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Unknown T - Rise Above Hate
Unknown T’s Rise Above Hate

New Music Friday: 8 albums to hear this week

With new records by Unknown T, Actress, LoveLeo, and more

It was back in 2018 that east London rapper Unknown T broke through with “Homerton B”, earning him the sort of hype and attention that other artists spend their lives dreaming of. But after signing a deal with Universal, appearing on a handful of tracks that showed his musical diversity beyond the drill genre, and making on-stage appearances at Stormzy’s Merky Festival and with Drake at London’s O2 arena, his career was put on hold – suddenly and shockingly, he was charged with murder. After seven months in jail, Unknown T was cleared of the charges (two others were convicted of manslaughter and violent disorder respectively) and returned to music. Two years from his breakthrough, Unknown T has released his debut project, Rise Above Hate, which features guests M Huncho, Young Adz, V9, KO, and AJ Tracey.

Elsewhere this week, Actress is back with his a free full-length, a precursor to his next ‘proper’ album later this year; Jarvis Cocker makes a return to solo music with his Jarv Is... project; and Dazed 100 graduate LoveLeo shares his first long release. Take a listen below.

ACTRESS, 88

Download for free at WhoIsActress.com

BLADEE, 333

JARV IS..., BEYOND THE PALE

LARAAJI, SUN PIANO

LOVELEO, LOOK AT THIS MESS IVE MADE

NICOLAS JAAR, TELAS

UNKNOWN T, RISE ABOVE HATE

ZARA MCFARLANE, SONGS OF AN UNKNOWN TONGUE