Premiere: Nikki Nair - One and Only

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Everybody knew his name; most envied or admired him while others detested his perfectly symmetrical features and exquisite school record. He put it down to jealousy, and would never let it bother him when eyes would linger as he strode through the corridors. Instead, with his chest puffed up and a smile painted widely across his face, he chose to revel in it. After all, it wasn’t his fault they deemed him the one and only…

London-based Shubzin kickstarted their imprint earlier this year in March with an inaugural compilation in aid of Youth Urban Arts Foundation. Launched as a platform to show the collective power of the underground scene by offering pay what you want releases with all profits going towards charitable causes, they’re back at it again with instalment number two, another VA compilation featuring the likes of Nikki Nair, Yazzuz, Joe Craven and Ma Sha Ru. This time the label are raising funds for The Nia Project a charity helping womxn at risk of or subject to domestic or sexual abuse in Hackney and Harringey.