UK’s Hip Hop Kings is next up with a review of the new album by Copywrite, God Save the King (Proper English Version), which releases digitally on 15th May 2012 on Man Bites Dog Records
The concept of the album began back in January 2011, with HHK’s Ryan Maxwell assisting in the early process at the planning stages, so our thanks to him for the part played.
The album is an absolute banger, including features from some of the UK and USA’s finest. Look for big contributions from the likes of Royce da 5 9, Genesis Elijah, Sean Price, S.A.S., Mystro, Sonny Seeza, Akala, Crooked I, Iron Braydz, Melanin 9, Killah Priest, Bigz Flygerian, Inspectah Deck, Dru Blu, Context, Don Jaga, Casual, Roc Marciano, Evidence, Torae and more.
Heavy production from Vanderslice, Stu Bangas, Marco Polo, Jaguar Skills, Kount Fif, Curtiss King
Copywrite himself is on top form, and its little wonder he considers this to be possibly his best album to date
Look out for more singles & videos from this album coming soon, and you can also check Youtube for videos such as G$K ft Dru Blu and “Royal Flush” featuring Genesis Elijah, Mystro & Iron Braydz currently being shown on British tv
New single “Opium Prodigies” from Copywrite, this time featuring fellow Ohioans Illogic with DJ Drastic on the cuts, produced by New York’s Marco Polo
Taken from the album “God Save the King (Proper English Version)” which releases on 15th May via Man Bites Dog Records
The album which was a year in the making, also features many British and Stateside artists and there have already been single releases featuring Sean Price, S.A.S., Dru Blu Strapzy, Casual, Evidence, Roc Marciano, Genesis Elijah, Mystro & Iron Braydz. Look out for more in the months ahead
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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 single from Copywrite featuring Sean Price and London’s S.A.S. remixed and produced by Kount Fif.
“Troop Jackets” is taken from the album “God Save The King (Proper English Version)” which releases on Man Bites Dog Records internationally on the 15th May 2012.
The album’s full tracklist was revised and confirmed recently 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
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The new album “The Swashbuckler” presented by Man Bites Dog CEO RML and producer Kount Fif drops on the 27th March.
The label, who have just signed Roc Marciano for his new album due out in September 2012, put together this special release after many years of development. Working with Fif, they have drawn from their own influences of 90’s hip hop to put together a record which represents the spirit of the time.
The album includes features from Karniege, Torae, Killah Priest, Planet Asia, Inspectah Deck, Royce da 5 9, Louis Logic, C Rayz Walz, Copywrite, Cappadonna, Vast Aire, Planet Asia, Outerspace & Heltah Skeltah and is produced in the main by both Kount Fif and fellow MBD labelmate Jason Rose.
They have just released this special bonus track “Bullets Travel” featuring Jason Rose, 2Mex and Empuls
ahead of a new single which will be due out shortly.
Look out for an extensive number of video releases from this album over the coming months
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.
Been a year in the making, but now Ohio’s Copywrite gets set to release one of the biggest international albums of the year, God Save The King on 30th April 2012.
The Columbus based MC first came to prominence as part of the group Megahertz. His work with producers RJD2, J-Dilla, Cool & Dre, Illmind and collaborations with artists such as Royce da 5 9, Killah Priest, Sean Price, and Dilated Peoples soon established his position on the international hip hop scene through a series of releases including The High Exhaulted, Ultrasound and The Life and Times of Peter Nelson.
Earning a reputation as a battle – hardened MC with punchlines for days, and having just picked up “Best Lyricist” at the Ohio Hip Hop Awards 2011, Copywrite has created 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, and follows previous collaborations with the UK’s Rhyme Asylum, Loudmouth Melvin, Skillit and Sam Khan.
