Check me out at the Kingston Creative Networking Meet Up on Friday, February 24 at F&B Downtown, as we get into Niche Music Genres in Jamaica. Other featured acts include Equiknoxx and Annajé. The event will also feature a discuss titled Reggae Means Business. Register at http://bit.ly/NWMUSIC.
Ahead of their forthcoming collaborative album, Re:DEFined (dropping 2023), Kingston emcee Five Steez and Montreal producer Son Raw fire off a warning shot with The General, four minutes of blistering bars and uncompromising beats, putting the competition on notice. Building on the momentum of Steez’s stunning, meditative Quietude album with Brazilian producer SonoTWS and his contributions to The Council Of The Gods’ Trilogy (released on Equiknoxx Music), The General is a showdown at high noon in audio form, and a single that’s sure to have playlists and mix shows bumping from Kingston to Canada. Son Raw, meanwhile, is fresh off of opening for noted underground emcee billy woods and interviewing Westside Gunn for The Fader, with The General marking his second lead single with a Council Of The Gods member, after At Will, with Nomad Carlos.
I had a great chat with Jr Spesh the other day about Hip Hop in Jamaica and the underground music scenes here in the island. Parts of our discussion made it into this episode of his show, Sim Simma Radio. This Jamaican Hip Hop Special has two halves. The first half features Dancehall/Reggae and Hip Hop songs that highlight the connection between the cultures while the second half features my segment, which comprises clips from our interview as well as music from myself, The Council and other artists such as Equiknoxx.
It really is always a pleasure to be on The Aftersun on Newstalk 93 FM. DJ Elmo just brought back the show and had myself and Inztinkz as guests. We've appeared on the show in the past, but this was the first in years. We spoke about our upcoming event The Jump Off, what we've been up to recently, Jamaican Hip Hop and the genre in general. We were on air for close to half an hour so take some time and catch up!
Yes! We're Jumping Off again on Saturday, June 4, at Di Bar on Haining Road in New Kingston! We have Ear Supply Chain (formerly known as DJ Sawandi) and BoomDraw playing music at this staging! You know the usual vibes... Hip Hop and R&B all night. No admission! Come through and have fun!
Yes! The Jump Off is back on Saturday, May 21, 2022. This time, we're at Di Bar at Blue Mahoe Estate, 30 Haining Road, Kingston 5. We have music from DJ Boyd just like last time and we're keeping the event free! Just support 'di bar' and enjoy yourselves!
Kingston-based indie Hip Hop artist Five Steez links up once more with London & Spain-based producer J Sounds for a new release titled The Next Step. Supported by a jazzy loop provided by J Sounds, Five Steez flexes with ease on this laid back track.
Finally, we have a night dedicated to Hip Hop and R&B in Kingston. Persons familiar with the Pay Attention event series have always asked when we intend to bring it back. Well, this is not quite Pay Attention, but this will be a night for Hip Hop music held every other Saturday. The first edition will be free so come out and support what we're doing. We're looking to jump start the local Hip Hop scene once more!
Underground Kingston MC Five Steez rolls around with the London & Madrid-based producer J Sounds on a new track named off the iconic Kingston community, Rae Town. On the song, Five Steez raps circles around the competition over a heavy beat from J Sounds laced with a vocal sample and record scratches. Listen on any platform.
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Thanks to Ian and HHDG Media for having Sono and I on their podcast to discuss Quietude, our inspirations, our local scenes and so much more. We got into the Portuguese pronunciation of Quietude, which should be an interesting lesson for everyone. This was also Sono's first interview in English. This is definitely a must watch for fans of both of us.
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