Urban Life

Their Debut track, 'Nothing compares' was written by: Lyrical G, Exquisit, Minus-1, C-Swift, Kruckid and Rita Sabiiti Produced by:Moses 'MMC' Sabiiti at Vokal Justice Studioz, Mixed by: Dawu at Bava Studios, Acoustic guitar by Rita Sabiiti, all other instruments by Moses 'MMC' Sabiiti.Executive production by D'n'D Productions.

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Urban Life is a group of four young talented and dedicated MCs who recently released their debut track, 'Nothing Compares' featuring calm-voiced Rita Sabiiti and produced by Moses 'MMC' Sabiiti together with Dawudi who did the final mix-down at Bava Studios. Uganda's Hip-hop scene is definitely getting the attention it deserves.

 This is how it all started. Urban Life, formally Urban Thugs was a group of guys who used to hang in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb and liked listening to hip-hop music. It was from there that they built and developed their writing and rhyming skills that earned them their a.k.a tittles, which I'll give you in a sec:

The first of the four members is Lyrical G. His homies liked to call him 'Lyrical' because he is very wordy in speech and is always coming up with new rhymes. He is formally from the group 'Bataka Underground', which he left for personal reasons.

Then we have C-Swift. He is known for having 'swift rhyming skills' as his name suggests. His rhyming style is very stylish, reassuring and also based on his personal experiences. It for this reason that his verses touches people's hearts.

Krucked is another member of the group. He is very tall….6ft something and his style is what I would describe as 'unplugged' or 'crooked' as he brings out the realistically tough perspective to every story that other MCs may have ignored.

 Urban Life would not be complete without Exquisite. His style is smooth and laid back and sometimes sings lines in his verses. His lyrical skills are just as good as those of other members of the group, which makes me maintain my personal opinion that these are probably the best MCs in East Africa.

Their debut track also features a verse by Minus One, one of their homies from The Basement in Ntinda. As his name suggests, his voice is the deepest in the entire Basement crew that Urban Life falls under.

You have all heard of Kleat Kut, one of the latest Hip-hop sensations in East Africa. Well, Urban has an arrangement with Klear Kut called The Cipher. This is a brainchild of Dawudi and a couple of other producers. Don't be surprised when you see them on the same project in the near future.

Urban Life had a very humble beginning. The journey to their first project begun with the Chain Thought Crew. Both Urban Life and Chain Thought Reaction were auditioning for the Sanyu FM talent search show, which was held late last year. It was then that they hooked up and Chain Thought Crew who arranged for Urban a semi-professional track called 'Super Lyrical'. Urban utilised the track and managed to win 500,000 shillings for having the best act for the day.

 The reward wasn't given to them in cash but in kind. Sanyu FM secured for Urban a deal to record 'Nothing Compares' at the ultra modern Bava Studios under the guidance of some of the best and youthful producers we have here. Rita did a very good job with the guitar and instantly turned the track to gold. The track was taken 'back home' to sanyu and given a mini launch after a long interview. It gets airplay every now and then on the radio station and is paving the way for more tracks on their album which are yet to be recorded.

Nothing compares is selling like hot cake among Kenyan hip-hop lovers where C-Swift is getting some quality college education.

You can also read more about Exquisite (E-Wize) and Krukid

We'll keep an eye on this crew for you.

Yours Truly,

P-Tech.