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TUNE OF THE WEEK: 21 Savage ft. Childish Gambino – Monster

21 Savage has grown from a rapper who was all about trapping and gangbanging to a legit platinum selling artist who is into financial intelligence and not wearing much jewellery.

Whilst growing as a person this has reflected his music leading to him to title his second album being called I Am > I Was which has some great features with artists such as J. Cole.

Although his song “A Lot”…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Vic Mensa ft Ty Dolla $ign – In Some Trouble

Vic Mensa has received some bad press of late, but his music has been steadily good since becoming a solo artist and his latest project Hooligans doesn’t disappoint.

It can be argued that he is currently an underrated rapper, but if he continues delivering more good projects that underated tag should fade surely fade away.

Vic Mensa’s new single entitled “In Some Trouble” featuring Ty Dolla…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: HEX – Canadian Drip

Nottingham-born artist HEX has dropped his new tune “Canadian Drip” and it is dripping in a lot of sauce that will get him on many lists for artists to look out for in 2019.

“Canadian Drip” is a braggadocious melodic tune that is a blend of trap and tropical vibes. His style will draw comparisons to Ay Em or Post Malone, but this new wave of hip hop is still fresh, so he could potentially become…

Shy X ft. Lilly Allen & Stamina MC – Roll The Dice

It’s been a while since I’ve heard an awesome jungle drum n bass tune and  “Roll The Dice” by Shy FX is certainly awesome.

The wild dance tune features vocalists’ Lily Allen and Stamina MC who add further energy to this banging tune that makes you want to go to the club asap.

Shy FX is currently holding down a residency in London’s Omeara, which he uses as a testing ground for new tunes and this…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Nick Brewer – Ronaldo

If you were around long enough you would know how great the Brazilian Ronaldo was back in the 90s and 00s. He was one of the greatest strikers to ever kick a football, but is no longer in the limelight and London rapper, Nick Brewer wants to know where he is now on his new tune “Ronaldo”.

Well the answer is that he is currently the majority owner of  the La Liga football club, Real Valladolid, so…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: The Japanese House – Follow My Girl

Amber Bain, aka The Japanese House, recently announced her debut album Good At Falling with her new single “Follow My Girl”.

“Follow My Girl” is a delightful tune for her fans to get familiar with before her sold out show at Scala in London this month and her album, scheduled for release on 1 March 2019 via Dirty Hit.

The Japanese House has definitely mastered the art of good chillwave-tinged…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Yxng Bane – Needed Time

Yxng Bane has unleash his lead single “Needed Time” taken from his debut mixtape HBK .

“Needed Time” is an easy-going dancehall-afrobeats fusion that demonstrates Yxng Bane’s ability navigate through different sounds seamlessly whilst staying true to his image.

The tune is about the growing pains experience when wanting to achieve something that will take time to accomplish and the soothing vibe…

TUNE OF THE WEEK – Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next

Ariana Grande has been through a lot over the last few years and demonstrates that she is still fighting strong through it all on her new single “Thank U, Next”.

The single which will feature on her next album is a chilled R&B pop groove that simply spreads the message that Ariana is at peace with her exes, she is grateful and ready to move on to bigger and better things.

It is a tune that will…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Normani & Calvin Harris ft. Wizkid – Checklist

Following a successful string of collaborations with artists such as Khalid and Quavo; Normani adds to her collection of powerhouse collaborations by partnering up with Calvin Harris to release two new tunes.

The stand out tune of between the pair is the Afrobeat-tinged R&B dance jam called “Checklist”, which features Nigerian superstar, Wizkid.

The Fifth Harmony hiatus is resulting into great…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Isaac Gracie – Show Me Love

Isaac Gracie wants you to show him some love on his new single called “Show Me Love”, taken from his forthcoming EP Close Up – Looking Down.

“Show Me Love” is a guitar-led tune that has a charming rapturous vibe about it that will certainly attract me to more songs Gracie in the near future.

Press play and enjoy.

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Loyle Carner ft. Jordan Rakei – Ottolenghi

Keeping boom bap rap alive over the last few years, Loyle Carner has certainly established himself as voice to listen to in the UK Hip Hop scene.

The title of his new single is “Ottolenghi” comes from the famous chef, Yotam Ottolenghi who inspired Loyle Carner to start his own cooking school for kids.

“Ottolenghi” is a laid-back boom bap tune that features heart-warming vocals Jordan Rakei who…

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Anderson .Paak ft Kendrick Lamar – Tints

Anderson .Paak has unleashed his new tune “Tints” which serves as the first single for his forthcoming album, Oxnard.

The groovy synth-funk tune features Kendrick Lamar and is an indication that there is more great music to come from the Anderson .Paak.

The tune has laid-back breezy feel to it that will get you Californian dreaming.

Press play and enjoy.

TUNE OF THE WEEK: DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – Taki Taki

DJ Snake embraces more sounds from around the world with his new reggaeton banger “Taki Taki” .

The tune features global stars Selena Gomez, Cardi B and Ozuna,  so it looks set to be a worldwide hit.

“Taki Taki” is a catchy tune that does a great job of enticing you to get up, let go and dance.

Enjoy!

TUNE OF THE WEEK: Dinah Jane ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Marc E. Bassy – Bottled Up

Fifth Harmony member, Dinah Jane takes the lead for her debut single called “Bottled Up”.

“Bottled Up” features California’s best pop collaborators: Marc E. Bassy and Ty Dolla $ign, so it’s likely to be a hit.

It is fun west-coast style R&B pop tune that has lovely little mid-tempo bop to it that will get you in the right mood. It’s probably the perfect pre-drinks song.

This song is a strong…

Up and coming artists, Dan Caplen and Caitlyn Scarlett team up to entertain us with their catchy pop tune “4am”.

Following on from his chart-topping collaboration with Rudimental on their song “These Days” and his buzzing single “Trouble”. Dan Caplen is definitely delivering a good flow of music that will make him a chart-topper on his own accord soon and Caitlyn Scarlett is an artist to watch…

Clean Cut Kid return with their new single called “Emily”, which is the lead single of their upcoming EP entitled Painkiller.

“Emily” is the first newly released tune from the Liverpool based band since their debut LP Felt and it is a joyful lo-fi American East Coast 70s inspired tune that you can feel good swaying to without a care in the world.

The PainkillerEP will be out on 22 October 2018, a…

Moving away from the bossa nova pop leanings of her EP Conexão. 

New York singer-songwriter, Amber Mark delivers a new warm and bright 90s R&B influenced tune for our ears, featuring the ever-lively DRAM.

The tune is a New York love story, where Amber wants to reconnect with an ex-lover in her hometown.

Press play and enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/ambermark/put-you-on-feat-dram