As I write this the world is on lock-down. Quarantine is in effect and the world seems to be grinding to a halt as we try to carry on daily life amid a truly global pandemic. In light of that I find myself given more time at home, inside. And despite everything that is ongoing, [...]
What do you prefer between OutKast's Albums ATLiens or Aquemini? Here at Southsiders we like to finish our interview with a common question. If anything, just to help settle debates within our own ranks. As with our previous run of interviews where we posed the choice between GZA and Raekwon's classic albums (Liquid Swords and [...]
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It became hard for me to reconcile excitement for this Mac Miller project. I knew that it was potentially the full stop on a tremendously diverse musical career which has seen me through my twenties. That battle inside me manifested between the forces of palpable anticipation and a melancholic hesitation both reigning blows on one [...]
Fresh off the back of the release of Jeremiah Jae & L’Orange’s universe-building, World War 2 motif, Complicate Your LIfe With Violence, Jeremiah took the time to speak with us. The discussion began lighthearted, joking about Jeremiah’s Raw Money Raps LP making a surprise cameo in Eddie Murphy’s recent film Dolomite Is My Name, set [...]
It's that time of the year again when the writers of SOUTHSIDERS look back over the years' toil and decide on their individual top 5 projects of the previous year. We have also took the opportunity to collectively decide on a top 10 list this time around. This list was decided by all six of [...]
Once again we return for another one of our Madness brackets! This time we head to the South and to an act who arguably brought the world's attention away from both the East and West coast - along with a sound that couldn't be replicated anywhere else. OutKast have innovated the genre and challenged our [...]
For any fan of hip hop beatmaking, Damu the Fudgemunk should need no introduction. An impeccable producer crafting boom bap styled beats, reminiscent of the golden era sound that hooked so many of us. Over the past 12 years as part of his Redefinition Records label he has brought us album after album of sublime [...]
As someone who is generally loathed to watch any sort of reality TV, I was nonetheless suckered in by Netflix’s new Rhythm + Flow, where Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and T.I. look for the latest hip-hop superstar. Partly this was because R&F largely avoided the corny sentimentality and needless confrontation that other reality shows [...]
Between gospel music in church and his grandfather’s role in the Latin Jazz scene of Los Angeles, music has always been a factor in Choosey’s lineage. His debut album Black Beans (read our review here), which was released earlier this year, conveys the less represented perspective of growing up Afro-Chicano. Hailing from LA by way [...]
Homeboy Sandman has been a constant favourite amongst the Southsiders for many years. Releasing numerous projects (this new one is his seventeenth!) throughout the years, he has been delivering quality, verbal dexterity for over a decade. We were lucky enough to chat with Boy Sand on the back of the release of his latest album [...]
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