Category: GUAP Magazine
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![EP Review: Lojay [@LojayMusic] – ‘Gangster Romantic’](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LOJAY-GR-4-1140x850.jpeg)
It has been just over two weeks since the release of Lojay’s sophomore EP, Gangster Romantic. Since its release, Gangster Romantic has peaked at number 1 in Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Uganda on the Apple Music Charts, while singles MOTO and AVAILABU have entered the Official UK Afrobeats Chart at number 8 and…
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Sustainable, women-led clothing brand Peachy Den are releasing a limited edition football scarf in collaboration with education and social inclusion charity: Football Beyond Borders. The UK based brand celebrated this collaboration with the first ever Peachy League, an all women’s football tournament held at Powerleague Shoreditch. In the rain holding umbrellas, beers in hand and…
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![Jordan Blake’s [@jordanblake10] work is a perpetual reminder of the beauty in blackness](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_9079-1140x850.jpg)
Jordan Blake has gained a reputation for his ability to centralise and celebrate the black body. With a following of over 130k on TikTok, Blake has managed to steal the attention of many as he focuses on black men and women. Blake, a NY photographer and model began gaining traction online as he posted his self-portraits.…
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![CAT BURNS [@catburns] : FROM TIKTOK TO BECOMING A 2023 BRIT AWARD PERFORMER & NOMINEE](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Image-7-1140x850.jpeg)
Cat Burns is a name that you would have either heard on Tiktok or the radio or seen on your TV screens by now. She’s a talented South London singer and songwriter who’s “helping you get through shit one song at a time”. The talented 22-year-old star has gone from building her tight-knitted fanbase on…
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The fashion month(s) are behind us and the dust has settled. One thing I can tell you, London did not come to play. Here are our top ten London shows from this season. Fashion East is a non profit incubator established in 2000 that aims to highlight and nurture upcoming designers. As fashion is always…
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![THE BREAKDOWN: ADANNA DURU’S [@adannaduru] ‘NAPPY HOUR’](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/713gbteKf8Xt8xy9P0iDVPd4SSGkEBIjPb6Jjn02eTUszYKPTfzJU9P4N7_5inT8eyYxNfsnhQhgGpHW02bcq-zx2u15uGvGUvUhvzPwaeHc-4t4DM-9e2pJ-xgqzs20L8i6o2FTs2OB8aMed3EGElytwkhRvCfW7cV6gEFeJbOO2Y6QxIVpDShE-M2L2g-1140x850.jpg)
Adanna Duru breaks down her debut EP, ‘NAPPY HOUR’. ON THE TITLE – NAPPY HOUR I grew up in a pretty much all white town and I was ridiculed essentially my entire life – until moving to LA and being around actual diversity – just ridiculed for the shade of my skin and the texture…
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The diversity of art cannot be understood, as day in and day out, artisans and creatives make it a point to test the waters and discover different ways that exist to tell their truth, their message, and their art in ways unique to them. Creatives who relish pursuing a good challenge have lived worldwide, pushing…
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![DOCUMENTING THE UNDERGROUND SCENE IN THE EYES OF 3stacks [@3STACKKS]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-13.59.03-1140x850.png)
For the past three years, 3stacks has archived BTS media from numerous artists, including Pierre Bourne , Len, Trill Tega, and more. Scenes from studio sessions, post-party street culture, and underground events, like Play Piem, are also included in her newly released visual mixtape. After engaging in the cultural centres, it’s easy to lose yourself…
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![KHAMARI [@KHAMARIMUSIC] GETS REAL ON HIS NEW SINGLE ‘ON MY WAY’](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/khamari_PC_Shamaal-Bloodman-1140x850.jpeg)
In anticipation of Khamari’s latest single release, ‘On My Way’, Khamari talks with GUAP about his life in LA, the best songwriting advice he ever received and what music he’s listening to right now. After his ‘Eldorado’ EP debuted, Khamari packed his life in his car and drove alone cross-country to build the life he…
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Starting today the multi-brand retail destination htown will be taking over the retail space at the One Hundred Shoreditch Hotel to create an inclusive space that combines community and fashion in support of charitable causes. htown was founded in September 2019 by Harry Fisher, who brought together the mission of his agency htown, which aims…