Genesis Elijah passed through to talk with Semtex about his Dear Kanye track as well as the state of Hip-Hop in the UK as a whole.
Listen back the the show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03lz4gh
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Genesis Elijah Guests On DJ Semtex BBC 1Xtra Show
So for his first guest of 2014 who does one of the biggest DJ's in the country call up? Yes you guessed it Mr Genesis Elijah!
Genesis Elijah passed through to talk with Semtex about his Dear Kanye track as well as the state of Hip-Hop in the UK as a whole.
Listen back the the show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03lz4gh
Genesis Elijah passed through to talk with Semtex about his Dear Kanye track as well as the state of Hip-Hop in the UK as a whole.
Listen back the the show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03lz4gh
Saturday, 4 January 2014
50 CENT JACKS GENESIS ELIJAH'S BEAT??
Say it isn't so! In an age where US like French Montana are jumping on official remixes with UK artist the artistic gap between these two great nations has never been so small, but is there a down side to this? Are US artists hearing UK tracks then treating the beats as fair gain?
Just over a week ago Genesis Elijah released a track 'Dear Kanye' produced by Brooklyn producer The Audible Doctor and it received quite a bit of attention from both sides of the pond.
A week later the great 50 Cent released a track called 'This Is Murder Not Music' over the exact same beat!!
Now we ain't saying 50 Cent stole the beat but 50 CENT STOLE THE BEAT!!
**UPDATE** 50 Cent did NOT steal the beat
While The Audible Doctor has confirmed that he had no prior knowledge the beat was to be used by 50 Cent at the time of writing this no one in 50 Cent's camp was available for comment.
We're sure it was just a little misunderstanding but while we're here have a listen to both and decide how did a better job over this banging beat...
GENESIS ELIJAH - DEAR KANYE
50 CENT - THIS IS MURDER NOT MUSIC
Just over a week ago Genesis Elijah released a track 'Dear Kanye' produced by Brooklyn producer The Audible Doctor and it received quite a bit of attention from both sides of the pond.
A week later the great 50 Cent released a track called 'This Is Murder Not Music' over the exact same beat!!
Now we ain't saying 50 Cent stole the beat but 50 CENT STOLE THE BEAT!!
**UPDATE** 50 Cent did NOT steal the beat
While The Audible Doctor has confirmed that he had no prior knowledge the beat was to be used by 50 Cent at the time of writing this no one in 50 Cent's camp was available for comment.
We're sure it was just a little misunderstanding but while we're here have a listen to both and decide how did a better job over this banging beat...
GENESIS ELIJAH - DEAR KANYE
50 CENT - THIS IS MURDER NOT MUSIC
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
Genesis Elijah - Other Side (Video)
Let's start as we mean to go on. Hadn't even planed to put out a video today but then just thought to myself "why not". It's just a simple little one. Hope you like it...
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Genesis Elijah - Dear Kanye
It's really not a diss track and I don't want people to take it as such. I also don't want people thinking that I think I'm in a position to give Kanye advise. This is just my opinion from the angle of a supporter.
I am under no illusion that Kanye will ever hear it but if anything this could be a message to my future self or anyone who may one day find themselves in a position of power or influence.
Malcolm X once said to a congregation "This is 'Love Teaching', I wouldn't tell you if I didn't love you". This is the way I feel. I'm just a fan who wants to see an artist I look up to reach his potential. That's all.
Please enjoy...
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Book Genesis Elijah For FREE Throughout April
Are you a promoter? Do you run a Hip-Hop night? Then this may be an opportunity you won't want to pass up
Throughout April Genesis Elijah will be waiving his usual booking fee as he promotes This Is My Hustle Clothing and his new EP Love/Music/Money/Heartbreak. All you'll need to pay for is travel and accommodation.
Obviously places are limited so it's a first come first served basis. If you're interested then please email his agency heavyrotationuk@gmail.com
Obviously places are limited so it's a first come first served basis. If you're interested then please email his agency heavyrotationuk@gmail.com
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
The Answer & Genesis: FTP Radio - 10th Year Anniversary
Right now some of you are thinking "What is he going on about?" and the rest of you are thinking "Wow has it been 10 years already?" As they say time flies when you're having fun and that's pretty much what me and Answer have been doing.
