“Even if this album goes triple plexiglass, i’m trying to stay positive!” – Those were the words tweeted by MNEK himself days before the release of his debut album Language which sadly flopped only pulling in 144 pure album sales in it’s first week which is very disappointing to say the least. The turnout for his […]
Every week, we here at AZ Magazine want to share some of our favourite artists from our community who deserve to shine bright like a diamond! This week’s #AZMagArtistToWatch is serpentwithfeet, a 30-year-old black openly gay musician born in Baltimore, Maryland but based in Brooklyn, NY. His neo-soul, electronic, gospel, experimental sound and captivatingly beautiful […]
Nothing brings people together like music and we decided to make a Spotify playlist with a collection of our favourite songs from our favorite LGBT+ PoC artists! Featuring hits from Syd, Frank Ocean, Janelle Monae, Mykki Blano and many more! If there are any songs you would like to see added to the playlist from […]
August appears to be the month of the year as Amsterdam’s leading hip-hop festival Appelsap celebrates 18 years! For over a decade Appelsap has represented and pushed for street culture. Presenting and showcasing fresh up and coming talent as well as paying homage to hip-hop heroes such as Missy Elliott throughout the years. Appelsap has […]
Goodbye January and congratulations to everyone for completing the first month of 2018! February can mean so many types of celebration, from Valentine’s passion to LGBT History month reflections. And of course another Feb highlight? BLACK PANTHER WILL BE IN THE CINEMA! Here’s our roundup of London events this month that are POC centric, or […]
New K-pop star, Holland, is releasing his debut by ‘coming out’ to the music industry, and we are here for it! In the trailer video, that was released on the 15th, Holland made a captivating silent movie, with the lyrics ‘We are young and I love you’ as he’s rolling around in bed with his […]
Afropunk Fest London is back for the second year and is set to top last year with the lineup and all the people who missed out! Afro-Punk has been described as the “new counter culture” keeping us up to date on alternative fashion, Art and Politics from the perspective of a PoC – but it’s not […]
Speech Debelle first came onto the scene in 2009 with her first album, Speech Therapy which won the prestigious Mercury music prize. Speech Therapy was followed up by Freedom of Speech in 2012, fast forward five years and Speech is back with her third album, Tantil Before I Breathe. We caught up with her to talk […]
Stormzy came onto the scene in 2014 with his debut EP Dreamers Diseases. That very same year he won his first MOBO for best grime act, he also won award in 2015. That same year Stormzy’s song ‘Shut up’ charted on the UK top 40. After a hiatus, Stormzy has finally released his debut album, […]
The Knighthood have just released a short documentary called Anxiety Rap, adding to their ever evolving creative identity. Alternative Hip-Hop duo, Nicki Knightz and Henny Knightz feature in Anxiety Rap. Shot over the course of a day and an evening last month, the documentary captures and gives an insight into the two close friends and their […]
