Everything this guy has put out so far is sick, especially if it starts with B:
"Black"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFNtxlEKgFM
"Betty"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhmT77slD78
"Block Boy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Std1vdUMP3g
I'm basically a UK rap dilettante, so I'm not going to go on at length here—the chrome-plated production is worth dwelling on at some point though—but if the whole tape is this good, this is aoty material.
― rob, Tuesday, 10 November 2020 14:57 (four years ago)
don't forget "Bang Out":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3NPhQjjZB0
(i'm assuming it's on the album, which i don't see it on my Spotify yet)
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 15:18 (four years ago)
Yeah not sure about the track list. I think it comes out Friday, but when I tried to look at it on iTunes I got a weird error message
― rob, Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:37 (four years ago)
He was getting quite a lot of J Hus comparisons last year but he's been developing his own Afro-drill sound since then, which I'm loving. I think his appearance on these tracks won him a lot of new fans. He steals the show on Year Of The Real.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0gxarS_DsA
Meekz x M1llionz x Teeway x Pa Salieu - Year of the Real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awobHDiWY9A
Backroad Gee - Party Popper (ft. Ambush & Pa Salieu)
― paolo, Wednesday, 11 November 2020 08:56 (four years ago)
betty is so good
― nxd, Wednesday, 11 November 2020 10:29 (four years ago)
Thanks for those paolo—I totally missed the boat on drill so your expertise is appreciated.
"Bang Out" is not on the album according to the Guardian review
Since I'm not sticking to the B theme, "My Family" w/ Backroad Gee is also great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxTV3vODb3s
I can definitely hear the J Hus comp, but they're in such different lanes
― rob, Thursday, 12 November 2020 13:41 (four years ago)
love all this. weirdly reminiscent of juvenile circa tha g code, in flow and production and the interplay of the two
― adam, Thursday, 12 November 2020 19:51 (four years ago)
Love this lad btw, can't remember if i first came across him here or from my son but looking forward to checking new shiny tunes
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 12 November 2020 19:57 (four years ago)
just going in now, shiny and glossy is definitely the words
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 14:35 (four years ago)
lads i might just have to listen to "No Warnin'" for an hour
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 14:40 (four years ago)
"Energy" is a beautful closer
excellent set, going to obssess over this for a bit
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 15:12 (four years ago)
what the hell is going on in "No Warnin"?!
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:12 (four years ago)
it's a lot, loping riddim, three or four mood changes, majestic
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:13 (four years ago)
it reminds me of a low temperature version of The Bug's "Fuckaz"
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:16 (four years ago)
The Bug is a good reference -- this is considerably freakier than I was expecting (in a very good way if that's not obv)
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:19 (four years ago)
yeah i swear the earlier tracks i've been into were more conventional drill productions, this tape has this great mix of shiny production values and heavy Afro/Afrobeat sounds and then the Jamaicanesque toasting on "No Warnin'" and it's just a great mash of influences
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:23 (four years ago)
"Over There" is brilliant too. Whole album sounds like it was produced by Anish Kapoor
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:24 (four years ago)
"My Family" is a big track as well, and "Active", this thing covers a lot of ground. "Energy" has this bizarre Phil Collins "Take Me Home" vibe which makes a great closer and is just another strange zig zag
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:26 (four years ago)
I actually haven't quite picked up on the Afro influence as much sound-wise, but this is dancehall album of the year, Anarctica division
every shorter-than-3:00 track leaves me wanting more too
god the bass on "More Paper" !
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:29 (four years ago)
this thing covers a lot of ground
otm, it's tightly cohesive but the moods shift a lot
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:30 (four years ago)
these are first "playing on a loop having a drink" impressions to be fair but there are definitely track where i feel a lot of African sound, i'll try and pick them out next time they come round :D
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:30 (four years ago)
"More Paper" has a very tinkly 80s pop synth sound too! that's definitely a part of this
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:33 (four years ago)
absolutely, the MJ/Dire Straits guitars on "Active" too, it works really well with how cold and dark it all is, adding these little flashes of neon. I can't stand driving these days, but this is making me crave a nighttime drive
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:36 (four years ago)
damn, "My Family" sounds even more immense in context
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:40 (four years ago)
TTM - bleepy 2000s future noises, kinda Future-ish
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:42 (four years ago)
i'm thinking the Afrobeat influence is more in the tracks with that syncopated Afrobeat rhythm rather than in the production itself maybe, and it's in less tracks than i thought at first
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:43 (four years ago)
like "My Family" has that lovely stepping beat but the synths are doing something more Drill-y i guess
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:44 (four years ago)
I'm on "Energy" now and this one def has an Afropop quality, though the outro on "B***k" might've put that idea in my head
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:45 (four years ago)
it's funny how leftfield Energy sounds by the end
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:46 (four years ago)
yeah like i said "Energy" reminds me of 80s Collins/Gabriel channelling Afro sounds for the big ballad closer
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:46 (four years ago)
there's those weird flute-y samples in the background of B***K
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:47 (four years ago)
yeah and you're right literal sample in the outro
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:48 (four years ago)
"Energy" bassline is Pino Palladino ffs
i have listened to "Energy" about a dozen times today already btw
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:49 (four years ago)
haha nice. I just started over at the beginning, and No Warnin is still mind-blowing, big up Boy Boy, reminds me I need to look into the Trini dancehall scene
― rob, Friday, 13 November 2020 18:52 (four years ago)
is "Active" a single? "Active" wants to be a single
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 November 2020 19:30 (four years ago)
This is cracking.
