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  • [@Diplo] enlists [@OctavianEssie] for ‘New Shapes’

    [@Diplo] enlists [@OctavianEssie] for ‘New Shapes’

    Octavian links up with American super DJ Diplo for his second surprise collab of 2019, ‘New Shapes’. This link up on ‘New Shapes’ is more left field than Octavian’s previous 2019 release ‘Bet’ which featured Michael Phantom. Whilst Octavian has seemingly plied his trade by surprising his audience over and over again from release to…

  • Has Viral Success Killed The Art of Performing Live?

    Has Viral Success Killed The Art of Performing Live?

    No one can deny that the music scene is thriving, but one area that it is seemingly falling short is in the live performance. Ghetts recently released a documentary covering his tour for his latest album Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament. In the documentary, you see snippets of Ghetts’ performances, the energy he brings and…

  • [@MillerBlueMusic] Drops An EP Which Sonically is As Comforting as ‘Cotton’

    [@MillerBlueMusic] Drops An EP Which Sonically is As Comforting as ‘Cotton’

    With the release of his Cotton EP, Miller Blue has kicked off his 2019 in a way that anyone would envy. Miller Blue is a name you will undoubtedly hear throughout the coming years, especially if Cotton is anything to go by.Although this is not his debut project, this is the first project of his that…

  • [@LittleSimz] & [@cleosol] make ‘Selfish’ sound smooth

    [@LittleSimz] & [@cleosol] make ‘Selfish’ sound smooth

    Little Simz enlists Cleo Sol to boastfully proclaim they are ‘Selfish’ ahead of her new album release. Little Simz is one of those artists that seems to never get the props she truly deserves despite consistently delivering quality. ‘Selfish’ is no exception to this pattern of releasing greatness by Simz, this time getting backed up…

  • [@officialaitch] drops new track and ‘Trust Me’ he’s not a one hit wonder

    [@officialaitch] drops new track and ‘Trust Me’ he’s not a one hit wonder

    Manchester’s latest breakout star, Aitch, is back with new one ‘Trust Me’ Seemingly coming out of nowhere, Aitch has been killing it ever since he dropped ‘Straight Rhymez 1’. That video alone is on over 5.2 million views and his follow-ups have reached over a million views in a relatively short time. ‘Trust Me’ is…

  • UK R&B – Where is the noise? – A film by Rakeem Omar | A GUAP Documentary

    UK R&B – Where is the noise? – A film by Rakeem Omar | A GUAP Documentary

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    Young Film maker Rakeem Omar collaborates with GUAP to explore a topic many R&B lovers have been discussing for a long time. R & B being a genre originally coming from the states, the UK counterparts of this much loved genre usually go uncelebrated and in some cases, unnoticed. This documentary features some of the…

  • [@NafeSmallz] orchestrates huge UK x US collab on new track ‘Broken Homes’

    [@NafeSmallz] orchestrates huge UK x US collab on new track ‘Broken Homes’

    Nafe Smallz is a name back on everyone’s lips after his new release ‘Broken Homes’. Nafe Smallz is extremely underrated despite his proven staying power in the scene. Having had features with the likes of Chip and Black The Ripper, Nafe‘s name has definitely been around the scene for a while but hasn’t had its…

  • #AWeekWithGUAP: Fly Threads and Empty Beds (11/11/18)

    #AWeekWithGUAP: Fly Threads and Empty Beds (11/11/18)

    Fly threads and empty beds is the title because that’s all this week has consisted of in the fashion industry. With the launch of Adidas’ latest designer collection, and Black Friday round the corner to your left outside your house, there’s more going on than I can tell you in a text, which is why…

  • Is [@AJTracey] versatile? What does being versatile in the music industry mean?

    Is [@AJTracey] versatile? What does being versatile in the music industry mean?

    Versatile: Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. (Definition taken from the Oxford English Dictionary) There’s our answer to what it means to be versatile, no further discussion really needed. Or so it would seem. In current society there has been a wave of thought that promotes validating people’s feelings…

  • #CultureCheck – African Head Ties In The UK

    #CultureCheck – African Head Ties In The UK

    Are you woke?  Would you consider yourself rooted, grounded? Our generation arguably burst the bubble of what is a popular culture history of appropriation. I mean come on, we can all think back to at least one 90’s music video where something was appropriated like there’s no damn tomorrow. Which is why I present to you…