Lupe Fiasco – Drogas Wave
Anyone who knows me is very aware that my favourite MC is Lupe Fiasco. I’ve been a die-hard fan since the Fahrenheit mixtape series that predated his classic debut album,…
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Wakanda Forever: My Take On Black Panther
20 years. 20 years since I discovered my favourite superhero ever, T’challa the Black Panther and the land of Wakanda. In that time I have watched every animated iteration of…
Noveliss’ Studies Of Kenjutsu Under The Moon
So as has become somewhat of a tradition here at NUBI, I once again have returned with another scroll detailing the latest offering of Detroit Mc, Noveliss. So I heard…
X’s over O’s: Scarlxrd Has Arrived
I don’t often get to write about close homies. Over the last year or so I’ve been making an effort to meet and chill with local artists more so expect…
Live With Elektric
The first time I ever worked with Elektric was at her Not Another Love Song EP Launch in the summer of 2014. 3 years ago and we still remember it as…
MiC Lowry on Tour
One of the youngest and most exciting British bands made a stop at Birmingham’s o2 Institute this past week, the penultimate performance before a headline show in Koko, London. Liverpool’s’…
Yes SiR, Her Too…
As of late, I’ve been moving back into a RnB kind of vibe lately. Not because I’m bored with what I’m listening to currently, more simply because I haven’t really been…
Top Dawg Underdawg No More?
I’ve said it before, there’s more artists to TDE than simply Kendrick. It’s safe to say that 2 Grammy nominations down Schoolboy Q has cemented his place in most people’s…
4 Our Eyez Only
He did it again. Out of nowhere Jermaine has decided us fit and worthy to bless us with another album from nowhere, Christmas came early and I hate that I…
Simply Red – 25 Years of Stars
Simply Red have taken their classic album ‘Stars’ on the road this November in what will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the year.
Lonely The Brave – ‘Things Will Matter’
Following the release of their critically acclaimed sophomore release ‘Things Will Matter‘ in May, Lonely The Brave had announced the ‘Dust & Bones’ EP, released on the 12th August via Hassle Records.
Tribe Still Got It From Then, Now and Here
A Tribe Called Quest is a name that should be familiar to anyone who calls themselves a hip-hop fan, and despite the recent tragedy in the loss of Phife Dawg,…
Grime Veteran Kano Shuts Down Birmingham
Six years after his fourth album, Method to the Maadness was released in 2010, one of Grime’s pioneering figures and top Mc’s is back.
Sneak Preview: Ella Joy – Lucid Living EP
Checking In With Ella Joy. We first crossed paths with Ella Joy over a year ago when she basically blindsided us by conjuring a voice of such character it belied…
Noveliss’ ‘Mic Swordz’ Is Hip-Hop for the Anime Generation
Last summer Detroit native MC Noveliss introduced himself to the world with nostalgia-laden EP “Toonami Tsunamis”.