Artist Spotlight: midwxst

The Pit speak to Indiana's superstar midwxst about musical origins, making music for the heartbroken, staying consistent, and the new tape 'BACK IN ACTION 3.0'

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits1 November 2022midwxst, Hyperpop, Trap, US Pop, Alternative RapComment

Artist Spotlight: K Harrison

Th Pit catch up with Derby's K Harrison to talk his new single, his drive to create, the big city bias, and the importance of social media

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits18 July 2022K Harrison, UK Rap, Trap, PopComment

Track of the Week: 'Ere We Go

Enigmatic newcomer Bourne illustrates how to stand out in an intensely over-saturated market with his sophomore single ‘’Ere We Go’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits20 March 2022Bourne, UK Rap, Trap, AlternativeComment

Hold It

South London upcomer 38 Shamz illustrates his ear for a killer melody on trap-laden new cut ‘Hold It’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits7 March 202238 Shamz, UK Trap, Trap Rap, TrapComment

Artist Spotlight: Queen Millz

The Pit catch up with Queen Millz to discuss her constantly evolving style, the exciting Leicester scene and what is to come from the starlet

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits8 February 2022Queen Millz, UK Rap, Alternative Grime, TrapComment

JONZEBOYZ

Exciting new collective JONZEBOYZ illustrate their worth on boundless, provocative and experimental self-titled EP

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits23 January 2022JONZEBOYZ, Uk Rap, Hyperpop, Alternative Rap, Trap, UK AlternativeComment

Ipnosi

Italian singer-songwriter Emma Danelon returns with spell-binding EP ‘Ipnosi’

Music ReviewsChloe Mogg28 September 2021Emma Danelon, R&B, Contemporary R&B, Trap, Hip HopComment

19 & Dangerous

Ayra Starr cements her place as one of the most essential and enthralling voices in world music with timeless album ’19 & Dangerous’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits7 August 2021Afropop, Alte, R&B, Trap, Ayra StarrComment

1 2 WATCH: Just Banco

We look North for our next ‘1 2 WATCH’ featured artist; our gaze is firmly fixed on Manchester’s Just Banco, who has just unleashed his ‘Hayfever Freestyle’

Music Reviews, 1 2 WatchBen Tibbits25 July 2021Just Banco, Trapanese, UK Alternative, Wave, TrapComment

Artist Spotlight: Rickyleupnext

Artist Spotlight: Upcoming emcee Rickyleupnext has been making waves for a while now. If he’s not on your radar, he should be

Artist SpotlightJay Fullarton4 July 2021Rickyleupnext, UK Rap, Trap, Drill, Uk Drill, SheffieldComment

COZY

North London rapper HEN$HAW combines razor-sharp bars with producer goodbyechase’s irresistible trap beat on his first single of the year, ‘COZY’

Music ReviewsKaeshelle Rianne12 February 2021Hen$haw, Trap, RapComment

Alien

Benin City’s prodigiously talented Rema is an artist with a bright future and this shines through in his genre-melding offering ‘Alien’

Music ReviewsRobert Kazandjian10 July 2020Rema, Trap, Rap

Get Right

Enlisting the expertise of fellow Common Roots members, Ninety-7 and Tanaka, East London based Franc comes with ‘Get Right’ a dark trap hit waiting to happen

Music ReviewsEleanor Dunlop1 July 2020Franc, Ninety7, Tanaka East, UK Hip Hop, Trap

Take To The Streets

D.C Native Tayylor Made gifts us with an uplifting self-produced banger 'Take To The Streets' allowing her to completely express herself

Music ReviewsJimi Scott30 June 2020Tayylor Made, Rap, Trap

SNUB

On ‘Snub’, the third freestyle this year from South London’s Flohio, we hear her irreverent, confident - on top

Music ReviewsEleanor Dunlop27 May 2020Flohio, Rap, Trap

Bad Luck

The voice of the new generation, SL, brings his name back to the forefront of conversation with his latest track ‘Bad Luck’

Music ReviewsJosh Clubbe20 May 2020SL, Rap, Trap

Deadlines

OmarCameUp delivers an energetic performance over a wavy Latino - influenced riff and bass-tearing drum patterns that could be fit for any house party in Atlanta

Music ReviewsLuciano Belete7 April 2020OmarCameUp, Trap, Rap

Piston

One of the hottest rising underground acts right now, KDVSGOLIATH, drops his first offering of 2020 titled 'Piston'

Music ReviewsAlfred Afari3 March 2020KDVSGOLIATH, UK Hip Hop, Rap, Trap

On Top

Seen as a pioneer in the UK trap scene, Yung Fume is coming for the crown with his new single ‘On Top’

Music ReviewsAlfred Afari8 February 2020Yung Fume, Trap, Rap

Best of 2019: Top Singles & EPs of the Year

Alongside great album releases, there have been some smash singles and extended play’s that should earn a spot on your favourite playlist. Here are our top picks of 2019

Music ReviewsThe Pit London24 December 2019Hip Hop, Jazz, RnB, Soul, Rap, Trap, Drill