Taylor Swift named richest celeb under 30
Forbes has announced that Taylor swift is the richest celebrity under 30, toping the overall top ten, by earning $57 million (£37 million)in the last year.Justin Bieber and Rihanna were also included in the top ten of Forbes annual top ten list of the richest celebrities under 30 years old.The majority of which are female, involved in music, and...
Review: Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange
Channel Orange is here. Frank Ocean's much anticipated debut album has thankfully been released a week ahead of its July 17 release date. It also currently remains Number 1 on iTunes.Following Ocean’s well received mixtape 'Nostalgia Ultra,' Channel Orange has exceeded many expectations. The majority, if not all of the album has been produced by Ocean himself - 15...
Introducing Hip-Hop’s Latest It Girl: Angel Haze
Angel Haze may not be a familiar name as of yet, but that doesn't matter. The 20-year-old, rap sensation happens to be one of the brightest young ladies in hip hop, bursting with feistiness, style, and ridiculous amounts of talent. MTV describes her as, "quite possibly the greatest unsigned rapper ever.” Now preparing to start turning heads, we catch up...
Taylor Swift richest celeb under 30
Forbes has announced that Taylor swift is the richest celebrity under 30, toping the overall top ten, by earning $57 million (£37 million)in the last year.Justin Bieber and Rihanna were also included in the top ten of Forbes annual top ten list of the richest celebrities under 30 years old.The majority of which are female, involved in music, and...
Who the hell is…Cheikh?
Senegalese American Cheikh is relatively fresh on the UK scene, having been on the London circuit for three years now. His sound however is well developed, feast your ears upon some of his mellow hip-hop. Catch his soulful samples reminiscent of Kanye. Under the mentorship of Richie Montana (Tinie Tempah, Distubing London Records), if you haven't heard of Cheikh...
Karl Hinds: ‘Hip-Hop is my life, a vehicle for my pain, the reason for my growth and the fucking death of me’
Rapper Karl Hinds is from East London. ‘I love living in London because it is the epicenter of British youth culture.’ Karl pursued his music dream at the age of 15 and began his venture by setting up his own record label ‘Assasin Records’ spurring him on to start another record label whilst making award winning tracks. Karl started off...
Throwback Thursdays: Amerie – Why Don’t We Fall In Love
Amerie is an artist who seems to come and go from the scene as she pleases. The beautiful singer initially exploded onto the scene with her debut single Why Don’t We Fall In Love in 2002 and I definitely fell in love – man, as well as having a exquisite voice, that girl is smokin’. A classic jam, this one...
Singers wanted for a new girl group
You need to be between the age of 18-23 (ideally) with bags of attitude and personality – quirky, sexy and cool. Good vocals and tone and a little magic twinkle in those eyes.If you think you can step up and be as amazing as the likes of Destiny’s Child, The Sugababes, TLC and All Saint's then please email some...
Review: Frank Ocean ‘Channel Orange’
Channel Orange is here. Frank Ocean's much anticipated debut album has thankfully been released a week ahead of its July 17 release date. It also currently remains Number 1 on iTunes.Following Ocean’s well received mixtape 'Nostalgia Ultra,' Channel Orange has exceeded many expectations. The majority, if not all of the album has been produced by Ocean himself - 15...
Flavour’s BIG FREE party is back July 14th at the Big Chill
From the magazine that tells you who to listen to, what's hot and what's not, on July 14, we're not telling you how to party, we're showing you. Come down to the Big Chill House at 8pm on July 14 to party to the early hours, and best of all, it's FREE!We know how to party and we know...
Gina B: Skin Care Cardinals
Nowadays, flawless skin is often considered a feature only accessible in glossy magazines thanks to the wonders of Photoshop. But, thanks to the evolutionary developments in make-up and dermatological testing this has become a reality! In this article I will uncover my top 10 AFFORDABLE products and remedies to help achieve this look, available over the counter at the moment. Sudocrem...
Interview: Squatters
Flavour checked in with ‘The Squatters,’ an effervescent and entertaining duo, who are irrefutably branding their distinctive mark on the music scene. Alex Powell and Oliver Portamento, are two charismatically different, (yet engaging DJ’s), whose unique flair on the decks and genius combination of innovative talent make them a groundbreaking phenomena. Their matchless fusion of different influences, (from hip-hop...
Review: St Kitts Music Festival
The Caribbean island of St Kitts came alive to the sounds of Soca, Reggae and R&B at their annual Musical Festival last week.People travelled from far and wide to make it to this year’s event with representation from neighbouring Islands including, Antigua, Barbados, St Maarten, Montserrat and even as far a field as the USA and Europe for the...
Gina B: Bridal Season has begun!
With the long awaited summer days looming ahead of us for the next few months (or hope of) it has typically sparked the boom of bridal season! Here are some of my top 10 picks for this season. The Understated Up-doA classic, chic up-do with almost zero style means minimum effort & maximum effect. The key is that even...
New Childish Gambino Mixtape
Everyone's favourite rapper-next-door Childish Gambino gives us an Independence Day treat hot off the grill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFVxGRekRSg&feature=plcpHis new mixtape 'Royalty' boasts A-list features including RZA, Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown, Beck and Nipsey Hussle, making for an impressive return on wax since his debut 'Camp' dropped last fall.Other notable features include: Josh Osho Ab-Soul Ghostface Killah Tina FeyDownload here: http://iamdonald.com/childishgambino
Throwback Thursdays: Chingy – Right Thurr
What happened to this Southern rapper? His biggest hit Right Thurr peaked in the UK and the US and Chingy started collaborating with big names like Ludacris and Snoop. This led to his debut album Jackpot blowing up worldwide - he must have felt like he had hit the jackpot (sorry)... and then he disappeared. Or so we thought. Check...
