Blade Brown

A new monthly column from Complex UK’s EIC, Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson.

This one sounds expensive.

The time has come.

From grime and garage to drill, rap, Afroswing, and his own Punjabi heritage, of course, it’s all stitched into the album to create an autobiographical tome.

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After the one-two punch of “OCD Riddim” parts one and two, Tiggs Da Author hasn’t wasted a moment in getting his new project out into the world.

A rags-to-riches tune, the trio balance lines about making the fiends queue up for their wares with the decidedly up-market settings in Shan Phearon’s visuals.

And what a time it was.

Trapstar’s growth in recent years has been massive and, although born and raised in London and the UK, now has its sights set on the rest of the world. 

The idea of a joint mixtape is one that often exists in the realm of possibility but rarely in reality. If two artists make a successful song together, fans ins

After much fanfare and about a year of waiting patiently, Blade Brown and K-Trap released their Joints project on Friday. A spiritual successor to a track...

Featuring production from Skepta, Nyge, Ghosty, Splurgeboys, M1OnTheBeat, GX, Aaron Or Age, Cage Got That Cold, Nathaniel London, 5ive, R14, and more.

Way back in July last year, Blade Brown confirmed in an interview that a joint mixtape with K-Trap was going to be coming our way and now it's official.

As expected from Wretch, fans can look forward to politically-charged, profound, meditative rhymes and a wide array of complementary sounds on his new project.

It's been a stressful and depressing year for the UK, with the country more divided than ever. But thankfully, UK music has had an incredible one.

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