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Cover Story: Jeff Jank

March 12, 2014 No Comments Features, Interviews

For Bonafide magazine issue 03 we hooked up with Stones Throw art director Jeff Jank to talk records, films and – when not talking about film – a bit about himself. Imagine, you’re flipping through records at your local spot when midway through the hip-hop…
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Efdemin’s 5 favourite downtime records

March 11, 2014 No Comments Features

Philip Sollmann’s Efdemin alias has been angling with the softer side of house and techno for the most part of his career. Hailing from Berlin and sharing label space with fellow producers John Roberts, Roman Flügel and Pantha du Prince, it might be tempting to…
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Listen: Snoop x Madlib – Cadillacs, final details of MadGibbs project

February 28, 2014 No Comments Listen, Music News

Listen below to Cadillac, an exclusive collaboration between Snoop Dogg and Madlib, taken from the forthcoming Thats My Work Vol. 3 mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s MadGibbs project is nearing its conclusion with the release date for Pinata creeping ever closer….
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Bishop Nehru announces European tour, You Stressin’ release date & NehruvianDOOM project

February 28, 2014 No Comments Music News

Rap prodigy Bishop Nehru had unveiled the details of his first European tour, including five dates in the UK. See the poster below for dates. As we reported last month, the 17 year-old New Yorker had also teamed up with Disclosure on You Stressin’, and…
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Review: Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron

February 27, 2014 No Comments Music Review, Reviews

Top Dawg Entertainment’s roster has been quietly going about their business for a while now. It’s no hidden secret that New York hip-hop has been enjoying a purple patch of late, but the Black Hippy crew has slowly been shifting the gaze back towards the…
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February 25, 2014· Music Review

Review: Illum Sphere – Ghosts Of Then And Now

The debut album by Illum Sphere a.k.a Ryan Hunn, DJ and co-founder of the Hoya:Hoya club night in Manchester, doesn’t make much effort to hide its influences. As such, the success of Ghosts of Then and Now hinges on on how much the listener is…

February 24, 2014 · Music Review 1 Comment

Review: patten – ESTOILE NAIANT
February 21, 2014 · Listen, Music News No Comments

Listen: James Blake reworks Kendrick Lamar’s m.A.A.d. city
February 20, 2014 · Music News, Products, Style No Comments

Danny Brown x Carhartt WIP x DR. Romanelli
February 20, 2014 · Exclusive Mixes No Comments

Strand x Bonafide Beats #49
February 19, 2014 · Music Review No Comments

Review: 10 Years of Phonica
February 18, 2014 · Music News No Comments

Red Bull Music Academy feature film up for free digital release

January 16, 2014 No Comments

Watch: Bonafide TV Episode 9 – Run The Jewels

“A hyper violent rom-com” Some musicians just exude a sense of watchability. El-P and Killer Mike are two such...
July 14, 2013 No Comments

Watch: Mr Throwback Vintage store documentary

Bonafide magazine editorial team member Lev Harris has been involved in putting together this documentary short on the Mr Throwback...
June 12, 2013 5 Comments

Watch: Bonafide TV Episode 8 – Killer Mike

With a debut appearance on Outkast’s classic Stankonia, Killer Mike’s path towards the A-list of the rap game was...
April 4, 2013 No Comments

Documenting Concrete Culture: Reykjavik

Paragon Pictures in association with Bonafide TV. An extended peek at the Paragon Pictures X Bonafide TV no-holds barred expose...
November 21, 2012 No Comments

Bonafide TV Episode 7 – Roots Manuva

Roots Manuva from Paragon Pictures This summer Bonafide TV sat down, pre-gig, with Brigadier Smythe/Cecil P.Y.L.M Pim Pimpernel/Hylton Smythe/IQ...
November 2, 2012 No Comments

Bonafide TV Episode 6 – Tim Westwood

Westwood Interview Bonafide TV from Paragon Pictures Drum roll please, or perhaps that should be loud bomb-like sound effects...
October 12, 2012 3 Comments

Bonafide TV Episode 5 – Homeboy Sandman

“We don’t control the media, we only absorb it.” With his First Of A Living Breed LP further cementing...
August 31, 2012 No Comments

Bonafide TV Episode 4 – Riz MC

Bonafide TV Riz MC Interview from Paragon Pictures on Vimeo. For the latest instalment of Bonafide TV we catch...
August 14, 2012 1 Comment

Bonafide TV Episode 3 – Ice T

Bonafide Magazine – Ice T – The Art of Rap from Paragon Pictures Late last month saw the release...

