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Harry Shotta took his hip hop roots into drum and bass, building a career around rapid-fire MCing while continuing to write and perform across the wider UK underground. Growing up in Gravesend, Kent, Harry Shotta discovered hip hop as a child and began performing from a young age. His move into drum and bass opened another path, but the love of rap that started it all has remained part of […]
Benny Banks emerged from Islington at a moment when UK rap was being reshaped by mixtapes, freestyles and platforms such as SBTV and BBC 1Xtra. Born and raised in Islington, North London, Benny Banks got into music in 2009. Within a year, his freestyles were reaching a much wider audience and establishing him as one of the new voices in UK rap. Rather than following a traditional route into the […]
Wretch 32 brings "Fire In The Booth" back with an official video Wretch 32 revisits a freestyle originally recorded in 2015, bringing "Fire In The Booth" back with an official release and new video. Recorded during Wretch 32's appearance on Charlie Sloth's Fire In The Booth, the freestyle has now been officially released 10 years after it was recorded. The release gives a new audience the chance to hear one […]
Iceberg Slimm brings CEO back to life Hackney rapper Iceberg Slimm returns with the official video for CEO, a track he originally recorded in 2009. Iceberg Slimm made his mark during the early 2000s, with Nursery Rhymes reaching No. 37 in the UK Singles Chart in 2000. He followed that success with his debut album Da World on Ice. The Story Behind CEO After losing his father in 2010, Iceberg […]
Produce & Present Your Own Radio Show at Itch Radio "New Wave Radio" Broadcasting Workshops. For ages 14-26 and it’s all FREE Ready to step behind the mic? Join our hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to plan, produce and present your very own radio show from idea to broadcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZFVrK4QrRA You’ll get to: Use real radio studio equipment Learn how to record and edit audio Build confidence in speaking […]
Turning a New Page: Pierre Pressure on Boxing, Change and Finding Direction For Pierre Wellington, aka Pierre Pressure, boxing became part of a much bigger story about changing direction, finding discipline and using his own experiences to help young people make different choices. In the second episode of Voices of Camden, Pierre speaks openly with Lick Shot about his journey, growing up in Kentish Town, becoming a boxer later in […]
Benny Banks returns with Blind Spots Islington MC Benny Banks drops the official video for Blind Spots, adding another release to his 2026 run. Banks has spent much of his career building a reputation around personal, story-led rap, first gaining wider attention through platforms including BBC 1Xtra, Link Up TV and SBTV from back in 2009. Watch the official Blind Spots video below. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FnYBgYqbSAo The Lost Tapes Earlier this year, […]
Skepta, Suggs and Chase & Status bring British music together on "Innocent Smile" Grime meets ska and drum & bass on "Innocent Smile", the new collaboration between Skepta, Madness frontman Suggs and Chase & Status. Six years in the making, Skepta's "Innocent Smile" brings together three very different parts of British music. It is also the first single from Skepta's forthcoming album The Fork and Knife. Press Play on Skepta's […]
King Kashmere talks Zero Point Modulations Vol. 1, 140 BPM and production with DJ Sammy Jay DJ Sammy Jay caught up with King Kashmere at the Museum of Youth Culture to talk about his new High Focus Records album Zero Point Modulations Vol. 1, his approach to production and why working at 140 BPM opened up a new direction for his music. Known to many through his work as an […]
