Tag: urban

Twenty-two year old Nate Young (formerly Young Nate) is not necessarily a newbie to music having been plying his rich and brilliant vocals since...

Thousands of screaming fans packed into the Manchester Apollo for 1xtra Live, the BBC Radio and televised red button yearly occasion saw some of...

As if music from the UK couldn't get any better, well 'Lyracis' is the latest hot addition to the UK Urban scene and we are loving...

We caught up with Adam Deacon whilst he was out and about plugging Anuvahood, to find out what some of his unforgettable and inspirational...

Emeli Sandé is one of the clear rising stars of 2011. The Scottish-born singer-songwriter has already co-written songs and collaborated with some of the...

Hip-hop heavyweight Busta Rhymes featured on her single ‘Grow Up’ from her forthcoming album Sticks & Stones, a mix of nursery rhyme style melodies,...

UndaSound presents The Hoods Got Talent, an eye opening documentary about emerging talent in the UK.Directed by Kwame Aboagye Brobbey and hosted by UndaSound's...

The highly anticipated J Cole album was played to a room full of London critics including DJ’s and journalists. The walls were decorated with...

17-year-old Aaron London has crashed out of the ether and is set to make the music scene his own. With a debut single on...

Even before the riots that took place at the beginning of August, too many times negative images of young people are scattered across the...

When I dig out my old playlists, I find a masterpiece of art and familiar soulful, old school sounds that you can’t help but...

Growing up, Loick Essien tried his hand at many different art forms and it seems he certainly had the touch. Flavour finds out why...

The tenth installment of Flavour Live, the event which brings together fresh talent and established artists took place at Flavour’s most noteable venue, Cargo....

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had a grand vision: to create the biggest-selling boyband the world had ever seen. The brilliance behind such stars as Jodeci,...

Jagga is undoubtedly one of the UK's most exciting new talents. Having already gained a large following on Twitter as well as having celebrity...

US singing sensation Keri Hilson has been busy during her time in London. She even made a surprise guest appearance at DV8 Training Centre...

http://www.youtube.com/v/OUuebyp1bLQCheck out the video to Rihanna's new single Man Down. Directed by Anthony Mander in Jamaica ‘Man Down’ is the 5th single from her...

BBC Radio 1Xtra has today announced the return of its soundclash event following last years success. The Soundclash, hosted by MistaJam and Twin B,...

Award winning rapper Chipmunk was joined by the Mayor of London Borris Johnson this morning at Access All Areas, a music seminar for young...

Fresh from performing at Flavour Live British rapper, Incisive releases the video for his new single ‘Just Wait’ a soulful hip hop track taken...

Following the success of Happiness and Good Girl check out these behind the scenes images from Alexis Jordan's new video for her single Hush...

To celebrate the release of Chris Brown's latest single Beautiful People feat. Benny Benassi which is out today we have 3 copies of his...

BASS Festival (British Arts and Street Sounds), the UK’s only month-long celebration of Black music and art, returns to Birmingham in June with a...

A tantalising bill of Hip Hop Royalty. Black Star featuring Mos Def & Rakim plus De La Soul. The first show featuring this truly...

Chipmunk does it again with the release of Every Gyal. The song features one of Jamaica's hottest artists Movado and the video was shot...

DJ Swerve has already cemented himself as one of the top urban DJs on our radio...

M.Y.M (formerly known as Maryam) has fast tracked her way to becoming a crowd favourite. Expect an evening of spontaneity, drama, stand up...

The song Analyser by the hot new duo Aluna George banged through my laptop speakers as I sat down and gave them a taste...

Let’s kick off with some facts: James Charters aka Ironik has been making his mark on the music business for five years or so,...

Like a butterfly in the ointment DJ Candy is one of a growing number of female djs showing the guys...