Category: Music Think Pieces
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![EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEEDANAMEBRO [@needanamebro]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/channels4_profile-900x850.jpeg)
Needanamebro, the up-and-coming UK girl group, are here to show the music scene their beautifully blended vocals through fun classic pop girl anthems. The lovable girl group consists of three talented members Amelia, Maddie and Ysabelle – with many being surprised to find out that the tight-knitted trio initially started off with Amelia & Ysabelle…
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![RAGZ ORIGINALE’S [@RAGZORIGINALE] BARE SUGAR IS SENSATIONALLY SWEET](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ragz-Originale-Bare-Sugar-album-artwork-1140x850.jpeg)
Believe it or not, Ragz Originale produced your favourite Skepta songs, but ever since then he’s been making his mark on music with some of the most magical, tantalising R&B to date. Bare Sugar is an extension of this, his stunning magnetism when it comes to making music is not to be missed. He does…
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![THE BREAKDOWN: ELLI INGRAM’S [@ELLIINGRAM] BAD BEHAVIOUR](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/6273e417-a60a-4f72-a398-6d881cc75f89-1059x850.png)
On ‘Bad Behaviour‘ This is a body of work where these songs were just so important for me to write and put out for me to be able to move forward and grow. When I was making this album, a lot of bad things were happening around me, and I feel like with this record…
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![THE AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION OF TORA-I ‘& WHAT ELSE?’ EP REVIEW [@TORADIFRANCE]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-1140x850.jpeg)
GUAP reviews Tora-i’s genre blending and impactful second EP ‘& what else?’… There are no small expectations when it comes to Tora-i. For those who are blessed enough to be familiar with the creative avenues she has traversed, there remains an impressively high bar set in place by the impact of her debut EP ‘Cavalier’…
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The penmanship that has shaped some of the finest hits in rap history has always been a point of contentious discussion, with many priding themselves on their ability to tell and detail stories while others rely on a collective approach to achieving similar outcomes. The transparency about these means has provoked further deliberations as to…
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Peckham has been a haven for simultaneous culture and chaos, long before the gentrifiers arrived. The buzz of Rye Lane market; the loud music played from cars; the aunties asking you whether you want to do your hair, relentless in their pursuit. It’s an area of south London that can lay claim to being the…
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One of the greatest things about music is the different developments sounds go through. If a sound is genuine and its audience feels authentically connected to the community around it then what follows is a process of creative expansion that spans decades. Each iteration of the genre brings about fresh energy, held aloft by the…
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Photography via eurweb The overall make-up and state of music feel to be in a transitional period – with the general direction of sound and creative direction still struggling for an overall consensus. We are however now in an era that champions independence, with the platforming of artists now possible via mediums such as Tiktok,…
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EARLIER THIS YEAR, RAPPER ISAIAH RASHAD’S UNEXPECTED OUTING REVEALED THE CURRENT ATTITUDE OF THE HIP-HOP COMMUNITY TOWARD QUEERFOLK. RASHAD RECEIVED A SURPRISINGLY WHOLESOME RESPONSE, BEING MET WITH LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE DESPITE THE INDUSTRY’S REPUTATION FOR UNAPOLOGETIC HOMOPHOBIA. THERE IS A DISCUSSION TO BE HAD ABOUT HOW PREJUDICED BELIEFS ARE ON THE DECLINE AMONGST RAP ARTISTS…
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Words By: Andrea Susarrey How to consciously reverse quick consumption of music into a powerful tool for self growth. Music is not just entertainment, it’s a tool. In a time where we are constantly distracted, it’s all too easy to confuse the deeper benefits of connecting to music with our addictive need to consume culture. …