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Lowkey
Kareem Dennis (born 23 May 1986), better known by his stage name Lowkey, is a British rapper and activist from London. He first became known through a series of mixtapes he released before he was 18, before taking a hiatus from the music business. He would return in 2008, with appearances on BBC Radio and at various festivals and concerts including the BBC Electric Proms, Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, T In The Park and Oxegen in the buildup to his first solo album ''Dear Listener'', as well as collaborating with other British musicians to form the supergroup Mongrel (band), Mongrel. He released his second solo album, ''Soundtrack to the Struggle'', independently in 2011. After a five-year hiatus, Lowkey released a string of singles between 2016 and 2018 to precede the release of his third album, ''Soundtrack to the Struggle 2'', released in 2019. Early life Lowkey was born in London to an Iraqis, Iraqi mother and an English father. From the age of twelve he began to rap, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundtrack To The Struggle
''Soundtrack to the Struggle'' is the second studio album by British rapper Lowkey. It was released on 16 October 2011 independently on the Lowkey-founded label Mesopotamia Music. It is the follow-up to his 2008 album '' Dear Listener''. Four singles were released to promote the album from 2009 to 2010. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2011 and was handled by Red Skull, Big G, Nutty P, K-Salaam, Last Resort, Show N Prove, among others. It includes guest appearances from Immortal Technique, Mai Khalil, M1, Black the Ripper, Klashnekoff, and more. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 57 on 23 October 2011 – becoming Lowkey's first national chart entry. It is regarded as one of the greatest albums in the UK hip-hop scene. Background Music videos were created for the songs "Something Wonderful", "Obama Nation", "Cradle of Civilisation", "Blood, Sweat and Tears", "Million Man March", "Terrorist?", "My Soul", "Too Much", "Obama Nation Pt. 2" an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Listener
''Dear Listener'' is the debut album by English MC Lowkey Kareem Dennis (born 23 May 1986), better known by his stage name Lowkey, is a British rapper and activist from London. He first became known through a series of mixtapes he released before he was 18, before taking a hiatus from the music busi .... The album was released after 3 mixtapes by Lowkey. In support of the album, music videos for "Alphabet Assassin", "Revolution", "Relatives" and "In My Lifetime" which features Wretch 32 were made. The album was released on 20 October 2008 through independent label SO Empire Recordings. The album didn't manage to chart. Track listing Music videos *''Alphabet Assassin'' *''Revolution'' *''Relatives'' *''In My Lifetime'', Retrieved 2009-04-23. References {{Authority control 2008 albums Lowkey albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortal Technique
Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), known artistically as Immortal Technique, is an American rapper, activist and songwriter. His lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as politics, religion, institutional racism, and government conspiracies. Immortal Technique seeks to retain control over his production, and has stated in his music that record companies, not artists themselves, profit the most from mass production and marketing of music. He claimed in an interview to have sold close to a combined total of 200,000 copies of his first three official releases. Early life Coronel was born in a military hospital in Lima, Peru to an African-American mother and a Peruvian father. He is also of Amerindian descent, and also has Spanish, French and African ancestry. His family immigrated to Harlem, New York, in 1980 to escape the Peruvian Civil War. During his teenage years, he was arrested multiple times due in part to what he has said was "selfish and childish" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Cartier
Marcel Cartier is an American hip-hop artist, journalist, filmmaker, writer, and political commentator based in Germany. His music features themes such as anti-colonialism, socialism, feminism and imperialism. He has reported on Kurdish nationalism and recording the experiences of anti-ISIS fighters belonging to the YPG and YPJ militias during the Rojava–Islamist conflict. His first book '' Serkeftin'' became one of the first major accounts by an English-speaking journalist to gain access to the civil structures created by Kurdish militants in Rojava. In Spring 2017 he witnessed the Syrian civil war while travelling with an international delegation to Syrian Kurdistan, his journey facilitated by filmmaker Mehmet Aksoy who was killed by ISIS later that same year. While in Kurdistan he heavily interviewed and collected the experiences of anti-ISIS fighters belonging to the Women's Protection Units and People's Protection Units. Currently Cartier is a contributor to RedF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akala (rapper)
Kingslee James McLean Daley (born 1 December 1983), known professionally as Akala, is a British rapper, writer and activist. In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards and has been included on the annual '' Powerlist'' of the 100 most influential Black British people in the UK, most recently making the 2021 edition. Early life and education Daley was born in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1983 to a Scottish mother and Jamaican father who separated before he was born, and grew up with his mother in Kentish Town, north London. He has recalled the day he realised that his mother was white, and was embarrassed by her whiteness. His mother had educated him about black history and introduced him to radical black thinkers, yet there would always remain a racial dimension to those relationships. Daley's older sister is rapper Ms. Dynamite. His stepfather was a stage manager at the Hackney Empire theatre, and he often visited it before his teens. His mother enrolled h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reveal (rapper)
