Words by: Andrea Susarrey Friends and musical duo Coco & Clair Clair created a world that makes you feel like you’re a character in the My Scene movie. Coco & Clair are a duo from Atlanta that is firmly part of the cities tradition of going against the grain. Musically they first labelled themselves as…
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 day…
Words by: Alina Amin Rap is so much more than just America and the UK and Europe as a whole has a lot of talent to offer, here are just 4 names to get you started. Hip-Hop is one of the most diverse genres out there – still, most of the songs we usually have…
This week on lveMUSIC. we have the bright and bubbly Ruti performing ‘Closer To You’. This performance is a great introduction to Ruti and you can find out more in the editorial we shot with her. For a quick synopsis, she is one of the most exciting talents coming out of Essex at the moment with one…
Words by: Matthew Griffiths Who knew a song called ‘My Favourite Fish’ could link together 90s culture, evoke Michael Jackson comparisons when it is at its core just a song about his girlfriend Jess. Let’s say you’re alone in your room one evening before bed, headphones on, about to enjoy a newly dropped song from…
Words by: Andrea Susarrey As one of Goth Trap’s pioneers AOK reaffirms her position on the genre with the new visuals to ‘Cutthroat’. AOK, also known as Bootychaaain, released a single this past month that I have not been able to go one day without listening to. Richmond, Virginia born and based, Bootychaaain has been…
Words by: Alejandra Cabrera Mdou Moctar recently released his new album ‘Afrique Victime’, a love letter to the Sahara and its music. On the new project, the Tuareg artist explores meditations on love, religion, women’s rights, inequality and Western Africa’s colonial exploitation. Ahead of the release, Mdou Moctar had previewed ‘Taliat’ and ‘Tala Tannem’, both…
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. Producer Birthday was born and raised in Astoria, Queens by Bangladeshi parents and the diverse…
Words By Miki Hellerbach Butch Dawson drops surreal visuals to go alongside new track ‘Hummer’. In an exclusive interview with Basement Rap, Baltimore rapper Butch Dawson says about the video for his new single ‘Hummer’, “The ‘Hummer’ video really came from a dream. Conceptually, there’s no meaning to the video…My booking agent Mira said my…
Words by: Nour Khairi Ready for the club post-COVID? Meet Jarreau Vandal. Ellroy Uyleman, better known as Jarreau Vandal, is a 29-year-old producer, DJ and artist from Amsterdam. Growing up, he was surrounded by 90’s Hip-Hop, Soul and Funk influences as well as having the musical guidance of his grandfather. At 16, he began his…