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Cross the Tracks 2021 - Show Review
On a beautiful late-summer day overlooking the city skyline, Brixton’s Brockwell Park hosted Cross the Tracks festival after a...
Jules Marks
Sep 8, 2021
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How Kanye West Influenced Aminé to Mix Fun and Poignancy:
Aminé is consistent with his rapping style, but his mix of fun and poignancy is akin to Kanye West in his prime.
Jules Marks
Aug 18, 2020
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'Drop 6’- Little Simz: EP Review
2019 was the year that everything finally happened for Little Simz. Despite having existed on the outskirts of the mainstream for a long...
Aaron Georgious
May 8, 2020
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'Pray for Paris' - Westside Gunn: Album Review
Westside Gunn is an unusual rapper. After years of mixtapes, the Buffalo native released his 2016 debut album FLYGOD at the mature age of...
Jules Marks
Apr 22, 2020
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Eminem, Jose Mourinho, and Being Left Behind
How do you stay relevant in a world that has no place for you? When someone changes how society views an industry, how do you remind...
Jules Marks
Mar 13, 2020
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'BUBBA' - Kaytranada: Album Review
The three-and-a-half-year wait for Kaytranada’s sophomore album was a painful one. Barring a couple singles, edits, and production...
Jules Marks
Jan 3, 2020
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'One Of The Best Yet' - Gang Starr - Album Review
Music has a martyr complex. Releasing bodies of work from artists posthumously that reconceptualise the creative’s identity is a tale as...
Jules Marks
Nov 28, 2019
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Kota The Friend @ XOYO - Review
For those who might be unfamiliar, Kota The Friend is a Brooklyn MC who, despite being two albums deep, is still fairly new to the music...
Aaron Georgious
Oct 11, 2019
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'The Big Day' - Chance the Rapper REVIEW
Recently we saw the return of Chance the Rapper, the self-proclaimed ‘best prodigy’ of Kanye West, for the release of his debut album The...
Jules Marks
Aug 6, 2019
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Essay: Parliament, Dre, and the effect of synthesisers on Afro-futurism
The presence of the synthesiser in the music of George Clinton and Dr. Dre represent an unprecedented development in each of their...
Jules Marks
Jun 20, 2019
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Childish Gambino @ The O2 - Review
Donald Glover is one of the greatest entertainers of our generation. Starting out as a writer on 30 Rock, he has since mastered acting,...
Jules Marks
Apr 2, 2019
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Jay Prince @ The Green Door Store, Brighton
Long time favourite of AVSJ Jay Prince took to The Green Door Store in Brighton on Tuesday night as part of his Wonder tour, promoting...
Jules Marks
Mar 9, 2019
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Billie Eilish and Earthgang – Manchester Academy 1(27/2/19)
With Billie Eilish herself only turning seventeen in December, I was not sure who I was expecting to see in the crowd for this sold-out...
Aaron Georgious
Mar 5, 2019
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Aminé - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire (24/02/19)
Sunday night saw the Portland-born rapper Aminé take to Shepherd’s Bush Empire for his second show in London, for the last leg of his...
Jules Marks
Feb 26, 2019
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Review: Big Dreez - Dreezy
For the first time possibly ever, I found myself eagerly anticipating an album from an artist who I did not listen to. Whilst I knew of...
Jules Marks
Feb 13, 2019
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My biggest let down of 2018: QUARTERTHING - Joey Purp
I realise that, in running a music blog, it would effectively be in my best interest to write about the most exciting artists, their...
Aaron Georgious
Feb 11, 2019
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Jay Prince - Wonder: Review
Last week saw the release of Wonder, the latest project from Jay Prince. Both of us at AVSJ are big fans of the multi talented rapper and...
Jules Marks
Feb 4, 2019
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Vince Staples - 'FM!' Review
Historically, I am not the biggest fan of Vince Staples. Friends have often tried to delineate his worth to me and yes, he does have the...
Jules Marks
Dec 3, 2018
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Lauryn Hill - Manchester Arena (26/11/18) 20th anniversary of Miseducation performance.
Lauryn Hill is one of the most significant rappers of all time. Not female rappers, just rappers. Despite Drake’s 2012 claims that he was...
Aaron Georgious
Dec 2, 2018
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Mick Jenkins - 'Pieces of Man' review
After listening to The Healing Component in 2016 I remember being a little disappointed. Though it did have some stand out points like...
Aaron Georgious
Nov 4, 2018
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