Trackside Burners -Home Grown
Trackside Burners- DJ Philly & 210 from ITCH FM drive you around the country with their Home-Grown set! 2 hours of Boombap Graffiti rap tagging your airwaves with U.K. Hip Hop!
GODS OF RAP RETURNS TO THE UK IN APRIL 2020
Following its huge success last year Gods of Rap returns this April for three very special UK arena dates in Manchester, London and Birmingham.
Kojaque - Last Pint (Vevo DSCVR)
Kojaque is a name that should be on your radar by now, if not then you’re about to hear a lot more from the Dublin rapper! Here he is bodying his DSCVR live performance
Sharna Bass - Nobody
Sharna Bass releases the new single ‘Nobody’ from upcoming EP ‘Beautiful Chaos’ alongside powerful visuals!
On Rotation: Hip Hop & Soul playlist
We refresh On Rotation every two weeks with carefully selected tracks that we’re bumping in the studio. Last weeks update respectfully gave a nod to Mac Miller and the incredible CIRCLES.
10 Questions: Meisterbeatz (Swiss beatmaker)
We’re back at it again with another round of 10 Questions, and this time we’re taking it to Switzerland, with the super heavy hitting boom bap producer Meisterbeatz. He’s worked with the likes of Swiss rap legends Seven, Baze, Black Tiger and Wurzel 5 to name a few, and has just dropped the gem that is “Beatronaut” which is available on vinyl and digitally now.
UK PREMIERE: Vice beats - Bring It Back f. Jaz Kahina & Nutty P
Wordplay are proud to present the final single from Vice beats official J Dilla tribute album entitled DIlla: The Timeless Tribute is an introspective gem entitled Bring It Back featuring two serious UK heavyweights in the form of Nutty P and Jaz Kahina.
The Revolution Will Be Amplified.
Colombian rapper Jota speaks to Poetcurious about his life in exile and the power of hip-hop to bring about global social change.
Charlie Boy Manson - Lazy Boy Smack (Samurai Breaks Remix)
Samurai Breaks remixes a track off the And The Handsome Family album which we premiered a while back.
Tracking Back: Onoe Caponoe
As we prepare ourselves for the release of INVISIBLE WAR, the new album dropping at the end of the month, we take it back, right back. Time to learn what formed the incomparable mind, that is Onoe Caponoe.
10 Questions: Percy Filth
Yes yes y’all. We’re back with another round of 10 Questions, getting to know some of our favourite artists, with some quick fire questions. On this outing, it’s the master of the 8-bit beat, Percy Filth.
Ones to Watch - 2020
With so much decent music coming out of the U.K. it’s tough putting a list together focusing on who we think will be the ones to watch next year.
In Depth: This And That Media // 2019 Show Reel
Commemorating the release of the This And That Media 2019 show reel, we speak with founder Dom Q for behind the scene insights into filming each of the 19 music videos featured.
10 Questions: Gardna
We’re back with another round of 10 Questions, getting to know some of our favourite artists, with some quick-fire questions giving the artist the opportunity to talk about their inspirations, motivations and their future plans. This time round we have Bristol native Gardna.
PREMIERE: HARRIETT - ALKALIGNED
We’ve always been a fan of Ill Camille at Wordplay, so hearing that she has linked with Damani Nkosi to form HARRIET, we leapt at the chance to premiere the video.
IN PICS: Aitch @ O2 Academy Bristol
Earlier this month we caught Manchester's Aitch, during the Bristol leg of his highly anticipated, AitcH20 Tour.
Ever since the release of his iconic 'Straight Rhymes’, which has raked in over 16 million views on YouTube, we’ve seen nothing but progression from the young rapper.
On Rotation: Wordplay playlist
We update On Rotation every two weeks with the finest hip hop, soul and Grime that has been on steady rotation around Wordplay HQ. It’s Marmite business folks; you’ll either love it or hate it…
Wordplay In Session 01 - with Abstract Orchestra
Wordplay are proud to present the return of the Wordplay Podcast, in the form of Wordplay In Session. A new series featuring an amazing array of guest mixes from artists from the UK and beyond.