Fifteen years after his seminal Insurgent Music EP reshaped fashionable reggae, Grammy-winning lyricist Kabaka Pyramid revisits his genesis. His hanging 10-track album, Insurgent Music – The Lyrics Tape, arrives through Bebble Rock Music and Ghetto Youths Worldwide.
Following his 2023 Grammy victory for The Kalling, this sharp set marks his first full-length effort in three years. Apparently, the music stems from inventive adversity.
An sudden lack of archived studio recordsdata prompted Kabaka Pyramid to make use of the setback to reset his focus, calling the re-recording “Half 2 to one thing that began with only a dream, some lyrics and beats.” Between March and June this yr, he recorded a masterclass in flawless lyricism and deep sub-bass.
THIS IS FOR MY CORE FANS WHO APPRECI-LOVE WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE
Channelling that reset into his core inventive id, Pyramid described the challenge as a deliberate return to supply. “An ode to my basis and roots as an artist,” he defined. “Reggae and hip hop merged seamlessly into one sound, with the message nonetheless the identical.”
The album’s opening observe Stand Agency pairs visitor Stress Busspipe with a resonant Peter Tosh pattern. Elsewhere, the Fatbabs-produced From Weh Day champions reggae’s subsequent technology whereas respecting dancehall’s lineage.
In the meantime, Rotation honours traditional sound system tradition, and the nostalgic We Dem Wah invokes ’90s icons Tremendous Cat and Ninjaman.
“That is for my core followers who appreci-love what makes me distinctive,” says Kabaka. “My very own house, not competing with anybody.”
REBEL MUSIC – THE LYRICS TAPE TRACKLIST
01. Stand Agency ft Stress Busspipe, Peter Tosh
02. From Weh Day
03. Insurgent Music (I’m Again)
04. We Dem Wah
05. Cyaa Cool Di Fyah
06. Larger Studying
07. My Child
08. Rotation
09. Roll Up
10. Motion
ABOUT KABAKA PYRAMID
Kingston lyricist Kabaka Pyramid continues to reshape fashionable reggae. The Grammy-winning Rastafarian artist fuses roots reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall right into a fierce, acutely aware sound. A cornerstone of the Reggae Revival motion, he first turned heads with 2011’s Insurgent Music.
His landmark album The Kalling, produced by Damian Marley, clinched a Grammy. On stage, Kabaka and his band, The Bebble Rockers, ship pure power worldwide.
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