• The Producer’s Voice: Mac Wetha [@WethaMac]

    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. Mac Wetha brings all of his diverse childhood musical loves into his production style and…

  • Brand spotlight: The hidden pleasure that is Le Merj

    By Jason Kwame It’s always refreshing when you come across a brand like Le Merj. These days, a black-owned, British clothing line with a unique and consistent brand story, dedicated to the true craft of fashion design (not just a mediocre print on a tee), organically going up the ranks is hard to come by.…

  • Fashion and Music: Best Friend Goals?

    By Melissa Wallace Fashion and music are expressive channels to show who we are. It is interesting to find that you can connect how people dress to the type of music they are into. Both have an immense influence on each other and have become ways of showing creativity, individuality, artistry, ideologies, and even political…

  • Five For Friday ft. [@cashtasticmusic], [@temsbaby], [@m1llionz] + 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. This week much like…

  • Cameron Ugbodu’s New Mo(nu)ments Is on right now.

    Cameron Ugbodu’s is creating new moments with his first solo exhibition ‘New Mo(nu)ments.’ On right now at Elephant & Castle’s Flat 70. New Mo(nu)ments is the first solo exhibition by Nigerian-Austrian artist Cameron Ugbodu following their migration to London from Vienna. Presented in collaboration with curators Senam & Anthony Badu’s South London based art gallery…

  • How Gause’s Law explains elitism in the Arts

    How Gause’s Law explains elitism in the Arts Contribution by Chiraag Shah Nilik Khimani is a 25-year-old multidisciplinary artist based in London. His creative practice spans a range of artistic mediums, from painting to performance art to poetry, and is determined largely by what he intends to communicate. In 2020, he made just under £500…

  • Ghanaian Artist Kweku Flick [@kwekuflick] continues to make waves

    Ghanaian Artist Kweku Flick has taken the music industry by storm, described as “one of Ghana’s finest and youngest household names” his rapid success is undeniable. The artists official first single “Awake” disrupted the Ghanaian music scene, creating a buzz that has continued to grow. The success of the track led to his first management…

  • Your roundup of releases ft [@acoldwall], [@TRENDSLDN], [@placesplusfaces] + more

    Your roundup of the latest fashion and beauty releases. A-COLD-WALL* A-C-W* partnered with British brand Mackintosh for a selection of seven pieces that reinterpret Mackintosh codes through A-C-W* lens. The rich history of Mackintosh, who revolutionised outwear using new forms of waterproofing through rubberisation, is a fitting collaboration for A-C-W* who pushed the boundaries of…

  • Where are the Black owned music festivals?

    Black music is championed at festivals but it is rare that those same festivals are led or owned by Black people. Yam Carnival took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend and it didn’t hit the mark in the way people, especially Black people wanted it to. There was a real excitement for the festival…

  • The Great Escape [@thegreatescape] 2022 FIRST FIFTY Announced

    The Great Escape’s FIRST FIFTY live launch is back bigger and better than ever. Today The Great Escape Festival has not only announced their first fifty acts, they’ve also announced a set of shows in November – including one hosted by GUAP. 8 of the shows will be in London as is standard for the…