The UK Urban Essentials
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Our homage to the UK's urban scene past and present
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What you’ll be listening to...
Your box will include a handpicked selection of two or three albums from this collection:
None Of Us, Are Getting Out
The Streets
More Trouble
The Streets
The return of Mike Skinner. The 12-track mixtape marks The Streets’ first album in nearly a decade and features collaborations with the likes of Tame Impala, IDLES, Hak Baker, Ms Banks, Donae’O, Kasien, Dapz on the Map. and many more.
Tonga, the balloon filled rap, grime and dubstep party by Mike Skinner and Murkage Dave, had been a series of shoobs to remember. Copenhagen to Manchester to Berlin.
Tracklist
A1 The Streets Ft. Tame Impala– Call My Phone Thinking I'm Doing Nothing Better
A2 The Streets Ft. Idles– None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive
A3 The Streets Ft. Donae'o And Greentea Peng– I Wish You Loved You As Much As You Love Him
A4 The Streets Ft. Ms. Banks– You Can't Afford Me
A5 The Streets Ft. Jesse James Solomon & Eliza*– I Know Something You Did
A6 The Streets Ft. Käsien– Eskimo Ice
B1 The Streets Ft. Dapz On The Map*– Phone Is Always In My Hand
B2 The Streets Ft. Oscar #Worldpeace*– The Poison I Take Hoping You Will Suffer
Co-producer – Ragz Originale
Co-producer – Ragz Originale
B3 The Streets Ft. Jimothy Lacoste– Same Direction
B4 The Streets Ft. Hak Baker– Falling Down
B5 The Streets Ft. Rob Harvey*– Conspiracy Theory Freestyle
B6 The Streets With Chris Lorenzo– Take Me As I Am
Big Conspiracy
J Hus
Big Conspiracy
J Hus
The highly anticipated album new album from J Hus arrives in the form of Big Conspiracy.
Big Conspiracy blends African pop with Jamaican dance hall and reggae and the sounds of US and UK rap; a distinctive mix initially devised by Jae5 from a childhood spent between London and Ghana. The album refines the energy of Common Sense into a smoother but no less ingenious form. The music is relaxed and mostly upbeat, even when J Hus is describing tense situations and states of mind.
Tracklist
A1 Big Conspiracy Featuring – iceé tgm
A2 Helicopter Featuring – iceé tgm
A3 Fight For Your Right
B1 Triumph
B2 Play Play Featuring – Burna Boy
B3 Cucumber
B4 Repeat Featuring – Koffee
C1 Fortune Teller
C2 Reckless
C3 No Denying
C4 Must Be
D1 One And Only Featuring – Ella Mai
D2 Love, Peace and Prosperity
D3 DeepetrThan Rap
A1 Big Conspiracy Featuring – iceé tgm
A2 Helicopter Featuring – iceé tgm
A3 Fight For Your Right
B1 Triumph
B2 Play Play Featuring – Burna Boy
B3 Cucumber
B4 Repeat Featuring – Koffee
C1 Fortune Teller
C2 Reckless
C3 No Denying
C4 Must Be
D1 One And Only Featuring – Ella Mai
D2 Love, Peace and Prosperity
D3 DeepetrThan Rap
High Expectations
Mabel
High Expectations
Mabel
High Expectations is a stunning statement of intent from Mabel. It’s a record - and a state-of-mind, in many ways - that she has worked towards her whole life: even the title itself has been hiding in plain sight (Mabel got it tattooed phonetically on her neck when she thought of it two years ago).
It’s a record - and a state-of-mind, in many ways - that she has worked towards her whole life: even the title itself has been hiding in plain sight (Mabel got it tattooed phonetically on her neck when she thought of it two years ago). Here, then, is an ambitious body of work from an increasingly fearless young artist, which explores the multiplicity of expectations (as a woman; in love; of others; and ultimately of yourself).
Tracklist
A1 High Expectations (Intro)
A2 Bad Behaviour
A3 Don't Call Me Up
A4 FML
A5 We Don't Say...
