NEW MUSIC | LYRICIST HARRY SHOTTA DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘IT WASN’T EASY’

Legendary lyr­i­cist Harry Shotta has joined the roster of the influ­en­tial High Focus Records, mark­ing a sig­ni­fic­ant return to his hip-hop roots with his latest single, “It Wasn’t Easy”. Drop­ping this Fri­day, Janu­ary 17th, the track is the first in a wave of new music slated for release in 2025, show­cas­ing Shotta’s pro­found con­nec­tion to the genre that shaped him.

Set against a time­less, soul­ful pro­duc­tion by Leaf Dog, “It Wasn’t Easy” offers a deeply per­son­al and raw nar­rat­ive as Shotta recounts the trau­mas of his early life and the resi­li­ence he found through hip-hop. The song is a power­ful testi­mony to the heal­ing and trans­form­at­ive power of music, as he poignantly declares:

“It’s crazy, hip hop is truly what made me the man that I am, no ifs, buts or maybes.”

Renowned as one of the UK’s most cer­ti­fied MCs, Harry Shotta holds a Guin­ness World Record for the most words in a song, has amassed mil­lions of streams, and con­tin­ues to head­line stages world­wide. While cel­eb­rated for his ver­sat­il­ity across genres like Jungle, Drum and Bass, and Bass music, his col­lab­or­a­tion with High Focus Records sig­nals a delib­er­ate recon­nec­tion with his hip-hop found­a­tion. This part­ner­ship brings to life a pro­ject Harry has envi­sioned for years.

This latest single sets the tone for Odys­sey, his most ambi­tious album to date, com­ing soon via High Focus. Draw­ing inspir­a­tion from icon­ic artists like Big Pun, Nas, and Mobb Deep, Shotta revis­its the genre that first ignited his pas­sion, prom­ising a deeply authen­t­ic and bound­ary-push­ing body of work. With “It Wasn’t Easy,” Harry Shotta reaf­firms his place as one of the UK’s most respec­ted voices in rap while open­ing an excit­ing new chapter in his career.

 

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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.