Shotstoppa released one of my top 5 albums of last year, ‘Shedding Light, Shedding Skin’ produced by the mighty Dead Man Walkn and Supar Nova. In fact I loved it so much I even wrote a big old review about it which you should check out, then download his album. After the release however Shotstoppa did a bit of a disappearing act, and no one had heard much from him. Until recently! He’s uploaded two video of some rough spoken tracks that may or may not appear on an upcoming second release. Here’s hopping. I’m very happy to welcome Shotstoppa back!
Hello, hello. It is I, Aimee. In case you weren’t aware I took a two week holiday from HHLAT so I could go out in to the world and convince people to give me money. Stix held the site down single-handed, oh my gosh.
Whilst I was away however, I didn’t shun all music and still managed to find a few new treats; and one these was the Southend-On-Sea 17 year old rapper, Sonny Green (SGB). I have not heard a rapper his age with as much insight and social awareness for a very long time. Not to mention his grasp of language and wordplay. The kid has style, and he’s not even legally allowed to gamble yet. After hearing his bars for DJ Gone I knew I had to give him some promotion on the site. If The Ruby Kid and Lowkey got married and adopted a child, SGB would be the result of that.
Download his free mixtape ‘When Words Fail Music Speaks’ by clicking the image below.
2012 was a good year for the exiled Black Panther protege, WhoIsParadise. The MOBO Nominated, UK Hip-Hop Award winning MC is aiming up to capitalise on that success even further with the digital ‘#Two4Se7en_EP’ release. This griping audio instigator promises to take the socio-political movement onestep further towards revitalizing Hip-Hop with a charge of consciousness. The EP’s cast of artists hail from as far and varied as Brooklyn, NY, Southern Africa, the West Indies and GB -underpinning a truly global artistic synergy. Silas Zephania, Detroit Red, J The Exodus, MCD, Genesis Elijah & Parkerbeats are among the hard hitting cast joined by famed UK producer Skitz on production.
Tracks from the EP began surfacing online days after the commemorative birthday of Dr. MLK, Jr. and the inauguration of President re-elect, Barack Obama. ‘#Two4Se7en_EP’ calls for a celebration of Pan-African culture 24/ 7/ 365 world-wide.
WhoIsParadise – Two4Se7en (Young Black & Gifted Mix) ft. Genesis Elijah, Detroit Red, Silas Zephania
The Young Black & Gifted Remix ft. Brixton’s Underground King, Genesis Elijah, Zimbabwe born, ‘Life and Lyrics’ rapper, Silas Zephania & Brooklyn’s own Detroit Red! @cparkerbeats on production.
WhoIsParadise – Two4Se7en (Skitz Remix) ft. MCD & J The Exodus
Famed Hip-Hop producer “Daddy” Skitz (@DaddySkitz) Remixes WhoIsParadise’s #Two4Se7en/365 ft. political rapper, MCD & Midas Touch member, JTheExodus
New video taken from Theme’s dope FREE download ‘Toys Get Smoked EP’ The EP features a host of UK talent with M9, Reveal, Tony D and Genesis Elijah all guesting on the release and production from BeatButcha, Iron Braydz, IMS, YoungLevs and QuinceyTones.
After a summer of rocking stages with everyone from Matisyahu to The Wailers, New Jersey emcee Solo For Dolo is back in the lab crafting new tracks. Although no official projects or release dates have been announced, The 9th Wonder produced “Come On” surfaced on Soundcloud this weekend as a free download.
Young Kizer member of the Raleigh, NC collective iLL Indivduals pictures what his life would be like if he wasn’t rapping, he also touches on his childhood and what thoughts led him to reach the mindstate he is in today.
Here are two tracks from Jackson, Mississippi emcee Dojo Seven’s forthcoming debut mixtape Hookah Smoke. The full mixtape is scheduled for release 13/03/13.