A6 Selfish Love Featuring – Kamille
A7 Lucky (Interlude)
B1 Mad Love
B2 Trouble
B3 Put Your Name On It
B4 Stckhlm Syndrome (Interlude)
B5 OK (Anxiety Anthem)
B6 I Belong To Me
B7 High Expectations (Outro)
Access Denied
Ray BLK
Access Denied
Ray BLK
Rita Ekwere, better known under her stage name of Ray BLK, is a British singer and songwriter who was born in Nigeria, and grew up in Catford in London.
The new album features some of Ray's most critically acclaimed work to date including 'MIA' ft. Kaash Paige and 'Games' ft. Giggs, alongside the deeply impactful Dark Skinned and Mine. This is Ray BLK at her finest - unfiltered and unapologetic, this is Access Denied.
Tracklist
A1 BLK Madonna
A2 Lovesick
A3 Smoke Featuring – Kojey Radical
A4 25
A5 Lauren's Skit
A6 Access Denied
A7 Baggage
B1 Games Featuring – Giggs
B2 If I Die
B3 MIA (Extended) Featuring – Kaash Paige
B4 Mine
B5 Dark Skinned
B6 Go-go Girl Featuring – Suburban Plaza
B7 Over You Featuring – Stefflon Don
E3 Af
Dizzie Rascal
E3 Af
Dizzie Rascal
East London-born music legend and all round boundary-breaking innovator, Dizzee Rascal, releases his 7th studio album, entitled E3 AF via Island Records. T
His sound is sharper, stronger and more self-assured than ever, and it is obvious that he has poured the creative energy of the past few years into E3 AF as a body of work.
Tracklist
A1 God Knows Featuring – P Money
A2 That's Too Much Featuring – D Double E, Frisco
A3 L.L.L.L (Love Life Live Large) Featuring – Chip
A4 Body Loose
A5 You Don't Know
B1 Energies + Powers Featuring – Alicai Harley, Steel Banglez
B2 Eastside Featuring – Ghetts, Kano
B3 Act Like You Know Featuring – Smoke Boys
B4 Don't Be Dumb Featuring – Ocean Wisdom
B5 Be Incredible Featuring – Rob Jones TV
M3LI155X
FKA Twigs
M3LI155X
FKA Twigs
Titled 'M3LL155X', the EP features five songs, four of which - 'Figure 8', 'I'm Your Doll', 'In Time', 'Glass and Patron' - are accompanied by a video directed by FKA twigs. The four film pieces come together to form a single continuous FKA Twigs-directed work, cementing who she is as an artist with an aggressive statement conceptualising the process of feeling pregnant with pain, birthing creativity and liberation.
'M3LL155X' is a continuation of the holistic creative process FKA twigs has undertaken on each of her previous EP releases ('EP1' and 'EP2'), with videos forming an integral part of the release.
Tracklist
A1 Figure 8
A2 I'm Your Doll
A3 In Time
B1 Glass & Patron
B2 Mothercreep
No One Else, Not Even You
Mae Muller
No One Else, Not Even You
Mae Muller
Emerging North London popstar Mae Muller releases an EP no one else, not even you.
Mae has teamed up with a plethora of songwriters and producers to bring her ideas to life for this new collection of songs. The EP encapsulates Mae’s energetic and honest persona, something that has drawn her fans close to her over the past few years, with her frank and relatable lyrics that empower her fans intertwined with contagious pop melodies and production.
Tracklist
A1 So Annoying
A2 Plot Twist
A3 HFBD
A4 Nails So Long
B1 Bad Things
B2 Wish U Well
B3 Work Like That
Send Them To Coventry
Pa Salieu
Send Them To Coventry
Pa Salieu
Send Them to Coventry was met with universal acclaim from music critics.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 90 based on eight reviews.
Tracklist
A1 Block Boy
A2 No Warnin’ Featuring – Boy Boy
A3 Frontline
A4 Flip, Repeat
A5 Informa Featuring – M1llionz
A6 Over There
A7 Betty
A8 Pile Up (Interlude)
B1 More Paper Featuring – Eight9FLY
B2 Active Featuring – Lz Dinero, Ni Santora, Shakavellie, Stizee
B3 T.T.M
B4 They Don’t Know (Interlude)
B5 My Family Featuring – BackRoad Gee
B6 B***K
B7 Energy Featuring – Mahalia
B8 Frontline (Yussef Dayes Remix) Remix – Yussef Dayes
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