01 CAPITAL DUMB 00:00
02 BASEY BAT RAP FT BROOM MAN 02:38
03 WOOD RAT 06:06
04 WE DA SH FT POSSESSED 09:31
05 YAMA 12:51
06 ANOTHER WAY 15:47
07 NAH KID FT SLY MOON 18:57
08 SUNSHINE 22:33
09 THE DENT, THE MIDGET AND THE PARCEL 25:55
10 KILL THY NEIGHBOUR 29:44
Preview of the debut solo album by south London lyricist Efeks. Album out TODAY on Revorg Records.
Having put albums out for a decade as the rapper behind Prose, Efeks is an emcee who should need no introduction. A veteran of the UK rap scene, his solo debut certainly lives up to it’s title. Contemporary Classic takes a more personal direction than the Prose releases, touching on subjects drawn from Efeks’ own personal experiences. Tracks like Identity Crisis and Fool That I Am give the listener a glimpse into Efeks’ world, while others such as Open Mic and Word on the Street will resonate more with fans of raw, hard-hitting Hip Hop.
A purist of Boom-Bap Hip Hop, Efeks never comprimises with his music and the result is a rough and rugged album full of big beats, smart lyrics and impeccable flows. The guest spots include some of the illest rappers of the day as well as UK legends 20 years deep… in the game. Production is shared between a host of beat makers but the sound carries the same vibe throughout the album.
Middlesbrough duo Leddie and Smoggy recently released their debut album ‘Sorry We’re Late…’ ( an apt title, seeing as we’re late on posting this ourselves here at HHL&T). Now regulars of the site will know that both myself and Aimee are massive fans of this duo and this album is a perfect example of why.
Entirely Produced by Leddie – “Sorry We’re Late…” also features instrumentation by Alex Bailey, Who also Mixed and Mastered the album, Jamie Donnelly, Kieren Kemp and Gemma Haddow, Cuts from DJs Joe Sensation and Tony White, as well as guest vocals from Ben Turner and Bre Musiq.
The full length project was recorded in their glamorous home studio – a damp, cold vacant room with 2 mattresses and a bed base (left by previous tennants of Smog’s house) …The duo wiped down the materials and constructed a vocal booth – to deaden the sound’s of police sirens, then got to work with recording the 16 track album.
‘Sorry We’re Late…’ aims to reconcile their individual music passions; fusing Hip Hop with elements of soul and blues with their alliteration and machine gun etiquette rap. Available to download for just a fiver, filled with Lyricism, dope production and cuts, you will soon see why we’re big fans of the duo.
Audio from Philly MC and producer Reek (aka Reek Da Rookie). Following up on his eclectic track, “Cloud 9,” the bubbling wordsmith delivers a new tune called “Nightmare,” featuring fellow hometown spitters Freeway, Reef The Lost Cauze, and Tiani Victoria.
“Nightmare” will appear on the up-and-comer’s forthcoming project F.A.N.T.A.S.Y., set to release sooner than later.
K.O.T.T aka Knights of The Turntables are a four man Hip-Hop collective from Portsmouth and London that consist of King Solomon, (producer/emcee), Shang (emcee/lyricist), IC1 (emcee/lyricist) and DJ Alzee (turntablist/engineer). Here is the music video to their track ‘World War 3’ which features Wolverhampton’s Big Dutty Deeze and is taken from their superb album ‘River Styx’ which is out now on iTunes.
Another of the daily classics from Task Force. In the build up to the release of Task Force’s highly anticipated ‘Music From The Corner Volume #5′ droppin in the next couple of days! Chess has been uploading a track daily from the previous four MFTC, so for those of you out there who aren’t familiar with these UK Hip Hop veterans…..Now you can get to Know!