The Pit speak to Louis about the development and essence of his sound, the Elevation Meditation collective, and the captivating new Bawo featuring single '7am'

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits1 September 2022Bawo, Louis Culture, UK Rap, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip HopComment

Track of the Week: I Swear

Coops moves further into the realms of creamy production and enlightened introspection, recruiting the king of noir R&B’s KeepVibesNear for buttery and thought-evoking cut ‘I Swear’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits11 July 2022Coops, UK Rap, Alternative Hip HopComment

Artist Spotlight: Cero Ismael

Fresh from the release of his latest album, ‘AS MUCH AS YOU DID BEFORE’, The Pit connect with Amsterdam wordsmith Cero Ismael to discuss his musical origins, his lyrical approach, and his impressive work with visual artist Olya Oleinic

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits27 March 2022Cero Ismael, Rap, Alternative Hip HopComment

Nobody

Out via their shared label Potent Funk Records, Dabbla and Sumgii's 'Nobody' is as crazy as it is cohesive

Music ReviewsJames Wijesinghe6 December 2021Dabbla, Sumgii, Potent Funk, Alternative Hip Hop, ExperimentalComment

Exclusive Visualiser Premiere: RoRo - R$ch B$tch

We premiere RoRo's vibrant visualiser that accompanies her dazzling new single ‘R$ch B$tch’

Exclusive PremiereBen Tibbits19 November 2021RoRo, Alternative, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Alternative R&BComment

S.Y.K.

Pairing with enigmatic producer CONNIE, BROCKAMPTON's Merlyn Wood delivers growling basslines and high-octane flows on new track ‘S.Y.K.’

Music ReviewsLewis Dobbs18 November 2021Merlyn Wood, Brockampton, CONNIE, US Hip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop, Alternative RapComment

Motions

B-ahwe announces her upcoming EP ‘Motions’, and releasing her absorbing offering ‘Circles’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits31 July 2021B-ahwe, Alternative R&B, UK R&B, Alternative Hip HopComment

1 2 Watch: Luke RV

The next artist to grace our ‘1 2 Watch’ series is Welsh talent Luke RV, who has just dropped retrospective number ‘Louis V’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits12 July 2021Luke RV, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, UK Alternative, IndieComment

Dancing On My Own

Part of the NiNE8 collective, Bone Slim releases his latest track ‘Dancing On My Own’

Music ReviewsShenead Poroosotum10 July 2021Bone Slim, Alternative Hip Hop, UK AlternativeComment

i never called you back

sudders has once again recruited the soulful vocals of Mac Lloyd for ‘i never called you back’

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson8 July 2021sudders, Mac Lloyd, UK Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Alternative JazzComment

the sky is looking nice

Scottish producer fin enlists the likes of Clbrks and Kish! for his eclectic solo EP ‘the sky is looking nice’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits29 June 2021fin, CLBRKS, Kish!, Jordan Phillips, UK Alternative, Alternative R&B, Alternative Hip HopComment

ETERNAL

Ashbeck has only gone and ‘crucked it’ once again with a stupidly smooth entry ‘ETERNAL’, linking up with the one and only Billzonthebeat

Music ReviewsLuke Forte27 June 2021Ashbeck, Billzonthebeat, Alternative Rap, UK Rap, Alternative Hip HopComment

Sippin Tea

The mysterious psychonaut residing South of the river 3vs gives us his third instalment of the year in his kaleidoscopic offering ‘Sippin Tea’

Music ReviewsLuke Forte25 June 20213vs, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip HopComment

Cicada 3301

Confucius MC, Strange U and Lee Scott join forces for intriguing track ‘Cicada 3301’

Music ReviewsJames Wijesinghe22 June 2021Confucius MC, Strange U, Lee Scott, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip HopComment

Lockdown At Lenny's

Len gives the people a taste of summer in a two-piece release ‘Lockdown At Lenny’s’

Music ReviewsLuke Forte14 June 2021Len, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, UK RapComment

Speak For Yourself

Lord Apex blesses us with a visual for soul-searching ‘Speak For Yourself’

I Want

South-East London ENNY artist has returned with her 2nd single of 2021 ‘I Want’

Music ReviewsMarvin Merela10 June 2021Enny, Alternative Jazz, Alternative R&B, Alternative Hip HopComment

French Jazz

Oo la la, it looks like Mushkilla has crossed the channel and came back with some lounge-ready hip hop in the form of ‘French Jazz’

Music ReviewsJames Wijesinghe9 June 2021Mushkilla, Alternative Rap, UK Alternative, Alternative Hip HopComment

When The Light Got Tripped

Maczee P and NuphZed release collaborative album titled ‘When The Light Got Tripped’

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson4 June 2021Maczee P, NuphZed, Alternative Hip Hop, UK hip hopComment

Better

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Geo Jordan is doing everything ‘Better’ with his confident new single

Music ReviewsJames Wijesinghe31 May 2021Geo Jordan, Alternative R&B, UK Alternative, Alternative Hip HopComment