Stylah
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Stylah is a South East London rapper from SE7 and describes himself as a black Arab half Omani half Moroccan http://www.hiphopgame.co.uk/site/interviews/artists/stylah. After being interested in music for some time, he decided to pursue music seriously. His first offering, 2004's Prince of Thieves which he single handedly sold 9000 copies of on the streets of London and other cities http://www.ukhh.com/features/interviews/stylah/index.html sprung one single called Warfare Part II featuring Serious. He shot a video and released it onto Channel U and many hip-hop sites.
Prince of Thieves caused a huge buzz for Stylah. He was soon recruited as the final piece of the jigsaw for legendary London based underground hip-hop group, the Poisonous Poets
which consists of Lowkey
, Tony D, Therapist, Doc Brown, Reveal, DJ Snips and Stylah. He is also a member of the international Catch 22 network started by Kool G Rap
which includes Immortal Technique
, Ruff Ryders producer Elite, Scram Jones, Lowkey, DJ Snips and many more. http://www.thtc.co.uk/artists/Stylah/
Stylah released the mixtape Crash Course with DJ Snips http://www.everythinghiphop.com/Stylah%20+%20Snips%20-%20Crash%20Course%201%20Mix%20Cd.htm in 2006 and took the same approach as his first CD by selling it straight to the streets with his Street Team including distributor D Raw. This CD is also on sale in HMV and Virgin Megastores. With this mixtape, Stylah has toured up and down the country many times doing shows and promoting his CD. It has had many reviews that have outlined Stylah's ability to better the original songs that he features on. Quotes can be seen on Stylah's Myspace http://www.myspace.com/stylah
Mid 2007 saw the release of Dubbs, the mixtape that many were anticipating feauring fellow Poisonous Poet, Lowkey who together form the Arabian Knights. It features the duo's best unreleased songs and some previously heard material which have been re-mixed and added to. It was mixed by DJ Limelight.
In 2009 due to label delays with his album Stylah decided he needed to release another mix CD to keep the audience's attention and released the internet hit The Warning hosted by celebrity gangster Dave Courtney
- the CD is available for free download from Stylah's website.
has been confirmed for Treading Water http://www.ukhh.com/features/interviews/styalz_fuego/index.html. It seems the first single will be called The Girl Is Mine, featuring Tony D and produced by Sivey. It has been put on radio rotation as of early 2008 and the video was shot on 18 May 2008.
Prince of Thieves caused a huge buzz for Stylah. He was soon recruited as the final piece of the jigsaw for legendary London based underground hip-hop group, the Poisonous Poets
Poisonous Poets
Poisonous Poets are an English hip hop group that released one self-titled mixtape in 2005.The act was founded in 2002 by Reveal. The group also consists of Doc Brown, Lowkey, Tony D, Therapist, Stylah and DJ Snips...
which consists of Lowkey
Lowkey
Kareem Dennis is a musician and political activist of English and Iraqi descent, better known by his stage name Lowkey. He first became known through a series of mixtapes he released before he was 18, before taking a hiatus from the music business...
, Tony D, Therapist, Doc Brown, Reveal, DJ Snips and Stylah. He is also a member of the international Catch 22 network started by Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap
Nathaniel Thomas Wilson , better known by his stage names Kool G Rap , Kool G. Rap, and Giancana , is an American rapper, from the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew...
which includes Immortal Technique
Immortal Technique
Felipe Andres Coronel , better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is an American rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent as well as an urban activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics...
, Ruff Ryders producer Elite, Scram Jones, Lowkey, DJ Snips and many more. http://www.thtc.co.uk/artists/Stylah/
Stylah released the mixtape Crash Course with DJ Snips http://www.everythinghiphop.com/Stylah%20+%20Snips%20-%20Crash%20Course%201%20Mix%20Cd.htm in 2006 and took the same approach as his first CD by selling it straight to the streets with his Street Team including distributor D Raw. This CD is also on sale in HMV and Virgin Megastores. With this mixtape, Stylah has toured up and down the country many times doing shows and promoting his CD. It has had many reviews that have outlined Stylah's ability to better the original songs that he features on. Quotes can be seen on Stylah's Myspace http://www.myspace.com/stylah
Mid 2007 saw the release of Dubbs, the mixtape that many were anticipating feauring fellow Poisonous Poet, Lowkey who together form the Arabian Knights. It features the duo's best unreleased songs and some previously heard material which have been re-mixed and added to. It was mixed by DJ Limelight.
In 2009 due to label delays with his album Stylah decided he needed to release another mix CD to keep the audience's attention and released the internet hit The Warning hosted by celebrity gangster Dave Courtney
Dave Courtney
Dave Courtney is a self-proclaimed British former gangster who has become both an author and celebrity-gangster figure...
- the CD is available for free download from Stylah's website.
Future
Stylah is scheduled to release his debut album Treading Water in 2010 http://youtube.com/watch?v=JOlWhRzceh8. He has also featured on many UK songs to create a bigger buzz before the release. He has had many offers by record labels for his album but so far has not signed any deal http://rapnews.co.uk/?p=389 . Two songs from Treading water have been leaked. Treading Water is one of the UK's most anticipated albums. The UK producer Chemo has confirmed songs on the album, Poisonous Poets DJ, Snips has produced a song called Free, S-Type is said to have produced three tracks on Treading Water. Another song, entitled Them Boys produced by Australia's Styalz Fuego and featuring New York City rapper, GrafhGrafh
Grafh, born Philip Bernard, hails from Jamaica, Queens, New York. He made a name for himself on the mixtape circuit, where he garnered early support from influential mix-show DJ’s in New York. His skill, charisma, honesty, and determination were so obvious that he generated a buzz nationwide and...
has been confirmed for Treading Water http://www.ukhh.com/features/interviews/styalz_fuego/index.html. It seems the first single will be called The Girl Is Mine, featuring Tony D and produced by Sivey. It has been put on radio rotation as of early 2008 and the video was shot on 18 May 2008.
Discography
- Prince of Thieves (2004 mixtape)
- Crash Course Vol. 1 (2006 mixtape)
- Dubbs (with Lowkey as Arabian Knights) (2007 mixtape)
- The Warning (2009 mixtape)
- Treading Water (not yet released)
External links
- Stylah's HipHopGameUK Interview http://www.hiphopgame.co.uk/site/interviews/artists/stylah
- Stylah's UKHH Interview http://www.ukhh.com/features/interviews/stylah/index.html
- Stylah's Myspace Page http://www.myspace.com/stylah
- Poisonous Poets' Myspace Page http://www.myspace.com/poisonouspoets
- Stylah's Rapnews Interview http://rapnews.co.uk/?p=389