Brotha Onaci presents Radiant Souls mixtape volume 2

All the way from Philadelphia, USA is Brotha Onaci who manages to bridge between the Motherland and Diaspora on the Radiant Souls Mixtape volume 2 which is coming out today, you will hear artists from the underground hip hop movements in U.S.A, Kenya, Germany, South Africa, Namibia, and Nigeria. Listen below or download from the Soundcloud page. Radiant Souls Mixtape Vol 2 by Brotha Onaci
Featured artists include Abstract Wolff, Add-2, Akua Naru, Amun Mirage, DETROIT PIStoLS (Power Is Surrendering to Love’s Strength), DJ.BasketQASE, Emcee Nemesis, Fecko the Emcee, The Invisible Enigma, Josh, Just Jay, K-Von, K-Nel, KrisDeLaRash, Neak, R.i.C (Rumor in the Chi), Sincerely Yours, Slot-A, Synik and Vallentine & Arazan.

Flow Global (Afrobeat Remix) On Haveplentymusic Rotation

Fresh Sonic Produce from Africa latest rotation features new music from Fecko the Emcee, Larry Achiampong, Nombongo, The Invisible Enigma and Becoming Phill. Goodness and part Freeness all the way. Check the player here

'Nollywood' Now Showing On Hip TV

 

You can now watch my 'Nollywood' video featuring Terry tha Rapman on Hip TV.

Premiere: Flow Global (Afrobeat Remix) - Fecko ft. TALoNTED

In the spirit of FELABRATION, I decided to drop the Afrobeat remix for 'Flow Global' featuring New Jersey-bred rapper TALoNTED. Track was produced by Teck-Zilla, dope production as usual. Enjoy!

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VIDEO: Pherowshuz - Korrect Remix ft. Ice Prince, M.I & Terry Tha Rapman

Check out this brand new video from my homie Pherowshuz. It's the remix for his hit single 'Korrect' and this time he teamed up with three of the best rappers in Nigeria...Ice Prince, M.I and Terry Tha Rapman. I also made a cameo appearance in the video. Enjoy!

NEW MUSIC: FECKO - TUPENGO FT. TUPENGO

Check out my brand new track 'Kosoun Tuntun' featuring Tupengo.



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THROW BACK: Audio Heroin - Fecko feat. OsaGz

'Audio Heroin' is taken off the 'First Impression' mixtape which dropped sometime in 2009. It features OsaGz...real recognize real! Download Here!

Q-Mark Magazine Talks About "Raw African Poetry" & More!

Question Mark Magazine recently talked about my track "Raw African Poetry"...my plans of breaking an 'African Hiphop' Record alongside my fellow African hiphop comrades...Read on to find out more here!

Studio Grindin'

After I dropped the single "Africa" in 2008 which featured Nigerian R&B singer Chrest, I haven't really recorded any other song with that type of musical progression. Anyway, that's about to change folks!....I've been working with E-twinz on a new single titled "Kosi Ohun Tuntun," which means"Nothing's new". And I got my homie Tupengo on the hook. It's most likely going to be a banger. However, I'll let the fans decide when it eventually drops. Also, Teck and I have been trying to wrap up the Afro-beat remix for "Raw African Poetry"...crazy sounds coming your way! Stay tuned!

RapLogic(Soul Survivor Remix) On OkayAfrica!

The brand new Soul Survivor remix for my single RapLogic (Produced by Teck-Zilla) is the latest featured audio on Okay Africa. Read more Here!

Shout Out To HYPE Magazine!

Finally got a copy of the Freedom Day Issue of South Africa's No.1 Hiphop mag - HYPE! Thanks to my homie Duncan Sodala (CEO, SlamDunk Records). While flipping through the pages of the mag; apart from Naycha's interview on pages 18/19 where he talked about our collab, I also noticed that one of the tracks off of my RapLogic EP titled "Raw African Poetry" was also mentioned on page 56. What more can I say?....hard work pays off! I also like the fact that Hype Magazine showcase other African talents outside SA. Big ups to HYPE!

Museke Online Africa Music Awards

Please Nominate "Raw African Poetry" by Fecko the Emcee featuring Synik(Zimbabwe), The Holstar of Zone Fam(Zambia) & Fikrah Teule(Kenya) for Best African Collaboration of the Year @ Museke Online Africa Music Awards 2011. Nominations close in 4 days – July 8, 2011. Click Here to nominate!

“Being A Celebrity Is Good, But Being An Artiste Is Better”

The entertainment industry in Nigeria is arguably one of the biggest in Sub-Saharan Africa, considering the large number of talents emerging almost every day from this side of the continent. And it’s really growing at a very fast pace too. However, to be candid, I think a lot of artistes these days now pay more primacy to the glamour and glitz, and have less interest for the art. Well I belong to the school of thought that believes every artiste has the freedom to make art. After all the root word in "Artiste" is "ART". The fact that you shoot a video worth millions of naira or you’re signed to a major record label, and have a manager that handles your bookings/promotions doesn’t entirely make you a professional artiste. The bottom line is; creativity and good packaging should go hand in hand.  Just a thought!

WAXX LYRICAL/ILLA STR8 II Release Show

WAXX LYRICAL and Str8 Buttah Productions present the “ILLA STR8 II RELEASE SHOW” featuring Str8 Buttah + guest appearances from Ill Bliss, AZ (of AfromysticTechs), Eva, Zee, Ms.Chief and a host of other notable acts who will be present. I'll be there too! Don't miss it!

HavePlentyMusic featuring Fecko the Emcee, Zone Fam et al.

