Kabaka Pyramid honing The sound with 'REBEL MUSIC'

Who is Kabaka Pyramid? I feel like you need to catch up and go cop The Transition Vol 2 if you don't know. This is one of my favourite partners in rhyme. Introduced to me by, now the 'Angel MC', Rap Brown years ago, when the landscape was lonely for an MC. I still got a CD from him with 'Ronny P. Clarkes, Sea full of madness promo' on my desk right now. I remember listening to it and feeling that 'in too deep bewilderment' like when I first listened to Wu Tang and had to put it down for a while. "I never ready for that!"... neither the rest of the world.

Officially reintroduced years later by TSD & Inztinkz The Beatscientist as Ronny P, he explained to me with Rza and Gza clarity what Bebble Team was all about. I remember that, 'I wan hear everything!' feeling I got like when I was ready for '36 Chambers' and was studying how a crew could be rolling 8 members deep over beats so sick. Blew my mind. He gave me a bunch of Myspace profiles to check including one for Ronny P and one for Kabaka, and thats the joke we always muse over. 

Studying the lyricism, the beat construction and choices and then image, I never realised this 'bald head' New York/Kingston streets walking sounding Ronny P was the same consciously chanting/Sing-jay'ing Kabaka Pyramid with him short dreads. It sounded like two different people.

Thats the Unique Selling Point of the emerging Jamaican MC; being Multi Cultural.  I realised we are on a similar journey. Having the ability to lean on extremely rich and at times contrasting cultures presents the question and the answer... 

'Which sound I goin give yuh?'

Well 'The sound' is exactly what kabaka finds. He explains to The Jamaica Star how the Rebel Music EP has a new feel based on fusing his different musical influences. The sound is effectively fresh and yet very familiar all at once. That ol' time rubadub grandad shakes his foot to, and that bounce that every hip hop head needs, while being presented in a way that catches the ears of everyone between. Something for all.

Pyramid continues his transition, and emerges Kabaka with that Rebel Music bridging the gaps between the cultures that dominate the Jamaican experience. He keeps your third eye open and your head bouncing to include production from King Biggz, Zinc Fence, and vocals from Protoje, Koro-Fyah and yours truly.

Now press play let it beat out you speakers!

Also checkout these other tracks I've featured on with Kabaka Pyramid

The Truth Ft. Roxy TTTohe Truth Ft Roxy & Shaq Da MC by Pyramid’s Exclusive Hip Hop Page
To The Fullest To The Fullest ft Shaq da MC by Pyramid’s Exclusive Hip Hop Page

“To me....Reggae and Hip Hop go hand in hand....when they procreate, Rebel Music is born! Some believe that each art form must remain pure....I’m not here to oppose. But fusion is the foodstuff of evolution, and evolution is constant - both physically and spiritually” Kabaka Pyramid