Over the last couple of calendric years the UK pop and urban music landscape has indeed taken a turn for the better with the DIY attitude particularly for UK rap acts. This has subsequently had members of the genre chart in both an independent and major label capacity. I’ve known my west London homie and camera man to the stars, Morgan Keyz for a good few years now, having worked with SBTV when I made them media partner at the Camden Crawl Music Festival in 2012 in my capacity as committee member. Morgan introduced me to west London rapper Louis Rei’s lyrical rap song ‘Let It Go’ approx 2 years ago and i was hooked.ever since.
To present day and Louis Rei, Haile and Akelle Charles have teamed up and formed the group WSTRN.. now signed to UK Atlantic Records and managed by Morgan Keyz. It’s a Wednesday evening in London town and all roads lead to The O2 Islington, just off Upper Street, N1.. Tonite’s festivities are WSTRN as the the main support for Manchester rapper Geko’s headline show. I first encountered Geko 2/3 years ago when we filmed him for my ChanneluHD #Hotbarz series.. A freestyle rap online show showcasing the talent of today’s UK lyrical rap generation. The atmosphere from the get go was utter and pure excitement.. Teenage kids, bouncing and reciting rap bars and the hooks while somehow getting up on the stage. The frenzied excitement coming to its height when UK rapstar Chipmunk entered the stage to spray his remix bars on Wstrn’s current single ‘In2’
The venue dotted with music industry luminars and DJ’s, embraced the rapping and performance skills of the headline act, Geko has indeed become the complete artist package. The captivated audience reciting every word while capturing the occasion with a sea of camera phones and the frequent blasts of fog horn.
Watch Wstrn perform ‘Best Friend’
Watch Wstrn perform In2 :-
Watch Geko perform Baba :-
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@wstrnmusic
@realgeko
@thadboogie
@djsemtex
@vashplayhard
@taponeswa
@djironuk
