Jim Legxacy

A regularly updated review column of projects shaping the UK underground.

The UK rapper returns with “idk idk,” a reflective new single that explores uncertainty and growth following his breakout mixtape black british music.

The Top 30 lyricists who held it down this year.

Did your favourite make the cut?

From indie-flecked R&B and dance-pop to shiny UK drill and underground rap, we were spoilt for choice this year.

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

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

Did your favourite make the cut?

A year full of international hits and underground gems.

Another gem from his breakout mixtape gets the visual treatment.

Fleshing out his stitched-together sound, he sets dynamic rap against fragile R&B melodies, Afrobeats drum patterns, echoes of Jersey Club, and emo melancholy.

UK R&B continues to be a talking point on social media in 2023, but not necessarily for the right reasons. While its resurgence over the last decade is a major

This one is special...

As the title suggests, it makes clever use of a sample from the hook of the Soul To Real hit “Candy Rain”, and gives the central melody a lo-fi finish.

After closing out last year with his CITADEL project, South-East London’s Jim Legxacy opened 2022 with a new single, “Eye Tell (!)”, and now he’s back.