At the age of 23 UK MC Kanohas already established himself as one of UK’s top MC’s and he has managed to release 4 mix-tapes and 2 albums. Now he’s getting ready to release his 3rd full lenght album, entitled “140 Grime street” which is scheduled to be released on the 29th of September.
The first single is called “Hustler” and features guest appearances from Adam Tensta and Lazee! (Did you think that I’d forgotten that this is a blog about Swedish hiphop!?) The video and single is not out yet but “Holy Moly” visited the set and did a short interview with Kano (in the video clip you can also catch a short glimpse of Lazee and Adam Tensta).
I’m really looking forward to hearing the full song, I’m especially glad that Lazee is hooking up with a UK artist again and hopefully he’ll get that grime-sound that got me listening to him. No release date for the single has yet been revealed (as far as I know) so for now you have to settle with this snippet.
It seems that Adam Tensta and Lazee will only be featured on a Swedish Remix and not the official single, this is of course still exciting but nowhere near as exciting as i first thought.
Lazee is probably most known to the masses through his hit “Rock Away” which was released a couple of months ago. But before this he was already known in the swedish underground through numerous tracks and a mixtape hosted by “Dj Kay Slay“.
Now he’s back with a new mixtape called “Back for the 1st time” which is hosted by “Dj Preview“. The mixtape is released for free through Kingsize and from what I’ve heard so far it sounds really promising. Personally I’m really excited to see that he’s collaborating with skrilla kidz again!
Looptroop’s new album “Good Things” is now available in all great stores across the globe (HHV.de, iTunes etc). I am not going to talk more about it because you all out there ready know how god damn good that record is.. Anyway, a remix of Looptroop’s cover of Bon Jovi’s “Living On A Prayer” has been released at their website. It’s called “Prayin On A Liver” and features some of Sweden’s hottest rappers at this moment as we speak: Allyawan, Adam Tensta and Lazee!
You can also download it as a mp3 here (righ click, save as)!
“Put your hands down, you ain’t ready for the riot!”
I read about this track a while ago, but the article just said that they’re going to make a remix and not when they would release it. I still don’t know if it’s officially released but i found this on the internet so i though why not put it up. The original is dope but the remix is smoking! Everyone does a great job and ADL shows why he’s still one of swedens greatest MC’s and it was a long time i heard Timbuktu rap like this in english!
Update 2008-03-25: According to P.O.P.E records this version is in fact an unfinished version that has leaked, it’s not mastered and the mixing is incomplete. Since this track already been widely spread I’m going to keep it on the site but you should be aware that this do not represent how the finished version will sound. Hopefully the real version will be released soon!
For those of you who haven’t seen last fridays “MTV Off Beat” yet, here’s a new track taken from Chords forthcoming album “Things we do for things”. The clip is from the ”Scandinavian Hiphop Invasion”-show which was held at ” Elysées Montmartre” in Paris to promote the release of the CD with the same name. The show featured appearances from Timbuktu, Looptroop Rockers, Chords, Form One featuring Vincent, Henok, Spotrunnaz, Lazee and many more. The CD and show was put together by “Border Blasters” as a way of promotion scandinavian hiphop in France. To see more live clips from the show as well as interviews with some of the performers you should check “MTV Off Beat” from last friday.
It’s been three years since their last album as a group but now they’re finally back! Looptroop Rockers is getting ready to release their fourth album, titled “Good Things”. The first single “The Building” will be sent out to radio during the next week. But you can already check the video out and yes it’s really Embee who sings the chorus!
On the new album Looptroop Rockers have collaborated with Rakaa Iriscience (of the Dilated Peoples), Cunninglynguists, Timbuktu, Adam Tensta, Mapei, Lazee, Allyawan, Alibi and Svante Lodén (of Damn!). “Good Things” will be released on april 23 through DvsG / Bad Taste Records. For those of you who can’t wait you can already download the track “Marinate” from here!
Looks like April is going to be a great month for Swedish hiphop with Afasi & Filthy releasing their album on April 9, Looptroop Rockers and Paragon on April 21 and Chords one week later, on April 30!
