FEATURE WRITTEN BY MICHAEL GRANT, founder of RePPiN4U and UK Ambassador for Wu-Worldwide DJ-Coalition
RELEASE: MAY 21, 2021
As the pandemic seemingly reaches it’s tail end, with half the world’s population taking the vaccine and the other half totally resenting it, you can call it what you will but one of it’s advantages has been while artists have not been able to tour as much as they are used to, it has enabled them to concentrate and create some of the best music we can all relate to. This has especially been the case for Wolverhampton’s own Kupid The King, for everything he has experienced, the turning point came when he tasted Atlanta and graced the legendary Patchwerk Studios where he has teamed up with produced by Marc Brook to put together his first body of work entitled IIII.
Since our ‘esteemed’ bossman with the messy hair lifted restrictions on his roadmap to recovery, Wolverhampton’s King of Alternative Music went into overdrive in the studio this past April and crafted together eight tracks (yes, one more than Mr West’s myriad of projects he put out in 2018 boasting seven tracks) for this EP featuring vocals by Tarju Le’Sano, Kupid’s sister Ellisse, Ayy, T33K1D, plus adding an international flair by J Bizz of Richmond, Virginia and Add A Decimal of the ATL.
Producer Marc Brook bridges the gap between old school and new school with his dreamy rhythms, melodic riffs and aggressive tones which flawlessly compliment Kupid’s lyrical delivery. Kupid takes his mind back to when he was greeted with the opportunity to take it stateside:
“I vibrate with people, it’s how I’ve always worked best. It’s crazy that I’ve met Marc Brook once over two years ago and I can still vibrate with someone who is over 4000 miles away.”
Kupid and co appeared on RePPiN4U HIP HOP SHOW and spoke on not just this EP, but another coming later in the year, addresses the Duante Wright incident, stories which relate to his track Peace Of Mind Part 1 and 2 and more.
With tracks such as Karma Trials, Hate to Lose & Dream Girl, Kupid adds on to what he describes as his masterpiece:
“I’ve taken some big risks in this project and allowed others to take control of things that I usually keep a tight grasp of. To say it paid off was an understatement.”
This EP features songs written & performed by Kupid the King. All songs have been produced by Marc Brook. Vocals by Kupid the King, Tarju Le’Sano, Ellisse, Ayy & T33K1D recorded by Spock at APS Studios. Vocals by Add A Decimal recorded by Lowkey at Lowkey Studios. Vocals by J Bizz recorded at Ten10 Studios. All songs mixed and mastered by Spock at APS Studios. Artwork Illustrated by Natural Mysticck. Artwork created by Kupid the King. All rights reserved by Executive Producer Christian “Kupid” Esson and Music Producer Marcus “Marc Brook” Brookins
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