Freestyle

[LISTEN] LET ME PUT YOU ON [UK EDITION]

September 21, 2024

We’ve rounded up some of the coldest new UK bangers in our world right now… Pa Salieu – ‘Allergy [Live Session]’ ONEFOUR & Headie One – ‘Gang Ties’ Potter Payper – ‘Rap Game’ Suspect AGB – ‘Kennedy’ Mist – ‘High Again’ Avelino ft Haile and Kojey Radical – ‘Bad Britain‘ LORD APEX – ’Raise The Price’ Chy Cartier – ‘YO’ Mowgs – ‘Marlow’ Booter Bee X wewantwraiths – ‘Mayor’ Jordy – ‘Office Job Blues’ PS Hitsquad – ‘Growing Pain’ Louis Culture ft Tora-i, Richie – ‘Babe’ Blaze YL – ‘Instantly’ Mowgs ft Layyah – ‘Saturday’ DC – ‘Marathon (Freestyle)’ TenBillion

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[FEATURE] VIPER PRESENTS: THEO JOHNSON

June 9, 2023

Get familiar with multifaceted Birmingham-born content creator, actor, musician, filmmaker and 1Xtra presenter, Theo Johnson, as he preps us for the drop of “JUST TWO DROPS,” coming to Amazon Prime this year… What five words define you?  Ambitious, Focused, Loyal, Ready and Creative  Tell me something unique about your film making process and how you involve music?  I usually think of a great ending in my head and then work backwards, developing the middle and start and once the script is fully finished. I start creating the backing track by writing songs that are relatable to each scene.   Which film

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[INTERVIEW] FUMEZ ON INTERNATIONAL RAP + COMPILATION ALBUMS

December 22, 2022

VIPER’s founder Lily Mercer spoke to music producer and curator, Fumez, on the set of the JD King of the Game Christmas campaign. We’ve got interviews with the stars of the advert dropping on site every day until Christmas, stay tuned for chats with Tobi Brown, Knucks and more… When did you know that this was the career for you? When I was younger, I used to watch 8 Mile and Get Rich or Die Trying and I felt I always wanted to do music but I never wanted to do what they were doing, if that makes sense. I felt

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[NEWS] AL-DOMS DROPS THE MR PERFECT FREESTYLE

August 20, 2021

A fresh fusion of Al-Doms personality, position and politics has graced the realms of rap in his most recent ‘Mr Perfect’ Freestyle. Once again Al-Doms individualism infuses his sonic and narrative constructions. With intentions being the backbone of every creation; it’s this musical integrity that is laced through the MC’s latest drop. He recognises that ‘the world is mine’ and ‘you’re either on it or wasting time’ over the punchy, yet smoothly vibrant beat. As a far as tracks go, it serves as a loud reminder for others to stay in their lane, for the one man army. Mr Perfect.

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[LISTEN] ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR PLAYLISTS

June 15, 2021

We’ve rounded up some of the best under the radar Rap releases we’ve come across so far this Summer. Take a listen and add these to your own playlists for non-stop vibes! Lost Girl ft Backroad Gee – ‘Rockabye’ Deem Spencer ft Okay Kaya – ‘Wife Wife’ IThinkThatsRio – ‘AFRO’ BAWO – ‘Starts With A Text’ Lov9 Khari – ‘Check’ Temz – ‘Noisy Neighbours’ Snakehips ft EARTHGANG – ‘Run It Up’ 2FeetBino x Cristo – ‘OTR Freestyle’ Watson – ‘James Brown’ KeepVibesNear ft Kieron Booth – ‘M25’ $uede – ‘I’m Back’ SVMI – ‘P.O.P (Hold It Down)’ Amos – ‘Rock

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[LISTEN] LET ME PUT YOU ON [UK EDITION]

June 4, 2021

We’ve rounded up some of the coldest new UK bangers in our world right now… Stay Flee Get Lizzy ft Fredo & Central Cee – ‘Meant To Be’ Potter Payper – ‘Topshottas [Freestyle]’ Ambush – ‘OT’ Tion Wayne – ‘Wow’ K-Trap – ‘Warm’ Darkoo x Blanco – ‘She Like’ Pa Salieu ft slowthai – ‘Glidin’’ Kwengface – ‘Tetley’ Ms Banks ft K-Trap – ‘Pull Up’ Sneakbo x Jboy x Stickz – ‘A Town Krazy’ Burner x M24 x Tion Wayne – ‘Hugo Boss’

