Hip Hop, like every other music genre, is evolving as new artists add their style or idiosyncrasies. What started from the streets of New York and travelled across to the West Coast, eventually became commercialised. The gangsters took control of it again but by then it had basically become an international genre that crossed all races and languages. Some good and a hell of a lot was just bad. One such artist from the good side of the ledger is Kate Tempest. She could be the leader of the new generation that is coming from the streets, once again. But the streets are in London this time around.... and the most satisfying aspect from Kate Tempest is the poetry. No gangster bragging, or any other fucking bragging, which is getting a bit tired now. It's just great poetry and story telling from the perspective of the average person in a large city. "Bad Place For A Good Time" should convince you that the genre is in good hands.
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