High Notes from a Lowkey

Happy 53rd Independence day Malaysia. The numbers really would ambiguously differ in meaning for the masses. I wouldn't bullshit saying I'm much of the patriotic nor nationalistic younGns. On paper, we are 53 years independent off the United Kingdom, and I really am glad full since I've been given all the basic necessities from my nation - enough if not all.

Getting back on the UK, I've been constantly writing on their hip hop scene. Some has been dropping mails and such asking why is the local Malaysian, Indonesian and New York cover ups been less and such. At the moment I'd love to say that I'm seconding if not introducing some new school instrumentals with old school rhymes from all over the world. Local boys gotta wait, I'mma step them game up sooner or later..

I recently heard this rapper from the UK, and this lad was featured in a mixtape entitled Concealed Weapons II hosted by The League Of Extraordinary Gz. This Iraqi blooded rapper is named Lowkey. I sat down and watched a couple of video's of him on Youtube and up to my surprise, the rhymes were properly arranged to be verbally "kill my Valentine". I did some research on his personal website and found that, this guy is an activist and much would some argue that he has them anti-American sentinels jotted down by various sites about his music. I'd refute to that since being a frontier, upholding your beliefs, segregating war bullshits and questioning power would not make Lowkey for instance a laggard. This cat has shifted from sounding American earlier in his mixtapes to the thick UK accent (I cant hardly get em!).

Gentlemen, I'd would like to second this video not as a part of mocking Obama's administration, nor would I tally to the conventional UK Hip Hop versus NYC shiznit. I'm doing this for the Palestinian's and them freedom fighters, them emcees who would wanna have something to relate to, to those rap critics who has meticulously penned wrong inks about the current quality of rhyme schemes. Lowkey - Obamanation

Natives kept in casinos and reservations/
This place/ gives no slaves reparations/
Take everything from native Americans/
and wonder why I call it the racist experiment//

Afraid of your melanin/
as same as its ever been/
That's ain't gonna change with the raise of the president//

I see racism under your skin tone/
You could call it Chris Columbus syndrome//

This cliche as F...

Lowkey-ING
MCN

Breaching To Write

All right good-fellaz, I thank ya'all for all your mails and Facebook messages this past few weeks. I know Ramadhan has started, thanks as well for the fasting wishes. I don't fast though, I adore those who do so. A lot of you cats has been asking me what's new music wise, when would my mixtape be dropping in Indonesia and such. I'd just wanna say it's been on put for quite sometime right now, your boy has been doing loads of street shows by the weekends but I'm yet to find the time to promote my mixtape. That's a real harsh pain in the gluteus right now!

My productions on the other hand has been put to good use. Kota Tinggi Troops topped the Gempak Charts and they have been given some sort of contract to re-record the song. My man Cue Dubz from South Africa has produced his video of the street banger "There's A Plan". Back in Bandung, Modern Rap Rubbish are working on a underground joint as well as Ruffneck and Missy Allen's unreleased singles.

In short, I have confirmed pending stuffs to ponder upon this next few months:
1) Kota Tinggi Troops - Warisan Perjuangan(produced by MC Nucleo)
2) Cue Dubz - There's  A Plan (produced by MC Nucleo)
3) Modern Rap Rubbish - Self Titled (produced by MC Nucleo)
4) Missy Allen feat MC Nucleo - Self Titled (produced by MC Nucleo)
5) Eastside 21 feat MC Nucleo - Everlasting (produced by DJ Dizz)
6) One Blood - Ganyang Pembodohan Media (produced by MC Nucleo)


At the same time, I'm feeling gloomy with work nowadays. I'm not ventilating and such, but yeah its BLUE-ish.

I'm in need to write, hence I was in search for some good lyrics to challenge my Broca's area today.. I came across Final Outlaw's single called Breach The Surface. This is the best shit I heard this month for real. There are just too many good quotes to make you underground cats clap(trust me).

If you happen to purchase music on i-Tunes, stop B-O-B-ing and do this for real. I just got mine, its worth every penny and I'm not sharing. This would for real help me in months to come. Do hear them song and stay young as they claimed We're all Gonna Die..



