Artists including Kojey Radical, Let’s Eat Grandma and Róisín Murphy discuss the year’s biggest stories, from Childish Gambino’s This Is America to the rise of K-pop and Jessie J’s success in China
April: Kanye West reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump on Twitter, part of a turbulent year in which he claimed slavery was “a choice”, released several albums, visited Trump in the White House, handed out Yeezy shoes in Uganda and announced he was thinking of building a flying-car factory.
Kojey Radical: I feel conflicted. I’ve got Yeezys on right now. The problem is, for all the contribution he’s made to music, he’s gotten to the point now where he just likes the conversation.
I listen to drill from the comfort of my nice home, but it’s bleak. These lads are virtually crying on the microphone
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Surely certain powers will be extremely happy to see the rise of K-pop. It’s cultural warfare, in a way
I get called to talk at Oxford because I’m a black female. Just by existing, I’m political
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If a young artist came to me now and said: 'Do I need to get signed?’ I’d probably say no
Continue reading...by Alexis Petridis via Electronic music | The Guardian
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