“Do You Know? - UK Grime meets UK Dub”
Out on 23rd July, Haile Selassie’s Birthday
Majical
is a revolutionary wordsmith, undefinable by genre. An MC and a
Rastaman who’s journeyed through garage, grime, hiphop and reggae to
arrive at his own destination he’s coined as ‘roots hop culture’.
TRACKLIST
1. Do You Know?
2. Haile Selassie Dub
'Do
You Know' started out as a dubplate on the 'King of Grime' instrumental
by producer Lewi B. Inspired by the title of the beat, Majical penned
this song to exalt the many earthy achievements of the King of all
Kings, Emperor Haile Selassie I. On hearing this version, Kibir La Amlak
approached Majical to make a new version of the track together, to
bring it into the world of UK Reggae Sound System he hails from. The
result is a genre bending testament to modern RasTafari music. It is
heavily influenced and dominated by the weight and grove of a hard
hitting, drum and bass line, but laced lyrically like a UK grime track,
mixed and dubbed hard and heavy in the Kibir La Amlak studio.
No
other day could be more fitting for this release than the anniversary
of Haile Selassie’s birth 23rd July. Due for release on all leading
digital and streaming platforms, and a limited edition run of
poly-vinyl, followed by a full vinyl run in September.
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