Some healthy offerings from a few of UK’s finest, courtesy of Caxton Press Records, in the form of Deadman Walkn and Blitz/Rebel Eye (Mix and mastered by Keenan Bailey & Steven Lewis). ‘2Real4Retail’ is 16 tracks of pure UK hip-hop (give or take a skit or two). I know that’s an overused statement in music; you can pretty much put the name of a country infront of a genre and bam there you go. However there is a reason that phrase is used in this case, and it’s because it’s got the lyrical content and production you’d expect from an underground hip-hop record. Grim, yet revolutionary lyrics, with that classic British sense of dark realism and humour, with a good amount of sarcasm. Coupled with slightly off key, cut and sample heavy beats that isn’t scared to use guitar or classic breaks, all with an obvious self-awareness. If that sounds like I’m being a fangirl over UKHH and overhyping it, sorry fam this is my homeland I can’t help the bias.
Another jam from Blitz and Dead Man, don’t a dick and support this.
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