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New BBC short discusses being black in the aftermath of Stephen Lawrence

After recently marking 25 years since we lost Stephen Lawrence, the BBC sat down with Ashley Walters and a few young black men to talk about the changed attitudes towards crime and policing since his murder. Musician and Act...

9.5.2018 22,010 views

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IAMDDB sits down for unscripted live interview with Poet

Earlier in the year 0161 representative IAMDDB took to Twitter to unleash some of her thoughts on the state of the UK music industry today. She calls out artist for selling themselves out, labels, artists, corporates and A&am...

9.5.2018

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Listen to Flamez & his new 'More To Life' EP

Flamez has dropped off his brand new EP online. Featuring four new tracks from the rapper, More To Life is available above now....

9.5.2018

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Skepta unleashes new banger "Pure Water"

Skepta, the legendary North London MC, is back with his latest track, and it’s fire.  Adding to the string of tracks he’s released after a relatively quite few months since the drop of his mixtape Vicious EP, Sk...

8.5.2018

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169 drops debut EP 'Seasons'

After dropping wavy visuals to his debut video “Gone” , 169 has dropped his brand new project, Seasons. If you’re looking for R&B trapsoul inspired sounds with a UK flair then Seasons is the EP for you....

6.5.2018

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Doing Numbers: EO's "German" goes top 20

After last week’s chart takeover by J Cole and Nines, this week was the turn of Post Malone who currently has a staggering eighteen tracks in the top 50 from his Beer Bongs and Bentleys album. It seems to be a regular o...

6.5.2018

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Boy Better Know drop mosh-pit inducing new banger "Athlete"

We don’t often get new music from Boy Better Know as a unit, the last time we saw the crew come together was on Skepta’s Mercury Prize winning album Konnichiwa on the track “Detox”. The North London collective have fi...

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Meek Mill is releasing a documentary on the american criminal justice system

Meek Mill’s battles with the criminal justice system have been very well documented in the media since his arrest in late 2017. Many people held the opinion that Meek was unfairly sentenced after being arrested for do...

4.5.2018

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Listen to Kojo Funds' wavy new single "Stallin"

After taking over the streets last year and the charts this one, Kojo Funds is back with a new single, “Stallin”. He brings more smooth vibes on this latest offering, which finds him finessing his afroswing sound...

4.5.2018

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the full line up for Stormzy's #Merky festival has been revealed

Stormzy’s #Merky festival held in Ibiza Rocks hotel gained notoriety for all the right reasons last summer as it became known as one of the best parties to head to in Ibiza. This year it’s back and has just reve...

3.5.2018

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I See You Shining: The progression of Nines

After almost a decade since his first full project From CR To Hollywood, it would seem Nines is finally reaching the musical heights he was always destined to. Two years after penning a contract with XL recordings, the Harlsd...

2.5.2018

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How the Windrush Scandal reminded us of these important British Caribbean legends

For many, the recent Windrush scandal is one that has left a severe bitter taste. Not only for the outrageous scandal that has unfolded with thousands of legal Caribbean migrants now facing the threat of deportation, but for...

1.5.2018

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Kurupt FM announce the final series of 'People Just Do Nothing'

It’s both a joyous and sad day for fans of People Just Do Nothing, the mockumentary which gave life to the galaxies favourite MC’s Kurupt FM, as they’ve announced their final season. MC Grindah and DJ Beats...

1.5.2018 25,961 views

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Krept & Konan unveil their Crepes & Cones restaurant

Congratulations are in order for Krept and Konan, who have added another business venture to their growing empire, a brand new restaurant. Called Creps & Cones – we see what they did there – the new place will...

1.5.2018

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Incognito & LooseScrew (Moscow 17) go in on Lightwork Freestyle

Two of Moscow 17 heavyweights Incognito and LooseScrew have hit up PressPlay media for the latest edition of their Lightwork series. As we’ve come to expect from the Moscow set, the pair of MC’s bring a barrage of lyrical...

30.4.2018

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