Stereogum — Skepta's "Hypocrisy" is low-key one of the best songs of the summer thanks to typically booming production and countless memorable lyrics (my favorite is "I'm a Nigerian eagle/ In London smoking illegal"). Today it gets a delightful video directed by... more info

MSN Music — Mick Jagger has surprised with two sharply political new tracks. Gotta Get a Grip and England Lost, released Thursday, are urgent responses to the "confusion and frustration with the times we live in," he says in a statement. The songs are about the ... more info

Stereogum — Mick Jagger released two songs today that are meant to address the "confusion and frustration with the times we live in." The songs are called "England Lost," which features Skepta, and "Gotta Get A Grip." Jagger told the AP that he wrote the songs i... more info

Nialler9 — The Mercury Prize 2017 shortlist has been announced today. The UK prize honours the albums deemed by the judges (after a submission fee) which are considered the year’s best. The winner is awarded £25,000 at a ceremony on September 14th in... more info

AllHipHop — MICK JAGGER IN THE STUDIO WITH RAPPER SKEPTA more info

Sweeping The Nation — As every year, the Indietracks Festival compilation features plenty of pop thrills, and at £4 for 45 tracks and all proceeds to the Midland Railway Trust you'd be a fool not to take on its delights. For one, there's The Office Worker from ... more info

The Quietus — 'Hypocrisy' was surprise-released today more info

Stereogum — London grime overlord Skepta is now famous enough that he could just work with a bunch of American rappers and play the global festival scene for the forseeable future. But while he is doing a bit of that, he's also taking the time to self-produce ha... more info

DJmag — Also claims prize for Best Contemporary Song more info

AllHipHop — SKEPTA'S MOM IS WRITING A BOOK! READ MORE! more info