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Smart but always with his very British sense of humour, Mystro gives his stance on drug addiction as he explains the perils of cocaine. Taken from his EP What Type of Drug is Mystrogen.
Read our feature with Mystro here.
Mystro: Take It Easy
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Oddisee drops a new single. The long-awaited People Hear What They See drops later this year.

Back when a single could come out six years after an album was released.
The Smiths: The Light That Never Goes Out
A Londoner takes on a Londoner.
Fybe:one has remixed Duct. The original to ‘Blackheath’ can be found on Duct’s new EP Circles, which is out today and seems fantastic.
Duct: Blackheath (Fybe:one Remix)
Mike Slott just put up some new music on his Soundcloud. Hear a soothing remix of Amateur Science Club’s ‘Sympathy’. And don’t worry: it picks up at the end.
Big hip hop classic from Boulevard Connection—Typhoon, Sek and Marak from Denmark.
Featuring Masta Ace, Edo and Common this track is from 2004.
Boulevard Connection: Claimin RespectOne of our favourite and most uplifting Akala tracks. UK hip hop at its best.
Taken from Its Not A Rumour.
Akala feat. Selah: Hold Your Head Up
Had to recommend this by two of London’s most talented musicians. Dropped last night.
We all ready recommended the exciting Alabama Skakes this week, but we just can’t get enough of their southern blues influence.
‘You Ain’t Alone’ is a special kind of love song, as we look forward to their debut album, Boys and Girls, dropping in April.
You Ain't AloneTaken from his superb debut album, Lonely Are The Brave, ‘Sometimes’ sees old friend Maverick Sabre take his inspiration from a certain classic Roots track. Can you guess which one?
We were the first to interview the UK soul sensation a few years ago, and as we predicted on that cold winter day, we’re so happy to see his phenomenal success.
SometimesJapanese Funk/Soul outfit always carrying the ability to cheer us up. Beautiful.
Check our feature with the super cool collective here.
Ovall: Take U Somewhere
Today we’ve got to hand it to Andre 3000, Damon Albarn and James Murphy, and especially to the thumping verse 3 Stacks delivers. How long will he keep spoiling us?
‘He don’t rap enough’
But y’all rap a lot and I be like, ‘Wrap it up’
Ye ain’t Scarface, ye ain’t Willie D
Ye ain’t Bushwick, ye ain’t killin’ me
Taken from his brilliant debut When The Clouds Ran Away, today we recommend this instrumental wonder from Si-Tew.
Si-Tew: One PercentTaken from the fantastic Section.80, today we recommend the super dope Kendrick Lamar.
Check the sample on this one.
Kendrick Lamar: Poe Mans Dreams