Avelino - Nice For Life
We knew Drake's original was going to be massive and naturally it headed straight to the top of the charts. Whenever something's flavour of the month, people always but their twist on proceedings and Young Fire comes through with a host of intricate wordplay that Old Flame would be proud of
Cul De Sac - This Time
Manchester's always been a hotbed of musical talent and Room 2 Records always come with the niceness. The latest track from Cul De Sac is set to drop on Friday via the label and Kid Katharsis, Truce, Lay FullStop and Berry Blacc are back with those feel good head-nodding vibes.
Cadet - Closure
This has been getting crazy responses and reactions across the social platforms over the last few days and it's understandable why. The self-proclaimed underrated legend is back on his autobiographical flex and he delves deep. Really, really deep.
The Mouse Outfit ft Dubbul O, Sparkz & Ellis Meade - Repeat
Not long now and The Mouse Outfit release their third album, as with any TMO release we're hyped! It's been three years since 'Step Steadier' was released, the wait is finally over May 4th. For now though they drop this chilled headnodder - Repeat.
On Rotation - Playlist update
If you're not following our Studio playlist already then we throw everything currently On Rotation in the Wordplay Studios in one place. Updated every two weeks to keep on top of all that newness!
JGrrey - Growing
Lifting the bar not long after JGrrey caught our ear with her Colors performance of 'Don't Fade', she drops the visuals for soulful track 'Growing'. We're hooked and want more!
Review: Cult Of The Damned - Part Deux: Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate
Cult Of The Damned are set to reignite the UK’s passion for homegrown hip-hop by delivering unto us their debut album, Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate. Years have passed building up to this release, yet the global anticipation has only intensified
Juga-Naut - Acrylic & Oil
Jugzy Malone's had a busy past six months or so. He's dropped an album alongside his VVV family and more recently, his own Found Object: Stolen Art EP Pt II. Maintaining it's bused, he's blessed us with visuals for the self-produced head-nodder Acrylic & Oil.
Bumpy Knuckles x Nottz - Grumpy Ol Man
Nottz is undoubtably blessed with the Midas touch when it comes to crafting beats. Throw into the mix the gruff tones of Mr Foxx and you're guaranteed gold.
Hozay - 410 Shotgun
If you're not new to us, you'll know that Hozay's a firm favourite at Wordplay HQ. He's a monster on the mic and an even bigger beast on the buttons.
10 Questions - ES-K (MJM series)
As part of our 10 Questions, we wanted to dig a little deeper into some of the UK's finest labels and collectives, finding out more about what's going on the land of UK Hip Hop! With this in mind, we decided to touch base with Millennium Jazz Music. First up, ES-K.
Powers Pleasant x Joey Bada$$ x A$AP Ferg - Pull Up
Powers Pleasant brings in Joey Bada$$ and A$AP Ferg for Pull Up! Anything Ferg touches lately is bound to be good, coming in on the 2nd verse he drops some aggressive bars alongside Joey!
Wordplay, UWE & Sisterworks present: Amplify – 14/4/18
After 16 years of Wordplay Magazine supporting the Hip Hop scene through magazines and online, we are FINALLY running our first live event, and man are we doing it in style!
Shogun - Hold Up
Our favourite spitter from North of the border is back and this time, he's getting dark. With Shogun's Scottish growl ripping Cxdy's filthy beat, this is rowdy as f**k.
Kamakaze - No Days Off
Kam only just missed out on a place in our On The Rise list and the first single lifted from his incoming Facts Not Fiction project has us questioning why he was omitted. One for the energy crew here...
Drake - Nice For What
We don't know whether we have to call it a guilty pleasure or whether it's fine for us to say we're feeling this but Drake's dropped a monster of a track. Whether it's the ridiculous bassline, the Lauryn Hill sample or the host of cameos in the video; Mr Graham rarely seems to get it wrong.
Saba - LIFE
Saba dropped his latest project Care For Me yesterday and to double up, he's also released visuals for LIFE; with the monochrome mini-movie at the fore as he switches effortlessly between woozy crooning and energetic flows.