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V + T Rates: "Chilombo" - Jhene Aiko
March 2020, Jhene Aiko dropped her long-anticipated album “Chilombo”. A compilation of slow RnB, with the implementation of healing...

Verses + Thesis
Oct 3, 20201 min read


Amaarae is feeling FANCY
After releasing Leave Me Alone back in July, Amaarae has returned with something new and different with a new song is called Fancy.

Nana
Sep 17, 20202 min read


Save The Day
Mariah Carey dropped a new single back in August featuring Lauryn Hill, and it’s an entire bop! I’ve loved Mariah Carey since I was a...

Nana
Sep 16, 20202 min read


Trapsoul Volume 2 Or Nah?
Recently, Bryson Tiller dropped a new single called Inhale and it sounds really great! Inhale is his first single in a while and it...

Nana
Sep 16, 20203 min read


VER-ses Of The Month - Kendrick Lamar, Feel
The acceptance of responsibility and the almost idolised state of being the helper. The one who’s hands are stretched out to catch the bodie

Verses + Thesis
Sep 5, 20201 min read


Jonathan Ogden talks tour, cringing to his music and quarantine.
His music is a mixture of electronic and Lo-Fi sounds that bridge the gap between melancholic and nostalgic, chill and passionate.

Jes A.
Sep 5, 202012 min read


The Complex Nature of an Artist's "Sound"
2020 Grammy-nominated artist, Burna Boy, recently released a new album – Twice as Tall. Remembering the euphoric feeling that took over me w

Tunu Wamai
Aug 18, 20202 min read


Should more artists create visual albums?
Beyoncé recently gave us another incredible visual album in the form of Black is King. Black is King was created to accompany the Lion King

Nana
Aug 15, 20203 min read


Usher vs Chris Brown - Who would win?
Over the past couple of months, various artists have been taking part in 'Verzuz Battles' where they've battled it out to see who has the...

Nana
Aug 14, 20203 min read


New music from J Cole: The Climb Back and Lion King on Ice
So at the end of July, J Cole dropped the first two songs from The Fall Off. As a reminder, The Fall Off is an album that’s supposed to...

Nana
Aug 14, 20202 min read


AJR and their beautiful song about love
(Photography: Joseph Sinclair. From left to right: Ryan, Adam and Jack Metzger) AJR is an American pop trio made up of the Metzegar...

Jes A.
Aug 14, 20204 min read


Who's gonna tell 'em that's not Rock 'n' Roll?
( Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Fat Dominos, the Godmother and Godfather of Rock 'n' Roll) For the past few years, I have found myself...

Jes A.
Aug 14, 20204 min read


The Strange Case of Celeste
Celeste Epiphany Waite is a British Jamaican upcoming artist that will leave you awestruck. The combination of her vibrant, jazzy and dynami

Jes A.
Aug 11, 20203 min read


Find The Playlist For You, By Finding You...(Quiz)
We have a playlist for everybody. Want to find out which playlist to listen to first? Well, wonder no more. Complete this quiz to find out.

Verses + Thesis
Aug 1, 20202 min read


The Break : Reflecting on current events through music
The first in a series of articles reflecting on the current situation we find ourselves in through music.

Jes A.
Jul 20, 20204 min read


Music and Nostalgia - How Music Takes You Back
Music as a whole has always played a momentous part of my identity, it was everywhere I went in my little bubble as kid. Music was a way in

Verses + Thesis
Jul 20, 20202 min read


Lessons Learnt - Solange Lyrics
If you pay very close attention, you will notice that almost every song by Solange seem to provide her audience with a commentary on her...

Laré A
Jul 19, 20203 min read


The Break: Is it all in His Plans?
I tried hard to find the last song to conclude the Break series. I scanned through many of my playlists and even thought of reflecting throu

Jes A.
Jul 18, 20203 min read


The new West African sound?
The typical West African sound can be summed up by the Afrobeats genre. Afrobeats is a genre that stems from Ghana and Nigeria, whose...

Nana
Jul 18, 20203 min read


Lockdown Music
With lockdown easing up a bit, it’s made me wonder has lockdown affected the music we listen to? After speaking to a few people, there...

Nana
Jul 14, 20202 min read
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