Videos
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![CONTRIBUTOR: [@timshotaya] and [@PiersJames] discuss his journey, the message behind the music and more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_7378-180x180.jpg)
Piers James is the definition of an artist to his core, without meaning behind it what’s the point of the music? For Piers James, music is about how you feel. His emotions are the main driver of his sound, resulting in a catalogue that candidly depicts his contemplative nature. As a listener, you’re initially drawn…
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![Film & TV: Documentaries To Watch This Week on [@Netflix]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thedeathandlifeofmarshapjohnson_photo_02-180x180.jpg)
Check Out What’s New on Netflix To Watch On The Black American Experience 1. The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson As she fights the tide of trans women, activist Victoria Cruz probes the suspicious 1992 death of her friend Marsha P. Johnson. 2. Who Killed Malcolm X? Activist Abdur-Rahman Muhammad begins his own…
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The Edward Colston Statue Is Exactly Where It Belongs. Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol made history over the weekend when they pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and tossed it in the harbour. Edward Colston became a member of the Royal African Company in 1680 that held the monopoly on slave…
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![Film & TV: GagaOOLala is Asia’s First LGBTQ+ Streaming Platform And It’s Now Global [@GagaOOLaLa]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gagaoolala-women-men-180x180.jpg)
GagaOOLaLa Goes Global, Just In Time for Pride 2020! GagaOOLala is an LGBTQ+ focused streaming platform that has officially launched worldwide in all countries, except China and North Korea. This launch comes a week before the one-year anniversary of the day Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. As well as…
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In our latest GUAP meets, we got the chance to talk with Lydia Bolton, the sustainable designer using strictly dead stock and unwanted clothing to bring her garments to life. Lydia grew inspired to start designing after she became aware of all the waste coming from the fashion industry. Through innovation and creativity, Lydia Bolton…
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![Pop Culture: Beyoncé Makes A Powerful Commencement Speech For The Class of 2020 [@Beyoncé]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/beyonce-class-of-2020--180x180.jpg)
Beyoncé makes a powerful & emotional speech for the Class of 2020 graduates. Beyoncé addressed the Class of 2020 in a powerful 9-minute speech she made for the 2020 graduates. Due to Covid:19, universities all over the world have closed down for the safety of their students and faculty. Meaning many students who were due…
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![The Top Up Tracklist ft. [@DuchessArtist], [@ttxraph], [@jarreauvandal] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/95614160_3955796231129615_2416397477457428480_o-180x180.jpg)
It might only be Tuesday but who doesn’t want a top up of great new music? The Top Up Tracklist is a mix of tracks from across the past month with most being from within the last two weeks. The tracks span a number of genres ranging from Alternative Rap, R&B, Drill, Afro-Pop, and more. There’s something…
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![CONTRIBUTOR: [@ticecin] speaks to Hackney’s [@ReallyRazor]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG-20200311-WA0011-180x180.jpg)
Razor made his name as someone whose live sets sound the same as his recordings. It’s early March, we sit for a quick coffee close enough for Razor’s other plans for the day. After his chat with me, going just down the street to discuss the release of The Sharp One with Sir Spyro, and…
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If you listen to one new thing today let it be ‘Black Man’s Burden’. ‘Black Man’s Burden’ is the work of North London platform Word On The Curb who are all for helping the communities they represent. Recently they were the driving force behind getting the government’s tone-deaf #knifefree chicken box campaign withdrawn. On ‘Black…
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![PREMIERE: Olivia Swann ft. Jane Handcock – Salty [@oliviaswann__] [@handcockjay]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image1-180x180.jpeg)
Olivia Swann shares the quirky but vibrant official music video for her latest single, ‘Salty’. Before getting into ‘Salty’ here is what Olivia herself has to say about the current climate highlighting the injustice against Black people: Amidst all of the complete injustices in the world right now, my music video has been scheduled to…