Author: arunariver

Features, hip hop

First Day Feature: Canadian hip-hop collective STAYOURLATE bring us up to date on last release FABERGÉ

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4-piece alternative hip-hop collective STAYOUTLATE are the latest Canadian exports makingnoise across the pond with their dynamic flows, conscious bars and melodic delivery, courtesy of the group’s mixed bag of musical talents. Back with their incredible debut album,  Tremayne, Scotty IV, Charlie Noiir and YoungWolf sit down to discuss hip-hop, musical inspirations and all things… Continue reading First Day Feature: Canadian hip-hop collective STAYOURLATE bring us up to date on last release FABERGÉ

hip hop, Reviews, Singles

Patrik Kabongo’s addresses police brutality in summer bop ’98 Degrees’

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Summer is well and truly here in the Northern hemisphere, with reports of heatwaves across Europe, it's time to flip those speakers on loud and play this fired-up tune. '98 Degrees' is the latest tune from Toronto rapper and songwriter Patrik Kabongo who wanted to create a "high tempo song for the summer." He goes… Continue reading Patrik Kabongo’s addresses police brutality in summer bop ’98 Degrees’

Reviews, Singles

British-Caribbean talent Alana Sukul hits a home run with R&B influenced ‘Be Friends’

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Make room for 18 year old Alana Sukul in your playlists 'cause you're going want to return to this one time and time again. To be quite honest, you're not going have a chance, the hook on this one is just so infectious that the line "can't we just be friends" will be spinnin' in… Continue reading British-Caribbean talent Alana Sukul hits a home run with R&B influenced ‘Be Friends’

Reviews

Multi-verse talent A$H drops her sultry genre blending EP, PRI$$Y

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Celebrated as Kelly Rowland's protégé, A$H is further cementing her place in the music stratosphere with new EP, PRI$$Y, released via Glam Pop Records. The Oklahoma native first made her mark back in 2019 with debut album, It's Just Art, and her return this year is very much a continuous of the genre-roaming narrative that… Continue reading Multi-verse talent A$H drops her sultry genre blending EP, PRI$$Y

music, Reviews, Singles

From ODESZA’s Foreign Family label, NASAYA & MARO link up on electro-fusion track ‘TEMPO’

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Upon learning that NASAYA, one half of the team behind single 'TEMPO', was raised on Réunion Island, we had to do some internet searching and what we found was a tiny French island off the coast of Madagascar that is simply divine. It's officially on our bucket list of places to visit when the pandemic… Continue reading From ODESZA’s Foreign Family label, NASAYA & MARO link up on electro-fusion track ‘TEMPO’

Albums/Mixtapes, Features, Reviews

Designed for healing, check out Emanuel’s debut album Alt Therapy

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Emanuel's meteoric rise to fame over the past year has been nothing short of a marvel. From working with the knight himself Idris Elba to being nominated for a JUNO Award, all before even releasing his first album, well that's hella impressive if you ask us. Now the time has arrived for all of us… Continue reading Designed for healing, check out Emanuel’s debut album Alt Therapy