Hip-Hop 101: Introduction
If you’re a seasoned Hip-Hop listener, this is not for you. This is for your friend who doesn’t listen to Hip-Hop. I’ve got plenty of posts for you in the future, but today this one is for the newcomers. Hip-Hop…
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INTRODUCING: ATO X EDEN
Collaborations are a often a thing of brilliance; think how awful the world would be if Mos Def and Talib Kweli had never brought us Black Star! But collaborations can also be a thing of nightmares; think LL Cool J…
EP REVIEW: Batz Inda Belfry ‘Two Fly’
Rating: When you think of Manchester, you likely think of three things; the football clubs, bands like The Stone Roses and Oasis and of course, the rain. It was a smart move by Batz Inda Belfry, the brightest duo to…
Alex Dutty sets the record straight on ‘Proud To Be White’
At the beginning of December, London based artist Alex Dutty put out a track titled ‘Proud To Be White’. Feeling that it was important to put out his side of the story – in a behind the track interview, if…
LISTEN: Lil Herb & Earl Sweatshirt share ‘Knucklehead’ for Red Bull’s ’20 Before 15′ exclusive track project
From launching Pharrell’s album in LA, to making a spaceship with Skrillex, to hosting a myriad of musical trailblazers in ten Red Bull Studios around the world, 2014 was a year of many magical moments for Red Bull. To celebrate,…
ALBUM REVIEW: Public Enemy ‘Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ Deluxe Edition + ‘Fear of a Black’ Planet Deluxe Edition
Rating: Public Enemy, to those who don’t know, are legends among the music community. Their career has spanned more then 30 years and this year marks the release of two of their classic albums, remastered and produced as one deluxe…
ALBUM REVIEW: Nefew ‘Rise of the Antihero’
Rating: Swiss-American hip-hop group Nefew return with Rise of the Antihero, the sequel to their 2010 mixtape Antihero Begins and the duo’s first full length studio album since 2007’s Off the Cuff. Rise of the Antihero is a record about…
INTERVIEW: Sneakbo
With his latest mixtape Certified available to purchase now, UK rapper Sneakbo answered some Gigslutz questions about the release, the meaning behind Jetski Wave and his thoughts on the state of the UK rap scene in 2014… MT: For people…
ALBUM REVIEW: The Game ‘Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf’
Rating: There are certain things you expect from Compton legend The Game. You expect anger. You expect disrespect. And, naturally, you expect more name drops than a Piers Morgan interview. But in a hip hop age of R&B hooks and…
WATCH: TOORARETODIE premiere visuals for ‘Electric Forest’ on Gigslutz
Gigslutz favourites TOORARETODIE aka TRTD have premiered the visuals for ‘Electric Forest’, the latest track to be taken from their highly anticipated upcoming EP Once Pure, with us below. “If it was down to Pablo / we’d be grinding like…