Under the Scope: Akala

March 19, 2008

Up and Comer UK MC AkalaYou know what? I really regret not going down to SXSW. I have been checking out over 768 tracks from some of the showcasing artists (yeah, I don’t have a life). Anyway, one of the artists I came across was a British MC by name of Akala. The track called “Bit by Bit” blew my mind. Akala has been doing his thing for a while now. Check out his page at SXSW.

From Wikipedia

Akala (real name Kingslee Daley) is a British rap and grime artist. He is the brother of the singer Ms. Dynamite. His recent music has seen airplay on various radio stations and music channels including BBC Radio 1, Channel U TV, Choice FM, Kiss 100 and BBC 1Xtra. Despite the fact he considers himself black or Jamaican, and talks about issues in the black community, he has a Caucasian Scottish mother who raised him by herself after his father left. His name is a Buddhist term meaning “immovable”.

He released his first album, It’s Not a Rumour on May 1, 2006. In September 2006, he won a Mobo Award for best hip-hop artist. Controversy surrounded this award, as Akala beat chart-topping artists like 50 Cent and The Game.

I have to say the Brits are more experimental with their beats than us patriots (with exception of a few). I wonder why.

Akala - “Bit By Bit”

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Posted by Tarik | Filed Under Music, mp3 

Comments

2 Responses to “Under the Scope: Akala”

  1. clyde on April 6th, 2008 9:54 am

    can you email me the mp3 to this track?

    platinumjah@gmail.com

  2. findasoul4sale on April 6th, 2008 10:02 am

    [...] rapid fire flow, sick experimental beat = classic spring/summer track….get ahead of the curve before this blows!
    visit his myspace or website.

    spotted @ rhythmlab [...]

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