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[INTERVIEW] YOUNG DEVYN GEARING UP FOR BABY GOAT EP

April 28, 2021

When it comes to the next generation of New York emcees, Young Devyn is leading the charge. She started gaining traction making Soca music at the young age of 8, but as she got older she started rapping as a hobby. It wasn’t until one of her freestyle videos went viral that she started taking rap seriously. Like most New Yorkers, she grew up on Hip Hop legends like Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Nas. Don’t get it twisted – she may be young, but she can rap as well as the top dogs. She’s dropped a few singles on Spotify and

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[INTERVIEW] ZAIRE

January 23, 2021

VIPER caught up with Zaire to talk about his brand new track, ‘Shotti’… Introduce yourself! For those who don’t know you, how would you describe your sound and what inspires it? My name is Zaire, I’m a recording artist and I’d say the music I make would be Afro-influenced type music, so Afrocentric music as I like to call it.   Your freestyle ‘Combo Flows’ really took off on social media, how did that track come about? I work closely with one of my main producers, Mike Brainchild, who’s my go-to producer. He emailed me the beat and I just

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MAVADO SENDING FOR DRAKE ON ENEMY LINE?

August 18, 2020

No matter how much of a Drake stan you are, you have to recognise his aliases have been bountiful throughout his music career. I’m old enough to remember Degrassi Drake but we’ve all witnessed R&B Drake, gangster Drake, UK Drake, Papi Drake and most recently Middle Eastern Drake. However, it seems his Jamaican persona may have landed him in some hot water with dancehall general, Mavado… While immersing himself in Jamaican culture, Drake became close friends with another dancehall artist, Popcaan. Back in 2016, Mavado and Popcaan exchanged a few diss tracks but the beef seemed to end fairly quickly

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[LISTEN] LET ME PUT YOU ON [UK EDITION]

September 21, 2024

We’ve rounded up some of the coldest new UK bangers in our world right now… Pa Salieu – ‘Allergy [Live Session]’ ONEFOUR & Headie One – ‘Gang Ties’ Potter Payper – ‘Rap Game’ Suspect AGB – ‘Kennedy’ Mist – ‘High Again’ Avelino ft Haile and Kojey Radical – ‘Bad Britain‘ LORD APEX – ’Raise The Price’ Chy Cartier – ‘YO’ Mowgs – ‘Marlow’ Booter Bee X wewantwraiths – ‘Mayor’ Jordy – ‘Office Job Blues’ PS Hitsquad – ‘Growing Pain’ Louis Culture ft Tora-i, Richie – ‘Babe’ Blaze YL – ‘Instantly’ Mowgs ft Layyah – ‘Saturday’ DC – ‘Marathon (Freestyle)’ TenBillion

Read More »

[FEATURE] VIPER PRESENTS: THEO JOHNSON

June 9, 2023

Get familiar with multifaceted Birmingham-born content creator, actor, musician, filmmaker and 1Xtra presenter, Theo Johnson, as he preps us for the drop of “JUST TWO DROPS,” coming to Amazon Prime this year… What five words define you?  Ambitious, Focused, Loyal, Ready and Creative  Tell me something unique about your film making process and how you involve music?  I usually think of a great ending in my head and then work backwards, developing the middle and start and once the script is fully finished. I start creating the backing track by writing songs that are relatable to each scene.   Which film

Read More »

[INTERVIEW] FUMEZ ON INTERNATIONAL RAP + COMPILATION ALBUMS

December 22, 2022

VIPER’s founder Lily Mercer spoke to music producer and curator, Fumez, on the set of the JD King of the Game Christmas campaign. We’ve got interviews with the stars of the advert dropping on site every day until Christmas, stay tuned for chats with Tobi Brown, Knucks and more… When did you know that this was the career for you? When I was younger, I used to watch 8 Mile and Get Rich or Die Trying and I felt I always wanted to do music but I never wanted to do what they were doing, if that makes sense. I felt

