So this is the new feature I was talking about. My 'Put You On' posts will feature upcoming artists whom I've found interesting, exciting or whatever - and if I'm on my job, you probably wouldn't have heard of them yet! I come across new talent practically everyday (YouTube is my friend for sure) so each week I'll write up a quick paragraph or two on these artists I've been lending my ears to. Hopefully you'll discover something new! Anyway. Let me keep in moving. First up is Shane Eli.
Don't let anyone ever tell you Canada's best hip-hop exports are Drake and Kardinal Offishall because you'd be missing someone else. Rapper and producer Shane Eli, born in Canada but raised in Los Angeles released his debut album The Push last Spring and hopefully we'll see a lot more from him in future. “My influences are pretty diverse. The first albums I bought were Wrecks n’ Effect’s Hard or Smooth and Offspring’s Smash. I grew up in a household where my mom played everything from Ella Fitzgerald to Joe Cocker. It taught me to learn to love good music – not just good hip hop.” And those variations definitely show in his work. His debut album is an interesting fusion of synthesisers and futuristic beats, most notably on tracks I'm Different and the song dedicated to her, her and her Baby You're The One - did I mention the whole album was recorded and produced entirely by him? Yeah and in his LA apartment too. Not bad.
This month sees the release of Shane's second album I Can Do Better which houses singles I Love You (Kinda) and the most recently released When We Were Kings; the latter of which uses a chopped up sample of choristic oohs and aahs and excerpts from interviews with hip-hop luminaries 2Pac and Jay-Z. I reckon it'll be a solid effort, if his latest single is anything to go by. Here's hoping anyway. Take a listen to the aforementioned track below and be sure to download his album! (It was free... so it's okay. Trust me.)
Tracklisting
01. I’m a Winner
02. Taste of What’s to Come
03. Grey Area
04. I’m Different
05. Baby You’re the One
06. Happiest Regret f/ Kamilah Gibson
07. Push
08. Dear Music
09. We Mean Business
10. Knuckle Up
11. Haters
12. Poor Me
13. Swing Low
14. I Wonder
15. Departure
Download Shane Eli's debut here.
Twitter: @Shane_Eli
Website: shaneeli.com
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