The last time we had a body of work from London-hailing rapper Akala was in 2010 when he released Doublethink, a sonically experimental album marrying a hip-hop flavour with elements of rock where he firmly set the tone of his musical direction with a careful...
When it comes to a lion of Hip Hop, a revered storyteller and one of raps most well known expressers of truth, you can't help but mention Talib Kweli, amongst the likes of Black Star co-star Mos Def, and Black Thought. On March 20 as part of his ongoing lengthy tour, Kweli brought Brooklyn to Kentish Town’s HMV Forum with support from two of the UK’s most well respected lyricists, Lowkey and Mic Righteous.
When it comes to the genre of UK rap music, there are certain veterans in the game that have stayed underground and Logic is one of them. After dropping a fair few mixtapes and three underground albums spanning over a decade, with affiliations to south London rap collective PDC and playing the role of Peoples Army general alongside Lowkey and DJ Snuff, Logic has dropped his new album “True Talk” in collaboration with new producer Last Resort that features some weighty link ups from Maverick Sabre, Klashnekoff, Akala, Lowkey, Rewd Adams, People’s Army Big Cakes, Remus, battle emcee Elz as well as Renee Soul and Shadia Mansour.
With tracks controversially entitled "Obamanation" and "Terrorist," London born rapper and self-confessed political activist Lowkey has no reservations airing his opinions on various issues; so when you hear his name you might think of a politically outspoken MC who solely speaks about injustice and inequality - but what does he think of these perceptions about himself?
After months of speculating an official release date and two revised tracklistings we finally have the sophomore album from London rapper and political activist Lowkey, crafted 100% independently with no aid from a record label. The end result of the long awaited Soundtrack To The Struggle... is a 26-track LP including six album skits. Since his debut offering Dear Listener released in 2009, Lowkey’s career has incorporated politics, speaking candidly on his opinions about injustice and inequality across the Middle East and at home on various platforms, speaking against government cuts and at anti war and racism meetings and rallies. With little mainstream support of his recent material, 10 tracks already in the consciousness of Lowkey fans and followers and two controversial videos banned from TV, how will this highly anticipated album stand up?