EDWARD SCISSORTONGUE

During the early-to-mid noughties it seemed as if UK hip-hop was at its peak in terms of national recognition. Labels like Low Life were pushing artists such as Skinny Man, Lewis Parker and Jehst towards radio play, media coverage and the CD players of casual rap tourists. But any true British hip-hop head will tell you that the underground continues to thrive, and an artist by the name of Edward Scissortongue has blown our minds. Scissortongue earned his stripes as a member of the respected Contact Play collective and he’s now signed to torch carrying label High Focus, who released solo album Better Luck Next Life on November 26th. “I only care for what my gang are really up to and they’re utterly inspirational. The UK scene is on the up and I feel we have been instrumental in its resurgence”, he tells Crack. The single Please Say Something sees Scissortongue spit gruesome analogies and wrap his mouth around complex strings of syllables to a moody beat from a producer named Lamplighter, who’s produced the entire album. “He’d make a killer movie score writer. When he sent me the instrumental for this tune Wastewater, I literally found my mind travelling through a strange Blade Runner-esque cityscape”. We can’t wait to hear how that one turned out.

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Words: David Reed