PLACES+FACES Lisbon Weekender

Pollen presents PLACES+FACES Lisbon Weekender have added an assortment of hotly tipped UK rap names to their impressive line up

Music Reviews, Music NewsBen Tibbits26 January 2022PLACES+FACES, Backroad Gee, Lancey Foux, Pa Salieu, Unknown T, slowthai, Sam Wise, Lord ApexComment

Artist Spotlight: Pyschs

The Pit chop it up with Pyschs about his most recent release 'Targets Met', his ever improving craft, and refusing to be boxed into a sound

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits25 January 2022Pyschs, UK Rap, UK Drill, Alternative DrillComment

Bangers & Mash

North London Rapper WDZ has finally delivered his much anticipated single 'Bangers & Mash'

Music ReviewsOri Santari25 January 2022WDZ, UK RapComment

WHERE I AM IS NOT IMPORTANT

Underground goat Clbrks once again lends his unparalleled charisma to Kiina’s silky sonics for 'WHERE I AM IS NOT IMPORTANT', the first helping from 'Habits 2', the long awaited sequel to their 2017 joint album

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits25 January 2022Clbrks, UK Rap, Alternative Rap, Alt Hip HopComment

Certified

London singer/rapper Shayne Brown serenades a special lady with assurance and love with the release of 'Certified'

Music ReviewsOri Santari24 January 2022Shanye Brown, UK R&B, Alternative R&BComment

Holiday From Reality

South London’s Poppy Ajudha gifts us with new single ‘Holiday From Reality’, a song everyone who is chasing a dream can relate too

Music ReviewsOri Santari24 January 2022Poppy Ajudha, UK R&B, UK AlternativeComment

Tweakin

North London's AntsLive drops his new single 'Tweakin'

Music ReviewsOri Santari24 January 2022Antslive, Uk Rap, Alternative RapComment

Sick!

Earl Sweatshirt’s latest album is thoughtful, stylish and written with a stoic nonchalance only he could pull off. On ‘Sick!’, it’s more apparent than ever that clarity is what’s most important to Sweatshirt and his collaborators

Music ReviewsDom Taylor24 January 2022Earl Sweatshirt, Us Rap, Alternative Rap, US AlternativeComment

Keeper

Multifaceted Derby musician KC delivers his first release for 2022 with 'Keeper'

Music ReviewsJimi Scott24 January 2022KC, UK Rap, Alternative DrillComment

JONZEBOYZ

Exciting new collective JONZEBOYZ illustrate their worth on boundless, provocative and experimental self-titled EP

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits23 January 2022JONZEBOYZ, Uk Rap, Hyperpop, Alternative Rap, Trap, UK AlternativeComment

Best Day of My Life

Returning to our screens, multi-instrumentalist Santino Le Saint releases a brand new live video for his single, ‘Best Day of My Life’

Music ReviewsJimi Scott23 January 2022Santino Le Saint, UK Alternative, AlternativeComment

Remedy

One of the most exciting rap talents on the scene, ‘Remedy’ follows a meteoric 2021 for French The Kid

Music ReviewsTyrese King22 January 2022French The Kid, Uk Rap, Real Rap, UK Drill Comment

Caught Up

Neo-soul newcomer Piper-Grace delivers a colour-laden, inwardly personal sophomore cut 'Caught Up'

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits22 January 2022Piper-Grace, UK R&B, Alternative R&B, Neo-SoulComment

Artist Spotlight: Ellie Parris

The Pit had the pleasure of sitting down with upcoming soulstress Ellie Parris to discuss the budding UK R&B scene, the joys of working with Jords, and her dazzling new EP 'Out of Sight'

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits21 January 2022Ellie Parris, UK Soul, Neo-Soul, UK R&B, Alternative R&BComment

Line 'Em Up

Kickstarting the year in emphatic fashion, Birmingham creative nineteen97 drops new single 'Line 'Em Up' alongside Brazilian MC SD9

Music ReviewsJimi Scott21 January 2022nineteen97, Uk Rap, Alternative Rap, SD9Comment

The March

On gritty grime cut ‘The March’, D Power Diesle, Frisco, Shorty and Lay-Z bring back nostalgia and transports us back to the early 2000s

Music ReviewsTyrese King19 January 2022D Power Dieslee, D Power Diesle, Frisco, Shorty, Lay-Z, UK Grime, Grime, UK RapComment

Packs and Potions

After his BL@CKBOX freestyle went viral on social media, 17-year-old rapper HAZEY is yet another example of how powerful social media can be, as he unveils a full version to his track Packs and Potions

Music ReviewsShenead Poroosotum19 January 2022HAZEY, UK Rap, UK Drill, Alternative DrillComment