Split Prophets (Joey Paro X Upfront) – UKHH Bars
Joey Paro & Upfront of Split Prophets dropped some heat for us last time we were down in Bristol.
Joey Paro & Upfront of Split Prophets dropped some heat for us last time we were down in Bristol.
Check out the video we shot for Mobin’ the second visual lifted from Joey Paro‘s ‘Victory Gin’ which is produced entirely by Illinformed. Mobin’ features Split Prophets crew mates Datkid and Res One and was filmed in Barcelona, London and Bristol.
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Tracklist:
1. Mysdiggi – Where Do I Begin
2. Res One & Illinformed ft Joey Paro – People You Know
3. Micall Parknsun X Mr Thing – I’m So Glad ft Essa
4. Brothers Of The Stone – Overseers ft Inspectah Deck
5. Verb T X MoreOne – For You
6. DRS – Irreplaceable
7. Pitch 92 – Lost In Space ft Jehst & Confucius
8. Mysdiggi – Skull Island
9. The Foot Clan – Pump Like A Piston
10. Seanie T ft Roots Manuva – Warning
11. Dirty Dike – Permanent Midnight
12. Jam Baxter – Mask ft Rag N Bone Man + OG Roots
13. Chester P – Melancholic Flowers ft DRS
OK, so this could verifiably apply to last year, the year before that and every year going back for a decade, but 2018 has been an absolute banger for UK hip hop. The last few years have given us the first spate of glassy-eyed nostalgia-fest biopics of American hip hop legends, but on this side of the pond, the legends are still making waves and pushing the scene forward.
For proof, just look at the new album (and first full-length collab) from Res One and Illinformed. A Dog’s Dream doesn’t exactly push the boat out in terms of new styles but does serve as a perfect illustration of the phrase “If it ain’t broke”.
Res One & Illinformed Ft. Joey Paro – People You Know
The album also comes hot off a number of other projects by both artists, and there’s no scrimping on the bangers. A Dog’s Dream plays host to some familiar faces, with fellow Split Prophets‘ Datkid and Joey Paro making regular appearances. First single ‘People You Know’ rounds up the local characters of everyone’s hometown and tops it off with some solid gold bars courtesy of Paro, while Illinformed labelmates Verb T and Leaf Dog close the album out with ‘Closing In’.
That’s not to say the album doesn’t also play host to some leftfield guests. Hospital Records veteran emcee Inja pops up on the swing-infused stomper ‘C’est Bon’ while French DJ Charly Cut provides some sweet scratching on hazy jazz number ‘Mr Contemptious’.
Above all, A Dog’s Dream just confirms that to push the genre forward doesn’t require going all Kanye and trying to reinvent the wheel – sometimes it just means making straight-up, sublimely-produced hip hop.
Res One & Illinformed Ft. Inja – C’est Bon
Dropping on Bristol-based label Green Brick Records, A Dog’s Dream confirms Res-One and Illinformed as legends in the making, but it also solidifies 2018 as a new pinnacle for the scene. You want the golden age? Brother, we’re living it right now.
A Dog’s Dream is out tomorrow 27/09 on Green Brick Records. Click here to pre-order it on iTunes, or get it on Bandcamp here.
Res One and Joey Paro take the viewer on a walk through the gully side of Bris and a random selection of unsavoury characters you could run into on any given Sunday afternoon in the entrancingly nauseating video for ‘People You Know’. Produced by the ever on point Illinformed, this ones taken from his and Res’ upcoming album A Dog’s Dreams. Watch out for it dropping late September.
Late to the party on this one, but check out the latest visual from Upfront lifted from his solo album ‘Lettermorphosis’ Grow Up featuring Split Prophets‘ compatriot Joey Paro
Stream and buy Lettermorphosis below
We linked with Joey Paro (Split Prophets) in Dean Lane, who dropped some fire over a Badhabitz beat.
Split Prophets – Roadhouse
Produced by Badhabitz.
Recorded by Nate at the Self storage studio. Video filmed and edited by Dfacer for UKHH.
Feat: Ubuntu. Graffiti by Sace Gold
Track taken from Delta Bravo Kilo