30.3.10

Skandal - A Quick Snack EP out now



Sarf London rapper Skandal's sizzling A Quick Snack EP is available via itunes here.

And Skandal's Home Economics single from the EP is available for free download here.

I'm a firm fan. Here's a couple of scribblings, I penned towards the back end of 2009 around his Hunger Pains mixtape (definitely cop a copy of that-ish). Personally I'm pleased to see 'UK rap' and grime moving closer together - whether it's rap or grime it's all lyrical expression to me. The fact he's got Klashnekoff and P Money on his is proof that Skandal's a rapper to be reckoned with. Here be it:





Metro review:

Skandal: Hunger Pains
Halal Beats

South London rapper Skandal’s rapidly making his mark on home-grown hip-hop and Hunger Pains reveals why: he’s a versatile, fluent lyricist whose stock in trade is smart, punchy rap. Stand out track 72 Bars sees Skandal reference Van Gogh and Salvador Dali and effortlessly connect roast dinners, boxing, football, Greek mythology and Kenyan long distance runners. Home Economics breaks down the art of rapping into a cookery lesson, and reflects Skandal’s unusual ability to explore the abstract in an accessible, witty manner. Fast-rising grime MCs P Money and Little Dee also appear, suggesting the hip hop and grime scenes are slowly but surely coming together and we’re witnessing the formation of a powerful coalition of varied, British MC culture. Exciting times. Roll on 2010.


Independent Review (which resulted in nuff messages from Skandal - that's another reason to like him, he's a polite, gracious soul too)

Skandal: Hunger Pains
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Brit-hop has been left in the shade by grime’s blossoming. However south Londoner Skandal’s Hunger Pains mixtape shows there’s plenty of life in the old dog: his busy, calm flow brims with intricate wordplay, quirky references (Van Gogh, Kenyan athletes), humour and melancholy moments too. Grime pin up Little Dee guests, suggesting that grime and hip-hop are converging and building a bullish, feisty, homegrown rap scene.