Breach-ING the surface
MCN

Destructive Instruments Vol.1(free download)

My home boy Dr.Gordz just hooked me up with a cool album for free. That's right, It's an instrumental hip hop album coming at ya'all fresh. All ya'all gotta do is hookup with this bwoy and such cause this cat runs a business when it comes to underground hip hop, check his Youtube, reverb nation and such yo!.. Rappers, emcees and producers I believe ya'all would be thanking my favor

I gotta break the bad part right now- Dr.Gordz would be flying off from Jakarta straight back to South Africa later on tomorrow at 01:00 West Indonesian Timing. Bandung would forever appreciate your hustle. Safe journey brother!

Right now, I'd love to download this album exclusively with ya'all. I've already heard the leaked version of "No More Political" and it's a banger!

Dr.Gordz- Destructive Instrumentals Vol.1

 There would be some scriptures/alibi about education and Mandela. You gotta listen.

Destruct-ing
MCN
 

Get KRUMP

Wuddz Krump ya'al!

A few days ago, i got the chance to watch National Geographic Channels International- "Taiwan to the World" 3 involving a dance group about their journey in USA while learning and competing in music. I'd leave this Taiwan hip hop for another post!

What really caught my attention was those non-protagonist acts in them show. I came across Tommy The Clown from the group Hip Hop Clowns. Tommy is unlike any evil clowns that would eat your brains out from those 90's movies that used to scare my nights out..(kidding!). Tommy showed me them dance that I've never bothered to say "What's up" and the word "Krump"

That's right Krump is not synonymous as the famous low tempo dirty south hip hop sub-genre. They might be related though. Urban Dictionary says that Krumping is intended as an outlet for anger and as a nonviolent alternative to the street violence widespread in many of the areas where it is performed.

I'm lifted with the style these dancers portray for real. This is energetic and off the hooks. Ask Tommy yourself, he's been pioneering this since 1992. Word, I'm only getting the knowledge about this in 2010- No that's is an educational rift, I reckon.

All ya'all gotta do now is, de-tour yourselves to this youtube trailer. This is called Rize, Im Out!!

P/S holler me if ya'all dance like this, Imma' hit some production in them studio and get rowdy with ya'al on them streets!

It's not a trick/ It's a FLOW - It's a VIBE/ Everybody does it//

RIZE-ing
MCN

Send a Message to Superman and Win a FREE CD!

My mate The Rhymeweaver has hooked up the masses with a contest to win them CD from his last installation from his mixtape series. This volume 5 is a definite banger and I can't wait for it. at the mean time, re-route yourselves to the following link and send Superman a message.

http://rhymeweaver.blogspot.com/2009/07/send-message-to-superman-and-win-free.html

I'd post more about the mixtape when i get further feeds on it. So all you Lex Luthers grinning wide to this - keep ya evil plans to a hold first.

Up-up-and-away,
MCN

Kota Tinggi Troops tops Bangkit independent online music poll

Kota Tinggi Troops(KTT), who has not heard about them boys? I guess much would under rate them boys as they one of the freshest to come out hardcore with Bahasa Melayu (the national language of Malaysia). On 31st of June, KTT proved they are indeed being heard as they topped the Bangkit charts with their singles 'Warisan Perjuangan' by a timid gap of 0.36% vote from all other songs. My maths got artistic when i tried figuring out how does the ballot counting process took place. Indeed the prior statement from the website insisted that the top songs voted would then undergo a selection process from various Malaysian big personalities before it is finally compiled in the CD.

KTT and I has been inviting you via e-mails and Facebook to vote for the song prior to this and we would like to personally thank ya'all for the support. Them boys has been working hard in both promoting and bringing lyricism into new heights!

Bangkit is an independent movement of youth activism trying to make a difference through various means. One of them currently recognized is music and this is handsomely portrayed. KTT on the other end need our help to undergo a "new" set of voting process before the songs are judged for further arrangement and recording. I'm not complaining by any means- but I'm hoping this would come out smooth as I produced this song for them. The lyrics of the song would somewhat rebut Malaysian political fronts thought and ideas about the younger generation being weak. They should listen to more hip hop prior to giving national speeches.



Vote for Kota Tinggi Troops at http://jombangkit.wordpress.com/galeri-lagu-2/

Them boys has been working hard in both promoting and bringing lyricism into new heights!

 Keeping my fingers crossed
MCN