isatta sheriff & koralle: eat the kiwi
Francisco Espregueira
Dropping tomorrow, Isatta Sheriff & Koralle’s joint EP is one of the most awaited records in the instrumental hip hop realm. Eat The Kiwi is a six track EP that unites the talents of the East London MC and the Bologna-based beatsmith. Follwing the success of “Laid Back”, the duo’s first collab, they are back again to the smooth grooves and raw boom-bap drum progressions that we were wishing for.
Eat The Kiwi brings a number of fellow vocalists like s Lex Amor, Shumba Youth, Awate and Mercy's Cartel – all ready to eat to eat their kiwi skin. As Isatta Sheriff explains “The skin is the most nutritious part of the fruit and you have to digest the roughness (harshness) to get the most nurishment”, referring to the importance of portraying the reality from the artist point of view. The EP will be available digital and on vinyl (including Koralle’s usual class of instrumental edits of all tracks for the beat lovers out there). Courtesy of Melting Pot Music.
“I paint a picture of my journey so far as a Black female rapper, and the racial politics and experiences surrounding that. It follows Laid Back’s relaxed approach to the stage where I am at making music on my own terms and speaking freely.”