Hip Hop duo The Ying Yang Twins are back
From ‘Salt Shaker’ to ‘Badd’ and ‘Get Low’ with Lil Jon, Kaine and D-Roc of Ying Yang Twins have always had us getting crunked. Play one of their records anywhere and witness what happens. Once their voice begins to whistle through the speakers, people far and wide will undeniably start getting down. They sustain that feel good, booty-shakin’ effect...
Dappy Tarzan Part 2
Dappy is sure to offend and cause some controversy with his brand new tune ‘Tarzan Part 2 (I’m Coming)’.The former N-Dubz frontman takes swipes at fellow rapper Tinie Tempah, TV mogul Simon Cowell and former X Factor winners Joe McElderry and Alexandra Burke.And if that wasn’t enough, he also makes explicit references to what he’d like girls to do...
Bloc Party 2012
With music, arts, films and fun, the first major event to hit the banks of the Royal Docks is techno music festival Bloc Weekend.Running for 6 years the Bloc Party 2012 returns and it is safe to say that once again it’s going to be a special event-the line up is huge in number and of course calibre. This...
Copywrite: Exclusive lyricism at its best
Shireen talks hip hop with Ohio’s Copywrite, an rapper who has brought together artists from the UK and US for his brand new album ‘God Save The King (Proper English Version)’, released 13th June. We talk about the hip hop scene in Colombus, Ohio, his reputation as a battle MC, and working with the UK’s finest MC’s.How did your...
Wizzy Wow
We got the chance to interview UK super artist/producer Wizzy Wow and to find out about the man behind the music. Wizzy is the genius behind many UK artists breakthrough over the past year, and he managed to find the time whilst he was on tour with Wretch 32 to sit down with iCandy to reveal all. Brace yourself...
Fazer releases video for new single ‘Killer’
Fazer is set to make an explosive return to the music scene this summer with his eagerly awaited debut solo single ‘Killer’, released on August 26th.Fazer has written and produced the track himself alongside his studio partner, Roc Nation’s Pete ‘Neros’ Ibsen. ‘Killer’ is a gritty, fast-paced piece of urban electro and the infectious chorus is set to a...
Nike World Basketball Festival
On Saturday 30th June, the local community in Brixton had the chance to experience and participate in the one day celebration of the Nike World Basketball Festival. Big Boi from OutKast headlined the event with support form UK grime act Dot Rotten. Team Nike from New York competed against a specially selected GB ALL-Star team, world famous Team Flight Brothers members...
Is Frank Ocean gay? “I believe that marriage isn’t, between a man and woman, but between love and love”
We usually try to separate an artist’s personal life with their music career unless its a scandal, an incredible power couple or them acting out of character. It isn’t really our business whether Frank likes boys or girls so then why is it such a big deal?Well, the genre of music is a good place to start. Frank Ocean...
Future Flavour: Jibbs
You may remember Chi-town born rapper Jibbs from his noughties hit, ‘Chain Hang Low’.Now the St. Louis bred lyriist is getting ready to make his return to the music scene, with a new album, called ‘Back 2 The American Dream’ which will be released this summer for free. Check out a preview of his return below and follow Jibbs...
Interview: Hip Hop Duo The Ying Yang Twins Are Back
From ‘Salt Shaker’ to ‘Badd’ and ‘Get Low’ with Lil Jon, Kaine and D-Roc of Ying Yang Twins have always had us getting crunked. Play one of their records anywhere and witness what happens. Once their voice begins to whistle through the speakers, people far and wide will undeniably start getting down. They sustain that feel good, booty-shakin’ effect...
Future Flavours: Amy Steele
London raised singer Amy Steele only began her singing career in 2010 and has already managed to bag a collaboration with US rapper The Game.With her soft silky vocals grabbing attention in America as well as receiving love from BBC 1xtra DJ’s Cameo and CJ Beatz, Amy is definitely one to watch this year.The singer has been working with...
Hackney vs. Harlem at Hackney Empire
The grand finale. The four winning contestants from Live@theEmpire compete against 4 singers from The Apollo theatre in NYC. In the lead up to the Grand Finale, the contestants will be mentored by top artists from both sides of the Atlantic. The Grand Finale will also include a transatlantic under 16 showcase, celebrity judges and appearances from top artists...
BET Awards 2012 – Who Was Wearing What
Willow and Jaden Smith looked very cute and funky together on the red carpet dressed in tops by MSFTS clothing with Willow wearing a long t-shirt with holey leggings and Chanel Dr.Marten style bootsJaden wore zebra print harem style trousers and the print on his hoodie to match with black and white trainers.Power couple’s Jay Z and Beyoncé, and...
Rita Ora sizzling hot!
Whichever way you look at it, Rita Ora is evidently the newest and potentially most exciting UK female vocalist right now. Signed to Roc Nation and counting Jigga and Drake as “friends” she has in just over a year stormed tabloid and magazine pages for her exotic looks and that peroxide blond hair.Her collabo with DJ Fresh on Hot...