Are you tired of the same old generic ‘Hip-Hop’ events, where the crowd is filled with people who couldn’t tell the difference between Ice-T and Ice Cube? If you are, then Lyricist Lounge could be your salvation. The LL experience can be best described as a combination of 8 Mile meets Gladiator,…
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With a career spanning two decades and a very successful jazz pianist father, this South African female rapper has proved herself to be quite the legend. Moving through different monikers along the way, first as a member of Natural Resource and then as ‘What What’, Jean Grae has always been…
It’s been 17 years since Jeru The Damaja released his debut album The Sun Rises in the East and now on the eve of his sixth album, you have the chance to see the hip-hop veteran performing live in the capital. Taking place at The Relentless Garage Highbury, which has…
On presenting their diverse triple bill at The Place, all-male dance company 2Faced Dance wrestled their way onto the stage, slamming out freezes willy-nilly and running full-pelt in and out of the wings, only to pause for a few luxurious pirouettes. In the first piece of the evening, Subterrania by…
If you know anything about Public Enemy‘s LP Fear of A Black Planet, you’ll understand it had such an extraordinary influence on hip-hop, it’s since been compared to the impact made by the works of Bob Dylan, George Clinton and Bob Marley. PE’s 3rd album came out at the dawn…
Can he kick it…yes he can! The man called Q-Tip is jumping onto the Indigo O2 stage this summer for a one-off show on 26th August; a rare and much-anticipated treat for fans of genuine hip-hop and A Tribe Called Quest! With his distinctive voice, witty lyrics and brazen flow,…