“Back to Basics”, the UnKut the Cypher All Star Set
is call to action to everyone who says that they are associated (with) or
represent Hip Hop to drop the gimmicks and go back to the roots of “real” Hip
Hop where it wasn’t about the choice of beats an artist used or flashy videos
but more about lyricism.
The All Star Set featured artists who were ‘fan
favorites’ from season one, based on interaction online.
UnKut
the Cypher season 2’s “All Star set” featured artists who were fan favorites
from the first season. These were, in order of verses, Dope-I-Mean (AD Family), Asum
Garvey (HotBox Music), Baller
(Strictly Black Music), DJ Mandy
and K Green (AD Family). The
third season of UnKut the Cypher will be held on June 4th.
#UnKutTheCypher All Star set #Back2Basics: https://soundclo
Dope-I-Mean
kicks off the set as he pledges allegiance to Hip Hop and the movement that is
Shrap (Sheng and Trap) as well as addressing the crooked system where artists
claim to do Hip Hop but masquerade it as something else. Dope-I-Mean, derived
from dopamine, is not only a rapper but a singer and poet with the moniker
“Wayne Tha Floet”. He is a member of Alliance Domini Family *AD Fam) and just
three weeks ago released a five track EP dubbed “Mean.Time”.
Mean.Time
link: https://soundcloud.com/woodway
Asum
Garvey, a product of HotBox Music, is well known for his
lyricism, wit and hella bars!
Born Malcolm Garvey, Asum derived his name from “awesome”
and also the out of the box idea that he can do whichever genre he pleases, “a
sum.” He embarked on his music career as a teenager, drawing inspiration for
his craft from personal life experiences. Asum Garvey has 2 solo projects to
his name, My Discovery, released in 2014 and 'The Exercise EP', released in
2016.
Listen to his latest
single “No Drama” featuring Hotbox
Music label mates, Thayu Mwas and Saleem: https://soundcloud.com/garveym
Hailing from the streets of Rongai, Baller 1254 and fellow rappers Dope Boy
and Hoody OG came together to from Strictly Black Music (SBM). This is a solid
unit of three rappers who dabble in rapping, song writing, singing and
production. His catapult into the Hip Hop scene in Kenya was his feature on
Uneek’s “That’s My Word”. Baller is currently working on a full project set for
release at a date later to be announced.
That’s
My Word link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
DJ
Mandy was first brought to Hip Hop fans’ attention with
the remix to E-40’s Choices in October last year. She has since steadily built
up a fan base with freestyles on her social media pages. Her latest freestyle
is “MandyQuin”, on Lil Kim’s “Whoa” beat. A DJ as well, DJ Mandy raps about her
dreams and ambition on Back2Basics. Originally not on the All Star set, DJ
Mandy just happened to be in the studio when the recording was happening and
since there was no female on it, the team decided that it would be a good idea
to have her on it and she definitely matched up to her male counterparts.
MandQuin
Freestyle link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
K
Green
25 year old rapper K Green (AD Family) doesn’t take
off his Ray Bans for anything! His manager says, it's because he's attached to
them, like his lucky charm. Green started rapping 7 years ago, starting off
start with dancehall music and surprisingly for an entertainer, Kevin is an
introvert. You can check out his latest music video, "Boss Iko", on
You Tube, extracted from Pacho's slogan, "Na tuko tu Pacho kwani boss iko
nini?" Kenyan slang’ for “We’re
chilling at home without a bother.”
Boss
Iko:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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