Nottingham, UK, rap artist Cappo has practiced hip hop lyricism for over two decades. During this time, he has had the privilege to perform alongside artists such as Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Guru, DJ Premiere and more . He has toured with UK hip hop outfit The Herbaliser (Ninja Tune, 2005) and post-punk music duo Sleaford Mods (Rough Trade Records, 2016), performing at many of the UK and Europe’s premier live music venues. Throughout his career, he has released music on various record labels including The Heavy Bronx EP series (P. Brothers, HBE, 1999), Spaz the World (Zebra Traffic, 2003) Genghis (Son Records, 2010), (Boot Records, 2014), Dramatic Change of Fortune (YNR Productions, 2016) and Raw Pastiche (Oblique Strategies, WeStayTrue, 2020). His critical-creative Ph.D. thesis ‘Intertextuality and Literary Allusion in Hip Hop Lyricism’ was completed in summer 2022, culminating with the release of a trilogy of LPs.

Birmingham, England, MC Juice Aleem got his start as one-half of hip-hop experimentalists New Flesh (with Toastie Taylor). With this pedigree and his defiant staccato delivery somewhere between Pharoahe Monch and Dizzee Rascal, and a lyrical style that excels both inside and round about the beat, it was little surprise that his solo debut, 2009's Jerusalaam Come, would ravenously gather up critical praise. Mixing biblical verse with secular bombast, Juice's flows are persistent — equal parts reggae toaster, raconteur, and huckster. ~ Jason Thurstonon