Hip-Hop From The Land Of Fire: Uran - Maşın Yolu

Over the last couple weeks there's been a lot of buzz on Azerbaijani Rap blogs about Uran, an affiliate of rap group Caspian Clan.  A new music video, a new mixtape; Uran is making a strong pitch for March being his moment.

Uran isn't nearly as polished as A-Team but that works to his advantage.  His voice has the frantic style of a person who's only way to save himself is with the speeded defense he puts forth.  Its a refreshing change of pace from the calm and collected bravado more frequently heard in (Azeri) rap in general.  His production is good too, its more experimental and halting than commonly heard in Azeri rap.  Maşın Yolu is a great example of this, and you can hear his effort of trying to push beyond conventions of Azeri Rap.

If I hear anything in Uran's work, its creativity.  I can't tell what he's saying, but the way he's saying it and what he's saying it over, I can tell he's a smart and creative rapper who is so focused on challenging himself that he may not even see how much he is challenging Azeri Rap as a genre in general.  I look forward to seeing more of what Uran offers us.

Props to AzRap.Az for the mixtape drop.

Uran - Maşın Yolu (which mean's 'Road Machine')



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