Ohio’s Copywrite continues to impress the UK’s media with his new album God Save The King (Proper English Version), this time via the renowned online SBTV.
Run by young media entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, it has established itself as a major player internationally, acting as the launch pad for many of the emerging UK urban artists’ careers who have gone on to enjoy chart success
Now a regular port of call for visiting Major international artists to London, reviewer Fiona Guest gives this release her full endorsement, again picking up on Copy’s own rhyme skills in conjunction with the trans Atlantic vibe with features from London’s S.A.S., Bigz Flygerian, Genesis Elijah, Iron Braydz, Context, Dru Blu, Akala, Mystro, Melanin 9 and Don Jaga. They stand alongside hip hop heavyweights from the States including Royce da 5 9, Sean Price, Crooked I, Inspectah Deck, Killah Priest, Roc Marciano, Evidence, Sonny Seeza and many more
The beats are top quality throughout courtesy of Jaguar Skills, Bronze Nazareth, Kount Fif, Stu Bangas, Vanderslice, Curtiss King, Marco Polo, Jason Rose & Surock
Read the full review HERE and get used to this, you’ll be seeing a lot more soon
Album releases on 13th June 2012 on Man Bites Dog Records
Latest UK magazine to review Ohio’s Copywrite and his new album God Save The King (Proper English Version) due for international release on Tuesday 13th June 2012 on Man Bites Dog Records
Written by Jazz Gill, it analyzes Copy’s own performance and motivations throughout and highlights the international feel with the range of quality MCs and rappers who feature from the UK and United States.
These include the Curtiss King produced Overdose featuring Detroit’s Royce da 5 9 with London’s Genesis Elijah, Kount Fif’s Troop Jackets and Starters Hats featuring Sean Price / S.A.S. and Sonny Seeza / Akala respectively and over Bronze Nazareth’s banger Year of the Gun are Wu Tang’s Killah Priest, Inspectah Deck and Eurogang’s Bigz Flygerian
The 17 track album has killer tracks throughout with Copywrite putting in arguably his best shift to date and assisted by many more heavyweights from the global hip hop community
Blues & Soul are a long standing UK publication in printed and online formats
They are the latest to cover the release of the new album by Ohio’s Copywrite “God Save The King (Proper English Version)” which is out on Man Bites Dog Records 13th June 2012
This was one of the most eagerly awaited independent hip hop releases of 2012 in the British marketplace due to Copywrite’s history as part of Megahertz, previous releases “Ultrasound” & “The High Exhaulted”, and the range of UK and American featured artists on the new album.
Over some massive production from the likes of Marco Polo, Stu Bangas, Kount Fif, Bronze Nazareth, Vanderslice, Curtiss King & Surock, Copy is bang on form and brings a real international flavour to the table assisted by the UK’s Genesis Elijah, Mystro, Eurogang’s S.A.S. & Bigz, Dru Blu, Context, Melanin 9, Don Jaga, Iron Braydz & Akala. They stand shoulder to shoulder with Stateside counterparts such as Sean Price, Royce da 5 9, Crooked I, Inspectah Deck, Killah Priest, Roc Marciano, Evidence, Torae, Sonny Seeza and many more
UK journalist and blogger Oli Arditi provides a thoughtful analysis in this latest review of Copywrite’s new album “God Save the King (Proper English Version)” which releases via Man Bites Dog Records on 13th June
It is this version which inspired the concept at the developing stages over a year ago, and includes international feature contributions from London’s Akala, S.A.S. & Bigz (Eurogang), Mystro, Iron Braydz, Genesis Elijah, Context, Dru Blu, Don Jaga & Melanin 9.
They stand shoulder to shoulder with Slaughterhouse’s Royce da 5 9, Crooked I, Wu Tang’s Killah Priest & Inspectah Deck, Sean Price, Sonny Seeza from Onyx, Torae, Evidence, Roc Marciano, Illogic and many others.
