Whats really G.O.O.D people? Since this is a season of revolution (if you are still in doubt look around you), I'm also trying to revolutionalise the music you the listener is continually fed... OK now I'm sounding like Malcolm so let's cut the pleasantries and head straight into the booth for this next feature...
This feature is on emerging UK-based Nigerian rapper Praise Petrelli who goes by the government name Praise Ogbalu and is currently based out in Hatfield pursuing a Major in Information Technology at the University of Hertfordshire. I vividly remember my days at that university and looking around the university now, you cannot help but notice the love and passion the students have for music. Couple that with the state-of-the-art £38 million entertainment space the authorities recently unveiled which includes a style bar, balcony area and a club area grand enough to accommodate 2000 people and what you get in the university of Hertfordshire is every one navigating towards music which kinda makes it very hard to seperate the grain from the chaff...but alas Praise Petrelli is no chaff! He has been doing this for years and his main musical influences include Eminem, Bone Thugs, Lil Wayne & Kanye West amongst others.
The first time I heard Petrelli, I knew he was just that raw and uncut diamond. He strikes you as quiet in person but beyond that quiet disguise, lies the heart of a great thinker and it's no wonder his forthcoming mixtape is titled 'Train of Thought'. When I heard he was dropping this mixtape in the Summer, I had to get a hold of him so I could PLUG some of his records to you and of course beat my chest like king kong when he explodes and we all can point at him and say "yes I told you so". Lets cut to the chase and get to the actual music...
The first single, "I Advice" from his upcoming mixtape Train of Throught is extremely lyrical with a passionate flow. I remember the first time I heard this and I was asked to guess who the rapper was, i was busy calling out more established names while Petrelli was sat right there laughing his ass off as I just sat there mouth agape with wonderment. "I Advice" goes hard and is obviously a befitting single with production credit going to Zone Beats and yes I said Zone Beats, not Just Blaze. Praise Petrelli effortlessly announces his entrance to the game and why the wait should be over with some playful lyrics, dope wordplay and a whole lot of punchlines that I got tired of counting... Listen for yourself and count at your own risk.
Hope you didn't have a whirl wind of words on that first track? This next track is titled "I'm up" - a beautiful and uplifting song produced once again by Zone Beats with singer Mex complimenting the soul-inspired beats with his soulful voice, leaving Praise Petrelli with no other option but to go for the kill. His delivery is pure skills and the wordplay gets even more interesting on this track but I particularly like the laid back production which gives you that serene feeling. If you ever loved any Kanye West & John Legend collaboration then I put my fiver on this track right here and say that you will like this too but just don't get it mixed up, you are still tuned in to Praise Petrelli...
My final selection is a track titled "Fly" which is produced by Delz. This is a real Hip-Hop joint as Praise Petrelli goes "society high" to address his issues with the Music/Hip-Hop scene as he declares a no fly zone and swoops on the so called care takers or gate keepers who try to define what real music is and I have to agree with him. Good music is really what comes from the heart and this must be the deepest song from him, listen below.
Praise Petrelli clearly has passion for his music plus he spits good music over a variety of beats and this versatile nature makes him stand out in such a way that you're hard pressed as to predicting what his next track might be. His strongest point might be his content however, as he always has some real hard knock facts to say. His mixtape Train of Thought drops in the Summer and going by the Petrelli weather forecast, it is going to be a real hot summer. He has promised to make the mixtape available to us the minute it drops but for now, do enjoy the three available songs up top and get your download on. Finally, in Petrelli's own words - "One of you suckers tell me it is not my time?". I'm certainly no sucker
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Until the Next Time... I am KingKC* and I love G.O.O.D Music
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