There aren't many underground rappers I really believe in. Why? Because quality music isn't being made by many. Some are in it for the quick buck while others are in it for the sake of making music. The Incomparable Shakespeare is apart of the latter. I've known Shake for around ten years. I met him through his longtime friend BK Cyph. I got to see him perform before I heard his music. It was at a block party in Flastbush. He performed with BK Cyph and a singer who goes by the name Sophia Lauren. They really got the crowd going and even got the kids involved. I must say that it was my first time seeing a performance; what a great time it was.
After that, I randomly met Shake again at this event. He give me his first mixtape Heavy Rotation. That mixtape was the first time I heard music from an underground artist. I was impressed with how creative and captivating it was. A few years later, he was consistently active because of the internet. He dropped a few mixtapes. Upon hearing those, I got back in touch with him and invited him to perform at a concert at my school alongside Mickey Factz, Loj and BK Cyph. He was a great addition to an awesome show.
Later that year, Shake dropped a music video for a track called "Skinny Jeans."
The satiric music video got him a great buzz which has a current view count of about 30,000. It created a great discussion on the YouTube link and various blogs because of the content. He extended his buzz with the mixtape called The British Invasion.
I was invited to a few sessions for that mixtape. One of the first joints I heard Shake record was "Hometown," which you can watch at the top of this post. My jaw dropped in amazement upon hearing the track. The visual, which dropped today, lives up to the record. The rest of the mixtape is very rich in material. There's a little bit of everything, stories, tracks to chill out to, etc. I look forward to whatever he has in store next. It's a crime that he isn't signed and getting the press he should. I believe in it. You should too.
Check out The British Invasion. It's free to listen and download.
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