Production is supplied by Marco Polo, Kount Fif, Curtiss King, Jaguar Skills, Surock, Bronze Nazareth, Jason Rose, Stu Bangas & Vanderslice
One of the hottest independent hip hop releases of the year, you’ll be hearing a lot more about this in the weeks and months ahead
Ahead of the release of his new album God Save The King (Proper English Version) on 13th June, Ohio’s Copywrite gave an exclusive video interview to the UK’s online hip hop magazine Rawroots to talk about the new record
It features artists from both the UK and United States including Akala, S.A.S., Genesis Elijah, Dru Blu, Context, Mystro, Don Jaga, Bigz, Royce da 5 9, Roc Marciano, Killah Priest, Evidence, Sean Price, Torae and many more
Definitely one of the hottest independent hip hop albums due for release this year
Copywrite’s “God Save The King (Proper English Version)” drops on 13th June 2012 with a heavy line up of UK and US featured artists backed up by production from the likes of Jaguar Skills, Marco Polo, Vanderslice, Stu Bangas, Kount Fif, Curtiss King and more
His new interview with London’s Kix Magazine has just gone live as has another new album review, this time by the UK’s Subba Cultcha
Man Bites Dog Records have announced that due to a change in their international distribution outlets, the release date for Copywrite’s album “God Save the King (Proper English Version)” has been delayed for a month
Originally due for release on 15th May 2012, it will now be available for the public to buy on 13th June 2012
There has already been huge public anticipation in the release, one which Copywrite himself describes as “probably my best to date”. With a massive line up of featured artists from the UK and USA, its little wonder there has been such a high level of interest
There have already been video releases from the album, including G$K featuring Lewisham’s Dru Blu Strapzy, and an affiliated bonus track featuring Genesis Elijah, Mystro & Iron Braydz “Royal Flush” which has been heavily supported on both sides of the Atlantic including 2 Dope Boyz, Hip Hop DX, UGHH, 57th Avenue, and UK satellite station Flava TV
Look out for several more releases & videos over the next couple of months
The full tracklist is
1) Year of The Gun ft Killah Priest, Inspectah Deck & Bigz Flygerian prod by Bronze Nazareth
2) Crooked Coppers ft Crooked I & Iron Braydz prod by Surock
3) Love from Sarah (PSA) ft DJ Sarah Love
4) Troop Jackets ft Sean Price & SAS prod by Kount Fif
5) Ghost in the Machine ft Context prod by Jason Rose
6) Overdose ft Royce da 5 9 & Genesis Elijah prod Curtiss King
7) J.O.Y. ft Torae & Jason Rose prod Jason Rose
8) Got Myself ft Gillie The Kid & Sinista Daniro prod by Jason Rose
9) More Sorrow ft Illogic & Don Jaga prod by Stu Bangas
10) Yo! MTV Raps! (Money for Nothin’) ft Jason Rose prod by Jason Rose
11) Golden State (of Mind) ft Casual, Evidence, & Roc Marciano prod by Vanderslice
12) Opium Prodigies ft Illogic prod by Marco Polo
13) Arachnaphobia ft Killah Priest, Lord Basis & Melanin 9 prod by Jaguar Skills
14) Starter Hats ft Sonny Seeza (Onyx) & Akala prod by Kount Fif
15) G$K ft Dru Blu & Jason Rose prod by Stu Bangas
16) Still Pickin ft Sean Price, Mystro & Dom prod by Kount Fif
17) A Talk with Jesus prod by Poetiq Beetz
Ohio’s Copywrite releases his new album, God Save The King (Proper English Version) on 15th May 2012 on Man Bites Dog Records.
The album includes features by some of the hottest MCs from the UK and USA, including London’s Genesis Elijah, Iron Braydz and Mystro who also appear together in this latest video. “Royal Flush” is a special bonus track put together to celebrate the international flavour of the album.
Copywrite, Genesis Elijah, Mystro and Iron Braydz all go in hard over New York producer Dub Sonata’s beat, four MCs on top of their game delivering their own trademark punchlines and metaphors. The video was shot on location in Ohio and west London & has its UK TV debut airing on Flava TV (Channel 367) on Saturday 21st April.
