Hamza Riaz

Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Mic Cheque. Bridging the gap between British and American rap.

Rimzee Levels Up on New Mixtape, ‘Cold Feet’

Cold Feet is a renewed reminder of the virtue that comes with Rimzee’s status in UK rap.

Kid Cudi’s tenth album circles around in mellow, moody and minimal ambience.

K-Trap enters his second prime on The Last Whip II, a tenacious sequel cut from the same cloth as the classic predecessor.

Blacksmith drops “Price of Love” with Skinnyman and Statik Selektah.

JID conquers the new age of hip hop with full conviction, delivering the album that takes his status from elite rapper to generational talent.

A track-by-track breakdown of 070 Shake’s sophomore album, ‘You Can’t Kill Me’.

DJ Khaled’s thirteenth album is another big-budget collection with more durable songs than usual.

Ohio rapper HonorRoll explores how his hometown holds back upcoming artists on “Queen City”.

Lord Sko spotlights classic hip hop to American youth on his latest album, Museum.

Aitch’s debut album displays evolution, doing more than riddling in the life of the young and dumb.

Fifteen-year-old rapper Shakes preps his breakthrough on the new single, “100K”.

Essex rapper Mugzz keeps his tongue in cheek on his latest single, “O.P.P”, a track that dares to take a risk.