The Wolfshirt Extremist and After Hours emcee Headlock has teamed up with South Australian all-rounder K21 to deliver this cracking remash of a classic Otis R track of a similar name. Both K21 and Headlock have been quite busy of late, with K21 working in combination with a number of artist’s including the almighty Brad Strut and South Australia’s own Realizm.
Headlock with his fellow After Hours crew members dropped their Darker Days release earlier this year with smashing results you can check out our review here. Below you can follow the link to the download page and grab the MP3. While you’re at it, check out Headlocks‘ wordpress page right here. You can also check out K21 on his own tumblr site here. Direct download link to the track Headlock & K21 – Try A Little Penmanship (oh-tiz)here (Divshare).
After Hours are back (after a long break) with their third release, an EP titled Darker Days. Available now on iTunes here, Darker Days is a departure from their earlier work – with a nastier, more evil sound. 11 tracks deep, packed with some serious heat – this is a release not to be slept on.
Darker Days features the talents of Pohetikut (Pagen Elypsis) as well as production from Trials (Funkoars), Newsense (Hospice Crew) and Debate (Train of Thought). As members of the illustrious Certified Wise crew DJ Jugular, Edits, Headlock & Integer1 are back with their third release Darker Days, a departure from their previous works. It’s been awhile between drinks, but the guys are back at the bar, so line em up! The lead single and title track from the album, Darker Days serves up come classic headnod shit by way of the After Hours camp. It may have been a few years since we last heard the sweet sounds of South Australian hip hop from these lads, but it seems time has not wearied them. The track Nightmares, haunts whack emcees in their sleep and features some tight verses from all involved. It’s quite obvious that some serious time and effort went into crafting the rhymes for this album.
“Well it’s razor-sharp, I break your phrase apart like quotation marks
blazing grass, I play the cards I wait till inspiration sparks
make it last learn from my mistakes in the past
no fucking joke it’s cut throat leave your trachea scared”
The track Razor Sharp highlights that fact perfectly. Four and a half minutes of rap fire then a full minute of DJ Juglar scratching it up, rounding out this radio destroying track. A true hip hop fans will savour every moment . Twenty Star Jumps opens up with a murderous Headlock, setting the tone for the rest of the track with a great remix to feature later on in the album. Consume Or Perish takes a nice stab at consumer culture, questioning its effect on society and our daily lives. Falling Down swings along on a drum filled beat overlayed with some serious keys work The track All There Is and a couple of remixes tie out this great album. Overall the guys have gone a little nastier on this one but still use that classic After Hours formula, great samples, killer verses, hypnotizing beats and devastating cuts from the every impressive DJ Jugular. If you grew up loving the sounds of After Hours crew then this album will not disappoint. It’s classic After Hours.
Darker Days now available on CD at Clinic 116 (SA), Cold Krush (SA), Da Klinic (SA), 567King (NSW), Obese Records (VIC) and Taste-Y (FNQ) CD & Digital Album Online here via bandcamp.
One of the hardest workers in the business has just posted a his latest releases The Greenhouse up for FREE! K21, South Australian emcee and mic destoryer has decided to end the year with a gift for all you hip hop heads. To get the Greenhouse for free all you have to do is read on below. Look out for K21 in 2011. It’s bound to be a big year for him.
Check the message from K21 below:
What’s The Feel?!
I’m hoping everyone has enjoyed their Xmas celebrations and are looking forward to the New Year and the festivities! Too much Xmas food made me fett again (that’s not P.H. either, that’s F.F.A.T.T.T) 2010 has been a crazy fun year: plenty of gigging, music making, shared a bachelor (frog) pad with the Vents, was a zombie (and i’m still infected) and flew around the country many times illegally as Dan Rankine. My mang Trigga has some bad back issues so for the past couple of months I’ve been touring with the Oars. We’re all aware of his big feet, so filling his shoes was a challenge as much as it was a blast. Cheers to those who still got rowdy as hell, in true Oars fashion. Get well soon T.
Along the way some have asked me what I’ve been doing lately with my music or more vividly questions such as “so you’re that guy who won the Hilltop Hoods initiative, so when the f@!# is some of that new s#!& coming out K!?!?” At the mo I’m head deep with projects all set to come out in 2011, my solo album, a gang of collaborations and a couple surprises. I’ve also been spending my minutes producing and mixing local lord Lariken’s CD, Happy As Larry which comes out next year. If you’ve seen him play with Chase (who also recently dropped a dope as hell EP), or on the battle tip you’ll know both of these guys have been smashing it!
A few moons back I put out a disk called The Greenhouse, a compilation album with guest verses/production from Patti (Adroit Effusive), Headlock, Tommy Illfigga, Trials, Koolta, Realizm, Evolve and some other talented MC’s I really rated while the disk was being made. Being a real limited indie pressing which moved itself in the first few months, it is now unavailable to stores and pretty much everywhere. sadfais.
