Lowkey – Terrorist?

Lowkey – Terrorist?

Lowkey is a political activist, student, public speaker and an outstanding rapper. Recently however he announced his retirement from the music industry in order to focus on his studies. Prior to this announcement, Lowkey collaborated with Immortal Technique on the album “Soundtrack to the Struggle”. Check out his work on his MySpace page

He has an immense back catalogue of music worth taking the time to listen to, charting his progression from a young, aspiring rapper to a mature, politically motivated, bonafied hip hop artist.

His track “Terrorist?” acts you to take a step back from the bias and propaganda which is all so often impossible to avoid in the modern world, and to consider today’s wars, imperialist struggles and terrorist attacks from a subjective standpoint. And all while killing it with the syllables!

[Intro]
So, we must ask ourselves, what is the dictionary definition of Terrorism?

“The systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion.”

But what is terror?
According to the dictionary I hold in my hand,
“Terror is violent or destructive acts, such as bombing
committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands.”

So what’s a terrorist?

Rhyme Asylum – Who Goes There?

Rhyme Asylum – Who Goes There?

London based rappers Possessed, Psiklone and Skirmish are the geniuses behind Rhyme Asylum, a hip hop group in a league of their own when it comes to vivid, hard-hitting, multi-level imagery. One does not simply listen to a Rhyme Asylum track once and catch all the mixed metaphors, clever wordplay and double meanings – this is real lyricism, and it takes time to fully appreciate, just as it surely took a great deal of time to craft. Undoubtedly some of the most talented lyricists in the rap game, and with delivery to match, Rhyme Asylum are not to be dismissed lightly.

“Who Goes There” is taken from Rhyme Asylum’s 2nd album entitled Solitary Confinement (2010). It is preceeded by State of Lunacy (2008). Both albums are hip hop gold, and you’d be a fool not to check them out if you aren’t already familiar with them.

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