(New Cicero performing at the premiere of The Truth About Irish Hip Hop) great buzz! #irishhiphop #hiphop /QirBWwP9Zq- New Cicero September 2, 2017 While performers on the night, which was hosted by District Magazine (a publication that highlights cultural issues in Ireland), included artists who have been making a name for themselves, such as Mango, Ger and Linco from 5th Element, Waking Android, Rogan and New Cicero (full disclosure: he’s my brother), one might think this was a new music genre emerging. (Mango performing at the premiere of The Truth About Irish Hip Hop) 🙌 Some quality beats /gKKNnWCC5J- Christina Finn August 10, 2017 I think our rich heritage and history of dance music and dance culture in Ireland – and particularly Dublin – will have a massive influence on ‘our’ sound and where we end up,” he said. But like I said in the doc, we are moving towards that and we will. While the UK has its own version of hip hop – known as grime – Ireland is searching for its own, explained MathMan, a musician who has been on the scene for many years. The Rusangano Family, who feature in the documentary, explore issues such as identity and belonging, through their music.
The Limerick-based trio have been making waves in the industry, with rappers on the night of the premiere giving the group a lot of credit for other musicians being taken seriously nowadays. The group (who are also playing at Rankin Wood at Electric Picnic this weekend) is made up of God Knows Jonas, a Zimbabwe native who moved to Shannon 16 years ago, MuRli, who is from Togo but has lived in Limerick since he was a child and a DJ, John Lillis, also known as mynameisjohn, who is from Ennis. The Rusangano Family winning the 2016 RTÉ Choice Music Prize Album of the Year has been dubbed a turning point for the hip hop scene in Ireland.
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While most people associate hip hop rap with the US and well-known names like Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, the Wu-Tang Clan, and A Tribe Called Quest (who happen to be playing Electric Picnic this year), there has been an Irish hub in existence for years, and it’s only getting stronger if this documentary is anything to go by.įitzgerald said his movie is about the rise of hip hop in this country and the changing attitudes towards the once-foreign art form. It features those born and bred in Ireland, as well as the many people from other nations and cultures that have come to call Ireland home. It touches on issues such as owning our identity, talking about what we know, and asking the big questions about the world. The film made by Gavin Fitzgerald and Mark Hayes took over 18 months to make and involved the pair travelling around Ireland to interview rappers, new and disold. The venue where a new documentary, The Truth About Irish Hip Hop, recently premiered in Dublin was a hive of talent – from young rappers, who were performing their very first gig, to veterans of the scene who have been rapping for well over a decade. WHILE SOME MIGHT have scoffed at the idea of an Irish person rapping in the past, the hip hop scene in Ireland is going from strength to strength.
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