Category: Interviews & Features
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A gentrified ghetto seasoned with an amalgamation of black histories, cultures, sounds and hairstyles; Peckham remains a place of comfort, belonging and familiarity for London’s black population. Also referred to as ‘Little Lagos’, Peckham is known for its Nigerian subcultures due to the first wave of 1970s economic migrants from Nigeria, who have become a…
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#GUAP30 is an ode to the people contributing to and leading the wave of everything new, innovative and authentic within music and beyond. We’ve featured 23 artists pushing the bounds of the UK’s sonic landscape – from hyper pop to hyper hip hop , Punk Rock, Soul, Rnb, Folk and ,to be honest, genres which…
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Her latest single ‘Reason’ tackles the subject of manipulation and gaslighting – giving the listener a window into her mind as she comes to the realisation ‘that you were and are being manipulated.’
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Kwaku Asante speaks to GUAP about his new singles Thinking of You and Rhodes from his forthcoming soulful EP, Wanderlust. We discussed his journey as a creative individual and how he came to be who he is today.
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The influence of African talent is immeasurable, and the last few years have seen the continent go through a shift where the once untapped and ignored creative scene now has all eyes on it. From artists selling out major stadiums like the O2 and Madison Square Garden to designers receiving prestigious awards from the global…
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For #GUAP29 ‘The Legacy Edition’ we sat down with the vanguard of our generation – Kojey Radical. in one of East London’s sun-soaked studios Radical beams out a contagious sense of serenity and his choice of words deliberate as we go back and forth over topics that dot his past, present and future.
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A year after the release of his ‘Baby Blue’ EP, Newham Lyricist Zino Vinci is back with a new Grime infused track ‘Namaste’ – listen below.
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‘rap in paper’, the live freestyle platform connecting the worlds of music and print design is back with an exclusive freestyle from Motive 105
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Tate’s record label Digital Pop Records has always been independent in spirit and in sound. Following the release of its latest single Lockjaw by altRnB artist Nin-ja, we caught up with founder Alcatrz to talk about his musical journey so far.
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Ayotunde Rufai’s direct experience with family members who lived in Nigeria and wanted to access a luxury shopping experience online became the engine that powered Jendaya, which he runs alongside Kemi Adetu and Teni Sagoe. The idea of a global luxury e-commerce platform that first and foremost serves an African market is not a new…