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‘Grey Area’ is the most raw and direct record yet from Little Simz. DJ Mag talks to the MC and visionary about being in the...
As listeners to the best music in 2019, we’ve become used to the fact that the stuff we dig probably won’t find its way into...
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Nine essential documentaries, focused on the classic '80s and '90s hip-hop that laid the foundation for rappers to build a world-conquering movement
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LPs from Gang Starr, Cypress Hill, BDP, Run D.M.C., Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill all feature
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The tribute was unveiled on what would have been the late rapper's 48th birthday
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Cover stars of June's issue of DJ Mag, Hot Chip are riding high on the initial success of new album 'In Our Heads' (out now...
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Tiffany Calver, Nova, Ransom FA and Darren McGarvey are among the key speakers locked for the event
A new grime and hip-hop conference is set to take place in Glasgow this summer.
Set to launch in July, the inaugural edition of HANG...
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It's the first of 10 EPs to come in Mass Appeal's 50th anniversary of hip-hop series, tracing the genre's origins back to 1973 in the Bronx
Dubstep duo establish themselves on the mainstream music scene
Dubstep sensation Nero have hit mainstream heights by reaching the number one spot in the Official UK Chart.
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As we enter a new decade, the ways in which we define electronic music styles are rapidly changing. Chal Ravens explores the etymological evolution of...
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Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story
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Released 20 years ago, Basement Jaxx's 'Rooty' is a paean to the adaptable power of house music, a ferocious mixture of musical styles kept in...
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4.3 million vinyl LPs were sold in the UK in 2019
Vinyl sales in the UK hit a record high last year, according to the British Phonographic Industry.
The BPI's study found that 4.3 million vinyl LPs...
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Street-hop is a sound from Lagos, Nigeria that mutates as it moves between different neighbourhoods; creating new beats, themes and dance crazes as it goes...
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Through its nurturing of new superstars like Aitch and other young local talent, Manchester’s NQ has become a veritable institution of modern UK rap, helping elevate regional artists across the UK. James Keith meets members of the crew during a recent takeover at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, and heads to NQ’s northern base to discover the secret to its success