At only 5 tracks and a mere 12 minute run time, there isn’t much to write about for a tape… or is there?
Yet another proof that music revolves around and is about our daily lives...
I'm going to assume that we’ve all listened to and collectively taken-in and brewed the Loux & MorseKode's new offering of a handful alternative, organic-hip hop and classical jazz-rap mixture by now and enjoyed it in full. (*if you haven't, i suggest you get it on the link below)
That's all fine and dandy, we never say no to some great verbal ear-candy. But what if you didn't really need the most bleeding-edge, the Sowetan MC/Producer has to offer?
Well we're all big boys right? and, the "Ambience" series a consice, 5 track EP over an array of MorseKode's’ finest beats engineered and recorded by SPeeka, Loux manages to offer a snapshot of two lives in sharp greyscale...This offering finds the artist in referential state of mind where he touches on a variety of topics and subjects, such as self actualization, love and for the children yet not limited to everyday and personal politics...
1. Welcome to the Blues Room (Feat. KT’yana)
The production on the first track puts on a great representation of the tape’s sound and style with the set of its classical blues theme of the flute playing over and over and throughout the whole song with KT’yana vocals in the background between the verses.
Welcome to the blues room, a poetic, introspective and boisterous journey yet heartfelt as he explores his ambivert personality, ride along. The reflection of the rap game on his behaviour and choices he's made throughout his life and those that made him. The responsibility that comes with rapping for your fans and for more than a revenue!!
As far as the sound, it could be an actual reference to the top-class live music venue, the Blues Room in Joburg, Sandton. Pour a drink and be one with the habitat…
2. Vapours
Okay, I guess this is the “real” intro for the EP and re-introduction in the rap spots with verbal gymnastics. The laid back production style is really smooth, the brooding instrumentals are dope af, damn!! This is a short track with one verse under a bong cloud of weed fragrance inspired writing as a reminder that he's still the man:
"No remorse I foresee no reprieve either/
I feel the force, I am Yoda in a wife-beater/
A site see-er seeing eye dog, impaired vision/
I see A lot of you in I God we ain't different/
A tandem that will tango on intangibles/
I'm not a sambo trading fists in sight of witnesses"
The Star Wars wordplay references hidden inside the barrage of internal rhyme schemes, this is a jewel...
3. Eleanor
If “God is love/my candle” suppose when you can see ‘love’ literally see it with your own eyes, you see God. And sometimes it can be in a form of a person. After all who are we to judge, we don't know who anybody is, so who is God, why can't she be God?
This draws a close comparison to Anyways, the outro to this song resembles and samples Infektist verse on “Olwangempela” from “The Craft”, the previous masterpiece collaboration LP with SPeeka.
4. Offspring Pt. 1(Feat. Vic)
Dedication song in a form of a letter rapped over a played keyboard and hi-hats to his 2 year old King. He also jokingly stresses the paranoia of relationships setbacks and paternity issues most fathers have to deal with.
5. Morsekode
The last track. Throughout the tape, we've seen Loux flexes his significant lyrical abilities while still remaining directly and uncompromisingly honest on MorseKode's dreamy-like instruments that sounds perfect for this combo.
This track is a pure testament that this partnership in music is more than just beats and bars.
Loux closes the tape with style, decoding Morse code as he recognises himself as more of Huey than he is with T'Challa - The Real Black Panther founder and leader, Huey Newton. Told y'all there's politics in this, more power to the people!!
OUTRO
"The Ambience EP" is an incredibly intelligent tape. Though it is a short listen, there is a lot to listen out for. It's easy to imagine the performance of this tape in a live setting. And I'm looking forward to a full length project from these two!!
I hope Loux doesn't hate me for the labels and all, not to mean harm but had to be done, at least break it down for the inspired aspiring artists to find and see the intricacies and styles to approaching songwriting and just about creativity as a whole.
Yourz Truly
Shabba_Pen
Download and Stream on the link(s) below and don't forget to leave a comment:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/rxzCrz78xv4
AudioMack: https://audiomack.com/album/speeka-thapelo/the-ambience-ep
Datafilehost: https://www.datafilehost.com/d/96b74a18
https://dbr.ee/ZSqH
Loux Artiste on SOTRA Cyphers: https://youtu.be/pBouBT9PppA
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Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Sunday, 3 February 2019
Mag SA - You Don't Deserve Me EP Preview
The Indie record label, 1Five Music Group signee Mag SA promises an EP!!
Mag - Vibe (Feat. Slabsta)
Produced by Just Couga, Mag teams up with the BGF and Johannesburg based Mohlakanyo-rapper by the name Slabsta to bring us the first "single" out of the upcoming "You Don't Deserve Me EP" following up on the 2017 collaboration release, the "Music Times EP" with Just Couga to give us a joyful party song, a taste of the vibes to expect in the tape...
I don't know if you've been as curious as i have, but wherever Slabsta goes there will be an immaculate connection, a vibe. It is his versatility and consistency coupled with what he refers to as Mohlakanyo (mixtures of a whole lot different genres done in English and sePedi) raps, the musicality to push the slick flow with cheesy punchlines. I don't know how he do it but there's nothing better...
The first two minutes is coupled with two choruses and two joint verses from each, sharing four bars each to make two, eight bar verses to go on about their vibey lifestyle, and all the other activities of the hood in the weekend. It's alternative sound, the one that allows Mag SA and Slabsta to be in the same space.
