A summer tonic for the soul. Vsteeze and Funky DL respin old school hip-hop boom-bap vibes with this ever so refreshing four-track ep. A polished new addition to their already increasingly powerful discography. Building on the success from their debut EP ‘The Lilac Pack’. Both talented in their own right, Vsteeze creates slick rhymes which […]
Atmospheric tones, lyrics lacquered in metaphor and pausing percussion expose Oladokun’s sonic experience of love and its differentials. From her platonic appreciation of her friends in “If You Got a Problem” where she narrates the soul-binding exercise of subsuming our friend’s difficulties to lighten their load; to the latter lovelorn ballad “Blink Twice” where her […]
Last year AZ announced our first ever creative fund. The first five fund recipients were announced in June and amongst them was budding techno-rap musician, James Indigo. Today, James releases the brand new video to his single, Van Gogh- an experimental dance track with drum and bass-inspired beats, bolstered by beautifully bizarre visuals that give […]
When I first heard Sertraline Gang, my first thought was yes, this captures the exact combination of unhinged restlessness and abject depression I feel during lockdown. It was an exhilarating listen, its relentless and strangely uplifting rhythm combined with heartbreaking lyrics like “I can’t yet confess the duress of being a homeless gay kid/ I’ve […]
After almost a year of teasing, viral star Lil Nas X has graced us with his eye-popping visual for his new single ‘MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)’. In less than a week of release the three-minute video whipped up a whirlwind mix of applause and attack, from being hailed as an iconic work of […]
I recently imagined what my ideal [safe] place would look like. Who would be allowed in? What would make it mine? But if ever there was a sound to drift down the corridor, welcoming me into my space, reminding me that I’m home? It would be Arlo Parks. Parks, born in West London is already […]
Chart-topping vocalist and last week’s iconic drag race guest judge, MNEK, recently teamed up with Absolut vodka for ‘It’s in our Spirits’. In the face of COVID despair, The campaign encourages people to act responsibly and remain optimistic towards a future carefree, in-person interaction, something the Never Forget You singer feels strongly about. In this […]
Before hip-hop tapped into the mainstream it lived in the dingy, naughty underground of western culture, where EDM, funk, jazz, and other predecessors had gone before it – a curious rite of passage which has little to do with musicality, explicit lyrics, or the perils of nightlife, and a lot to do with the negative […]
It’s a tale as old as time; being black and being made to feel like an intruder. Not so long ago, it was water fountains, benches, toilets, and buses. Today it’s meetings at work, visits abroad, and the omnipresent and all-seeing security guards in supermarkets. Even more recently, as many young black people choose to […]
There are very few recording artists who can capture the public’s attention to become a global household name. There are even fewer artists who achieve icon status and maintain their solo success for 16 years, growing ever stronger with each passing year. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has done just this in a wide variety of ways, […]
