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Inner Peace Records and The Urban Music Foundation have collaborated with The University of Oxford’s ‘Science Together‘ programme (exploring what challenges can be overcome or opportunities seized by local community groups when they are given access to the world class skills, knowledge and resources of researchers) and In-Spire Sounds to present “EPOCH: Human Innovation and Response”. This project has been described as a ‘Conceptual Hip Hop Time Machine’. “From the spark of the first human-made fire, to the advent of […]

Oxfordshire based ‘AiKz‘ (pronounced ‘aches’, not ‘ikes’) teams up with producer counterpart ‘Third Degree’ (Sophisticated Apes, Reggiimental) for debut collaborative release ‘Antisocial‘; a title he attributes to being socially awkward and withdrawn from ‘social norms’, as well as representing the ‘aggy’ soundbed produced in this particular outing. This independent album comes after a six year hiatus following the solo AiKz release of ‘The Life and Times‘, the former comprising of a 13 track collection which is described as being ‘their […]

It was hard to get a read on Tzusan. “Is Pear Grove a real place?” I asked in reference to the name of one of his tracks. “No.” He responded. “No?” “No.” Okay, moving on. “What about that weird walrus looking thing on the album ar-“ “Yes! I love that weird walrus looking thing” he excitedly interjects, before diving into an extended diatribe about early colonisers’ impressions of exotic animals. Fresh off his latest release WSPSNSYRP, Edinburgh-raised and Brighton-based artist […]

After a successful immersive exhibition at Rich Mix showcasing ‘Drummer Warrior Storyteller’ as a theatre production for the first time, Apex Zero releases his powerful short film and the first EP. The music can be heard running throughout the film which premiered at Breakin’ Convention at Sadlers Wells Theatre going on to win the Audience Award at the Short Focus Film Festival 2022. The film went on to be aired at sold out events at The Hackney Social on August […]

After 5 years of work, Apex Zero’s visual album ‘Drummer Warrior Storyteller’ is now being presented in its full form at Rich Mix, London, Saturday Oct 29. From 1-5pm there is an exhibition, with painting, metal work, photography, film screenings, panel talks and more, daytime tickets here. From 7-11pm we’ll be premiering our immersive live theatre production with music, dance, spoken word and projection. Main event starts at 8pm, evening tickets here. The ticket links above are for each session […]

360 Physicals release their highly anticipated debut album ‘Style Crown‘ (25 years after they were first established) on Noel & Poland Records, the 13 track release is entirely produced by Hong Kong based Kong The Artisan “modern day Michelangelo” (who was an original member of 360 Physicals and part of UK Team DMC Champions – Flaredycats). This piece of work includes other current members (from an original 10 member crew formed from across the UK’s South East), artists like ukhh […]

Nottingham based C-Mone releases her fourth album ‘Herstory The Autobiography‘ on independent imprint Dark Whisper Records, a wonderfully minimalistic offering that leans heavily on the lyrical merit of the self proclaimed ‘undisputed Queen of UK Hip Hop’. The beats, in many cases are stripped completely back to allow the words to breathe and sit with the listener for contemplation. This is clearly a very personal piece, described as an “an epic journey throughout my life, on tracks”, with tributes to […]

Cardiff based duo Blue City CDF (Jay Rede and Formal Brown) have teamed up with producer Risk1, for their fourth album “Anamnesis” (an interesting title referring to a ‘recollection of a previous existence’), out now on Bard Picasso records. Risk1 handles all beatwork and cuts on the new 17 track release, which initially appears to be a standard boom bap offering but on further inspection is quite a personal piece of music, delving into love, life and loss, making references […]

We’re not sure if it’s in spite of or because of soaring temperatures, lingering global catastrophe and political instability, but the UK is experiencing one of the strongest festival seasons in recent memory. Returning to the ‘hidden valleys’ of Herefordshire, Nozstock (ticket link) has long been friendly to the hip hop scene and this year hosts it’s biggest roster yet. This provides the perfect opportunity to give a UK hip hop head’s guide to the festival (also we have our […]