Hip hop artist illRow reently released his latest project which is a 3-track EP titled Medi-Kasi which was produced by Shaney Jay and has only one feature, Cape Town Afrikaans Rap sensation Mr. Heinz. The EP is said to be the follow up to his major single which dropped late last year, titled ‘Rands in the West’ which featured YoungstaCPT and R&B/hip hop Vocalist Nate Johnson. Keeping his style consistent but also looking for a more commercial feel to his music, illRow decided to team with renowned Cape Town producer Shaney Jay to bring all the beats to life and give the project that energy it deserves, while maintaining the raw feel illRow is very well known for.
This EP was made to flex my skill on a set of commercial beats so that I can prove anything is possible in the very close-minded industry whereby we believe we need to conform to a specific standard. Shaney Jay requested that I send him a batch of my unfinished skeleton beats, so that he could work on it and call it a collaboration. He sent me a batch back and told me ”I wanted to make you sound more commercial on these bro” and that’s exactly what I believe it came out as.
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