February 28, 2014 No Comments

Listen: Snoop x Madlib – Cadillacs, final details of MadGibbs project

Listen below to Cadillac, an exclusive collaboration between Snoop Dogg and Madlib, taken from the forthcoming Thats My Work...
February 21, 2014 No Comments

Listen: James Blake reworks Kendrick Lamar’s m.A.A.d. city

James Blake has returned for a second stint at BBC Radio 1, and his first playlist included a remix...
February 14, 2014 No Comments

Listen: Hudson Mohawke – Slow Jams Chapter VII

Another year, another Valentine’s Day. And that can only mean one thing: The annual Hudson Mohawke soundtrack to your...
January 30, 2014 No Comments

Listen: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Robes feat. Earl Sweatshirt and Domo Genesis

As the release date for the MadGibbs joint project Piñata draws ever nearer, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have shared...
January 22, 2014 1 Comment

Listen: Bishop Nehru collaborates with Disclosure

Disclosure‘s love of hip-hop has been no hidden secret – they count Slum Village’s cult Fantastic, Vol. 2 as one of their...
January 17, 2014 No Comments

Listen: BadBadNotGood – CS60

Having garnered a following for their jazzed-up Odd Future sessions, hip-hop fusion band BadBadNotGood are taking the step into...
January 15, 2014 No Comments

Listen: Blu – Soul Amazing (Part One)

Everyone’s favourite underground rapper Blu has just delivered a beefed up compilation package that’s guaranteed to brighten up all...
December 18, 2013 No Comments

Listen: Kid Cudi – Satellite Flight

Kid Cudi dropped new track Satellite Flight on Twitter yesterday. The New York rapper has become known for his spaced-out...
December 13, 2013 No Comments

Listen: Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes’ mixtape – The Abstract And The Dragon

Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes’ mixtape The Abstract & The Dragon has finally seen the light of day. According to...
December 12, 2013 No Comments

Signal Life release new Dada Spines compilation

Following Signal Life’s impressive run of 12″s that ended in October of this year, a series that included offerings...

February 20, 2014 No Comments

Strand x Bonafide Beats #49

We don’t hear an awful lot of music by Spanish producers over in Britain and as such, don’t really...
January 23, 2014 1 Comment

Mr Chop x Bonafide Beats #48

The use of hardware in the wrong hands can sometimes come across as more of a gimmicky publicity stunt...
November 28, 2013 No Comments

Debian Blak x Bonafide Beats #47

You get the sense that Debian Blak is enjoying himself at the moment. One cursory look through his Twitter...
October 23, 2013 No Comments

Sir Froderick x Bonafide Beats #46

Hot on the heals of our interview with Sir Froderick, comes the latest Bonafide Beats mixtape. Entitled LA Meltdown,...
October 1, 2013 No Comments

Elaquent x Bonafide Beats #45

Bonafide Beats exists as a forum for artists old and new to explore imaginative musical adventures and we’re pleased...
August 29, 2013 2 Comments

Letherette x Bonafide Beats #44

R&B sampled house and disco has been a well-documented phenomenon these past couple of years, but you would be...
August 8, 2013 No Comments

Imperial X Bonafide Beats #43

We came across Imperial when he ordered his copy of the DOOM issue and it transpired that he was was...
July 4, 2013 1 Comment

Souleance X Bonafide Beats #42

Parisian production duo Souleance are the latest to drop some science for our Bonafide Beats series. This eclectic mix...

March 12, 2014 No Comments

Cover Story: Jeff Jank

For Bonafide magazine issue 03 we hooked up with Stones Throw art director Jeff Jank to talk records, films...
December 7, 2013 No Comments

Cover Story: Ricky Powell

“One of those landmarks of New York culture. You might not know what they really do but the energy...
November 12, 2013 No Comments

Jonwayne Interview

Following an incendiary year, which even saw this Los Angeles native incur the legal wrath of the tobacco conglomerate...
November 14, 2013 1 Comment

Introducing: A Thousand Words

Whilst the popularity and proliferation of clothing that re-uses classic images from yesteryear continues to surge, few labels can...

February 26, 2014 No Comments

Watch: Fantastic Man – A Film About William Onyeabor

Noisey’s music discovery platform You Need To Hear This yesterday unveiled their documentary Fantastic Man, which tracks the five-year...
January 24, 2014 No Comments

Introducing: Chuck Inglish

The Cool Kids were a bit of an anomaly back in 2007. Aside from Kanye (Graduation) and Jay-Z (American...
January 20, 2014 No Comments

Watch: South London music documentary

It’s a pretty inescapable fact that South London music scene is in the midst of a creative boom. Be...
January 16, 2014 No Comments

Watch: Bonafide TV Episode 9 – Run The Jewels

“A hyper violent rom-com” Some musicians just exude a sense of watchability. El-P and Killer Mike are two such...

February 27, 2014 No Comments

Review: Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron

Top Dawg Entertainment’s roster has been quietly going about their business for a while now. It’s no hidden secret...
February 25, 2014 No Comments

Review: Illum Sphere – Ghosts Of Then And Now

The debut album by Illum Sphere a.k.a Ryan Hunn, DJ and co-founder of the Hoya:Hoya club night in Manchester,...
February 24, 2014 1 Comment

Review: patten – ESTOILE NAIANT

ESTOILE NAIANT is patten’s first full-length release on Warp Records after last year’s EOLIAN INSTATE EP which served as...
February 19, 2014 No Comments

Review: 10 Years of Phonica

Over the tumultuous ten years since its inception, Phonica Records has provided a constant reference point for electronic music...
March 4, 2014 No Comments

Review: Doppelgangaz – Peace Kehd

For those unfamiliar with them from previous releases, Doppelgangagaz are a pair of MC/producers from Orange County, New York...

