UK Rapper Asante, having been a long admirer of US rapper Lupe Fiasco, decided to lay down his own freestyle on the Lupe track “Dumb It Down” from the 2007 “The Cool” album. UK blog, LF8 Music, filmed Asante’s version of “Dumb it Down” and featured it online, which was then posted on the world renowned Rap Genius website.
Inspired by the response to his freestyle, Asante decided to write and produce a new song, ‘Conscious Mind’, to post the next day. The track chronicles the path of a conscious rapper trying to stay true to his roots but being seduced by the material world. The track was put on the Editor’s Pick list of Rap Genius sitting on the list with heavy weight MCs like Raekwon and Kanye West.
Asante said ” I’m really happy to be getting recognition as a rapper having started out producing, never really thought I’d see myself on rap genius’… I’m gassed”
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