Unknown T - Rise Above Hate (Black History Month)

UMR

£31.37

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 5520266
Barcode: 602455202666
Release Date: 06 Oct 2023
Genre: Hip Hop

“A forceful feature-length” ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Clash Magazine

“Hackney rapper pushes drill into thrilling new directions” ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ NME

Tracks from Rise Above Hate have been streamed over 90 million times on Spotify

Debut vinyl pressing for the lauded debut album and top 15 hit from arguably the most distinctive voice in UK drill, Unknown T.

Originally released in 2020, this sixteen-song mixtape draws heavily on UK drill sonics yet also trap, uptempo hip-hop, r ‘n’ b and Afro, and features guest collabs with Young T & Bugsey (“Main Squeeze”), AJ Tracey (“Leave Dat Trap”), M Huncho (“Addicts”) and Homerton crew artists KO and V9 on all star track “Aven9ers”.

Rise Above Hate is a definitive UK rap record from one of the UK’s most poignant young artists.

LP1 - Side A
Steppy
Deh Deh
Addicts
Tug Boy
Prison
Fresh Home
Main Squeeze
Jail Call - Skit

LP1 - Side B
SS Interlude
LV
Mortal Kombat
Leave Dat Trap
Squeeze & Buss
One Time
AVEN9ERS
Ambition

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Black Story tells the history of our iconic UK Black musical icons. UMR want to celebrate not only the culture; but the scenes, the sounds and the artists which shaped UK Music, giving flowers to the incredible Black artists in our archives.
We seek to deliver these influential (and sometimes little known) Black artists from our repertoire to an audience who may never have experienced them before, to elevate their music, share stories and, in turn, gain new fans to preserve the legacy of Black music