Best UK Underground Projects of 2025
The best batch of UK underground albums, mixtapes and EPs of 2025.
Author: Hamza Riaz
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Mic Cheque. Bridging the gap between British and American rap.
Best Songs of 2025
The fifty best songs of 2025, featuring Freddie Gibbs, Dave, Fakemink and AJ Tracey.
Best Albums of 2025
The best albums of 2025, featuring Playboi Carti, RosaliĆ”, EsDeeKid and Clipse.
Review: Dave, ‘The Boy Who Played the Harp’
The South Londoner’s third studio album, unpacked and assessed by Hamza Riaz.
Best Songs of 2024
The fifty best songs of 2024, featuring The Weeknd, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, Central Cee & more.
Best Albums of 2024
The thirty best albums of 2024, featuring Kendrick Lamar, Future, Doechii, Mach-Hommy & more.
Review: Kendrick Lamar, ‘GNX’
Personal and regional respect is earned on Lamar’s sixth studio album, fuelled by rage, reflection and a fever to relish the victims of his tripwires.
Review: Meekz, ‘TRU’
The Manchester rapper’s second mixtape cultivates a self-reliant image, amplifying confident raps that portray a believable world beyond reasonable doubt.
The Kendrick Lamar vs Drake Beef Explained
A full breakdown of the timeline for the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake.
Best Albums of 2023
The thirty best albums of 2023, featuring Travis Scott, Sampha, Billy Woods, Cleo Sol and more.
Best Songs of 2023
The fifty best songs of 2023, featuring Gunna, Jorja Smith, Central Cee, Amaarae and more.
Review: M1OnTheBeat, ‘M1OnTheBeat: The Mixtape’
UK drill producer M1ontheBeat tackles curation duties on his debut project, blaring the fundamentals of the genre he helped pioneer.
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