NEW MUSIC | MCSOLOMON RETURNS WITH LATEST EXPLOSIVE CROSS-CONTINENT COLLAB WITH ASIAN HIP HOP STAR 5:55

By Rishma • On What is New

Based in both the UK and India, hip hop artist MCSo­lomon uses his unique pos­i­tion to col­lab­or­ate with and show­case some of the most excit­ing rap tal­ent from the hugely pop­u­lar Indi­an Hip Hop scene. Bring­ing togeth­er sounds and influ­ences from both cul­tur­al epi­cen­ters, he works with some of South Asian’s biggest names, bring­ing them to a fresh UK and world­wide audi­ence via his own label Kamani Records.

Har­ness­ing the man­tra Know­ledge Is Power through­out his out­put, Solomon uses the cur­rent socio-polit­ic­al land­scape as fuel as com­ment­ary in his music. His new single ‘Om Namah Shiv­aya’ fea­tures Nepal’s most pop­u­lar rap­per 5:55 (who has over 50M views on You­Tube and a vast fol­low­ing online). The pair (who met at the Goa Hip Hop Fest­iv­al in 2020) have col­lab­or­ated to break down judge­ment in music, and to explore the mix­ing of Asi­an and East­ern Hip Hop. The track echoes this cross-cul­tur­al eth­os, as Nepalese and Indi­an sounds bounce off a skippy Trap-Hop beat. The music video (also out 22nd Feb) which fea­tures clas­sic­al Indi­an dan­cers, who visu­ally depict the two dif­fer­ent paths we can choose in life.

‘Om Namah Shiv­aya’ is the third single from MCSolomon’s up-com­ing album ‘Behind The Mask’ which is pro­duced by Oxford pro­du­cer Asia Minor. The album also fea­tures fel­low rap­pers Shaikh­speare and Niya Love, who fea­tured on pre­vi­ous single ‘As The World Turns’, which was cham­pioned by Hip Hop media such as UK Hip Hop, I Am Hip Hop, Blatantly Blunt and Iggy Mag.

‘Om Namah Shiv­aya’ is out on all DSPs on 22nd Feb 2022

The album ‘Behind The Mask’ is due for release later this year

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.