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If you haven’t been paying attention, Skepta is taking over. With blogs buzzing about Grime’s imminent explosion in North America, Skepta is leading the charge. His gritty flow, hard hitting bars and insane beat selection are hard not to enjoy. ‘Shutdown’ is one of the nastiest tracks of 2015 and the Londoner continues his momentum with his latest release. ‘Back Then’…

This week we’ve got one of our most eclectic FUXWITHITFRIDAYS yet. With everything from deep house, trap, twerk, and Jersey club to rap and grime. A few standouts include NIGHTOWLS remix of Jack U and Bieber, Aazar’s latest twerk anthem, an infectious rework from Wax Motif and gLAdiator, and two incredible Drake remixes. As always this knocks from start to…

If you’ve listened to some of TroyBoi’s latest mixes you’ve probably heard his incredible remix of Flosstradamus & Waka Flocka’s ‘TTU’. After keeping the track unreleased to use as a DJ weapon (an atomic bomb at that) it has finally seen an official release, on Flosstradamus PLURNT: The Remixes EP. Don’t let the downtempo introduction fool you, this track is…

Grime artists like Wiley, Sway and Kano have always remarked in their music that they feel as if they are constantly in the shadows of American rappers. However, lately the tables have turned, and dynamic American rappers like Danny Brown are calling on UK grime producers like Darq E Freaker and Rustie for unique beats; something to set them apart…

Each year, the forward thinking label Lucky Me does an advent calendar; giving fans free music in place of chocolate. Their latest offering comes from Trap King Baauer. ‘Zales’ is an absolutely grimey low end bass smash. With basically no intro, at 5 seconds in the drums start hitting like body shots from a heavyweight champion. The vibe is darker…

Halfway through November, J.Cole announced that he would be dropping 2014 Forest Hills Drive on December 9th. With limited promo, no press runs, no supporting singles and an overall unconventional rollout, J.Cole released his third album. Named after the house he grew up in Fayetville, North Carolina 2014 Forest Hills Drive is an album that walks us through J.Cole’s journey…

As 2014 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on a stellar musical year. To do so, we’ve rounded up the top 50 songs of the year. In developing this list we weighed each track against the following criteria: overall song quality, impact and popularity, and support (blogs, charts, DJs, etc.). We have been counting down 10 tracks per day…

Known for his work with Danny Brown on ‘Blueberry’ and ‘Handstand,’ grime producer Darq E Freaker adds a bit of synth and his own touches to ‘Hypnotic’ for the Every Night Remixes collection. Flipping the parts all around, this London-based grime producer gives this jam a horror, haunted house-type feel. Although the collection isn’r officially out until December 1st,  you…

If you haven’t heard of London based producer TroyBoi then it’s time to get familiar. He’s been owning 2014, dropping banger after banger seemingly every other week. Whether it’s a solo effort or a collaboration with icekream for SoundSnobz, when he puts something out, you know you’re in for a wild ride. And that’s what makes him such a bright rising star;…

BASOMATIK just dropped the much anticipated festival twerk bootleg of Skrillex – ‘Recess’. The tune was featured in TWRK’s Volume 4 mix and is a crazy party banger. Where the original mixes poppy with grimey this version is viscous throughout and seems so much bigger. Expect this one to be bangin’ throughout the summer.  You can stream the track below and be…