Fabp aka Fabpz the Freelancer juggles idiomatic influences nicely on “Dem A Fraud”. There are hip-hop-influenced production touches, verses designed to appeal to more traditional Raggamuffin fans, bars using both American and Caribbean rap techniques, and even soul touches incorporated. The result is a track that should have something for all ofContinue Reading
The common idea is that Dancehall reggae and raggamuffin is nothing if not trend-based, and for potty-mouthed, gun-talking DJs to suddenly strike intense, prayerful poses on their album covers, arrange their playlists into pseudo-suites, and give their albums pretentious, apocalyptic titles. On Fabp aka Fabpz the Freelancer’s latest, the single coverContinue Reading
That Fabp aka Fabpz the Freelancer is an eclectic artist and label owner, is pretty much a known fact. That he has a sharp sense of humor built into his playfully lyrics are now an added supplement to his skills that I previously did not notice. And on “Ugly GalContinue Reading
Fabp aka Fabpz the Freelancer is on a roll right now with a horde of releases from his X-Calade Promotionz label. Now comes the 3-sided “Battlefield”. As usual Fabp drops the original version plus an instrumental and Acappella version. The production here is once again simple, straightforward and top notch.Continue Reading
“You not ready yet, it too delicate,” sings Fabp aka Fabpz the Freelancer, and it’s more than just a simple premonition. You, the listener, are probably ‘not ready yet’, for what Fabp delivers in his own unique style. Out now, is his 3-sided single, “Never Heard Before” – containing theContinue Reading
Pete Atkinson b.k.a Fabp aka Fabpz the Freelancer o.k.a Fabulous p attended I.A.R in NYC. Pete engineers and makes beats using Reason with Synths and Protools. Hip Hop & Dancehall is Fapk’s main genre, who cites his major influences as being Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Jay-z, Bounty Killer andContinue Reading
