Kapabal has been around for a long time and represents Hutt Valley Wellington. I’ve never really checked him out thoroughly before now but have always been aware of his presence over the years. After seeing his reviews for his new album No Rest I thought I’d check him out and see if the reviewers were being biased or hard on him because he’s a white rapper.
My first impression is ....hey its NZ Hip Hop with no "yanking off" that’s a good sign, at least he’s not trying to be American. The song Flammable has got some pretty dope production and a catchy hook although everywhere I look on the internet I see people criticising his work. That must be frustrating.
No Rest is Kapabals third album and he has produced engineered written and performed the songs which is a feet in it´s self. No wonder the album is called No Rest. The Album has 16 tracks and has a an urban dance feel with a lot of synths and 808 snare rolls and hard hitting boom bap. The lyrics are quite conscious especially in the song 'Going on around me'. This is my favourite track on the album.
I admire the unmistakable New Zealand sound of Kapabals work and his vision and persistence in this very tough NZ Hip Hop game and I think the production on the album No Rest is quality, although I think the one thing letting Kapabal down is his flow, most often coming off a little jaunty and awkward. But in saying that all in all I enjoyed discovering Kapabals new album and think he’s well worth a listen. Which you can do at The apple Itunes store.
The flammable music video below.
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