Mehrak Golestan (; born 29 December 1983) is an Iranian-born British rapper. He appeared on the BBC current affairs programme '' Newsnight'' on 9 August 2011 discussing the London riots of 2011. He is the son of Iranian photographers Kaveh Golestan and Hengameh Golestan, and the grandson of writer and film director Ebrahim Golestan. Discography Extended plays *''Seven Shades'' (2012) Mixtapes *''Poisonous Poetry'' (2005) (with Poisonous Poets) *''Lost Tapes Vol. 1 (Poison and Other Toxins)'' (2011) *''Lost Tapes Vol. 2 (Estates and Legacies)'' (2011) Singles *"Kill 'em With a Pen" (feat 7Khat) (2008) *"021LDN" (2011) *"I Predict a Riot" (2011) As featured artist *"Tiripe Ma" (with Hichkas) (2003) *"Dideh Va Del" (with Hichkas, Amin Fooladi, Bidad) (2006) *"Vatan Parast" (with Hichkas) (2006) *"Zendan" (with Hichkas) (2006) *"Khatteh Man (Remix)" (with Erfan, Khashayar, Afra, Mehrad Hidden) (2008) *"Long Live Palestine Part 2" (with Lowkey Kareem Denni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongrel (band)
Mongrel were a British band formed in 2008, founded by former Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson. Alongside Nicholson in the band were Joe Moskow, both of Reverend and The Makers, Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell as well as London rapper Lowkey from the Poisonous Poets. Mongrel released their first album '' Better Than Heavy'' on 7 March 2009. In 2011, McClure was asked if there were plans to release anymore music. He said Mongrel was a side project and a one off. ''Better Than Heavy'' ''Better Than Heavy'' was released on Saturday 7 March 2009 free in ''The Independent'' newspaper. For the album, McClure stated "We had Saul Williams come in and do a thing on it . .We're really taking a few people to task, kind of like we're Public Enemy Public Enemy is an American Hip-hop, hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as Racism in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black The Ripper
Dean West (28 December 1986 – April 2020), better known by his stage name Black the Ripper, was a British rapper, grime emcee, activist, cannabis activist, and entrepreneur from Edmonton, London. He ran his own record label, Dank of England (formerly known as Black Magic Entertainment), which expanded into a clothing line and cannabis accessory company. He was also known for his viral stunts of smoking cannabis in public places, which he hoped would lead to the outcome of legalised cannabis in the United Kingdom. West was one of the earliest artists to adopt the grime genre, where he gained recognition from his mixtapes ''Afro Samurai'' (2006), ''Summer Madness'' (2007), and ''Holla Black'' (2007). He was also one of the earliest artists to have been featured on the British urban music channel SB.TV. West released multiple mixtapes series during his career, most notably ''Outlaw'' and ''Black Is Beautiful''. He gained mainstream attention whilst campaigning for the legalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hich Kas
Soroush Lashkari (; born 9 May 1985), known professionally as Hichkas ( ; ), is an Iranian rapper and singer-songwriter. Credited with popularizing Persian hip hop to the Iranian people and other Persian-speaking countries such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Hichkas's national success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken the barriers that were in place by the Islamic regime for the acceptance of rappers in popular music. Hichkas is considered one of the pioneers of Iranian hip hop and is nicknamed "Father of Persian Rap" by his fans. He became a representation of the Iranian underclass and reflected the angst of the young Iranians. He has been influential for many artists of various genres and is often cited as one of the greatest rappers of Iranian hip hop. Hichkas is also the founder of the label 021 (alongside Shayan and Yashar) which is considered the first Persian hip hop group. After that, he founded the labels Saamet (alongside Reza Pishro and Reveal) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadia Mansour
Shadia Mansour (; born 1985), also known as "the first lady of Arabic hip hop" See also is a British-Palestinian rapper who performs in Arabic and English. Much of her music revolves around Middle Eastern politics. Biography Early life Mansour was born in London in 1985. Her parents are Christian Palestinians originally from Haifa and Nazareth. She grew up in the UK and spent summers visiting relatives in Haifa and Nazareth, including her cousin, Juliano Mer-Khamis. Influenced by other Arabic performers such as Fairouz, Umm Kulthum and Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Mansour began singing at Palestinian protest rallies as a child and she became known in London's Palestinian community for performing classical Arab songs of protest at an early age. She went on to study performing arts before launching her career as an MC. Career Mansour began rapping in 2003 and has gained recognition in the Middle East, Europe and the United States for her own songs and collaborations with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hip Hop
UK rap, also known as British hip hop or UK hip hop or British rap, is a music genre and culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. The development of UK rap was shaped by a distinct set of regional influences, slang, and grassroots movements that differentiated it from American hip hop. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of R&B/hip-hop. British hip hop can also be referred to as Brit-hop, a term coined and popularised mainly by '' British Vogue'' magazine and the BBC. British hip hop was originally influenced by the dub/toasting introduced to the United Kingdom by Jamaican migrants in the 1950s–70s, who eventually developed uniquely influenced rapping (or speed-toasting) in order to match the rhythm of the ever-increasing pace and aggression of Jamaican-influenced dub in the UK. Toasting and soundsystem cultures were also influential in genres outside of hip hop that still included rapping – such as grime, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
