In the esteemed words of another iconic 1990’s R&B boy band, Blackstreet, “Let’s take it back, way back, back into time”.,,,
The Super Bowl of Boybands, & Celebrating 30 Years of ‘Express Yourself Clearly’ Album
Category: Music Review
* NEW SINGLE * Top Girl NoLay breaks down going from ‘Nothing to Something’
Fresh off her final stint on ‘Top Boy’ with the welcome reprisal of her much loved character ‘Mandy’ featured in series 2 and 3 on Netflix, or series 2, 4, and 5 if you’ve been riding with ‘Top Boy’ since channel 4 days, Nolay drops single...
A Sweet Sorrowful Serenade from Tyler, the Creator (Deep Dive)
Lets take a closer look at Tyler's trajectory from budding artist to musician in full bloom, and while we're here lets celebrate the musical maverick's phenomenal and poignant single and video for 'Sorry Not Sorry', taken from his recently released deluxe album 'Call Me if You Get Lost: The Estate Sale'
Eli Cripps asks – ‘What Did You Do?’
As Eli embodies her cathartic realisation, her voice ascends to a strong, operatic soprano key, as she asks repeatedly “What role did you play”? The effect of Eli’s powerful hums juxtaposed with the dramatic instrumental as we approach the bridge of the song, is chilling and hauntingly beautiful as the pureness and clarity of Eli’s delivery is simply breath-taking...
‘Plan B’ Gets an A+: Megan Thee Stallion, The Origins of the 1990’s Remix, & Slackness!
With that one performance at Coachella festival, Megan Thee Stallion has reintroduced substance over style to a new audience and reignited the ‘Hardcore’ era Lil Kim embodied in the 90’s. From the reaction to queen-chella’s brazen bars, I was not the only one who missed the hey days of the fierce female rapper...
My Top Albums of 2021
...before we all crack on with our lockdown free 2022’s, so without further ado, sip on my perfectly brewed mulled wine of belated musical highlights of 2021, and let them warm your tune buds deep into 2022!
Little Simz, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’
‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ (which is a backronym of her nickname Simbi) fills the hollow space carved out by the weight of the BBL’s, she is what the music industry has been crying out for from a female rapper with unassuming star quality, to bring wisdom, lyricism, and meaningful musings and ‘S.I.M.B.I’ delivers in abundance...
Justine Skye, ‘Space and Time’, Album *REVIEW*
Throughout 2020 I was more excited to see a new ‘Space and Time’ clip from Justine and Timbaland’s studio sessions, than I ever have been over a Love Island recoupling! Witnessing their creative process felt organic and nostalgic, especially for those of us who remember how Timbaland (along with Missy Elliott) sculpted Aaliyah’s sound and career in the mid 1990’s propelling her to iconic status within...
Female Allstars & JME: ‘What You Call Disss?’ EP
GBK meets BBK in an unexpected but exceptional collabo between the razor sharp bars of the Female Allstars comprising of - veteran MC and clash aficionado Lady Shocker, menacing Miz, fierce Frankie stay woke and nang Ny-Ny, and the juggernaut MC that is JME, who is of course one of the founding and celebrated members of grime crew; BBK...
*NEW SINGLE* ‘Power’ up! with Mancunian Rapper – OneDa
Manchester based rapper OneDa, comes through with feisty fight talk, and a dash of femininity, on her confident new single ‘Power.’ This track is just what we all need in lock down to keep the fire burning and motivation going, as One Da...
Dine On Grime / Munch on music 