New Album
The new album, Hard Times, Lines and Rhymes, funded by The Prince’s Trust is now available to buy.It has been funded by The Prince’s Trust Cash For Communities Awards and has been created by Glasgow Hip Hop artists and centres mainly on their experiences of the city. It has been created in order to raise money for music projects for young people in under-privileged areas of Glasgow and give an insight into life in the great city.
The initial phase of the album invited MCs and producers to get involved and create tracks about their experiences and feelings of Glasgow. The album features 17 tracks by around 25 Glasgow based Hip Hop artists ranging from 16 year-old MCs who have never recorded before to artists who have been holding up the scene for years.
This process has allowed a lot of young artists the opportunity to grow and learn from more experienced artists and encourage further opportunities for young musicians/ performers. It has also brought together a large part of the Glasgow hip hop scene and has tried to present it in a wider picture.
The album will be launched on Wednesday 27th January and will be available to buy through online stores (itunes, napster, etc.) and from Rub-A-Dub, Avalanche Records, Hip Hop Shop, Crowns, with more to be confirmed, from Friday 29th January. Every penny made from album sales will go back into Glasgow-based community music projects.