Let me drop a little background (the short version) on to how this mixtape came about. See I used to work in Virgin Megastore with Answer. Me an aspiring rapper and him an aspiring DJ who both had a passion for UK Hip-Hop decided to pool our talents and put out a mixtape.
We started to sell them at events and somehow the whole thing snow balled us into a position where we had the biggest artist in the scene giving us exclusive tracks and people coming from all over the UK to buy copies.
This was pretty much my entrance into the world of UK Hip-Hop and I'll always look back at it with fond memories. It's a shame that we stopped at Vol 17 cos when I think about the potential of what we had it's pretty mind blowing. Ten years later and I still have people telling me how much they love this CD and how much it meant to them.
The fact is before us there really were no mixtapes of that calibre and no one has really taken it to the next level since.
A lot of the artist that gave us exclusive tracks went on to become some of the biggest names in UK Hip-Hop and for others this CD would be the last time anyone heard from them again. That's the game I guess.
As for Answer well he went on to work for Universal/EMI and is still promoting successful club nights and me...Well I didn't do too bad either.
Whether you're hearing this for the first time or you've had this since back in the day you can't deny the quality of this mixtape. Here's to another 10 years of UK Hip-Hop.
G.E.
Let me drop a little background (the short version) on to how this mixtape came about. See I used to work in Virgin Megastore with Answer. Me an aspiring rapper and him an aspiring DJ who both had a passion for UK Hip-Hop decided to pool our talents and put out a mixtape.
We started to sell them at events and somehow the whole thing snow balled us into a position where we had the biggest artist in the scene giving us exclusive tracks and people coming from all over the UK to buy copies.
This was pretty much my entrance into the world of UK Hip-Hop and I'll always look back at it with fond memories. It's a shame that we stopped at Vol 17 cos when I think about the potential of what we had it's pretty mind blowing. Ten years later and I still have people telling me how much they love this CD and how much it meant to them.
The fact is before us there really were no mixtapes of that calibre and no one has really taken it to the next level since.
A lot of the artist that gave us exclusive tracks went on to become some of the biggest names in UK Hip-Hop and for others this CD would be the last time anyone heard from them again. That's the game I guess.
As for Answer well he went on to work for Universal/EMI and is still promoting successful club nights and me...Well I didn't do too bad either.
Whether you're hearing this for the first time or you've had this since back in the day you can't deny the quality of this mixtape. Here's to another 10 years of UK Hip-Hop.
G.E.
TRACKLIST
1. The Answer & Genesis Elijah - FTP Radio Intro
2. Yungun & Mr Thing - FTP Exclusive
3. Wordsmith - In This 4 Life
4. The Colony - FTP Exclusive
5. Sway Desafo - Slo Down
6. Terra Firma Interview
7. Terra Slim - Go Go
8. TY - Oh You Want More
9. Fallacy & Rodney P - Rap Folly
10. Tommy Evans - Insomniac
11. Jehst - Give it Here feat Lewis Parker & Klashnekoff
12. Asaviour - Money In The Bank feat Jehst
13. Drama - Raise Your Glasses feat Jehst
14. Usmaan - How Can I feat Jamaal
15. Joker Starr - The Take Over
16. 2 Halves - Freedom Fighter feat Kyza, Jehst & Klashnekoff
17. Skriblah - The Inevitable feat Dime Ruff
18. Ollie Bates - Tag Team Music
19. Genesis Elijah - Road Rage feat Ahmos
20. Genesis Elijah - FTP Skit
21. O.C.B. - Gyal Like Dat
22. Dubbledge - War Of The Spirit
23. Sway Desafo - Medieval 01 feat Pyrelli
24. Bury Crew - It's Us
25. Genesis Elijah - 3rd Order (Remix) feat Skinnyman, Supar Novar & Nasser
26. Overqualified - Life feat Monessa
27. Tommy Evans Interview
28. Tommy Evans - FTP Exclusive
29. Genesis Elijah - FTP Radio Outro
30. Jehst - Run Hard (Preview)
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