The Breakdance society allows everyone, from talented B-boys and girls to total beginners, to learn the art of hip-hop dance and to find out more about the culture and history of the art form. I […]
Every Color of Darkness by Prefuse 73
Every Color of Darkness is Miami-born hip-hop maestro Guillermo Scott Herren’s third release this year under the Prefuse 73 moniker. These releases mark a departure from a long-standing contract with legendary British label Warp Records, […]
Interview – SLUT DROP
A couple of weeks ago, the internet boiled over with fury at the release of the full Reading & Leeds lineup. Some genius with a rubber attacked the lineup poster to uncover the deep-rooted misogyny […]
360 Club
At 360 Club the emphasis isn’t so much on what a band has done, but where it is going. The weekly new-music night at The Library Pub was conceived two decades ago when Richard Watson […]
‘Run The Jewels 2’ Album Review
Hip-hops most inimitable tag team, Southern kingpin Killer Mike and underground overlord El-P, team up once again for another serving of volatile smack talk, and this time around they’ve gotten even angrier. They don’t waste […]
Onra @ Hifi 24/10
For four months last year I lived with a Chinese family in Shanghai, and for four months I was surrounded by the unique tones of Chinese children’s learning development songs. Safely back in Leeds, I […]
Grime and Hip-Hop, A Separation
It’s taken almost two decades and a return to London, but as of 2014 the Music Of Black Origin Awards finally have a dedicated grime category. It may be a landmark long overdue, but it’s […]
Music | Slum Village @ Belgrave Music Hall 29/09
Dilla, Dilla, Dilla, the word on everyone’s lips, hats and hoodies. Eight years have passed since a heart attack robbed Slum Village (and the world) of arguably the greatest hip-hop producer of all time, James […]
Music | Album Review – Rustie
Rustie Green Language Rustie’s first album Glass Swords had a definite air of the apocalyptic about it. Not in a nihilistic sense but rather a completely celebratory one. People talk of difficult second albums, how […]
Music | In pictures – dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip @ LUU
On Friday 24th January, hip-hop duo dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip performed at Stylus, Leeds University Union. Here, LS Head of Photography Leo Garbutt brings you the event in pictures. The pair’s style is unique, […]
Dance | The Lock In
4/5 stars The Carriageworks Theatre October 12 The Lock In is described as “the UK’s No.1 folk and hip hop dance extravaganza”, with a garish poster to match. Yet the show begins humbly with […]