JENNY MITCHELL, poetry co-editor for the Morning Star, introduces her priorities, and her first selection
‘Who are the real criminals?’
An insightful exploration of an unexplored world of rap and its many contradictions impresses MAYER WAKEFIELD
'When will it end?'
[HighRise Entertainment UK Drill Project]
HENRY BELL is sceptical of the notion that ‘progress’ is an ideology that the ruling class uses exclusively to camouflage appropriation
In search of political understanding, MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes a critique of anti-semitism as codified by the Israeli state
BEN CHACKO welcomes a masterful analysis that puts class struggle back at the heart of our understanding of China’s revolution
JOHN GREEN is intrigued by the ethereal, ghostly quality of images of a London unobscured by the bustle of humanity
JENNY FARRELL relishes an outstanding Palestinian novel that immerses readers in the sensory reality of Gaza, then and now
AI-induced murder, last rites for the mob-dog, a gullible common herd, and an exemplary Christmas chiller
UK Drill Project
Barbican Pit
FROM the furore surrounding the emergence of NWA (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) and gangsta rap in the mid ’90s to the effective banning of grime nights under Met Police 696 risk assessment forms here in Britain, the repressive criminalisation of rap music is nothing new.
But perhaps it has never been as extreme as the ongoing clampdown on drill music, which is explored with high octane, comic-book energy in HighRise Entertainment’s latest production.
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