Knucks surprised his fans earlier this month with a trailer for a short film he is directing called KNUCKLES, an emotional biopic about growing up in the musical industry. The film would serve as a visual accompaniment to his latest album, Alpha Place, which has been critically acclaimed. It is with great joy that the gents of North London get a chance to see the first part of the film he has created for the masses, a film that combines footage of the talented North London talent in the present with a reenactment of his childhood. In roughly nine minutes, peers such as Stormzy, Loyle Carner, and Youngs Teflon, who have gathered to give the rising star their flowers, appear in the video.
Knucks, who was interviewed by Billboard at one point in the clip, spoke about the way he approaches the process of making music as well as how he’s been producing music since he was a child:
“All the time, I hear a tune and it feels like I have heard it before, like I have heard it a hundred times before. When I listened to this again, I remembered that I had sampled this song when I was 14 years old (laughs). I think that’s what makes sampling so beautiful, and that’s what attracts me to it. The fact that you bring music into the world that certain people haven’t ever listened to, a whole other group of people and demographic.”
Initially released in May of this year, Alpha Place boasted 13 songs and a number of features from artists such as Venna, SL, M1llionz, Ragz Originale, and Shaé Universe. In the first week after its release, the album peaked at No. 3 on the U.K. Official Albums chart, a position it held until the following week. Recently, the Knucks was able to release a limited edition of Alpha Place that contained two additional songs, including the Twengface-assisted “Lucious,” a feature the rapper developed with Carns Hill and Dayo Moshood that was inspired by the defunct series “Empire.”
In honor of the holiday season, Little Simz is releasing her newest release, NO THANK YOU, a collection of ten songs that arrives just a week after the rapper made a surprise announcement about her forthcoming album. Production on the album is handled by Inflo, with three of the tracks featuring Cleo Sol, a previous collaborator.
As the album opens with the track “Angel,” the London emcee Little Simz rages against a machine that does not care about her well-being; she proclaims:
NO THANK YOU was released just over a year after the release of Sometimes I Might Be an Introvert. This 19-track release made its debut on the UK Albums chart back in October as well as reaching the No. 4 positions on the album chart. It later won the highly coveted Mercury Prize for Best Album.
Outside of what he has done in the music industry, Little Simz has continued to make waves in the acting world as well. She served as a guest star in 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage and took on a much more significant role in Netflix’s series Top Boy, in which she played Shelley in a much larger role. Harper’s Bazaar recently interviewed the critically acclaimed actress, who opened up about the importance of ‘Molly’ as she discussed it in their interview about the show’s upcoming final season, which will take place in the spring:
“To be a part of a cast that has contributed so much to the TV and film worlds is something that is unheard of in our lifetime, and I am honored to be a part of something that is truly extraordinary. Also, what it stands for, bringing to light the stories of people that often are not told and heard; I think that’s really meaningful.”
A recent viral cover by Fetty Wap has been generating a lot of buzz of late for Masego as he is currently riding the momentum of his “Yamz” hit featuring Devin Morrison, which is earning him some more attention as a result. The Grammy-nominated singer Masego once again made his return to the music world yesterday (Dec. 12), releasing one of his newest singles, “You Never Visit Me.” The track was produced by some of the industry’s most respected producers, including Wu10, Todd Pritchard, and Louie Lastic, with Justus West contributing electric guitar to the track. As Masego sings in the song, he addresses the hurdles you will have to face on the way to success as you travel along the road:
As part of his extensive North American tour, the TrapHouseJazz founder announced recently the “You Never Visit Me Tour.” During the upcoming year, he is scheduled to perform at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA in addition to performing in Miami, Boston, Manhattan, and Dallas prior to concluding in April in Los Angeles.
As far as Masego last project, Studying Abroad: Extended Stay, is concerned, the singer of “Mystery Lady” released it in 2020, which was an 11-song collection that was adorned with appearances from Shenseea, Don Toliver, and TeaMarr. It has been countless years since he released his first single, but he has continued to reward his fans with well received loose singles such as “Garden Party” which he collaborated with Big Boi and JID, as well as “Say You Want Me .”
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As a major recording artist, Christian Vior’s music is the new blueprint for Generation Z Hip-Hop. Christian Vior understands the price of his dreams and the cost of failure heading into 2023.
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