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Raised between America, Nigeria and Dublin I fell in love with Hip Hop and at a young age and consumed it in any way that I could. When I got older I eventually started rhyming for fun and producing ( working with Hell Razah, Blaq Poet, Alaska from the Atoms Family, Rast RFC and others ).

Growing up reading magazines like The Source, HHC and Ego Trip gave me a love of reading about the details of Hip Hop and I love to get into heavy discussions about the art form.

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Article Jul 1 2019

BreakDown: “Next Level Remix” Show & AG (1995)

It was a Saturday night in Surrey and I was crouched over the radio like Batman on a cold rooftop. Westwood was blaring as I sat by the box recording the vibes contained within black wax that spun with mechanical precision like planets in our solar system. Those days had a sort of weird paradoxical […]
Article Apr 24 2019

Breakdown: “Superbad” Beatnuts (1994)

This is that staring at a stark wall while faded type sh**, half jagged yet alert as a cat at a traffic heavy mouse hole. That so blunted you feel like you’re wearing a space suit while sitting on the couch type sh**. Your body rendered useless while your soul does doughnuts in a stolen […]
Article Apr 8 2019

Breakdown: “Better Off Dead” Onyx (1995)

1995 New York crunk music mixed with a healthy dose of death metal. The adrenaline rush that one would imagine such a musical concoction would carry is just about HALF as crazy as this track is. Let me explain……. The crunk part would be represented by the beat. The “ONYX” chant that loops in the […]
Article Mar 28 2019

Breakdown: Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah & Cappadonna “Ice Water” (1995)

Halfway through one of the illest Hip Hop albums of all time there IT was. After the “Shark N*****” skit ended, RZA dropped some weird video game sounding s*** for 3 seconds before the beast entered the building. There are many things that pushed this beat to be (in my humble opinion ) the best beat on […]