Posts by Robert Kazandjian (@rkazandjian )

ABUL3EES captures the realities of everyday life in occupied Palestine

ABUL3EES is documenting the details of daily life through introspective tracks shaped by Arabic hip-hop, his local scene, and the full spectrum of American rap.

Joe James: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

With his deep baritone, blues-tinged grime beats and lyrics bursting with romance and pain, rapper Joe James has been a cult figure in the UK underground – but now, with his debut album, he’s ready to break through.

Pozer: Forward Riddims

With a record-breaking run of early singles, breakthrough British rapper Pozer blends Jersey club, drill and the grime he grew up on to powerful effect.

Slauson Malone 1: “I hope that we can be better listeners”

This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Today, it’s the turn of Slauson Malone 1, the Warp affiliate creating complex, uneasy meditations on society’s pitfalls – and finding hope in the rubble

JME’s Integrity> took grime back to basics

JME’s personality and worldview feels fully formed on ‘Integrity>’. We revisit the album eight years on from its release

Digga D: The Architect

Despite having his creativity stifled by the authorities, the west London rapper has continued to build on the foundations he laid when helping the genre rise to prominence. Now, a new era is beginning