Before the year ends and we glide into new set of 365 I thought I’d make The Greenhouse available for FREE download. If you would like a copy just shoot me through an email at k21.aus@gmail.com with: 1. Your name 2. Your age and gender (leave blank if confused) 3. Your city
As an extreme perfectionist of course I have to tell you that my newer unreleased stuff has come a looooooooooong way since making this, but before the new jams surface I wanted to make this available again for anybody keen to check it out. I’ve also added some bonus instrumentals and a sample-pack with some drums I used to make the album. I hope you enjoy!
Big ups to everyone who’s supported me this year, from spreading around Rappertag to shows, much love! Have a fkn fantastic NYE and I’ll see you in 2011! -K21
This is the 28th installment of rappertag featuring Motion.
New LP Motion Picture coming soon.
So far it’s been: 18.) Class A MC 19.) The Tongue 20.) Tuka 21.) Drapht 22.)Sesta 23.) K21 24.) Vents 25.) Maundz 26.) Delta 27.) Simplex 28.) Motion
To Come: Dedlee
Adelaide hip hop crew Adroit Effusive are set to release their long awaited debut album – The Album.
‘Australian Hip Hop group to watch out for’ J-Mag, 2009.
The time has finally arrived for the quintessential dysfunctional hip hop family, Adroit Effusive. After toiling in the depths of underground hip hop, honing their skills, paying more than their share of dues, going through as many setbacks as one group could go through and making some of the illest music that nearly didn’t see the light of day, Adroit Effusive are ready. After years of being posed the question, ‘Where is the album?’ The Album is here. Adroit Effusive are set to deliver their opus.
Born out of the Australian hip hop melting pot of Adelaide, Adroit Effusivebring something rare to Australian hip hop in both their composition and their repertoire. The unique 8-man band, who are all capable of standing on their own feet as solo artists, crew-up to create a smorgasbord of production sounds and lyrical concepts to engage and get the head nodding to The Album.
It is an eclectic tapestry of boom-bap beats conducted by Adroit Effusive’s five beat makers, a thorough collection of 19 songs by all seven lyricists and razor-sharp relevant cuts by a master turntablist.
The soundscape on The Album is an amalgamation of layered psych rock, blues, hard rock, funk, Latin acoustic, jazz and classical sounds, all with a hard-hitting hip hop character. Lyrically however, is where Adroit Effusive really stray from the herd. This crew of big characters do not hold back on expressing their diversity on The Album. From the conceptual posse tracks Chump Change and Five Days of Work, to the role-playing lyrical feasts Espionage, War and Suspects, to the storytelling of Crossroads and A Beer and Big Talk, to the B-boy anthems Understood by Few and In the Street, to the retrospective No Aim and Yin Yang, Adroit Effusive come into their own. The songs on The Album are a testament to the depth, breadth and talent of Adroit Effusive.
After previously releasing two vinyl-only EP’s plus side projects by Conseps and Patti, Common Cause and Red Whine Presents…, Adroit Effusive are ready to go. After featuring on countless other albums and sharing stages with numerous international and Australian acts over the better part of a decade, the time has come. Adroit Effusive members Blockade, Conseps, Patti, Bornski, Motion, Devious Dev, Beats and DJ Ad-Fu have created something that justifies their long-time dedication to hip hop music in Australia. A solid nineteen tracks (115 minutes) in length, The Album is a celebration of the struggles of Adroit Effusive and the colourful characters that make up Australia’s most under represented crew. Under represented that is until now, as The Album sees the light of day.
The Album is distributed independently and will be available in independent record stores Australia-wide + iTunes.
The Album is the first single off the upcoming Adroit Effusive album of the same name; The Album, dropping in April 2010 Australia Wide. Cuts by DJ Ad-Fu. Lyrics by Beats, Conseps, Blockade, Bornski, Motion, Devious Dev and Patti. Produced by Ad-Fu.
This is the 27th installment of rappertag featuring Simplex
So far it’s been: 12.) Lotek 13.) 1/6 14.) Suffa 15.) Headlock 16.) Lazy Grey 17.) BVA 18.) Class A MC 19.) The Tongue 20.) Tuka 21.) Drapht 22.)Sesta 23.) K21 24.) Vents 25.) Maundz 26.) Delta
27.) Simplex
To Come: Motion
Emcee Simplex will drop his long-awaited solo joint on Obese early next year titled Audiobiography. One of this country’s most talented (and under-rated) hip hop talents to grace this country. Simplex’s solo album is slated for a mid-year 2010 release. The album is pretty much a collection of tracks that Simplex has been working on for a few years now, ideas he had wanted to get out from inside his head and inside his computer. Simplex also admits that he is using a bunch of beats that span around eight years of production styles. He is trying to keep the album as varied as possible.
