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Hip-hop duo Black Star feature in the new Amiri AW23 campaign

August 17, 2023

STARRING the infamous Brooklyn-born music duo Black Star, Amiri releases its new autumn-winter 2023 Icon campaign. Known for their trail-blazing influence on rap music, the duo – made up of Yasiin Bey and Tali...

Glass talks to rising hip-hop star Rich Brian

Imogen Clark

December 4, 2020

Feature, Music

IN FEBRUARY 2016, Brian Imanuel Soewarno uploaded the video of his debut track Dat $tick on YouTube and, as clichéd as it sounds, the rest is history. The video instantly went viral, simultaneously gaining the ...

Glass checks out Pusha-T new album, Daytona

Olga Kuznietsova

May 25, 2018

Music, News

PRODUCED entirely by Kanye West, Pusha-T’s third solo studio album, at just seven songs and 21 minutes long, references everything from Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo movement to Trump and Russian collusion. Dayto...

Glass meets Yungblud

Lily Rimmer

February 21, 2018

Feature, Glass Talent, Music

ROCK and roll attitude running through his veins and activism pouring from his mouth Yungblud radiates the power of music consciousness in 2018. The 19-year-old, otherwise known as Dominic Harrison, grew up in ...

Glass attends Dave’s Game Over Tour at KOKO Camden London

Joseph Furness

December 6, 2017

Music, News

SOUTH LONDON-born Dave Santan, simply known as Dave, is a young rapper with a difference. Incorporating lyrics that are politically charged, motivational and also completely personal, Dave’s strength lies in hi...

Review: Fear of a Black Planet [Deluxe Edition] by Public Enemy

Arjun Sajip

January 3, 2015

Culture

Radio DJ: Yes, hello? Caller: Yes, I think that white liberals such as yourself have difficulty understanding that Chuck’s views represent the frustrations of the majority of black youth out there today – ...

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