Check out the latest Have Plenty Music player rotation featuring Zonefam, Fecko the Emcee, Mickaela Anthony, Synik, Mc Chita, Osazimvesa and Dj Psyon. Click here for more info

EXCLUSIVE: Fecko the Emcee - RapLogic (Soul Survivor Remix)

Yaaay! It's my birthday! So check out this June 17th Special dedicated to everyone who's been showing me mad love. It's the 'Soul Survivor' remix for RapLogic produced by my homie Teck-Zilla. Enjoy!

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The Movement Is Still Moving!!!

Greetings fam! While am still promoting the RapLogic Ep, am also spending some time in the lab to record more tracks for my forthcoming album. Meanwhile am also working on a collab Ep with Bloemfontein-based South African rapper, Naycha. And the homie Bonaventure Mosa already blessed us with two sick beats. I can assure you that both projects are something to keep a look out for...best believe that!

-Feck

EXCLUSIVE 1 On 1 Interview With FECKO On GhanaTrends

How well do you know Fecko the Emcee? Well Ghanatrends caught up with Fecko the Emcee to find out more about his music and aspirations. Read on to find out more!

THE RAPLOGIC EP - CRITICAL BREAKDOWN BY TECK-ZILLA

Fellow viewers, we present to you a track by track analysis of Fecko the Emcee’s RapLogic Ep. Straight from the horse’s mouth - Teck-Zilla that is. Tayo Odutola aka Teck-Zilla produced, mixed and mastered all the tracks on the RapLogic Ep

1 Intro 
Huge props to the legendary lyricist Mode9 for the drop.Nothing complex here,I just layered short snippets of various afrobeat and juju songs. Shoutouts to Dr. Victor Uwaifo and Segun Adewale for the inspiration(feel free to dig for the samples yourself..haha..happy digging)

2 Afro rhyme sayer 
I had this sitting around for a while as I wasn't sure what project I was gonna use it on.Initially just had about 8 bars looped and when Feck told me he required a couple more beats to wrap up the project,I just went back to restructure the entire beat.It was a no brainer as I knew Feck wanted that afrocentric stuff but I hadn't supplied him anything of that nature till now.

3 Raplogic

This is a beat I did from scratch with no samples except the old school drums on the chorus and the rap vocals at the start. Really didn't expect it to be used on the project as it kinda deviates from my normal work but it works or better still Fecko made it work

4 Rebel skit
Feck sent me an accapella he did a while back so I had the liberty of matching it to any thing I wanted to.Really had fun doing this as I played around before settling on this beat. Fecko suggested I use vocal snippets from "Hotel Rwanda" to add that dramatic feeling at the end.....The soldiers are here!!!

5 Raw.African.Poetry feat Synik, The Holstar, Fikrah Teule

One of the early beats I made,around the same time I did "Ill Musketeers".Still on dat soulful tip. This was also a total surprise to me, I really wasn't expecting it to turn into a posse cut.crazy how this worked out, 5 people (including myself) in 5 different countries came together and made something meaningful. Strength in numbers baby...pure strength in numbers!!
Y'all should look out for the AfroBeat remix I did..some crazy ill mad rowdy sturvs!!

6 Flow global feat Talonted 

One of the first set of beats I gave Fecko when he started working on the project. I was on that soulful, hard drums type mode.I had no inkling that he would feature Talonted on it so that was a surprise for me. Fecko surprised me on this one and the crazy thing was it premiered on Kevin-nottigham's blog a few days after I finished mastering it. For those that don't know Kevinnottigham is like one of the biggest U.S hiphop blogs there is!!!*sheds a tear*..*tissue wipes tears away*..lol. 

                                                           Black Milk & Teck-Zilla

7 Ill meditation
I wasn't sure Feck would use this as this was kinda like an experimentation (for me dat is).I didn't know what angle dude would approach the beat and its kinda refreshing hearing some reggae stylee type thing on the Ep. Breath of fresh air if I do say so myself. The sample? not telling...take a wild guess!!!
Thanks to Jemi Sitanayah for helping me with the mix.

8 RapLogic (Mario Zone Remix)
To be sincere and candid, this was as a result of joblessness. The beat was made during my short trip to Nigeria last year and initially wanted Str8buttah to do something with it but it was kinda half done so no one really paid it any mind. All I did was just use new drum kits and a deep bass line. Like the title suggests,the sample is from Mario Land(Mario zone stage), hardcore Gameboy fans should remember it!. Fecko suggested I utilize scratches on the hook which worked well to keep that hiphop feel as the beat sounds trippy a bit. For the outro I sampled Peter Clarke's voice..Rraah!!

PS: There is a 2nd remix coming out soon, I guess, I hope..Fecko, ball's(*pause*) in your court!!

9 Outro 
Another accapella Fecko sent. The drum loop is from some afrobeat song.Y'all might recognize it from the Raw African Poetry Afrobeat remix so yeah I said it.

Thanks to every one who supported this project in one way or the other. Do support real hiphop as we strive to give you our heart and soul through the pen and mic. This is not a top ten gimmicky song making project but rather a poetic portrait poignantly painted sonically.

So there you have it, go ahead, download and bask in the everlasting glory!! ok, back to the topic- Thanks and stay sharp!!!

Written by Tayo Odutola (aka Teck-Zilla)

DOWNLOAD THE RAPLOGIC EP HERE

Also On PlayMode Magazine Issue 3 is....Fecko the Emcee!

Get a copy of Playmode Magazine issue 3 (The May/June edition) and check out Fecko the Emcee's interview/article. Cheers!