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By Hamza Riaz Posted on October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

Review: Dave, ‘The Boy Who Played the Harp’

The South Londoner’s third studio album, unpacked and assessed by Hamza Riaz.

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By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 31, 2024October 26, 2025

Best Songs of 2024

The fifty best songs of 2024, featuring The Weeknd, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, Central Cee & more.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists
By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 30, 2024October 26, 2025

Best Albums of 2024

The thirty best albums of 2024, featuring Kendrick Lamar, Future, Doechii, Mach-Hommy & more.

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By Hamza Riaz Posted on November 25, 2024October 26, 2025

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.

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By Hamza Riaz Posted on May 24, 2024

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.

Categories: All, Reviews, UK Rap
By Hamza Riaz Posted on April 27, 2024May 1, 2024

The Kendrick Lamar vs Drake Beef Explained

A full breakdown of the timeline for the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

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By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 27, 2023November 18, 2024

Best Albums of 2023

The thirty best albums of 2023, featuring Travis Scott, Sampha, Billy Woods, Cleo Sol and more.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, Lists
By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 26, 2023November 18, 2024

Best Songs of 2023

The fifty best songs of 2023, featuring Gunna, Jorja Smith, Central Cee, Amaarae and more.

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By Alex Corrales Posted on December 15, 2023December 15, 2023

Best Jay-Z Songs: 30-1

The Brooklyn king’s thirty best songs of his iconic career.

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By Hamza Riaz Posted on November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

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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By Hamza Riaz Posted on November 3, 2023November 20, 2023

Review: CASISDEAD, ‘Famous Last Words’

The masked rapper’s debut album is an exceptional world-builder, bleak yet glistening in its dystopian soundtrack to an instant classic.

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By Hamza Riaz Posted on October 10, 2023November 20, 2023

Review: Drake, ‘For All the Dogs’

Drake needs a break from exposing his self-absorption, and we need a break from warming up to his so-called sleepers.

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