@Mark_Akol_ Debut Mixtape '1965' Goes Hard!

I've been a casual fan of Mark Akol for some time but I never quite knew what he was capable of doing. When I heard 'Sel iWash Yodwa' for the first time that's when I thought to myself 'this guy is onto something'. Sometimes when I hear a project that I really connect with on the first listen, I try my best to resist the urge of calling it the hottest thing to drop that year and I'm finding that particularly difficult with this mixtape. So what I will say is that this is the type of music that I enjoy. The mixtape is loud and bold and it oozes dope. It's the type of music that if I play in my neighbourhood they would call me 'le nigga' and I would reply 'Vele!' with pride. The mixtape is filled to the brim with intense basslines and looping industrial sounds which give it its grungy character. Projects like this prove that DJ's or producers are the best curators in music when left to their own devices. On my first go-round of this mixtape, I didn't catch the underlying theme of '1965'. I was wondering why he would have skits that talk about the issues that have faced black people, but on my second listen I understood what was going on. The mixtape is bold and unapologetic like we are, and it captures the frustration that has come with the circumstances that our people have been through. Special. Stream '1965' below.