― Mr Andy M, Sunday, 15 November 2020 17:12 (four years ago)
lads i still can't stop listening to this
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 15:51 (four years ago)
otm. Listening now while reading this not-bad pitchfork review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pa-salieu-send-them-to-coventry/. I did not know about the drive-by...wild
― rob, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:17 (four years ago)
i was talking to my eldest - who grew up in Cov - about him last week and he mentioned the shooting and said "lol Drillers gonna Drill"
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:21 (four years ago)
another thing in my head this week has been echoes of early Tricky in some of the production, depending on mood it's very intimate at the same time as it bangs
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:32 (four years ago)
don't know that it would ever have occurred to me but that slide whistle/flute sound on "B***k" definitely has a Maxinquaye feel
― rob, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 17:50 (four years ago)
I've been lukewarm on Mahalia before, but she really makes "Energy". The video that just came out does a simple but otm trick by switching from b&w to colour when she comes in.
Also, in line with the 80s pop drawing on African sounds production notes, "Energy" reminds me a little of Lizzy Mercier Descloux's Mambo Nassau
― rob, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 17:58 (four years ago)
oh i don't know her, thanks
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 18:14 (four years ago)
there's a LOT of 80s pop/r'n'b on this, the more i listen to it
Mambo Nassau is great, though I won't be surprised if you don't really hear what I'm hearing there (for one thing, it has a heavy US funk/disco influence that is not at all present on the Pa album).
― rob, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 18:26 (four years ago)
"Over There" is really sick, I like how malleable his voice is on it. The beats on this whole album are wild as hell. People who like this should check out M1llionz, the guy featured on "Informa" - he's probably my favourite UK drill rapper right now, has a really subtle, slippery delivery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOzb7zWfJeM
― Rollie Pemberton, Thursday, 19 November 2020 01:01 (four years ago)
M1llionz is sick. Y Pree is my fave of his tunes.
― paolo, Thursday, 19 November 2020 09:16 (four years ago)
Only just got round to listening to this album and I'm loving it, I've been really impressed by how he's been making this drill/Afro hybrid and I'm really impressed that he's been able to keep the levels up over the course of a mixtape.
Even though I am into drill I can find it quite monotone/relentless so I tend to listen to it for only a short amount of time rather than sitting with it for an hour or so. There's enough variety on this that it can hold my interest for that sort of time, so that's good. Same applies to the Headie One album.
Here's another feature of his from earlier this year because why the hell not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My05cYX_2iM
SL x Pa Salieu - Hit The Block
― paolo, Thursday, 19 November 2020 09:23 (four years ago)
this is miles better than headie’s album
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 November 2020 12:41 (four years ago)
the whole EP is bangers but yeah "style & fashion" especially
― ufo, Friday, 17 September 2021 22:52 (three years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FURvqOhKglI
― ufo, Thursday, 14 October 2021 22:22 (three years ago)
still hasn’t missed
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, 14 October 2021 23:16 (three years ago)
fyi: the new Backroad Gee tape is pretty great, especially the first half
― rob, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 19:30 (three years ago)
i need to give it another listen, it seemed solid but didn't really wow me?
― ufo, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 22:00 (three years ago)
I enjoyed the harder first half more than the (afro)poppier second for sure, but the production sounded v cool to me—otoh, I don't listen to much UK rap/grime/drill, so it's possible the better-versed won't find anything special about it—and I love hearing his voice
― rob, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 22:22 (three years ago)
Late to the party but Style & Fashion is so amazing
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 23:00 (three years ago)
Amapiano !
― Nabozo, Thursday, 2 December 2021 11:08 (three years ago)
“Style & Fashion” is used in the current Zalando commercial:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkoS8wdMATY
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Monday, 11 April 2022 11:14 (three years ago)
new song with mura masa and skillibeng is good as hell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14merZbEzs
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:29 (three years ago)
Like it!
