s an interesting blend of sounds that somehow fit together tremendously. It’s part poppy, part rap and part…

For the past week and a half LuckyMe has been rolling out free tracks as part of their annual Advent series. Today we received the biggest release to date, the highly anticipated ‘CandyMan’ from Baauer. As mentioned in the song’s description, it was actually recorded in the room with Fetty Wap while they created ‘Promises’ (they even have a version…

Tory Lanez had a great 2016. With a chart topping single (‘Luv’) and a debut album that was reviewed well all around, Lanez isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Hot off the tour, Lanez dropped two new mixtapes at the top of the year to get things started. ‘The New Toronto 2’ and ‘Chixtape 4’ are each continuations of…

If you’re a hip hop fan, chances are it doesn’t feel like the year is over until you listen to Skillz annual ‘Rap Up’. Well it’s December 31st and it’s time for that closure. Going in for 5 minutes, Skillz recaps the year’s biggest moments while sprinkling in his signature humour and witty lines. The track touches on everything from…