Mickey O’Brien’s latest tour includes a few dates in Europe before heading back to Canada for a couple more dates on the east cost. If you’re in the area, check out the show and bring some friends. Let’s show the venue how much support Mickey has so next time he comes back it will be even bigger and better!
The video for Mickey O’Brien’s “The Medicine (Uncle Fester Remix)”, filmed during his tour of Australia, will drop along with the single on April 23… More details to come!
The second single and title track from Fortunato x The Dirty Sample’s collab album is out now…
“The Coalition” is a love letter from Fortunato to his fans. He illustrates his commitment to providing wisdom and guidance to his listeners during the hook. “As a veteran of the rap game, I feel it’s my duty to share my experience and knowledge” says Fortunato. “The Coalition” is the title track of the album and refers to the cross country collaboration between Fortunato and producer The Dirty Sample. The single also includes a a remix by Pasquale which starkly contrasts the album version with a downbeat low tempo interpretation that feels slightly psychedelic.
Written and performed by Fortunato
Produced by The Dirty Sample
Remixed by Pasquale
“The remix is a sombre laidback off-kilter piece that explores the comfort of sleeping shirts, self contentment and acceptance with a bit of dark humour to match.” – The Word Is Bond
The Word Is Bond has provided a short review of the remix for Epic’s classic underground hit “Sleeping Shirts” from his album Aging Is What Friends Do Together.
2 High Media recently did an interview with Mickey O’Brien, and here is the article that is the result of that interview…
“…it’s so pack full of razor-sharp wit and insane beats.” – All Metal Everything
Short review of Fortunato x The Dirty Sample’s “The Grime”, the first single from their collaboration The Coalition.
“Over the cinematic and dark soundscape, rapper Fortunato proceeds to break the mould with edgy and off-kilter lyrics filled with engaging rhyme schemes and wordplay.” – The Word Is Bond
The Word Is Bond included Fortunato x The Dirty Sample’s “The Grime” in their list of Top Submissions for April and provided a short review.
Epic drops the second single for the 15th Anniversary celebration of Aging Is What Friends Do Together with “Sleeping Shirts”, including a remix featuring some of his friends waxing poetic on the subject.
This is the best song about sleeping shirts. Celebrating the 15th Anniversary re-release of Aging Is What Friends Do Together on vinyl, Epic drops a single for his hit ode to his favourite sleep wear. Turning the original Maki-produced solo into a posse cut, Epic is joined by friends Jay the Rapper, Id Obelus, Inky, and Tachichi to provide their own take on sleeping shirts over a chill beat by The Dirty Sample. Even the toughest MCs wear sleeping shirts…
Written and performed by Epic
Produced by Maki
Remix by The Dirty Sample
Remix written and performed by Epic, Jay the Rapper, Id Obelus, Inky & Tachichi
“The rousing and punchy track … is a playful tune that showcases deft defying flows and engaging lyricism … bolstered by a catchy hook to seal the deal.” – The Word Is Bond
A quick, short review of Tachichi & Gordski’s “Cucumber Cool” by The Word Is Bond…
The video has dropped for Sean One’s remix of “The Grime” from The Coalition, Fortunato’s upcoming collab album with The Dirty Sample as producer. Directed by Focus Fire Studios.
And as a bonus, here are the lyrics so you can rap along…
The iron lion, i rise defiant, when I’m arriving, I’m ionizing the tyrants that you’ve been idolizing, the diamond shining, defining myself in any climate, in rain forests, my pain flourish, I try to hide it
But it comes out in my words, why do I try to fight it, I can’t confide or describe it without being indicted, so I just light it and write it down then read and recite it, divide it and multiply it, instead of being silent
From Easter island to sea that’s shining, I been compiling, no longer violent, reset my mind with the psilocybin, and now my time is arriving if you’ve been occupying, my throne, I’m breaking your bones and like the weapons of mayans
Spreading death like infections every session’s a virus, applying pressure, my presence is the essence of science, there’s no denying these lessons, ain’t no sense in defying, I heat it up like the climate till my critics are silent Its hammer time
We ain’t capping
Leave you paralyzed
We the caverns In your mind
That your scared to find
Inside the darkest recesses
We bring the hardest rhymes
Over the dirtiest beats
We call it Columbine
I break your body like Eighties parties this aint a hobbie, if you ain’t first than you’re last, they call me Ricky Bobby, the mazzeratti no carbon copy, im never sloppy, the ally oxen I’m free while yall are copping oxys
The kamikaze the cops aint caught me for dropping bodies, from wabnaki my flow is godly no one can stop me, the Paulo rossi my soul is lofty the goal is costly, I kick cacophonies awesomely yall hold my coffee
Cause yall are off and so choppy while I just flow crisp, cold like ocean im open up to my old tricks, back in 06 I was breaking the law with k dot, now I’m in the same spot I came up and made my name hot
The day by day struggle don’t change, im still the same G, a lot of rappers jocking my style but they just ain’t me, I pray to be the best I can be, and never nothing less
The truth of what I see in my life is what I must confess
