1. Best Song: Kendrick Lamar – FEAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaPbJzPNNo4 2. Best Album: Yellow Days – Is Everything Okay In Our World? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqj21BFXcjo Honorable mentions on a similar tip! Mild High Club – Skiptracing (Album) Boy Pablo – Roy Pablo (EP) K. – Cigarettes After Sex Frank Ocean – Chanel Mac DeMarco – On the Level // One …
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1. Folamour – Devoted to U My song of the year. French producer and DJ Folamour has been one of my absolute faves to listen to in 2017 and Devoted to U, which beautifully samples Earth, Wind and Fire had to go in at number one. Ten minutes of pure gold and a song that …
1. KAYTRANADA – Bus Rides The entire 99.9% album was perfection. This, in particular, was a favourite of mine for late night walks home. A dream-like concoction of drums, piano twinkles and strings. Very Tom Misch/J Dilla-esque. 2. Making Jacob – TBJ Listen to this on a sunny day in a park. I promise you …
List compiled by Anj 1. Kendrick Lamar – “Institutionalized” Probably one of my most-played tracks (and album) of 2015. It was pretty hard to pick just one track from such an indescribable album but this beat drop is a highlight. Copyright laws mean I can’t find an album version of this track on YouTube, so …
List compiled by Lee Fairweather Tracks released in 2015 that I played the most while writing and on journeys Sean Price – Planet Apes Denzel Himself – Cherry (Hot Boy) https://soundcloud.com/denzelhimself/cherry-hot-boy-1 Jimi Tents – Fuck You Freestyle: Death To Boom-Bap https://soundcloud.com/jimitents/fuck-you-v2 Homeshake – I Don’t Wanna Jay Rock – Vice City (Feat. Black Hippy) My …
Words: Lee Fairweather I still remember the day my friend Keifer (@twitchademus) and I were talking at work about music. He knew I listened to a few new rappers but not many. He told me that as soon as I get home, that I must watch a video by Kendrick Lamar called ‘HiiiPower’. I did. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AhXSoKa8xw Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker The Berry