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30 Issue 83 / 2016 HIPHOP / RNB guestlist.net As well as finally sharing the drop date for his seventh studio LP, Kanye also gifted us two new tracks, in what looks like the return of G.O.O.D Fridays, the series where he released new music every Friday in the run up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. 'Real Friends', created with Boi- 1da and Frank Dukes and 'No More Parties In LA', produced by MadLib and featuring Kendrick Lamar, were blended into one SoundCloud upload. And by the way, they sound sick. Swish has a release date of February 11th AKALA The biggest name in conscious UK hip-hop Akala made his debut in 2003 when he began releasing music from his own independent lable, Illa State Records, starting with his debut album The War Mixtape in 2004. In 2006 he released his breakthrough album It's Not a Rumor, containing the hit single 'Shakespeare', on which he compares himself to a present day, black Shakespeare and comically marks the differences and how he is both more talented and "much more handsome". As an artist he has gone through some very big changes over the years, most poignantly, he no longer uses the n-word in any of his tracks, and refrains from using it in tracks that formerly contained it. This is admirable and is one of the many ways in which he has grown as an artist. Moving away from the stereotypical hip-hop cliches over his career, Akala transitioned into the stellar performer, lecturer, poet and political spokesperson that he is respected as today. His message is one of positive advancement and self-determination for black people and all people in the UK and all over the world. Akala has recently finished touring his latest album entitled Knowledge is Power Vol. 2. He is a confident and energising performer, and very nice in person too. More @ guestlist.net/rnb-hiphop The self-proclaimed 'rhythmic philosopher' once again opens up a direct line to his soul with 'Mandatory Mantra', inviting listeners to be drawn into his personal reality. The sincere poetic rap features relatable honesty and depth of truth, expertly combined with production that drips with emotion. The track is accompanied by a glitchy black-and-white short- style visual, featuring Benjamin delivering his flow in a raw and almost spoken word style. Incorporating hand-drawn illustrations from artist Taniel Rave, it suggests that Benjamin is walking around in 'an unnatural 'live' environment', acting as a profound pseudo- diary entry to his world. TRACK OF THE MONTH BENJAMIN A.D - MANDATORY MANTRA The South Londoner continues his series of monthly singles Different Kind Frisco feat. Shakka Kanan Tape 50 Cent Mission Riddim X (Bang) D Dark Red Light Fabian Secon Here's the hip hop on our playlist this month: PLAYLIST NEWS THE LATEST KANYE ALBUM ISN'T FAR OFF