Louwop's Great Escape0
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I just saw this video by Louwop and thought I’d pass it along. First time my ears have ever heard this guy, so I had to do a little searching to figure out who he was. He’s an underground hip hop emcee (with some soul flavor too) from Toronto. He’s done many things since he first stepped into the light in ’94. Things like: attending plenty of open-mic nights at Planet Mars, joined a hip hop band (The Quartertones with Phatt Al), put out a few EPs (“Mind Grenade” with producter Catalist and his own “Warning Shot“), made a few appearances on Urbnet’s Underground Hip Hop Vol 2, was one of the eight finalists at the first Rip The Mic freestyle competition in Toronto, and has opened for artists such as Kool Keith, The Alcoholics, Jeru the Damaja, and Grand Master Melle Mel. Big things!
Now he’s got his full-length album, “The Great Escape“. In the video after the jump, Louwop combines the songs “One 2 Check” and “Get Up”, so it features both Shad K and Zaki Ibrahim.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJsmerH1vSo]
From Louwop:
The concept for the video was simple, capturing the energy and joy of a cipher. I decided to go with a live version of the songs to give you something different and perhaps intrigue you to listen to the original versions. Live is always special for it’s the moment captured that leaves its’ mark unrehearsed, pure and honest.
I hope you enjoy.
If you liked what you heard, don’t hesitate to download Louwop’s “The Great Escape” album here. There you can find the dirty version and the clean version. It’s only free until the 31st, so download it while you can! 
Louwop website | Louwop myspace