Filmed in Ohio by Sean Grevencamp & in London by John Hendrickse of Dirty Media Ldn with Despa of Stay Fresh, edited by John Hendrickse, Kyle Kay Craig & Kadeem Henry
The full album tracklist is as follows:
1) Year of The Gun ft Killah Priest, Inspectah Deck & Bigz Flygerian prod by Bronze Nazareth
2) Crooked Coppers ft Crooked I & Iron Braydz prod by Surock
3) Love from Sarah (PSA) ft DJ Sarah Love
4) Troop Jackets ft Sean Price & SAS prod by Kount Fif
5) Ghost in the Machine ft Context prod by Jason Rose
6) Overdose ft Royce da 5 9 & Genesis Elijah prod Curtiss King
7) J.O.Y. ft Torae & Jason Rose prod Jason Rose
8) Got Myself ft Gillie The Kid & Sinista Daniro prod by Jason Rose
9) More Sorrow ft Illogic & Don Jaga prod by Stu Bangas
10) Yo! MTV Raps! (Money for Nothin’) ft Jason Rose prod by Jason Rose
11) Golden State (of Mind) ft Casual, Evidence, & Roc Marciano prod by Vanderslice
12) Opium Prodigies ft Illogic prod by Marco Polo
13) Arachnaphobia ft Killah Priest, Lord Basis & Melanin 9 prod by Jaguar Skills
14) Starter Hats ft Sonny Seeza (Onyx) & Akala prod by Kount Fif
15) G$K ft Dru Blu & Jason Rose prod by Stu Bangas
16) Still Pickin ft Sean Price, Mystro & Dom prod by Kount Fif
17) A Talk with Jesus prod by Poetiq Beetz
NEW ALBUM : COPYWRITE “GOD SAVE THE KING (PROPER ENGLISH VERSION)”
RELEASE DATE : 15TH MAY 2012
LABEL : MAN BITES DOG RECORDS
Been over a year in the making, but the long awaited release of the new album by Ohio’s Copywrite has finally arrived.
The Columbus based MC first came to the attention of the hip hop world as a founder member of the group Megahertz. His work with producers RJD2, J-Dilla, Cool & Dre, Illmind and early collaborations with Royce da 5 9, Killah Priest, Sean Price and Dilated Peoples soon established his position on the international scene through a series of releases including “The High Exhaulted”, “Ultrasound” and “The Life and Times of Peter Nelson”.
With a reputation as a battle – hardened MC with punchlines for days, and fresh from picking up the “Best Lyricist” title at The Ohio Hip Hop Awards in late 2011, Copywrite has delivered an exceptional album. The title is part inspired by the features on this record with some of the best that the UK and US have to offer standing shoulder to shoulder over 17 tracks.
Inspired by previous collaborations with UK artists Rhyme Asylum, Loudmouth Melvin, Skillit and Sam Khan, he began work on what he describes as “his best release to date” from February 2011. The monumental task of constructing an album truly representative of the Trans Atlantic hip hop community would of course take time to complete, but the result has been well worth the wait.
The release includes contributions from some of the most repescted MC’s in the UK game :
Context, Mystro, Genesis Elijah, Iron Braydz, SAS, Bigz Flygerian, Dru Blu, Akala, Melanin 9 & Don Jaga all bring their “A – Game” to the table alongside US heavyweights Royce da 5 9, Killah Priest, Illogic, Crooked I, Sean Price, Casual, Evidence, Roc Marciano, Sonny Seeza, Inspectah Deck and Torae.
Also look out for a special rare appearance by the UK’s “1st Lady of Hip Hop”, DJ Sarah Love.
Copywrite himself is on top of his game throughout with his unique flow, rhyme skills and metaphors complimented by top production from Kount Fif, Stu Bangas, Marco Polo, Jason Rose, Vanderslice, Bronze Nazareth, Curtiss King, Jaguar Skills and Poetiq Beetz.
This is an album for fans of the real deal – lyricists and MC’s of the highest calibre ripping apart hard slamming beats. Copywrite reinforces his position as one of the most gifted wordsmiths around today while producing a record which showcases the true essence of international hip hop music.
