Tag: skepta
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The sound clash is a key part of Black musical culture and is at its very foundations, especially in the UK. No Signal has brought attention back to the sacred art of sound clashing. With two legends in the form of Bounty Killer and Beenie Man having the only legitimate clash during lockdown, now would…
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![Ike Chuks [@IkeTheKidd] drops energetic Igbotic EP](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0672-180x180.jpg)
Ike Chuks brings his patented blend of flair on sophomore project Igbotic. Igbotic is a combination of all of the things that Ike Chuks has built up his name off. It is a project that has clear international reach with the UK and Nigeria being the regions it will undoubtedly be received the best due…
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![The Wednesday Watchlist ft [@AmaruDonTV],[@HenrieVIII], and more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/maxresdefault.v1.cropped-180x180.jpg)
The Wednesday Watchlist aims to highlight the music content you may have missed. With so much music coming out the other sides of the music game sometimes fall to the side, the Wednesday Watchlist aims to fix that. Whether it’s interviews or documentaries, these are the pieces of content you need to be watching at…
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![Five For Friday ft. KAMILLE [@kamillexx], Victoria Jane [@__victoriajane] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ggQIiQ-180x180.jpeg)
Friday’s are packed full of releases, these are 5 you should pay particular attention to today. We all love Friday’s it’s usually the sign of the weekend and a day that just brings good vibes and a time to let your hair down. But Friday is also probably the most important day of the week…
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This weekend London based rapper Octavian featuring the OG of Uk rap Skepta released the official music video for new song ‘Papi Chulo’. The song brings together UK rap with a Latin vibe, perfect for lifting our spirits in hope for the spring season to bring about better and happier days. The star posts on…
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After a 2 year musical hiatus, Suspect drops new track ‘Reload’ with accompanying visuals. ‘Reload’ is the long-awaited return track of one of the UK’s most charismatic rappers, Suspect. Having broken onto the scene through huge hits like ‘FBG’ and ‘Wonder What’, and ‘Say It With Your Chest’ Suspect had been building at a rapid…
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![Grime’s alive again, but is it because of [@Stormzy] or [@WileyUK]?](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/0B4D04B6-C0F7-4DD3-BB21-10099196DD69-180x180.jpeg)
Every so often people forget about Grime and assume it’s dead, but it never is. Whilst it’s true that some of Grime’s early pioneers aren’t always releasing strictly Grime anymore, Grime is always active and thriving on smaller stages. This is before we even look to cities outside of London where Grime has been a…
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The debate between the UK needing/wanting American co-signs is back and in full force, only the dynamic has changed. Stormzy arguably reignited this topic through his latest track ‘Sounds of the Skeng’ which includes the lyric: You man love the American’s too much Stormzy – Sounds of the Skeng This sparked plenty of arguments about…
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With Wiley having another outburst, Lord Of The Mics 8 coming soon, and Kano dropping an album as well as having announced a second set of tour dates, it’s a good time to talk Grime. Wiley the proverbial Godfather of the genre is keeping up to his expected antics of both antagonising and praising other…
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![[@Z_Chibs] in depth with: [@BigFris] on Back 2 Da Lab vol.5, clashes, trainers and more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Frisco-Headline-Show-180x180.jpg)
On a sweltering summer day, in a studio tucked quietly away amongst an industrial estate, I sat down with Frisco (and his PR Jadie) to discuss ‘Back 2 Da Lab 5′ and more. Frisco is someone that really needs no introduction being the grime veteran that he is. But for those who are new to…