Top Dawg Entertainment, better known as TDE, is an LA based Hip-Hop label associated with acts of the calibre of Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock. Earlier this year, they announced each of their artists would each release a project in 2016. So far they have held true to this promise, with Kendrick releasing the critically-acclaimed […]
Shadow Child, Secondcity, Bensley + more at the Lemon Grove, 05/02/16
Since the release of his debut project ‘String Thing’ in 2012, Shadow Child has grown to house music notoriety, performing on some of the biggest stages across the UK. In the last 4 years, he has created his own label Food Music, become a recognised radio DJ, and has had hits become firm fixtures in […]
Preditah at the Lemon Grove, 13/11/15
With a general lack of urban music being performed within the realms of the university, Preditah personified the growing popularity of grime and garage evident across the country within the last year. With the grime scene currently under the spot light, with beefs enlightening the scene, it was a perfect time for Preditah to come […]
Album Review: Joe Budden – All Love Lost
Joe Budden’s career has been a rollercoaster to say the least. After signing a major record deal with Def Jam and producing the worldwide hit ‘Pump It Up’, he was abandoned by the label and had to return back to the underground, where he then fought battles with depression and a drug addiction. Fortunately for […]
“Rap with a capital C?”: in defence of rap
Hopsin is an artist who is no stranger to controversy; with a variety of verbal attacks and public slanders regarding various mainstream artists particularly in Hip-Hop, listeners of his music have become very familiar with his current opinion on the rap game. Openly admitting that he believes rap has gone to a dark, dark place, […]
Album Review: The Game – The Documentary 2.5
The Game The Documentary 2.5 16 October 2015 A week after the release of The Documentary 2, The Game has gone ahead and released a second disc for the album, The Documentary 2.5. For a Game fan like myself, Christmas has come twice. In a somewhat strange marketing strategy, The Game has released these discs as […]