The release includes contributions from some of the most respected MC’s in the UK game, including recently Radio 1 playlisted Context, Mystro, Genesis Elijah, Iron Braydz, Melanin 9, Eurogang’s S.A.S. and Bigz Flygerian, Akala, and USG’s Don Jaga. Standing shoulder to shoulder with them are US heavyweights Royce da 5 9, Killah Priest, Illogic, Crooked I, Sean Price, Casual, Evidence, Roc Marciano and Sonny Seeza (Onyx).
Also look out for a special guest appearance by the 1st Lady of Hip Hop, DJ Sarah Love.
Copywrite is on top of his game throughout with his unique flow and rhyme skills, complimented by production from Kount Fif, Stu Bangas, Jaguar Skills, Marco Polo, RJD2, Bronze Nazareth, Surock and Illogic.
This is an album for fans of the real deal – lyricists and MC’s of the highest calibre spittin’ fire over bangin’ beats. Copywrite reinforces his position as one of the most skilled wordsmiths around today while producing a record which showcases the true essence of hip hop from both sides of the Atlantic.
First out the block is the title track G$K, produced by Stu Bangas and featuring Jason Rose and Lewisham’s Dru Blu, currently making huge moves on the UK scene right now with his new single “Living the Dream”.
The video was shot in the United States and in London, the latter courtesy of Dirty Media and Despa of Stay Fresh Digital. Stu Bangas also produced last year’s “English Troops” with Dru Blu and English Frank. Both Copywrite & Dru Blu go in hard on this joint with some choice cutting provided courtesy of DJ Drastik.
The album God Save The King releases in the UK on 30th April 2012 on Man Bites Dog Records, also home to Megahertz, Vast Aire, Kount Fif, Dub Sonata and more. Look out for much more news on this release over the coming months including plans for a future UK & European tour later in the year.
While working on his debut album “The Revival”, he dropped the single “Simple”, and this year’s mixtapes “Escape to Reality” and his collaboration with French producer Shaolin 42nd Chamber on “The Warrior & The Blacksmith”
Ahead of the release of his album, pushed back to 2012, his new mixtape, “Montu Arts” is a 7 track hip hop banger, produced by DJ Vital. Its now available for free download from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QBOGBSI7
Taken from it is “Dont Sleep”, and the new video shot by Global Faction has just been released. Fans of those classic head – noddin beats and tight rhymes & wordplay also need to check out “For the Kids”, “Warriors” & “The Elements”. Proper business!
This is the new August 2011 hiphop mix we have uploaded to 8tracks.com
It consists of various artists from the US and UK we have promoted recently and over the past couple of years. This covers Bay Area / San Diego to Chicago, Detroit, over to New York via Jamaica Queens and Brooklyn & London
We have uploaded a monthly mix since April primarily to showcase the talent that exists in these and other territories, much of it independent or underground, but always top quality.
The full tracklisting for the August mix is as follows:
Iomos Marad “Dont Play Dat”
Deeprooted “Break of Dawn”
Verbal Kent “Dinner Party” produced by iLLmind
Copywrite ft Sam Khan “Stop Remix”
Copywrite ft Jay Notes, Loudmouth Melvin,Skillit “PYT Rmx”
Vast Aire ft Kenyattah & Context MC “Cannon of Samus Rmx”
Souls of Mischief “For Real Y’All”
Vast Aire ft Guilty Simpson & Haze “The Verdict Remix”
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VAST AIRE – “THE CANNON OF SAMUS REMIX” ft Kenyattah Black and Context MC
A new August 2011 exclusive remix of Vast Aire’s “The Cannon of Samus” featuring Kenyattah Black & the UK’s Context MC. Produced by AreWhy, the original version appears on Vast’s album Ox 2010 : A Street Odyssey out on Man Bites Dog Records now. The album also includes features from Cappadonna, Raekwon, Vordul Mega & Guilty Simpson on The Verdict, a track which also recently had a recent UK remix featuring Haze from Eurogang.
In early autumn Vast will release a new EP of remixes and B-Sides “A Space Iliad”. Context MC is one of the biggest emerging talents in the UK right now, getting huge support for releases such as “Off With Their Heads” and his current release “Listening to Burial”
