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Introducing the first of UKHH.com’s Monster Lists… By the term ‘Monster List’ we mean a playlist that we’re just going to continue to add to until it becomes a track-heavy behemoth that you couldn’t possibly listen to in one go unless you’re really into methamphetamine. Or drink a huge amount of a certain name-brand energy drink that only comes in pint cans. This particular playlist aberration is focused specifically on producers. The less frequently celebrated, shy half of hip hop […]

Thug in the Time of Corona is a good example of why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. When the project arrived in my inbox, not going to lie, the first impression was that this would be another generically hard UK rap project with a heavy injection of Covid conspiracy. Neither turned out to be true. In fact, the title turns out to just be the who and the when and the LP doesn’t get bogged down in […]

As many of you will be well aware of by now, UKHH veteran Blade started building a series of videos on his 05:21 Offical YouTube channel at the end of 2020, the main focus being to ‘grow the scene’ and helping to bring attention to the new as well as calling out anyone from the past. Currently the team behind ’05:21′ consists of Blade, a cameraman and soundguy who do all of the work.The series is organised into various categories […]

Award season and recognition in music have been seriously hampered by the worldwide pandemic. As covid restrictions began to relax, UK Hip Hop stalwart TJ Chill decided it was time to organise an annual achievement award for a well-deserving participant within the genre. As an active contributor to music since 1980, TJ Chill has various accolades under his belt, a number of which have been garnered by; releasing albums as a founding member of KAOS Krew (and two solo offerings), […]

London based ‘Mustard Tiger’ is the latest iteration of the combined forces of Archetype, Mnsr Frites and Luca Brazi. You may already be familiar with these artists due to their previous work under the different guises of Granville Sessions and Moose Funk Squad respectively, two outfits that have put out a slew of releases over the past decade (not including the solo offerings the members have also crafted). ‘Botchulism’ (not Botulism, a satiric mispelling) is the debut release under the […]

As an emcee who has dealt with more life tragedies than most, Matty Lloyd‘s lyrical content delivers in the most artistic and engaging way. Reflecting on the dips and dives of his life, his new album ‘Episode One’ is a thought provoking hip hop project that tramples on themes most rappers are scared to even dip their toes in. With Nutty P producing the album, guest vocals from hotly rated lyricists Nolay and Mic Righteous add more finesse to an […]

When I heard Wordplay Mag were curating a stage in an old shoe factory for Norwich’s Wild Paths Festival I was not quite sure what to expect. However, when I arrived to find my well-put together 30-something Airbnb hostess playing Skyrim and cracking open the latest mod releases in her quaint canal-side flat, I knew expectations wouldn’t be of much help. It turns out that this challenging of preconceptions is exactly what Wild Paths is all about. Organised by Norwich […]

If you’re anything like 90% of Brits, the past few months have been pretty heavy. With the world reopening (or at least this odd little island)

On one side of my screen is producer Slim, sitting on the family sofa in a burgundy t-shirt as he tries to keep newborn son Freddie occupied with a Bluetooth speaker. On the other side is rapper Turt, sitting on a garden chair shrouded in a thick black hoodie as faint signs of movement can be glimpsed through the window behind him- “Slim’s always bringing the warmness and I’ve probably got some coldness to bring” he remarks with a cheeky […]