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A (Rhino) could catapult the 1980 album into the Top 10 for the first time. It’s at No. 8 on the chart blast. Rounding out the Top 10 is 300 Entertainment’s Slime Language 2 album, credited to Young Thug, Slimer Life and Gunna. Over in the singles chart race, Lil Nas X maintains his lead with “Montero” (Call Me By Your Name)” (Lil Nas X). It’s at No. 1 on the Chart Update and is on track for a fourth straight week atop the Official U.K. Singles Chart. The U.K.â€...

AJ Traceys comments speak to a wider - and unjustified - disdain towards the genre... It seems like there’s a new national hobby in town, a kind of whac-a-mole but played only by MCs. Whenever a journalist mentions ‘grime’ UK rappers dig out the mallet and smack that topic down into the ground, never to be seen again. The latest to step up to the plate is AJ Tracey. The West London artist’s second album ‘Flu Game’ was released a few days ago, and it’s an evo...

The organiser of a surprise gig by rapper AJ Tracey in Manchester that attracted thousands of young people has been fined £10,000. Greater Manchester Police said they were called to a large gathering at an illegal music event on Sunday. Apologising for the event, Tracey said he didnt expect that many people to turn up to Platt Fields Park near one of the citys university campuses. The police said in a statement it would like to remind the public of the importance of adhering to the lockdown re...

London Grammar are on course to secure their second number one album with Californian Soil. The Nottingham-formed trio, Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic “Dot” Major, are outselling the rest of the top five combined, according to the Official Charts Company’s mid-week update. If the album, which explores themes of feminism and fame, ends the week at number one it will follow in the footsteps of 2017’s chart-topping Truth Is A Beautiful Thing. AJ Tracey (Isabel Infantes/PA) The group�...

AJ Tracey makes surprise visit to Birmingham - on tour that ends in Covid fines Organisers of the event were fined after huge crowds turned up in Manchester The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Email updates on the latest on shopping, restaurant news and moreInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Than...

The west Londoner is up for two Brit awards and is hoping for a No 1 album – but fame and success haven’t eclipsed his insecurities or impoverished past

Pretty Summer Playlist, the follow up to Saweetie’s 2019 EP Icy and her breakthrough debut from 2018, High Maintenance, the West Coast rapper shines a light on some of her favourite rising stars. There’s Sacramento vocalist Kendra Jae on punchy track “Baby Mama Coochie”; San Antonio singer-songwriter Lourdiz adds her vocals to “Back Seat”, a slinky and sexy take on 00s hip-hop; and LA star Drakeo the Ruler joins the rapper on lead single “Risky”. Elsewhere, Saweetie AKA ICY GR...

Standout stars: Joe Strummer, AJ Tracey, Vikingur Olafsson and more We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size ★★★★½ Few pianists have had such immediate impact as the brilliant young Icelander Vikingur Olafsson, and this delightful album, alternating between French musical revolutionaries two centuries apart, who each took keyboard playing in new directions. Olafsson says both had relentless intellectual...

Flu Game, the west London rapper asserts that “I’ll take a genre that nobody’s fuckin’ with / Changin’ it up and I’ll make it a buck”. It’s this mission statement that Flu Game lives and dies by, with disappointing creative results. The stylish, charismatic, and famed Tottenham Hotspur supporter begins by serving up a solid enough opener in ‘Anxious’. The track’s hi-hat tapping hip-hop beat is simple, but unobtrusive, allowing AJ Tracey’s trademark ice-cold flow to gli...

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