Ones to Watch for FACT Mag 2017/18
Here’s a couple of lists I wrote, one at the end of 2016, one at the end of 2017. Out of all the artists on em (ignoring the two entries […]
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Vince Staples reviewed for The Guardian
It was good. Published here – https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/31/vince-staples-review-kentish-town-forum-big-fish-rapper It’s rare to find a club-ready rapper who cites Joy Division and David Bowie as influences, but then, Vince Staples is a rare […]
Lecrae: Resurrecting Christian Rap for The Guardian
Rappers love giving props to God. Regardless of content, you’d be hard-pressed to find a hip-hop album of the last 20 years that hasn’t shouted out the Big Guy in […]
2014: Hip Hop’s New Wave for Don’t Watch That
At the close of 2013, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and various other righteous music news sources gushed over breakthrough ATL act Young Thug. Fair play, cos Young Thug, with […]