# Blackhaine Takes Aim At His Imitators On ‘Northside Needs Me’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blackhaine-takes-aim-at-his-imitators-on-northside-needs-me/
- Published: 2026-10-23T09:30:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T10:25:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Clash
- Original article: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/blackhaine-takes-aim-at-his-imitators-on-northside-needs-me/
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## Key points

- Blackhaine’s new single challenges imitators of Northern experimental music.
- It reflects on problems in his Salford community since 2011.
- His 12-track debut album is due on 13 November.

## Summary

Blackhaine has released ‘Northside Needs Me’, the second single from his forthcoming debut album. The industrial rap track challenges artists he sees as borrowing the Northern experimental scene’s sound and identity without reflecting the lived experiences of people in the region.

He says he once felt that everyone was copying him, though he no longer feels that way. The song refers to problems affecting his community since the 2011 Salford riots, and its video depicts police beating him as a child watches. ‘Saints In The Wethouse’ is due on 13 November via XL Recordings; the 12-track album follows his 2022 EP ‘Armour II’ and features Rainy Miller, Croww and Space Afrika.

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