Year of The Gun ft Killah Priest, Inspectah Deck & Bigz Flygerian prod by Bronze Nazareth Crooked Coppers ft Crooked I & Iron Braydz prod by Surock Love from Sarah (PSA) ft DJ Sarah Love Troop Jackets ft Sean Price & SAS prod by Kount Fif Ghost in the Machine ft Context prod by Jason Rose Overdose ft Royce da 5 9 & Genesis Elijah prod Curtiss King J.O.Y. ft Torae & Jason Rose prod Jason Rose Got Myself ft Gillie The Kid & Sinista Daniro prod by Jason Rose More Sorrow ft Illogic & Don Jaga prod by Stu Bangas Yo! MTV Raps! (Money for Nothin’) ft Jason Rose prod by Jason Rose Golden State (of Mind) ft Casual, Evidence, & Roc Marciano prod by Vanderslice Opium Prodigies ft Illogic prod by Marco Polo Arachnaphobia ft Killah Priest, Lord Basis & Melanin 9 prod by Jaguar Skills Starter Hats ft Sonny Seeza (Onyx) & Akala prod by Kount Fif G$K ft Dru Blu & Jason Rose prod by Stu Bangas Still Pickin ft Sean Price, Mystro & Dom prod by Kount Fif A Talk with Jesus prod by Poetiq Beetz
In addition, a special bonus track “Royal Flush” was recorded featuring Genesis Elijah, Mystro and Iron Braydz. The track produced by New York’s Dub Sonata has an affiliated video which will be released shortly.
Two tracks have already been released to the UK marketplace from the album. G$K ft Lewisham’s Dru Blu (Strapzy) and Golden State (of Mind) ft Casual, Evidence and Roc Marciano
Check the video and audio below
Urbanelite PR are servicing all forms of media in relation to the release of this specific album, and an initial mailout to a selection of written press was issued today, 5th April 2012.
A further mailout will be issued shortly and a single release schedule is currently being arranged. Meantime any press, online platform or dj enquiries regarding possible reviews or interviews should be addressed to urbanelitepr at gmail dot com
Copywrite “Golden State (of Mind)” ft Casual, Evidence, Roc Marciano produced by Vanderslice
Ohio’s Copywrite continues to smash it with his new album God Save The King.
The Stateside version drops on 28th February on Man Bites Dog Records, while the UK version, featuring many hip hop heavyweights from the British scene is released on 30th April.
Taken from both versions is this absolute banger, “Golden State of Mind”, featuring Hiero’s Casual, Evidence and Roc Marciano. Production is supplied by Eric Vanderslice.
Meanwhile, the full tracklisting for the UK release has just been announced :
1. Post-Apocalyptic Request Box prod by Jason Rose
2.Year of the Gun ft Killah Priest, Inspectah Deck & Bigz Flygerian
3.Crooked Coppers ft Crooked I & Iron Braydz prod by Surock
4.A Public Service Announcement from DJ Sarah Love
5.Keep Troopin’ ft Sean Price & SAS prod Kount Fif
6.Ghost in the Machine ft Context prod by Jason Rose
7.OverDose ft Royce 5’9″ & Genesis Elijah prod by Curtiss King
8.J.O.Y. ft Torae & Jason Rose prod by Jason Rose
9.Got Myself ft Gillie the Kid & Sinista Daniro prod by Jason Rose
10.More Sorrow ft Illogic & Don Jaga prod by Stu Bangas
11.Blue Ribbon prod by Bronze Nazareth
12.Yo! Mtv Raps! (Money for Nothin’) ft Jason Rose prod by Jason Rose
13.Synesthesia prod by RJD2
14.Golden State (of Mind) ft Casual, Evidence & Roc Marciano prod by Vanderslice
15.a Lil’ Logic from Illogic
16.Opium Prodigies ft Illogic prod by Marco Polo
17.Arachnaphobia ft Killah Priest, Lord Basis & Melanin 9 prod by Jaguar Skills
18.Starter Hats ft Sonny Seeza (Onyx) & Akala prod by Kount Fif
19.G$k ft Dru Blu & Jason Rose prod by Stu Bangas
20.Still Pickin’ Up ft Sean P,Mystro & Dom prod by Kount Fif
21.Got to Make it ft Tage Future (MHz) prod by Stu Bangas
22.A Talk with Jesus prod by Poetiq Beetz
Look out for news on US and European tour dates coming over the next few months.