Simplex will spit on pretty much every track on the release, plus a few guest emcees featuring. No word yet on who these guys are, but we’re sure there will be some big name amongst it. Simplex has recently signed a deal with Obese Records, and has reveled that it is a two-album contract. So expect to see a lot from Simplex over the next 12 months. Fans of Terra Firma, have been put on notice that the Simplex album is going to be ‘kinda different’, but shouldn’t stray too far away from the sound they have.
This is the 25th installment of rappertag featuring Maundz!
So far it’s been: 1). 360 2). Urthboy 3.) Brad Strut 4.) Fraksha 5.) Bias B 6.) Newsense 7.) Briggs 8.) Hunter 9.) The Master 10.) Hau 11.) Nay 12.) Lotek 13.) 1/6 14.) Suffa 15.) Headlock 16.) Lazy Grey 17.) BVA 18.) Class A MC 19.) The Tongue 20.) Tuka 21.) Drapht 22.)Sesta 23.) K21 24.) Vents 25.) Maundz
To Come: Delta
A 3 Camera Breakdown of the Maundz Rappertag (25). Filmed & Edited on 3 cameras simultaneously at the Crate Cartel Leisure Suite by Full Clip (Heata & Discourse) & Josh Davis.
MAUNDZ INTERVIEW FROM EARLIER IN THE YEAR
Melbourne emcee Maundz released his full length LP yesterday, titled Mr Nobody. Let us tell you, it’s one you want to get your hands on. Distributed by Obese, mixed and mastered by Deece at Omni Hieroglyphic Studios, Mr Nobody is Maundz’ social commentary on a world that doesn’t seem to have a clue…and boy does it do it well. We caught up with Maundz to have a quick chat about the release of his highly entertaining album Mr Nobody.
Your debut album Mr Nobody dropped only yesterday, how are you feeling about it all? I feel fucking great man, feels good to have a big load off my shoulders. I got a phone call from Sheriff Rosco yesterday morning congratulating me about the album dropping, and i thought “ohh yeah?, thats today isn’t it?”. It’s turned a lazy man in to a busy man, so im a little behind the 8-ball at the moment.
What kind of reaction do you expect from the heads regarding the album? I can’t call it, man. I’ve heard nothing but great feedback at the moment from the people who have copped it/ the promo heads and all those good folk. We’ll have to wait until it circulates the traps a bit more perhaps. I’ve gotten props from some of my favourite artists and that shit keeps a fella’s head high. 17 tracks aint a small album, so there’s plenty of room for people to pick and choose what they do and don’t like, but at the end of the day, im feelin all 17 of em, and that’s a big part of what matters, right?
You’ve had some great reviews off the back of the album, Rap Reviews with a classic you aren’t really that angry are ya? Haha nah I’m all cool mate, just some of the tracks I wrote when I was in a shitty mood got reviewed, we all get them days.. Like Masta Ace said “Mad at the world, mad at you, mad at my girl mad at my friends and anybody drivin’ a Benz”.. People know my music to be humorous, some people might take that the wrong way.
You released a 7″ a few years back on DoubleBeef, did you think that the Mr Nobody album was ever going to happen? I had days when I didn’t wanna do it, losing files, dude’s going back on their word and all that jazz. I came close a few times to putting it up for a free download or something like that. But fuck it, gotta stick to your guns yeah?
You have a few great features on the album including Shawn Lov, Briggs and Fluent Form do you enjoy the collaborating process? I like the mixed and mastered result, the anticipation (short-term haha) of what I’m gonna hear and that’s about it. I don’t like chasing people for shit, luckily all the people who threw verses my way, were very professional about things.
Brutally honest, humorous, entertaining and downright gritty to the bone is how a few have described the album, does that sit well with you?
Yeah I like that haha, chuck physically flawless in there and I’ll print it and frame it.
The album in our opinion, is one the best of the year so far. Lyrically entertaining, great delivery and top-notch production, tell us a bit about the guys on the beats? Much appreciated !! I tried not to drop my guard on the album cos I couldn’t have these cats over shadow me too much haha.I love EVERY single beat on this album, man. This is another reason why it probably took so long to come out. People that know me through the music thing know that I am prick of a dude to work with when it comes to choosing beats. I sifted through a lot of other peoples beats including the dudes that were on it and these were the winners in my opinion. All of those dudes have their own distinct sound, it amazed me how well it all sat next to each other considering there are the tunes of 8 different sets of ears on there. Whoever the fuck thinks that the bigger name producers will always make a better beat don’t know jack. Next album I’m sticking to one producer, and that producer being WIK. Were 6 beats into it already and this dude is a fucking boss!! I can’t keep up!!
Should we expect to see you touring around AUS anytime soon? Were getting off our lazy backsides and sorting things out at the moment, in the meantime I’m playing all around Melbourne and I should have ADL locked in if all goes to plan. Were coming to your city, hopefully the masses dig the album.
Any last words? Your just in time for Mother’s Day, people!! Do Mum or Grandma Agnes a favour and give her some of that real Melbourne shit she loves Cheers!! Mr Nobody, out now!
