Leeds Hip Hop Scene

Flying Lotus has become well renowned for his ability of firing out immense beats that rappers wish they could be on and producer’s wish they could get close to constructing. Deciding to let his beats speak for themselves is one of the first things Lotus gets so right. A descendant of the late great Jazz [...]

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 Check out the latest single from rising stars Sincere and Natty. It’s produced by First Man Productions and is a super happy bit of summery, trumpety UK rap with that radio twist. I don’t say this often (never said it yet) but I will put my personal stamp of guarantee on the fact that you [...]

If I take any CD away on holiday with me this August it’ll be
Spektrum. Although it represents many musical styles and evokes many feelings there’s something about it that’s made to provide a
soundtrack for a long summer. Maybe it’s the vigour, maybe it’s the
extraordinary refreshment of different genres or maybe it’s the fact
that it reminds [...]

 Anyone who compares DPF to Eminem is lazy, has ears of cloth and no
concept of world geography. Now that’s off my chest I’ll continue.
‘It’ll Never Catch On’ has the sort of self deprecating title that is
actually just realism although this should receive a superb reaction
in the Hip Hop world. You’d better just open up your [...]

For his latest release, the Tokyo-born, Bay Area-raised rapper Tom “Lyrics Born” Shimura employs live instrumentation instead of the sample-heavy textures of his 2003 solo debut, “Later That Day …” Though hip-hop purists may wince, the musical shift only further helps Lyrics Born expand on his own genre-bending sensibility.
On the enjoyable “Everywhere At Once,” the [...]

Its undeniable, The Elementz are making their own lane. Following a two year hiatus Nottingham’s finest production team return with Crushmode a compilation LP featuring the cuts that fuelled the duo to record of the week on BBC Radio 1Xtra coupled with brand new galaxy-stirring material. Neither Zoutr nor Liati have hung up their zero [...]