black british music (2025)

AlbumJul 18 / 202515 songs, 34m 55s
Pop Rap Alt-Pop UK Hip Hop
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7.8 / 10

On his XL debut, the British rapper-singer attempts to make the leap from bedroom tinkerer to pop auteur. Even as he navigates grief, Legxacy’s skill as a writer of concise, diaristic pop shines through.

A sprawling collage of chaos and catharsis, Jim Legxacy's ‘Black British Music (2025)’ is a potential future classic – read the NME review

8.0 / 10

Jim Legxacy's fourth mixtape mines Midwest emo, Afrobeats, grime, and more to concoct something new from well-established subgenres.

The rapper and producer doubles down on his vaulting style, lurching from alt-rock to distortion and chipmunk soul on an astonishingly coherent and melodic third record