Today I'd like to focus your attention on Lowkey, a UK based rapper with international pedigree having worked alongside the likes of Immortal Technique, Canibus & Dead Prez. Regular listeners of my show will have heard tracks such as 'Voices Of The Voiceless' (which featured Immortal Technique) and his previous release 'Something Wonderful'.
His latest single 'Obama Nation' was released independently last Monday and is aimed squarely at the political system that led to the invasion of Iraq and other such acts of aggression.
If you want to find out more about Lowkey and his music the best place to look is the Lowkey Blog site. And you can show your support for him by following him on Twitter.
Before I go, I must mention that I've had to remove the audio from the 'Maaad Tight' blog post (below) due to Google (the owners of Blogger) being threatened with legal action. Unlike the last time this happened, I have actually found evidence of this proposed legal action, which I have appended to the post. However, it's still not clear what exactly (or who exactly) the problem is. I wonder if the BBC has to put up with this with their iPlayer? Somehow I doubt it...
Anyway, I'd like to get to the bottom of this so that I can stop playing the offended artist's music in future, thereby making life easier for both of us. So, if you're the artist, label or whatever that put in the complaint, please feel free to contact me.
Track list:
Saturday 08/05/10 Pt. 1 - Soul
Cinco De Mayo - War
Baby I'm Scared Of You - Womack & Womack
Shine - Aja
Fight - McKoy
You Turn Me On - Everis
Hypnotic Love feat. C J Lewis - Philip Leo
Joy & Pain (In This Wild, Wild World) - Gigi Hamilton
I Wish - Giorge Pettus
Cry Baby - Nadine Charles
Saturday 08/05/10 Pt. 2 - Reggae
Nah Go Switch - Flourgon
Mek Them Galong - Stacha Ranks
Gwan Yu Ways - Conrad Crystal & Sheriff
Don't Touch Crack - Crime Stoppa
Hypocrites - Michael Prophet & Daddy Freddie
God Mi Love - Peter Metro
Nothing From Dem - Gappy Ranks
Nuh Informa - Infamuss Regilata
Warning - Assassin
Itty Bit O Money - Tanya Stephens
Do It Back - Konshens
What I Want - Wayne Wonder
Ring Di Alarm - Christopher Martin
Rudie Don't Fear - Alborosie
Mad Love For You - Sanchez
Music In My Soul - Sizzla
Sweet Jamaica - Tarrus Riley
Saturday 08/05/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop
Phantom Of The Opera feat. Anthony Mills - Ty
15 Minutes feat. Scorzayzee & Atlanta Smith - Configa
Money feat. Young Dizzy & iamCam - Fredi Kruga
Fly With Me - Papoose
Letter To The BNP - 5abotage
Obama Nation - Lowkey
Patience - Distant Relatives
Lil Brotha - F.Dot (Floriginul)
The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace feat. P Diddy - Jay Electronica
Kennel - BXL
All I Really Want - Spoda
Didn't I Tell You feat. Von Pea - Jermiside & Danny Diggs
Open Mic feat. Genesis Elijah - Tech Tonic Plates
Holla - Rodney P
One Love, Spy!
