Irish rapper Danny Diatribes 2nd album ‘Elevation Illustrations’. Diatribe has teamed up with the prolific UK DJ/Producer Pro. P to bring you this hard hitting hip hop L.P. featuring a whole host of Manchester’s rising stars in the UK hip hop scene, such as: D’Lyfa Reilly, Black Josh, Dubbul O, The Bluntskins, Tony Skank, Legion, the legendary Herrotics crew and special guest production from Aver of the Manchester super group TNC.
Diatribe has been representing on the Manchester scene and Pro P has been tipped as one of the top 10 UK hip hop producers to look out for in 2015 by the highly influencial UKHH.COM. The production, subject matter and word play vary though the album from the ‘soulfully hypnotic’ philosophical track ‘Encounter Phiosophical’, to rhymes that articulate alcoholism and Manchester life from an Irish immigrants perspective on the tracks ‘Paddys Cure’, ‘South Manchester’ and the Aver produced ‘Ten Green bottles’. There is also a light hearted and highly lyrical theme running through the album on tracks like ‘Magnum Opus’ and ‘The Fractal Mind of Diatribe,’ political distopia in tracks ‘The Void’ featuring Tony Skank and ‘Bun the System’ featuring Black josh (The Mouse Outfit) and The Bluntskins, and an ode to women in ‘Roses’ featuring Irish Rapper Wile Man.
Diatribe and Pro. P will be bringing their eLEVATION iLLUSTRATIONS showcase to the stage in 2015 and have the album available to buy on Bandcamp. The release is brought to you by Room 2 Records and videos for the tracks have been cirulated by leading blogs such as Hip Hop Life and times, Old To The New and Wordplay Magazine.