Cape Town rap talent K.Keed teams up with creative collaborator Orish for a new tune, “Intro,” out of their collaborative Umgaranto 2 project.
Since the first Umgaranto dropped in 2023, K.Keed and Orish have been constructing something real together. The idea was based on Gugulethu culture, ancient SABC memories. Umgaranto 2 takes up the same thread, and “Intro” is where the sequel announces itself.
The creation has that particular Western Cape taste. K.Keed has always been different to the rest of the South African rap scene. And Orish as a creative collaborator definitely gets that assignment inside out.
The delivery by K.Keed on “Intro” is precisely what you’d expect from someone who describes herself as “the chosen one” at the moment. There’s a calm surety to how she spits. Just a person who knows what they are on the mic and doesn’t second-guess it. That assurance lends the record its heft.
Orish complements the intensity without stomping on it, which is exactly the dynamic that these two have developed across their collaborative work.
Mit einem Track namens „Intro“ ein Projekt zu beginnen ist eine Ansage – K.Keed nimmt es nicht auf die leichte Schulter.
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