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It’s always a cringeworthy moment whenever a tabloid newspaper misinterprets a crossover urban act as UK Hip Hop due to their attire of baggy clothes and bling. It’s cringeworthy because fans of the genre know that the “real” UKHH scene has boasted some of the best and purest acts in recent history including
Skinnyman,
Klashnekoff and one of the forefront groups of the scene, the
Foreign Beggars. With an impressive 12 year lifespan, the group return with their fourth offering of beats, rhymes and life without any US twang or autotuned divas on the choruses.
United Colours of Beggattron continues to keep to the traditional legacy of UK Hip Hop with an impressive array of cuts filled with samples, scratches and head nodding beats.
Five years on from the release of his debut album Deh Pon Road, South London hailing emcee Genesis Elijah spoke to SoulCulture shortly before the recent release of his sophomore album Before I Was Famous - a collaborative project with Krate Krusaders - to talk about the impact of growing up in Brixton, celebrating the musical talents of others, being inspired by Stevie Wonder and his favourite classic UK Hip Hop albums.