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![Life Lessons In Humility and Self-Esteem on James Blake’s [@jamesblake] ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/241356616_397087225108501_8716534305691585436_n-e1632843526420-180x180.jpeg)
Words by: Matthew Griffiths James Blake’s upcoming fifth studio album Friends That Break Your Heart is almost upon us and we’ve already been gifted two singles – ‘Say What You Will’ and ‘Life Is Not the Same’. ‘Say What You Will’ came with a music video that let us see James Blake through a new…
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Technicolour stripes are the first sight to take in at the TikTok Show Space just off Bond Street where Labrum is showing their SS22 collection The Sound of Movement. As I move through the venue, my sense of smell is activated as a sweet scent wafts down the stairways leading to the Runway room. In the…
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![The Producer’s Voice: Christo [@ohchristo]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_2028-180x180.jpg)
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. Dreamville producer Christo doesn’t forget his Pittsburgh roots. East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bred producer Christo has…
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A visit to the Tate’s Yayoi Kusama exhibition prompts the question ‘When will society take creative/art therapy more seriously?’
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![Meet 19-Year-Old Croydon Rapper BZ [ @bzofficial1 ]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bz-cover-image-180x180.jpg)
Off of the back of the release of his latest single ‘No Rules’ we caught up with one of Croydon’s most promising up and coming rappers – BZ. The 19-year-old artist talks to us about the origins of his name, how he translates his culture and upbringing into his ‘bouncy’ tracks and more. So, give…
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Meet the 22-year-old Creative Director of Bylon, who uses fashion as a love letter to non-conformity
By Ife Oluwami If there was any kind of silver lining to an 18-month period of lockdowns and uncertainty, Brandon Chen found it. During one of the most turbulent times of 2020, BYLON apparel was born, a fashion brand created to provide accessible & non-gender binary garments to people of all sizes and races. The…
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![What went down at Black Fashion Week in collaboration with [@WegBara]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bfw-header-180x180.jpg)
By Lauren Dei What do you get when you mix an elite blend of black designers, a highly respected fashion institution championing equality across the industry, the UK’s premiere membership club for black women, and an upscale Central London venue fitted out for a full day of paradigm-shifting power-dressing? Cue Black Fashion Week, hosted by Weg Bara, the…
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![Five For Friday ft. [@Sainte444], [@jaz_karis], [@KojeyRadical] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/240432631_290698852860645_9121707281293148925_n-e1632497848832-180x180.jpeg)
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. This week much like…
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![M.Anifest’s [@manifestive] Newest Single “La Vida” Is A Nostalgic Ode To Ghana’s Madina](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/6c631dbd-m.anifest-180x180.jpg)
Words by: Blossom Maduafokwa After a year of solid singles and international collaborations, Ghanaian rapper M.anifest has come to round off the summer with his latest track “La Vida.” With six studio albums, countless awards, and top-class collaborations under his belt, M.anifest has been a consistent trailblazer in Ghanaian and African music at large –…
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![696 Festival: The Programme Celebrating Black British Music & Spaces [@HornimanMuseum]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_3216-180x180.jpg)
696 is iconic in Black British music for the wrong reasons but Adem Holness has shown it is an interesting and important lens to look at music through. The Horniman Museum is not necessarily a space you would automatically think of for music but you should, and programmes like the 696 Festival are reasons why.…