Album Review: “How To Build A Boy” – Kiffie

This is the 12th album in a year long project for Kiffie. He completed the cycle with a 10 track release which also came out on CD. Let’s dive in. Surprise “It Shouldn’t be a surprise, that I still love your eyes, I think I need you more, than I did before.” This lyric just …

Blog interview: Blue Lab Beats

Congratulations on the release of “Motherland Journey” how does it feel?   Honestly it feels like a dream come true to have the legendary Fela Kuti featuring on this track! We would’ve never expected to ever have the chance to use his acappella but his publishers and Nigerian and European teams made it happen.   …

Single Review: “Motherland Journey” – Blue Lab Beats, KillBeatz, Fela Kuti

When this dropped in my email, I was… shocked. Blue Lab Beats have been on my radar for a very long time, and they’ve made some incredible music. If you don’t believe me go look them up… This track is no different in fact….  They upped their game.  NKOK (Namali Kwaten) and Mr. DM (David …

Single Review: “The Wolf” – Cable Street Collective

Cable Street Collective – The Wolf The Collective are back! Bringing with them a song that’s a full BBQ plate of food with its solid flavours…. You can almost smell that party food in the summer heat! The song grooves on nicely with some beautiful guitar licks, Aaron knows I’m a fan of his from …

Single Review: “Heart Train” – Project CONCUBINE

Project Concubine – Heart Train  Project Concubine are back with a new single, and as usual it breaks the rules in terms of how it sounds.  The vocals are processed and put through a warp as with the beat behind it, it’s a very inventive sound and it works really well with the mystery that …

Album Review: “JFlames Presents Before The Tide Rises” – JFlames

Ready For Love – JFlames featuring Ruinz Ason A great choice for an album opener…. The beat is summery, and has such a great vibe… This is Ruinz Ason in full lyrical introspective mode, talking about being ready for love. The thing I like about Ruinz is that his lyrics are fully thought out — …