Sampa The Great – The Return (Vinyl)
Over the past decade, hip-hop has relaxed its borders - welcoming in a flood of new styles, characters and concepts. One thing that still unites most rappers, however, is braggadocio; the aggressive, occasionally tiresome boasting that stems from rap’s battle past.
As a Zambia-born, Botswana-raised, Australia-based woman, Sampa Tembo belongs firmly in rap’s inclusive modern age – but as her moniker suggests, she’s no stranger to a spot of rampant egotism. “I’m boutta blow up soon / I ain’t wasting time chilling with you”, she crows on Grass Is Greener.
It’s fair to say that Tembo’s bragging is not your standard cars-and-girls inanity – instead, she is careful to recontextualise her self-aggrandisement as righteous empowerment, using it to write an impassioned alternative to the narrative of western (and white) supremacy (Final Form, The Return), and emphasising the music industry’s exploitation of black talent on Time’s Up and Any Day. Tembo is undoubtedly an intriguing addition to rap’s increasingly rich tapestry. (Guardian)
2 x Vinyl, LP
Tracklist:
A1 Mwana
A2 Freedom
A3 Wake Up (Interlude)
A4 Time's Up
A5 Grass Is Greener
B1 Dare To Fly
B2 Any Day
B3 OMG
B4 Light It Up (Interlude)
B5 Final Form
B6 Heaven
C1 Diamond In The Ruff
C2 Leading Us Home
C3 Summer
C4 Brand New
D1 Give Love (Interlude)
D2 The Return
D3 Don't Give Up
D4 Made Us Better
Over the past decade, hip-hop has relaxed its borders - welcoming in a flood of new styles, characters and concepts. One thing that still unites most rappers, however, is braggadocio; the aggressive, occasionally tiresome boasting that stems from rap’s battle past.
As a Zambia-born, Botswana-raised, Australia-based woman, Sampa Tembo belongs firmly in rap’s inclusive modern age – but as her moniker suggests, she’s no stranger to a spot of rampant egotism. “I’m boutta blow up soon / I ain’t wasting time chilling with you”, she crows on Grass Is Greener.
It’s fair to say that Tembo’s bragging is not your standard cars-and-girls inanity – instead, she is careful to recontextualise her self-aggrandisement as righteous empowerment, using it to write an impassioned alternative to the narrative of western (and white) supremacy (Final Form, The Return), and emphasising the music industry’s exploitation of black talent on Time’s Up and Any Day. Tembo is undoubtedly an intriguing addition to rap’s increasingly rich tapestry. (Guardian)
2 x Vinyl, LP
Tracklist:
A1 Mwana
A2 Freedom
A3 Wake Up (Interlude)
A4 Time's Up
A5 Grass Is Greener
B1 Dare To Fly
B2 Any Day
B3 OMG
B4 Light It Up (Interlude)
B5 Final Form
B6 Heaven
C1 Diamond In The Ruff
C2 Leading Us Home
C3 Summer
C4 Brand New
D1 Give Love (Interlude)
D2 The Return
D3 Don't Give Up
D4 Made Us Better
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