Artist Spotlight: Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn

The Pit had the pleasure of sitting down with Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn to discuss their relationship, their sound, their future, and 'Nothing New Under The Sun', their best album yet

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits16 December 2022Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn, UK Hip Hop, Alternative Rap, UK AlternativeComment

Track of the Week: Love is a Lottery

Showcased effortlessly on comeback single ‘Love is a Lottery’, Songer’s style is signature yet evolving, unique yet familiar, like an old friend who refuses to settle for life’s cripplingly tepid nature

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits10 October 2022Songer, UK Rap, UK Hip HopComment

Premiere: Fliptrix ft King Kashmere - Primordial Soup

From the highest echelons of UK Alternative Hip Hop, Fliptrix descends into intricate wordplay and rip-roaring irrelevance with the King Kashmere featuring ‘Primordial Soup’

Exclusive PremiereBen Tibbits7 October 2022Fliptrix, King Kashmere, UK Hip Hop, Alt Hip HopComment

Burning Bridges

Islington legend Benny Banks is back with his first project since 2017, and it feels just like the good old days again

Music ReviewsLouis Davis29 September 2022Benny Banks, UK Rap, UK Hip Hop, Road RapComment

Artist Spotlight: Isatta Sheriff

The Pit speak to multi-faceted titan Isatta Sheriff about the sublime new EP, her evolving sound, the adversities she has faced and overcame, and her hypothesis on the music industry

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits26 September 2022Isatta Sheriff, UK Hip Hop, Alt Hip HopComment

Artist Spotlight: Slim Papi

We connect with one of UK underground hip-hop’s most interesting names, Slim Papi, to discuss wine, food, artistic growth and collaborations

Artist SpotlightDylan Robinson5 August 2022Slim Papi, UK Rap, UK Underground Rap, UK Hip HopComment

No Vi$ible Means Of Income Vol 2

Birmingham’s most extravagant representative and spitter Sonnyjim has rekindled with producer Giallo Point for ‘No Vi$ible Means Of Income Vol 2’, the sequel to their 2020 masterpiece

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson15 July 2022Sonnyjim, UK Rap, Giallo Point, UK Hip HopComment

Track of the Week: The Iceberg Theory

The imagery and ideas of the untouchable CLBRKS continue to evolve and encapsulate on ‘The Iceberg Theory’, his latest collaborative single with Scottish producer Vagrant Real Estate, featuring subterranean gem Renelle 893

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits20 June 2022CLBRKS, UK RAP, Rap, Alternative Rap, UK Hip HopComment

Def Sentence

Defenders Of Style Jack Danz and Joe Snow drop heavy 8-track LP ‘Def Sentence’

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson3 April 2022UK Hip Hop, UK Rap, Defenders of Style, Jack Danz, Joe SnowComment

Shalimar Gardens

Following the release of their excellent collaborative album ‘Shalimar Gardens‘ which dropped via Group BraCil, The Pit's Dylan Robinson sits down with Morriarchi and Immi Larusso to discuss the new project

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson2 March 2022Morriarchi, Immi Larusso, Group BraCil, UK Hip Hop, Alt Hip HopComment

I Know

Verbz begins the year as he means to go on, teaming up with upcoming producer Nil Wan to unveil silky new number ‘I Know’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits9 January 2022Verbz, Nil Wan, UK Hip Hop, Alternative Rap, Alt Hip HopComment

No Sleep

One of the only acts to break out of the UK hip hop underground, Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn make their welcome return with ‘No Sleep’, featuring Sam Tompkins

Music ReviewsJames Wijesinghe26 November 2021Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn, Sam Tompkins, UK Rap, Alternative Rap, UK Hip Hop, Alt Hip HopComment

Artist Spotlight: Darrell Cole

The Pit caught up with Darrell Cole to discuss the new project ‘Return on Investment’, turning pain into positivity, and how he achieves such an eclectic sound

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits18 August 2021Darrell Cole, UK Hip Hop, Alternative Rap, Afrobeats, Samuel KareemComment

First Little Rollie

House of Pharaohs’ Sam Wise keeps his foot on the scene’s neck with a glistening offering, ‘First Little Rollie'

Music ReviewsLuke Forte22 July 2021Sam Wise, UK Hip Hop, UK Rap, Alternative RapComment

MEEDAT

London don Bisk brings on-board fellow Cult of the Damned spitters Sleazy F Baby and Black Josh for 'Meedat'

Music ReviewsJames Wijesinghe20 July 2021Bisk, Sleazy F Baby, Black Josh, Jack Danz, UK Hip Hop, Alt Hip HopComment

Sunshine Blues

An iconic voice in British hip hop and bass music, Fox gears up for his debut full-length LP with 'Sunshine Blues'

Music ReviewsJames Wijesinghe28 June 2021Fox, [ K S R ], Satl, UK Hip Hop, BassComment

Rainbow Money

London’s consoling voice of the streets Joe James switches it up to give us a taste of the come up with gritty offering ‘Rainbow Money’

Music ReviewsLuke Forte24 June 2021Joe James, Alternative Rap, UK Rap, UK Hip HopComment

Make It Thru

Mac Wetha has dropped his debut solo EP ‘Make It Thru’ on independent label Dirty Hit Records

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson18 June 2021Mac Wetha, UK Alternative, Alternative, Indie, UK Hip HopComment

Speak For Yourself

Lord Apex blesses us with a visual for soul-searching ‘Speak For Yourself’

Die 4 Bro

Jordy and Elt Cheekz takes us through the journey of hardship and sacrifice they’ve had to endure to get to this point in new offering ‘Die 4 Bro’

Music ReviewsLuke Forte8 June 2021Jordy, Alternative Rap, UK Rap, UK Hip HopComment