Reviews 
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2012-07-20
ill Manors Plan B
Unrelentingly bleak situations depicted with a cinematic eye for detail.reviewed by Michael Cragg
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2012-05-04
Strange Clouds B.o.B
The rapper and famous friends reflect on the game’s ups and downs.reviewed by Fraser McAlpine
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2012-03-12
Rich Forever Rick Ross
Ross continues to count the cash on this high-profile mixtape release.reviewed by Adam Kennedy
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2012-01-16
Evolve or Be Extinct Wiley
A haphazard, sometimes ridiculous, but often impressively inventive new set.reviewed by Noel Gardner
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2011-10-11
Indigo Child Donae’o
A collection that is incredible at times, but more a taster of something bigger to come.reviewed by Natalie Shaw
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2011-09-12
+ Ed Sheeran
Underwhelming debut from a rising artist whose promise hasn’t delivered a set to remember.reviewed by Natalie Shaw
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2011-08-31
Tha Carter IV Lil Wayne
Studio LP number nine from the multi-million seller could be his UK breakthrough proper.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2011-08-16
Watch the Throne Jay-Z & Kanye West
Twin megastars deliver regal hip hop with pop fizz.reviewed by Marcus J. Moore
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2011-08-10
Watch Me Dance Toddla T
Sheffield producer delivers an accomplished, relevant and unifying second LP.reviewed by Garry Mulholland
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2011-07-07
Sing (If You Want It) Omar
Could push Omar into the sophisticated pop territory he briefly visited 20 years ago.reviewed by Lloyd Bradley
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2011-06-20
100% Publishing Wiley
He’s kept grime moving forwards with some truly audacious sounds.reviewed by Lloyd Bradley
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2011-01-31
Doin' It Again Skepta
One of grime’s success stories delivers a perfectly pop third album.reviewed by Melissa Bradshaw
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2010-10-20
Undeniable Terror Danjah
A fine return from a genre great with a few new tricks up his sleeve.reviewed by Louis Pattison
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2010-08-23
Put the Stereo On Gappy Ranks
A meeting of eras that should please all the people, all the time.reviewed by Angus Taylor
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2010-08-16
Kryptonite DJ Fresh
Sticks to a tried-and-tested drum’n’bass sound, but an undeniably bouncy affair.reviewed by Noel Gardner
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2009-10-19
United Colours of Beggattron Foreign Beggars
A collaboration-heavy LP that’s gritty, playful and inventive.reviewed by Alistair Lawrence