― paolo, Thursday, 26 May 2022 08:19 (three years ago)
Most consistent UK rapper? Could be
― paolo, Thursday, 26 May 2022 08:20 (three years ago)
terrific track
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Thursday, 26 May 2022 13:34 (three years ago)
yeah he's great on that! we need a new album
― rob, Thursday, 26 May 2022 14:17 (three years ago)
Technically a first album
― what doesn't kill me makes me Hongroe (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:38 (three years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znO2iRtWnpo
Pa Salieu - Mista / Lennon Freestyle - the second beat is quite 90s, not what you'd expect from. It totally works though
The content of the first part may be related to this unfortunate news - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-62401973
― paolo, Friday, 5 August 2022 08:03 (two years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prf0GTmKX4o
Blessing Me has a video too
― paolo, Friday, 5 August 2022 08:04 (two years ago)
Jailed for 33 months
― I did see Xhaka crotchgrab (breastcrawl), Saturday, 3 December 2022 23:13 (two years ago)
was working in cov at the time and it was a ridiculous rise in violence, thankfully calmed down a bit now but yeesh
― nxd, Saturday, 3 December 2022 23:48 (two years ago)
damn
― ufo, Sunday, 4 December 2022 00:24 (two years ago)
PA SALIEU IS FREE. pic.twitter.com/4PbG3OQwi3— UK Rap Daily (@UKRapDaily) September 2, 2024
― hott ogo (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 3 September 2024 19:32 (nine months ago)
wasted no time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJu1oZBKLU
― hott ogo (voodoo chili), Thursday, 5 September 2024 21:12 (nine months ago)
so good!
― +subtle (gaudio), Thursday, 5 September 2024 21:34 (nine months ago)
:D
― imago, Thursday, 5 September 2024 21:55 (nine months ago)
still correct
― rob, Thursday, 5 September 2024 22:14 (nine months ago)
love this
― nxd, Thursday, 5 September 2024 22:22 (nine months ago)
^an entire city awakens from hibernation
― imago, Thursday, 5 September 2024 22:25 (nine months ago)
glad to have him back, this rules of course
― ufo, Friday, 6 September 2024 00:42 (nine months ago)
i was only thinking about him last week, so glad he's out, hope he's got a ton of new cuts to bring us
― Yuwen Hu's army (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 September 2024 06:39 (nine months ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-iPrRMdwMk
there's a lot more new material teased here, seems like he's been very busy
― ufo, Friday, 6 September 2024 08:11 (nine months ago)
lol yeah there's clips of him recording about 6 different songs! i hope the album drops next week tbh
― imago, Friday, 6 September 2024 08:24 (nine months ago)
busy
oh boy. wait
2019 - Busy Signal – “Balloon” – 831 points – 24 votes – 2 #1 votes
2024 - let's make belly float, please!
― +subtle (gaudio), Friday, 6 September 2024 15:04 (nine months ago)
^ will never regret posting that, not sry. BELLY BELLY
― +subtle (gaudio), Friday, 6 September 2024 15:05 (nine months ago)
there's going to be an album within a couple of weeks, isn't there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqljXK1Sm2Y
― imago, Saturday, 14 September 2024 08:47 (eight months ago)
look what i built from a zino of lightdeep in the cold i was really outside
― imago, Saturday, 14 September 2024 08:49 (eight months ago)
aoty incoming i hope
― ufo, Saturday, 14 September 2024 09:11 (eight months ago)
i kinda wish this was like 5% faster
― ufo, Saturday, 14 September 2024 09:44 (eight months ago)
this rules. I was a little wary of aoty talk but both these songs are really rich
― rob, Saturday, 14 September 2024 13:09 (eight months ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5rtY5j9yuM
better than the studio version!
― ufo, Saturday, 21 September 2024 00:00 (eight months ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unw5GsvbYE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czuPHIua6qo
two more!
― ufo, Saturday, 12 October 2024 03:44 (seven months ago)
another wonderful new one, with a live version too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrOC8wmrvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N2eeG1W86E
― ufo, Sunday, 3 November 2024 08:52 (seven months ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6qoCkJ6OnM
afrikan alien out next friday!
01 Intro02 Afrikan Di Alien [ft. Black Sherif]03 Belly04 Ya Zee05 Soda [ft. Byron Messia]06 Round & Round07 Dece (Heavy)08 Allergy09 Big Smile [ft. Odumodublvck]10 Regular11 YGF
― ufo, Thursday, 7 November 2024 23:32 (seven months ago)
can't wait
― badder living thru Kemistry (Noodle Vague), Friday, 8 November 2024 07:09 (seven months ago)
cover goes unbelievably hard
― imago, Friday, 8 November 2024 14:57 (seven months ago)
as does this latest song yeah
― imago, Friday, 8 November 2024 15:00 (seven months ago)
it's very good although a little short, wish he'd put the freestyles on it
― ufo, Friday, 15 November 2024 00:23 (six months ago)
Six sugars Pa, six? That's insane
― imago, Friday, 15 November 2024 07:28 (six months ago)
It's good, not heard last 3 tracks yet - got to work before it finished. Dece and Allergy the standouts so far
― badder living thru Kemistry (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 November 2024 10:34 (six months ago)
this is unsurprisingly dope. the level of rapping on "dece" is absurd, especially over such a tricky beat (kind of a stuttering 12/8, no?)
― invalid handel (voodoo chili), Friday, 15 November 2024 17:52 (six months ago)
Yeah this is really good.
― Blitz Primary (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 16 November 2024 04:53 (six months ago)