At the forefront of Puerto Rico’s independent hip hop scene you will find a variety of rappers finding their path through traditional boom bap like Negro Gonzalez, La Estación Central, and Vladi. Meanwhile, some like Jose Yellow and OMVRXJC use trap and others like Fico Rodz, Mike Rodz, Robertito Chong and Cyborg AOS choose to mix a wide variety of sounds. However, there are those in the scene who have yet to receive the proper respect and celebration and these are the producers. In the field of producers you will find artists like Recluso, Kampo and Ejkew who for quite some time have worked hard to provide the soundscapes for a variety of spitters. Recently, Ejkew, also known as Skew One and Mango Sounds, released his latest beat tape, “MPC to cassette 22/05/18”, a project that presents the musician in perfect form providing some great boom bap instrumentals that will have listeners relaxing to some sweet lo-fi ambient hip hop. (cover for the beat tape) With his latest project, Ejkew goes back to his traditional boom bap sounds and mixes them up with a bit of lo-fi creating a perfect combination of smoothly transitioning soul-influenced ambient music. In addition, the beat tape continues to expand on the ever growing catalogue of Puerto Rican instrumental hip hop. The twenty-minute “MPC to cassette 22/05/18” is a great project that will greatly serve as a soundtrack for anybody looking for music to study, relax, chill, concentrate, among other things.
Listen to Ejkew’s “MPC to cassette 22/05/18” on SoundCloud
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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