Ty - Closer

I’d never heard this dude rap before. You can say what you like about me but I just never really liked UK hip hop, I couldn’t really get with it. Things changed when I popped this one in the player. Hip hop is rarely this upbeat and musical but still actually good. There’s 12 tracks here, 10 of which have guest vocalists, but the album never feels disjointed, nor does Ty’s personality ever feel distant. The guests range from Arrested Development’s Speech to De La, Bahamadia to Rich Medina, each contributing their own personal flavour to a particularly colourful album. I’m not about to start buying up big on UK hip hop now, but I will be checking out Ty’s previous releases after hearing this one.

Big Dada / Inertia

I’d never heard this dude rap before. You can say what you like about me but I just never really liked UK hip hop, I couldn’t really get with it. Things changed when I popped this one in the player. Hip hop is rarely this upbeat and musical but still actually good. There’s 12 tracks here, 10 of which have guest vocalists, but the album never feels disjointed, nor does Ty’s personality ever feel distant. The guests range from Arrested Development’s Speech to De La, Bahamadia to Rich Medina, each contributing their own personal flavour to a particularly colourful album. I’m not about to start buying up big on UK hip hop now, but I will be checking out Ty’s previous releases after hearing this one.
Recommended tracks: This Here Music, Closer