Northern Exposure - The Compilation

Her flow is gritty and invigorating Ð Lady Sovereign without the flippant commercialism

Album Review by Omar Kudos | 11 Apr 2007
Album title: The Compilation
Artist: Northern Exposure
Label: Enigma
Northern Exposure are a brother and sister hip-hop crew who have been representing south of the border and overseas, playing with acts like Kano, Ghostface Killah, Amy Winehouse and Roots Manuva. Rapper Eunice Olmide is the first lady of the Mud Fam (Skinnyman's crew) and together with her brother ODC she seems poised to take a position on the fontlines of the UK hip-hop struggle. Her flow is gritty and invigorating – Lady Sovereign without the flippant commercialism. Hailing from The Calders, one of Edinburgh's most deprived areas, she raps about real life situations with an unflinching morality, her flow slightly ragga or grime inflected on some tracks. ODC's voice is a counterpoint, more identifiably Scottish, rooting tunes like Edinburgh Town and Boycott This System into a definitively local reality. Their album, due imminently, should be a killer – for now this mixtape has a confident and impressive mix of dark urban beats to chew on. [Omar Kudos]

Out now Ð available through the band's website. Look out for a Skinny feature on Northern Exposure when their album drops.

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