This EP is inspired by life in London in the mid 2020s and is written from the perspective of love.  Space to Breathe (Songs in the key of everything) is a jazz-infused hip hop 5 track EP, with subject matter from future set lullabies to stories from the POV of prisoners coming back to society.  Jonny Virgo is a lyricist who aims to be poetic and yet easy to understand, showing the world in new ways.  

His varied flows are perfectly complemented by the keys-led beats of Mango Vice that help dreamy meditations like “World in a Bottle” and “Hush” sound so special and compelling. The storytelling is darker on tracks such as “Survival of the Coldest”, which deals with a boy in care’s path into a situation he can’t escape from, and “I saw an angel”, a ghost story about a man being released from prison, so moving.  

After 2023’s More Love, More Power LP, which featured Cappo, SonnyJim and Kong the Artisan on beats, this album marks the next chapter in the journey for the South London rapper. Space to breathe is out digitally now via bandcamp, with limited edition cassette’s dropping soon.