Ana Tijoux is a socially conscious rapper from Chile. Strictly speaking, she is French, born to Chilean parents fleeing the right-wing Pinochet dictatorship. But she…
Hip Hop
18/05/2022: “Count Me Out” by Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar returns! When you compare his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, with his earlier works, Lamar’s maturity as an artist is…
15/05/2022: “Love For The Game” by DJ Jazzy Jeff
Classic smooth Hip Hop for a Sunday evening. This one taps George Benson’s sublime ‘Face It Boy, It’s Over’ (1968), taking the most catchy hook…
20/04/2022: “Mt. Airy Groove (Instrumental Mix)” by Pieces Of A Dream
It’s hard to classify this. In a sense, the song is early hip hop – which is more obvious when listening to the rap version. …
07/05/2021: “Mystic Bounce” by Madlib
Shades Of Blue, released in 2003, is a remix album by Madlib paying tribute to jazz greats. Specifically, it casts an ear over the Blue Note back…
25/02/2021: “So You Want To Be A Gangster” by Too Short
This is probably one of Too $hort’s least misogynistic songs. It’s not even that violent too! Instead, it’s about warning people that are drifting into…
16/02/2021: “Obaa Sima” by Ata Kak
This song could have been nothing. Its original, limited release in Ghana went completely under the radar. Yet, by chance, the song was picked up…
06/02/2020: “Rapp Snitch Knishes” by MF DOOM featuring Mr. Fantastik
If you’re wondering, that lovely LA sunset guitar riff is from a 1977 song by David Matthews called Space Oddity. It’s sped up, and brings along the…
31/01/2021: “XYZ” by Hardy Caprio featuring SL
Hardy Caprio and SL are hot property in the UK scene. So of course their collaboration is a banger! They have different styles – SL…
06/01/2021: “It’s Real” by Mic Geronimo
I’m using the censored title of the song to keep things family friendly. But to be clear, I mean the other version, which begins with…