Core Wreckah - Ngoan'a Nts'oana [a teaser]

Peace to all! We've been holding onto this piece of music for a while, but finally decided to post if after Core Wreckah gave us the go-ahead.

The song is called 'Ngoan'a Nts'oana', produced by Dim Light. We have it on good authority that Core is working towards a fully-fledged project to be released towards the end of the year. We shall keep you updated.

This is not Sesotho funk. This is not mountain pop. This is hardcore hip-hop delivered with a gutteral growl akin to the style which has been perfected by the long-standing tradition of Basotho freestyle rappers (liroki), and replete with call-and-response chants which have become a staple of Basotho music.

Isosceles - The Untitled EP

Peace to all! We got the opportunity to work on an EP with a Lesotho-based emcee called Isosceles this past June, and it was quite an experience. The five-track compilation of songs was completed in little under a week, and features production from Cymptom, Nutz, as well as Raymo.

Isosceles is part of the new breed of Lesotho-based emcees who are driven by a desire to break the stereotype of their country always being over-looked in social and cultural circles on the global stage. Seeing themselves as equal to anyone else in the world, this breed is intent on making a mark that shall be felt way beyond the confines of their immediate environment.

Please head over to our bandcamp page to either stream and/or download the EP. In the meantime, you can just stream this tune, featuring Core Wreckah, and produced by Cymptom.

The T-Mech thingie on the Internet

Peace! In keeping with out 'promote T-Mech' campaign (implied as it may be), we've decided to do a little video thing showing the recording of his track, 'Hip-hop's voice' produced by J-One. Enjoy.

T-Mech - Console mixtape

Peace to all! T-Mech has been under our radar for a long time now, with a string of independent releases under his belt, both as a solo artist and as part of the three-man crew Anonica. He is a rapper/producer based in Maseru, and just unleashed what we believe to be a very strong offering onto the Lesotho hip-hop scene.

'The Console Mixtape' is a solid, thirteen-track offering featuring among other, Skebza-D, Z-Digi, and our friend Core Wreckah. If you are in Maseru, do get in touch with him via his facebook page. He is selling the mixtape for twenty bones. However, in case you cannot get in touch with him, he has been generous enough to let us put the music up here for download. Do enjoy, and give feedback please. One!

Tracklist:

1. 2lo (prod. by Rev Raven) 3:34
2. Falling (prod. by Anonymous) 3:34
3. Cum thuze (w/Emcee Conundrum)(prod. by Skebza-D) 3:33
4. Imagine (ft. Skull Grey and Core Wreckah)(prod. by Mr. Mech) 3:34
5. Etsa (prod. by Mr. Mech) 3:34
6. Hip-hop's voice (prod. by J-One) 3:19
7. Just bars (prod. by J-One) 2:30
8. Tell me (ft. Soul Life)(prod. by Enough Big E & Al) 3:54
9. Chesa(rmx) (ft. Dubbel D & Shuffle)(prod. by Mr. Mech) 3:56
10. M.O.R.E (prod. by Katleho 'Tha Enforca' Motsohi) 3:34
11. Ha ba re bone (ft. Skebza-D)(prod. by Mr. Mech) 4:13
12. Su'M.O.R.E(clash of the titans)(ft. Z-Digi, L-Tor, Ice) 5:16
13. Ba re ke mang (ft. Emcee Conundrum)(prod. by Mr. Mech) 3:53

LINK:T-Mech - The Console mixtape [approx. 70MB]

The Kritik releases Sampled Crates Vol. 1

Peace to all! We are getting a tad irritated about people who promise one thing before releasing a product, then deliver something totally different. The brief for this particular release was "beats which had been used before on other people's projects", but upon listening, we could recognise only one beat ("Soul asylum", which became Isosceles' "Shout out"; do not worry, we will post the track very soon!).

Now that we have got that matter out of the way, Phil the Kritik delivers yet another head-banging collection of some of his beats for rappers to do as they please with (only if you send him the finished product). The enclosed document states that he is putting together a re-make album that is going to be put out towards the end of the year.

So flex your download muscle and get working.

LINK: Sampled Crates Vol. 1 [approx. 24Mb]

PS. Do not forget that Phil and Core Wreckah are working on a project. For more details, check out their facebook page.

Colours...finally

Alright, as of today, the album is officially out. Be kind to yourself and grab a copy, and please do it quick! Shout to Sanhedrin for the hook-up. Now, download and enjoy.

LINK: Colours [approx. 15MB]

"Colours" artwork

According to this post, San's "Colours" beat-tape was supposed to have dropped by now. So, while anticipating the day it finally hits the interweb, we have decided to share with you all the album artwork. The design is courtesy of Male T, an older head on the Lesotho hip-hop scene. Big ups!

You can still download the teaser here.