Read More »

[NEWS] AL-DOMS DROPS THE MR PERFECT FREESTYLE

August 20, 2021

A fresh fusion of Al-Doms personality, position and politics has graced the realms of rap in his most recent ‘Mr Perfect’ Freestyle. Once again Al-Doms individualism infuses his sonic and narrative constructions. With intentions being the backbone of every creation; it’s this musical integrity that is laced through the MC’s latest drop. He recognises that ‘the world is mine’ and ‘you’re either on it or wasting time’ over the punchy, yet smoothly vibrant beat. As a far as tracks go, it serves as a loud reminder for others to stay in their lane, for the one man army. Mr Perfect.

Read More »

[LISTEN] ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR PLAYLISTS

June 15, 2021

We’ve rounded up some of the best under the radar Rap releases we’ve come across so far this Summer. Take a listen and add these to your own playlists for non-stop vibes! Lost Girl ft Backroad Gee – ‘Rockabye’ Deem Spencer ft Okay Kaya – ‘Wife Wife’ IThinkThatsRio – ‘AFRO’ BAWO – ‘Starts With A Text’ Lov9 Khari – ‘Check’ Temz – ‘Noisy Neighbours’ Snakehips ft EARTHGANG – ‘Run It Up’ 2FeetBino x Cristo – ‘OTR Freestyle’ Watson – ‘James Brown’ KeepVibesNear ft Kieron Booth – ‘M25’ $uede – ‘I’m Back’ SVMI – ‘P.O.P (Hold It Down)’ Amos – ‘Rock

Read More »

[LISTEN] LET ME PUT YOU ON [UK EDITION]

June 4, 2021

We’ve rounded up some of the coldest new UK bangers in our world right now… Stay Flee Get Lizzy ft Fredo & Central Cee – ‘Meant To Be’ Potter Payper – ‘Topshottas [Freestyle]’ Ambush – ‘OT’ Tion Wayne – ‘Wow’ K-Trap – ‘Warm’ Darkoo x Blanco – ‘She Like’ Pa Salieu ft slowthai – ‘Glidin’’ Kwengface – ‘Tetley’ Ms Banks ft K-Trap – ‘Pull Up’ Sneakbo x Jboy x Stickz – ‘A Town Krazy’ Burner x M24 x Tion Wayne – ‘Hugo Boss’

Read More »

[INTERVIEW] YOUNG DEVYN GEARING UP FOR BABY GOAT EP

April 28, 2021

When it comes to the next generation of New York emcees, Young Devyn is leading the charge. She started gaining traction making Soca music at the young age of 8, but as she got older she started rapping as a hobby. It wasn’t until one of her freestyle videos went viral that she started taking rap seriously. Like most New Yorkers, she grew up on Hip Hop legends like Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Nas. Don’t get it twisted – she may be young, but she can rap as well as the top dogs. She’s dropped a few singles on Spotify and

Read More »

[INTERVIEW] ZAIRE

January 23, 2021

VIPER caught up with Zaire to talk about his brand new track, ‘Shotti’… Introduce yourself! For those who don’t know you, how would you describe your sound and what inspires it? My name is Zaire, I’m a recording artist and I’d say the music I make would be Afro-influenced type music, so Afrocentric music as I like to call it.   Your freestyle ‘Combo Flows’ really took off on social media, how did that track come about? I work closely with one of my main producers, Mike Brainchild, who’s my go-to producer. He emailed me the beat and I just

Read More »

MAVADO SENDING FOR DRAKE ON ENEMY LINE?

August 18, 2020

No matter how much of a Drake stan you are, you have to recognise his aliases have been bountiful throughout his music career. I’m old enough to remember Degrassi Drake but we’ve all witnessed R&B Drake, gangster Drake, UK Drake, Papi Drake and most recently Middle Eastern Drake. However, it seems his Jamaican persona may have landed him in some hot water with dancehall general, Mavado… While immersing himself in Jamaican culture, Drake became close friends with another dancehall artist, Popcaan. Back in 2016, Mavado and Popcaan exchanged a few diss tracks but the beef seemed to end fairly quickly

Read More »