Project 1

Category: Music

  • AFRICAN DRILL: THE ESSENTIALS

    AFRICAN DRILL: THE ESSENTIALS

    Words By: Blossom Maduafokwa Just over a year ago, the phrase “African Drill” wouldn’t have made any sort of sense, but as we all know, a lot can change in a year. Where before Drill was reserved mainly to its homeland of Chicago, the UK, and later Brooklyn, New York City, there are now huge…

  • The Producer’s Voice: Shine [@pharoahshine]

    The Producer’s Voice: Shine [@pharoahshine]

    Words By Miki Hellerbach The Producer’s Voice is a new series for GUAP where we highlight the stories of instrumental crafters. We hope to bring their stories to the forefront instead of kept behind the artist they are producing for. Shine is the man making moves with his Southern influenced but Baltimore shaped production. Producer…

  • A trip through Spain’s clubbing legacy: La Ruta del Bakalao

    A trip through Spain’s clubbing legacy: La Ruta del Bakalao

    Words by: Alejandra Cabrera In Spain there is arguably no movement in the world of clubbing more important than La Ruta del Bakalao. Hidden in sunny Valencia’s metropolitan area, there is a highway that was witness to the birth of a clubbing movement in Spain. The El Saler highway (CV-500) would forever shape nightlife in…

  • Monday Mood ft. [@unknwnt9], [@ennyintegrity], [@OfficialAitch]+ more

    Monday Mood ft. [@unknwnt9], [@ennyintegrity], [@OfficialAitch]+ more

    It’s Monday again and we have brand new tracks in the Monday Mood playlist for you. Monday Mood is back for its regular scheduled fortnightly update. There’s been a refresh of 16 new tracks added to the playlist. There’s a good mix of everything you could need from R&B, Rap, Drill, Afrobeats and some more alternative…

  • Big Jade [bigjade409] Applies Sonic and Life Pressure On Her Momentous Debut

    Big Jade [bigjade409] Applies Sonic and Life Pressure On Her Momentous Debut

    Words By Miki Hellerbach Big Jade introduces herself on her debut project Pressure and shows the many facets to her character. An album I truly can’t help but keep going back to is Big Jade’s Pressure. The dichotomy of being a Beaumont, Texas-bred bossed up bottom of the map emcee with being a bisexual single…

  • Five For Friday ft. [@SqueeksTP], [@Gianni_Mae], [@KwakuxAsante] + more

    Five For Friday ft. [@SqueeksTP], [@Gianni_Mae], [@KwakuxAsante] + more

    Five For Friday is back again with 5 releases from the past week you should pay attention to. Five For Friday is back again giving you 5 great tracks/projects for your Friday. Friday is essentially the most important day of the week musically, and typically a lot of music drops on Friday’s. Friday is the…

  • 5 Highly Anticipated UK Rap Projects For The Second Half Of 2021

    5 Highly Anticipated UK Rap Projects For The Second Half Of 2021

    Words by: Dwayne Wilks We’re already past the halfway point of 2021 and we still have some incredible projects to expect from the UK Rap scene. As the UK gears up for (what will hopefully be) our first full summer back outside, there’s a growing sense that some of our favourite UK Rap artists are…

  • The Producer’s Voice: Squibs [@squibs]

    The Producer’s Voice: Squibs [@squibs]

    Words By Miki Hellerbach The Producer’s Voice is a new series for GUAP where we highlight the stories of instrumental crafters. We hope to bring their stories to the forefront instead of kept behind the artist they are producing for. Squibs is the Kansas City producer that brought together his early love of Dubstep with…

  • The [@WindmillBrixton] highlights the crucial role of independent venues with new initiative

    The [@WindmillBrixton] highlights the crucial role of independent venues with new initiative

    In the wake of a further delay to the full return of live music, The Windmill Brixton is joining with Dr. Martens to highlight the critical role independent venues play in supporting the scene at grassroots level with the launch of Come Back Better; An initiative to help more female, trans and non-binary artists make it onto the main stage…

  • Solange’s Multidisciplinary Collective, Saint Heron, Evolves into a Cultural Institution, Creating a New Paradigm of Empowerment and Autonomy for Cultural Preservation

    Solange’s Multidisciplinary Collective, Saint Heron, Evolves into a Cultural Institution, Creating a New Paradigm of Empowerment and Autonomy for Cultural Preservation

    Words by: Andrea Susarrey “Saint Heron is a process. It is a moving, living and breathing evolution.” Saint Heron was created by Solange Knowles in November of 2013. She was in the rollout of her True EP, when she realised that she had a longing for something far greater. She wanted something that expanded its…