Chilean rapper and singer Ana Tijoux initially established herself in the Latin American hip-hop scene as the female MC of undergound group Makiza in the late ’90s. In 2007 she released her solo debut, Kaos, taking Latin rap to a whole new level of artistry. Two years later Ana’s critically-acclaimed sophomore album 1977 was a …
C2C is a French turntable act helmed by 20Syl, Greem, Atom and Pfel. Active since 1998, the combo is part of an emerging movement called “scratch music” (or turntablism), where each member uses his turntable as an instrument, recreating in turn drums or bass, scratching a riff of guitar or adding some sax… C2C – …
Hailing from Harlem, Azealia Banks is only 20 but she seems poised to become the buzz artist of 2012. She already has over 50000 followers on Twitter (including Kanye West!) and the video for her breakthrough hit “212″ has 7 million views on YouTube! Classically trained in the Performing Arts, Banks is a truly versatile …
London beatboxer (and singer!) Faith SFX teams up with rapper Black The Ripper on this unbelievably good rework of Frank Ocean’s 2011 hit “Good Swim”. And in case you were wondering everything you hear was recorded using voice only. This cover also uses elements from The Firm’s “Affirmative Action” and Dr Dre’s “Still Dre”. Mix …
A sultry voice with razor sharp wit and a stage show to match, Ladi6 is fast becoming one of New Zealand’s leading hip-hop soul artist and her international aura is also growing at a dizzying pace. After the weeping success of her 2008 debut album Not Is Not Much, released her highly awaited sophomore album …
After the massive success of the album Record Collection in late 2010, Mark Ronson & The Business INTL came back for more last September with Record Collection 2012, a massive remix EP released on Kitsuné. The seven-track EP includes a completely revamped version of the track “Record Collection” featuring new vocals by MNDR, Pharell, Wiley …
Bay Area rapper Raashan Ahmad dropped his last album, For What You’ve Lost, at the end of last year but it was largely overlooked by mainstream media, which is a real shame considering that this kind jazzy hip-hop album is pretty hard to come by. Rasshan’s flow is as smooth and effortless as ever …
After almost 10 years in the music biz, American rapper Fabolous (born John David Jackson) has become one of the references in the scene. With five albums, over four million copies sold in the US alone and two Grammy award nominations, he is at a point in his career where any exterior observer could safely …
