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    GARRY MAPANZURE
    Eli Audin
    • May 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    GARRY MAPANZURE

    “I have always told myself one thing. Before you try and conquer a city, you must conquer your own household. You must be king in your...
    ‘It’s not the heat, it’s the dust’
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • May 11, 2021
    • 8 min

    ‘It’s not the heat, it’s the dust’

    Following the success of Armand Hammer's new project Fahad Al-Amoudi revisits one of billy woods' most iconic albums... Hiding Places...
    Lex Amor: ‘The Burden of Aspiration’
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 10 min

    Lex Amor: ‘The Burden of Aspiration’

    ‘actually, there is a story…’ image courtesy of @robin_niedojadlo Listening to Lex Amor’s music for the first time, you might think that...
    Avantdale Bowling Club and the Poetics of Home
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 14 min

    Avantdale Bowling Club and the Poetics of Home

    Ⓒ Johnny Stitt Tom Scott has written, performed and produced for a variety of groups, each moniker and collective allowing for a...
    Looking Ahead | Part II
    Daniel Cummings
    • Dec 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Looking Ahead | Part II

    In part II of this mini series, each member of the Keylime team shares which artist they’re excited to see more from in the New Year and...
    Looking Ahead | Part I
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Looking Ahead | Part I

    In this mini series, each member of the Keylime team shares which artist they’re excited to see more from in the New Year and beyond....
    Amahla
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 8 min

    Amahla

    And we don't stop! Earlier this month we chatted with the award winning singer-songwriter Amahla to discuss the challenges of 2020,...
    Amapola
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Amapola

    On Day 12 of our Round Up we bring you an exclusive interview with each member of the eclectic group, Amapola. Being in a group, how do...
    Albums of the Year | Part II
    Daniel Cummings
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Albums of the Year | Part II

    The tenth day of our 2020 Round Up brings PART TWO of Keylime’s albums of the year. While the Keylime team usually like to wax lyrical...
    EMIKO
    Karishma Sangtani
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    EMIKO

    On day 9 of our 2020 Round up, Karishma caught up with rising star, Emiko, to talk all about his debut EP, musical influences, and plans...
    LVRA
    Lola Grieve
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    LVRA

    On Day 6 of our 2020 Round Up, Lola caught up with the genre-defying artist, LVRA, to talk process, production and the pressures of the...
    Albums of the Year | Part I
    Daniel Cummings
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Albums of the Year | Part I

    On day four of our 2020 roundup, Leah, Fahad and Danny outline their albums of the year in twenty words. Leah's pick: J Hus: Big...
    Some Rap Songs and Many Many More
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Some Rap Songs and Many Many More

    In 2018, Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (a.k.a Earl Sweatshirt) released his highly anticipated third studio album coming three years after I...
    ROJAZ: Exclusive
    Daniel Cummings
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    ROJAZ: Exclusive

    In our second Keylime Interview, Spanish electro-pop/R&B singer ROJAZ sat down with our team to discuss her new single 'Tension'. With...
    IMAN LAKE: Exclusive
    Daniel Cummings
    • May 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    IMAN LAKE: Exclusive

    In our first Keylime interview, London-based singer and producer Iman Lake chatted to our team about his influences, direction, and his...
    feat. Kendrick Lamar
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • May 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    feat. Kendrick Lamar

    So much has been written about the career of Kendrick Lamar that it is very hard to add something new to the conversation. From his...
    'The Return' - Understanding Sampa the Great
    Fahad Al-Amoudi
    • May 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    'The Return' - Understanding Sampa the Great

    A child running through parched grass, overgrown, but not rough; a shaky frame, disorienting, almost pivoting off the girls movements;...
    Fortnightly Roundup
    Daniel Cummings
    • Jan 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Fortnightly Roundup

    Rappers do a lot of stoopid shit, and it's easy to lose track of what's going in on the hip-hop world. So here's a little roundup of...
    Our Personal Albums of the Decade
    Daniel Cummings
    • Jan 9, 2020
    • 6 min

    Our Personal Albums of the Decade

    We each took turns choosing our top 10 RnB/Hip-Hop albums of the decade, and it wasn't easy. We couldn't agree, so we've decided to each...
    High and Low: Murakami and Cultural Cross-Sections
    Daniel Cummings
    • Dec 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    High and Low: Murakami and Cultural Cross-Sections

    “I don’t think of it as straddling. I think of it as changing the line. What I’ve been talking about for years is how in Japan, that line...

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