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Song of the Day: Type 0 – Gear

Jumping into today’s hot spot is U.S. alt-rapper/producer GEAR and his rampant track entitled ‘Type-0’, his first release with label Potent Funk.

Hailing from Dallas, GEAR is a multi-talented artist who creates rap inspired by a smorgasbord of electronic genres.

Throughout his younger years, GEAR discovered a large realm of styles in deep corners of the internet. They included grime, industrial, dubstep, drum & bass, and more. His sound is the pounding product of these influences.

In addition to what he gained through an immersion in Southern rap, he also draws inspiration from countries across the globe, making for an incredibly left-field and unprecedented combination. Check out the video for ‘Type-0’ below…

August 10, 2020 by Tracey Dawkins Categories: Songs of the DayTags: alternative music, Dallas, Gear Type-0 (single), hip-hop, indie music, indie rapper, Music, music video, Songs of the Day, songs with attitude, USA Leave a comment

Song of the Day: Doesn’t Feel Like – JYellowL

Following on from ‘Jewels’ – which saw support from Spotify’s New Music Friday UK & We Move – Irish Rapper JYELLOWL delivers his next single, ‘Doesn’t Feel Like’

Born to Jamaican and Nigerian parents and raised in Ireland, the Dublin-based rapper has drawn on all three origins to create a distinctly powerful sound that is radically individual. ‘Doesn’t Feel Like’ summarises his experience moving to Ireland as an African immigrant in just 3minutes, 42 seconds.

JyellowL recalls “This song is about my experience as an African immigrant in the western world. I came to Ireland when I was in my early teens and it was the first time I was made conscious of my racial and cultural difference. The first time I experienced racism, covert and blatantly overt. The first time I met people who hated me because of my race and wanted to cause me bodily harm as a result. The first time I met people who truly believed they were my superior because of my skin colour. The first time that my character was judged based on the actions of groups of people, whom I shared nothing in common with but complexion, and faced the physical consequences in some instances. Those experiences I faced coupled with the historic injustice faced other black people all over the western world, made me feel like I didn’t belong here. They say home is where the heart is, but I found it very difficult to place my heart somewhere that I was regularly reminded was not my ‘actual’ home.”

‘Doesn’t Feel Like’ is the second single to be taken from his forthcoming debut LP 2020 D|VISION. Check out the official video for single below…

August 7, 2020August 6, 2020 by Tracey Dawkins Categories: Songs of the DayTags: Dublin, hip-hop, indie music, indie rapper, Ireland, Jyellowl Doesn't Feel Like (single), Music, new music video, songs about racism, Songs of the Day, unsigned music, unsigned rapper Leave a comment

Natty Boi Zoe Taps Dice Cannon For New Joint, ‘Allegory’

New York’s Street NATTY BOI ZOE teams up with fellow rapper and long-time collaborator DICE CANNON for the laid-back joint entitled ‘Allegory’.

The pair are the latest act on the blog to delve into the state of current events in the US, as they take turns in ripping into the lack of conduct and transparency from the politicians.

Out now on all streaming /download platforms, ‘Allegory’ is the first of a series of material from the duo…so if you can handle the hard-hitting lyrics, have a go and listen to the track below…

August 4, 2020August 3, 2020 by Tracey Dawkins Categories: new singlesTags: Allegory Natty Boi Zoe x Dice Cannon (single), hip-hop, indie music, indie rappers, Music, new releases 2020, New York City, politically fueled songs, Spoken word, unsigned music, Unsigned rappers, USA Leave a comment

Song of the Day: Who Am I (Black Lives Matter) – Rak-Su

In the light of recent events, and in support of the BLM movement – Watford group RAK-SU have delivered a thought-provoking charity single, ‘Who Am I’.

Written and produced by Rak-Su, ‘Who Am I’ samples John Boyega’s speech at Hyde Park. All proceeds from the release will go directly to their charity of choice, mental health organisation ‘Black Minds Matter’. Read more about the charity, take time out and visit their website: https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/.

Speaking on the release, Rak-Su explains: “Who am I is a raw release of emotion from us. We’re fortunate to be living a good life here and have a lot of white friends and fans, yet we felt like it was important to say to them ‘even though you love us, there are people getting severely mistreated or even killed just because they look like we do.’ And whilst it’s not something we’ve ever spoken up about before, it’s not because we never experienced racism; instead growing up we normalised it and just learnt to deal with it. George Floyd’s murder triggered a lot of people including ourselves and this was our way of dealing with it. Ashley’s mother over-heard us working on the song at home and walked into the room crying; this told us that we were definitely saying something important!”

Check out Rak-Su’s hard-hitting video for ‘Who Am I’ below…

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by Tracey Dawkins Categories: Songs of the DayTags: black lives matter, George Floyd, hip-hop, indie artist, indie music, London, Music, music video, Rak-Su Who Am I (BlackLivesMatter) single, songs about racism, Songs of the Day, UK talent, Unsigned artist, unsigned music Leave a comment

EP Review: Random House of Evil – Henny Knightz

HENNY KNIGHTZ‘s self produced/written EP, ‘Random House of Evil’ takes on avant-garde approach to alternative hip hop, alternating between the warped instrumentation with deep 808 thuds, that goes to the core of your soul, and the semi-tranquil melodic bass lines.

Lyrically, Henny – who makes one half of The Knighthood Society with fellow rapper Nicki Knightz – unapologetically narrates the darkest moments in his life – his battle with poverty and depression – in the rawest form.

Although this his personal journey, the six-track EP could somewhat offer some comfort for anyone who has been struggling with the aforementioned issues and has came out the other end much stronger and harder.

For anyone who is currently going through depression and/or is stuck in the poverty rut, well think of ‘Random House of Evil’ as your much needed therapy. Have a listen below…

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August 3, 2020September 2, 2020 by Tracey Dawkins Categories: new singlesTags: alternative music, EP review, Henny Knightz Random House Of Evil (EP), hip-hop, indie artist, indie music, London, Music, music review, reviews, songs about depression, songs about life, songs about poverty, UK talent Leave a comment

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