Spoken Word

Mick Jenkins voices his chilling opinions on "11"

I'm not one to like political approaches in music, unless they are coming from a well-educated lyricist or someone who has another background in the field. I probably would would…

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Strike three for Marc Goone's "Mike Matheny"

Baseball season is coming to an end, and a ton of people are speculating over whether or not the underdog Royals are going to make history for Kansas City, or…

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Kojey Radical invites us to "The Garden Party", in green fingered new video

London native Kojey Radical, part of the Push Crayons collective, is seen by many as one of the UK's brightest sparks. His brand of spoken word, backed by slick instrumentals,…

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Mike Melinoe's "Hold My Dust" could be a step towards hip-hop revival [Premiere]

I prefer anything loose and lyrical, as most of you are probably tired of hearing about by now. But honestly, if you were to throw Yeezus and Madlib/Freddy Gibbs' new…

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STL GLD provides 'My Monday Morning Music'

It's been a lyrical Summer as hip-hop is transitioning into a much more indie/psychological style. There have been a serious surge of expressive emcees, and let me tell you: I…

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Kojey Radical premieres his brilliant new EP 'Dear Daisy : Opium' [Premiere]

The world of spoken word isn't one I've delved into frequently I'll admit, but theres something truly captivating about the art form of freely speaking your words. One Londoner is…

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Dinah Thorpe's new album Lullabies & Wake Up Calls is as beautifully contradictory as its title

Let’s keep a good thing going, shall we? Wednesday's new Fragics track has inspired me to write about another genre-melding artist – politically vocal, musically-versatile, Toronto-based Dinah Thorpe – and her…

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Blue Scholars – Cinemetropolis

Before I wrote about Macklemore, I should have written about Blue Scholars because I have known about them long before I knew of Ben Haggerty. If you couldn't tell from…

Mick Jenkins voices his chilling opinions on "11"

Strike three for Marc Goone's "Mike Matheny"

Kojey Radical invites us to "The Garden Party", in green fingered new video

Mike Melinoe's "Hold My Dust" could be a step towards hip-hop revival [Premiere]

STL GLD provides 'My Monday Morning Music'

Kojey Radical premieres his brilliant new EP 'Dear Daisy : Opium' [Premiere]

Dinah Thorpe's new album Lullabies & Wake Up Calls is as beautifully contradictory as its title

Blue Scholars – Cinemetropolis

Bayanni talks musical origins in Nigeria, the inspiration behind his new EP 'Love & Hustle', creative process, and more [Interview]

GenoDa1 shares sleek single, "at least we tried"

Rodney Chrome Delivers A Chrome Studded Future With "Beat Machine"

Derryck McCauley shares versatile single "Bronco"

PARTICLS pay ode to Frida Kahlo on "Bullet Train(Frida)"

UK Festivals Wrapped Up: A diverse weekend of music, food and culture

DNORRI is a breakout voice built for musical resonance and connection

Jay Tone is carving out his space with "Puzzles"

Matt Oakley is redefining country music with heart, soul and modernity

From Machismo To Mujeres: Women As The Face Of Reggaeton

4 things I learned on the 'Call Me If You Get Lost' tour

4 things every artist needs to think about in 2022