Author: Blessing Borode

AIM Awards 2022 Digital Cover: TAAHLIAH

The Glaswegian DJ on the origins of her debut EP ‘Angelica’, making room for the queer community within white club spaces and being nominated at the AIM Awards 2022.

ayrtn: A Rapper Building Lyrical Worlds

Step into the world of producer-rapper ayrtn, as he creates a playground of future beats and breezy rhymes in latest EP ‘TOO AWESOME’.

Flaurese: “I’m Always Trying to Hear New Things”

Flaurese talks early influences, his approach to collaboration and a new EP on the way.

LADIPOE: A Rapper With Stories to Tell

Nigerian rapper LADIPOE is shifting the boundaries of what rap music rising from the continent can look like, using what he refers to as ‘lifelines’ to deliver potent messages with an experimental Afro-fusion backdrop.

Meet Nápoles: One of Stockholm’s Key Tastemakers

Ladieslovehiphop co-founder and artist Nápoles discusses her new 'Cloud 9' EP, DJing, diversifying the Stockholm clubbing scene, and much more.

Meet Cat & Calmell, The Duo Situating Teen Angst and Nostalgia at the Forefront of their Music

Cat and Calmell jump start the new year with their second single, "dramatic", which channels their frustrations at the complacency of people in power. Get to know them better.

Polydor 2021: Declan J Donovan

Declan J Donovan shares how his music helps him through challenging times, his favourite place to write and what we can expect from him in the near future.

“No More Parties” by Kai Caster

Multifaceted artist, Kai Caster, releases his second alt-pop single "No More Parties".

Wretch 32 Appointed Creative Director of Newly Launched 0207 Def Jam Records

Tottenham-born rapper, Wretch 32, has been recruited as the creative director for the new label, 0207 Def Jam Records.