January 13, 2014 No Comments

We’re listening: help shape the future of Bonafide magazine

As we move on to issue 09 of the print mag, installment 50 of Bonafide Beats and over 1000+...
December 2, 2013 No Comments

Win: Tickets to Hessle Audio showcase at Fabric and Fabriclive mixes

Still the purveyors of the most forward-thinking British electronic music around, Hessle Audio are gearing up for a special...
October 3, 2013 No Comments

Win: WeMoto Rap Idols t shirts

We’re offering three people the chance to win a pair of hand-drawn t-shirts from the Rap Idols series courtesy...

December 19, 2013 No Comments

Download Clams Casino’s final Instrumentals mixtape

Continuing along the theme of free festive offerings, Clams Casino has decided to jump in on the act, releasing...
December 17, 2013 No Comments

Download 17 unreleased Four Tet tracks

Four Tet has celebrated reaching 100,000 followers on Twitter by putting a host of tracks up for free download....
December 11, 2013 No Comments

Download Flying Lotus outtakes

As an early Christmas present to his fans, Flying Lotus has given away a bundle of unreleased cuts in...
November 10, 2013 No Comments

Listen: Kendrick Lamar – Compton State of Mind Pt. II mixtape

Released to relatively little fanfare, considering how the internet threatened to self-combust following good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar...

February 20, 2014 No Comments

Danny Brown x Carhartt WIP x DR. Romanelli

Another collectible to add to the wish list. Danny Brown has unveiled a new collaboration with Carhartt WIP (Work...
February 12, 2014 No Comments

Stones Throw release new Quasimoto 12″ on limited edition 45-rpm vinyl

When it comes to cult icons, you can’t look much further than Madlib and his Lord Quas project. Following...
February 6, 2014 No Comments

Souls of Mischief’s ’93 Til Infinity 20th anniversary box sets revealed

We reported last year that West Coast titans Souls of Mischief would have their classic debut album 93 ’til...
February 5, 2014 No Comments

Stussy unveils J Dilla tribute t-shirts

To celebrate the life and legacy of J Dilla, Stussy are releasing an exclusive Spring 2014 tribute tee ahead of...

February 28, 2014 No Comments

Listen: Snoop x Madlib – Cadillacs, final details of MadGibbs project

Listen below to Cadillac, an exclusive collaboration between Snoop Dogg and Madlib, taken from the forthcoming Thats My Work...
February 28, 2014 No Comments

Bishop Nehru announces European tour, You Stressin’ release date & NehruvianDOOM project

Rap prodigy Bishop Nehru had unveiled the details of his first European tour, including five dates in the UK....
February 26, 2014 No Comments

Watch: Fantastic Man – A Film About William Onyeabor

Noisey’s music discovery platform You Need To Hear This yesterday unveiled their documentary Fantastic Man, which tracks the five-year...
February 21, 2014 No Comments

Listen: James Blake reworks Kendrick Lamar’s m.A.A.d. city

James Blake has returned for a second stint at BBC Radio 1, and his first playlist included a remix...
February 20, 2014 No Comments

Danny Brown x Carhartt WIP x DR. Romanelli

Another collectible to add to the wish list. Danny Brown has unveiled a new collaboration with Carhartt WIP (Work...

January 21, 2014 No Comments

Schoolboy Q unveils Oxymoron album artwork

Schoolboy Q announced 25 February as the date for his second album’s release via slightly unconventional means in December,...
January 14, 2014 No Comments

Espo: A Love Letter to the City book release

Street sign writer Steve Powers (AKA ESPO) is releasing a new book, A Love Letter to the City, this...
December 4, 2013 No Comments

Shok-1 X-Rainbow Exhibition at POW

Shok-1 is set to illuminate the capital this Christmas with his new solo show at Pictures on Walls. Entitled X-Rainbow,...
September 8, 2013 No Comments

James Lavelle’s 5 favourite record covers

It’s Yours – T La Rock & Jazzy Jay The ﬁrst Def Jam 12” just because of how iconic...

February 20, 2014 No Comments

Danny Brown x Carhartt WIP x DR. Romanelli

Another collectible to add to the wish list. Danny Brown has unveiled a new collaboration with Carhartt WIP (Work...
February 17, 2014 No Comments

Supreme Spring/Summer 2014 Preview

The daddy of all street wear brands just dropped a preview of their upcoming Spring/Summer collection for 2014. Incorporating collabos...
February 5, 2014 No Comments

Stussy unveils J Dilla tribute t-shirts

To celebrate the life and legacy of J Dilla, Stussy are releasing an exclusive Spring 2014 tribute tee ahead of...
January 7, 2014 1 Comment

DOOM x Clarks Originals S/S ’14 Wallabee Low

‘They’ve always had a classy yet casual look to them, so I thought how can I add that metal...

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