Ecko Bazz /UG/

Since his incendiary debut LP Mmaso released on Hakuna Kulala earlier this year, Ugandan conscious rapper and acrobatic MC, Ecko Bazz has rapidly rose to international success. His style is an amalgamation of supernatural trap intensity, demonic nu-dancehall, and politically-incensed Lugandan poetry exploring violence, religion, or the poverty in the Ugandan slums. Anyone that has the privilege of seeing him live will know what to expect from his feverish flow and his fire-manic presence. The rapper alternates freely between sober truths and hyperactive screams, flipping from bar to bar overs beats by Debmaster, Slikback, and UK producer PQ (Nightmare song) among others.