Simple Things 2015: Jme and Skepta
Grime dons Skepta & JME shut down the Academy at this year’s Simple Things Festival…
Rabit – Communion
A record that throws bursts of chaos, dense thuds, swallowed samples and frenetic, sliced rhythms out in clouds, like black ink
The 23 moments that defined Skepta‘s biggest year so far
And it’s not over yet
Logan Sama – FabricLive 83
‘FabricLive 83’ is a warts and all collation of glossed up verses and 16 bar whomps that exploits Sama’s bloating black book of MC contacts
Drake’s got a BBK tattoo now
Yes, Drizzy has finally made the eternal commitment to Skepta and JME’s set Inked, permanently,…
Skepta’s been in the studio with Pharrell
While there’s still no news of a Konnichiwa release date, the unstoppable grime MC reveals…
5 Man United Moments with Riko Dan
Roll Deep legend Riko Dan shares his five most memorable moments from the history of Manchester United
Riko Dan to host regular football chat show
The Roll Deep MC will host his show Verbal Volley fortnightly on NTS Grime legend…
Artist Reuben Dangoor reimagines grime stars as historical figures
D Double E, Stormzy and Skepta all feature As a tribute to the grime scene…
Skepta + JME announce headline Brixton show
Novelist, Frisco, Casisdead and Section Boyz will support the December date Grime’s most high profile…
Turning Points:
Logan Sama
Grime ambassador and former Kiss FM resident Logan Sama tracks his journey from pirate radio obsessive to the genre’s self-instated curator
Elf Kid
If you caught Novelist & The Square at any club or festival this summer, the chances are you heard Elf Kid’s signature track Golden Boy
Tabloids are reporting Lily Allen took a swing for Skepta
The incident allegedly occurred backstage at LFW
Little Simz – A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons
It is no secret that hip-hop and grime are male-dominated genres – yet Simz has managed to elbow her way onto our airwaves
Listen to Wiley’s new single Standby
The grime kingpin is back Yep, Wiley has dropped a new single. It’s called Standby…
Skepta’s New Mixtape is Online Now
The grime MC dropped his new tape via SoundCloud this morning In case you missed…
Watch Novelist & The Square’s Black Cab Session
The Lewisham grime collective perform Lewisham McDeez with their former leader Following this week’s announcement…
Kahn, Commodo + Gantz – Volume 1
Kahn, Commodo & Gantz – each regarded as doyens in their own sonic field, take it upon themselves to circulate in unanimity.
Novelist releases freestyle in new video
Watch the Lewisham MC smash out a few bars on his drive
Aesthetic:
D Double E
We shot and interviewed D Double E, London’s most evergreen grime MC
Aesthetic: D Double E
Behind the scenes on our recent fashion shoot with the infamous D Double
Novelist has left The Square
The grime MC tweeted about his decision to leave the group earlier It looks like…
Skepta jumps on Jamie XX’s I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)
Skepta has laid down bars on Jamie XX’s Summer anthem I Know There’s Gonna Be…
Skepta announces mixtape with Westwood, drops updates on new album
And that Westwood tape is imminent Skepta has got Tim Westwood on board to host his…
20 Questions:
Big Narstie
He’s the grime MC, agony-uncle, and online personality that speaks for a generation
JME has made a mixtape in 48 hours
There’s a 12-minute ‘making of’ film too While his recent LP Integrity> took him three…
Drake and Skepta team up for Ojuelegba remix
Following a headline set at Wireless festival and a number of visits to Wimbledon, Drake’s…
JME is swapping vinyl for Pokémon cards
He’s swapping Integrity> on vinyl for a shiny Charizard JME has got a batch of…
Lemzly Dale and Boofy
Two of Bristol’s new school back-to-back
ONEMAN drops festival edits
The edits mix Skepta, JME, Young Thug and more ONEMAN has released a stream and…