For people who are too ingrained in the stereotypical American ways of Hip-Hop, acts like MC Solaar or The Streets just sound silly.
I’ve let a few people listen to non-American Hip-Hop and they laugh at it because it’s either not in an American accent or because they can’t wrap their heads around something other than American Hip-Hop. Sure, it’s an American genre and they pretty much have it wrapped up, but more and more countries are pushing the boundaries of Hip-Hop based solely on the fact that they have different outlooks on life and music based on their culture an environment.
Suave Debonair is a dude from Brighton, England, with a wealth of lyrical wit and flair and apparently endless flow. The jam he sent me has the most giantest of horn hooks I’ve heard since Beyonce sampled The Chi-Lites, which is also a sample from what sounds like a monster of a Funky-Disco-Soul tune from the 70s, emblazoned with fake Afros and rainbow-coloured writing. Right now I wanna just stroll down the street throwing peace signs at passers-by and saying “Grooooovayyyy”.
He can switch it from a straight up dancefloor anthem in “Turn It On Its Head” to a humourous and equally-as-bangin’ “IT Dave”; his bite being one of the smartest in the genre and as he couples it with some Fatboy Slim-eque samples and beats and old-school Motown melodies, you’re torn between either getting lost in his stories and getting down to the chorale he creates. Below you can hear three songs so you can decide for yourself and there might even be an LP on the way early next year.
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Suave Debonair – “Turn It On Its Head”
Suave Debonair – “Scratch Card”
Suave Debonair – “IT Dave”