The song is quite short or maybe not because it's actually the vibe you're compelled under and yet it quickly runs out, leaving you begging for more and having to play the song on repeat. I'm not sure if it was intentionally done but there was still a room for expression in the last sixty seconds and they were filled up with an outro from Slabsta and Mag sending shout outs. I hope the deluxe edition of the tape will include another special verse!!
Overall, if this is the vibe and sound "YDDM" tape is packaged with, we're in it for a good listening session, 2019 looks good and now it's up to Mag SA to decide whether we deserve the tape or him...
Yourz Truly
Shabba-Pen
Stream and Download:
Slikouronlife: https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/song/54143/mag-a-vibe-ft-slabsta
SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/thabo-joy/a-vibeft-slabsta-prod-just-couga
Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/album/mag-sa/music-times-ep
Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/album/slabsta/summer-love-ep-1
Mag - Vibe (Feat. Slabsta)
(artwork by Menican Media Inc)
Produced by Just Couga, Mag teams up with the BGF and Johannesburg based Mohlakanyo-rapper by the name Slabsta to bring us the first "single" out of the upcoming "You Don't Deserve Me EP" following up on the 2017 collaboration release, the "Music Times EP" with Just Couga to give us a joyful party song, a taste of the vibes to expect in the tape...
I don't know if you've been as curious as i have, but wherever Slabsta goes there will be an immaculate connection, a vibe. It is his versatility and consistency coupled with what he refers to as Mohlakanyo (mixtures of a whole lot different genres done in English and sePedi) raps, the musicality to push the slick flow with cheesy punchlines. I don't know how he do it but there's nothing better...
The first two minutes is coupled with two choruses and two joint verses from each, sharing four bars each to make two, eight bar verses to go on about their vibey lifestyle, and all the other activities of the hood in the weekend. It's alternative sound, the one that allows Mag SA and Slabsta to be in the same space.
The song is quite short or maybe not because it's actually the vibe you're compelled under and yet it quickly runs out, leaving you begging for more and having to play the song on repeat. I'm not sure if it was intentionally done but there was still a room for expression in the last sixty seconds and they were filled up with an outro from Slabsta and Mag sending shout outs. I hope the deluxe edition of the tape will include another special verse!!
Overall, if this is the vibe and sound "YDDM" tape is packaged with, we're in it for a good listening session, 2019 looks good and now it's up to Mag SA to decide whether we deserve the tape or him...
Yourz Truly
Shabba-Pen
Stream and Download:
Slikouronlife: https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/song/54143/mag-a-vibe-ft-slabsta
SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/thabo-joy/a-vibeft-slabsta-prod-just-couga
Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/album/mag-sa/music-times-ep
Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/album/slabsta/summer-love-ep-1
Saturday, 2 February 2019
BGF Hip Hop: Turm vs King Obbs - Hit Challenge
BGF Hip Hop
Turm & King Obbs are fellow BGF (Bothashoek and MotVille) rappers that emerged in the early stages of BGF Hip Hop scene, and stayed in the game ever since. They've appeared on a few songs together including:
Turm - E Rakile (Feat. King Obbs) and Obbs & M.A.T - How you feeling (Feat. Turm)
They both ventured out in the Motswako hip hop genre, especially the subgenre "spora rap" from the urban scene. And it paid off proving their compatibility and connection as musical genuises.
Obbs produced the Kwaito hit single "E Rakile" from Turm's debut tape the Obtuse.
Now these two rappers have confirmed the:
Turm vs. King Obbs (Hit challenge)
- Both drop songs
- Same day
- Same hour
- Same sound
How are you feeling? E Rakile...
I doubt there will ever be a beef but everyone always wonders who is better and there will always be that debate.
They have both brought each other out to perform at HHC. They have had a friendly relationship for years and have even produced for each other. As it happens, many people place them along with Nose as some of the greatest rappers of all time in BGF. So overall, they have a friendly, professional relationship. Y'all ready? I am..
Yours Truly
Shabba-Pen
Facebook: Sphiwe Turm'Genesis
Twitter: TurmDizzleBGF
Facebook: King Obbs
Twitter: KiNG_OBBS
Turm & King Obbs are fellow BGF (Bothashoek and MotVille) rappers that emerged in the early stages of BGF Hip Hop scene, and stayed in the game ever since. They've appeared on a few songs together including:
Turm - E Rakile (Feat. King Obbs) and Obbs & M.A.T - How you feeling (Feat. Turm)
They both ventured out in the Motswako hip hop genre, especially the subgenre "spora rap" from the urban scene. And it paid off proving their compatibility and connection as musical genuises.
Obbs produced the Kwaito hit single "E Rakile" from Turm's debut tape the Obtuse.
Sphiwe Turm'Genesis
Now these two rappers have confirmed the:
Turm vs. King Obbs (Hit challenge)
- Both drop songs
- Same day
- Same hour
- Same sound
How are you feeling? E Rakile...
King Obbs
I doubt there will ever be a beef but everyone always wonders who is better and there will always be that debate.
They have both brought each other out to perform at HHC. They have had a friendly relationship for years and have even produced for each other. As it happens, many people place them along with Nose as some of the greatest rappers of all time in BGF. So overall, they have a friendly, professional relationship. Y'all ready? I am..
Yours Truly
Shabba-Pen
Facebook: Sphiwe Turm'Genesis
Twitter: TurmDizzleBGF
Facebook: King Obbs
Twitter: KiNG_OBBS
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