Kuwait’s Big D teamed up with the UK’s Illusive on this one to speak about the youth of today and child labor around the world. I used warm colors to signify hope for a brighter tomorrow and an old film look to represent the timelessness of the problem that is child labor.
Big D -
https://www.facebook.com/BigDeeKuwait
https://twitter.com/BigDKuwait
Illusive -
http://www.illusivehiphop.co.uk/
Live performance by Big D, O-Zone, Hera and DJ Africa at the Southern Smoke Show that was held here in Kuwait.
Here is one of my favorite music videos I shot so far. It had over 20,000 views and 300 likes until youtube deleted it for some reason but couldn’t explain why!!!! Big D and Deep raw recorded this song and I was there to capture it on film. It is real, raw and fun. They were all business but had a good time with it.
I have been doing a lot of videos with Kuwait’s Hip Hop scene the past few months. Rappers, BBoys, Beat Boxers and DJs are creating a vibrant Hip Hop scene here in Kuwait. Below are some of the people featured in my work for that scene.
Love him or hate him if you are living in Kuwait you have probably heard about Big D and seen some of his videos. The guy is continuously trying to get better and always writing or in the studio. I’ve worked with him a few times and consider him a friend now. The Big D you see online is loud, in your face and outrageous. He is very different than the introspective, mellow guy I know. Either way the music he is starting to put out now deserves the attention and hopefully getting some play on people’s iPods and Androids. Check out the videos I shot for him below. We wanted to keep them intimate and simple not make them huge productions and they get the point across pretty well.
Cursed Ink featuring Deep Raw (In The Studio)
Rage Of A Poet (In response to his “haters”)
Relevant Existance (Remembering the Iraq Invasion)
Gran Milli is an American rapper from Georgia working and living here in Kuwait. He is a modest, intelligent, talented guy and a charismatic rapper with real skills.
Gran Milli The Movement
MC Element has one of the most laid back and smooth flows I have heard in a while and his music is great. I heard one of his songs and wanted to work with him straight away. He just put out a new mix tape that is pretty diverse. He is currently in San Francisco
MC Element Faith In Me
A few months back most of the rappers here in Kuwait gathered together for a cypher the highlighted the skills and talent of the artists doing their thing here in Kuwait. Here is the cypher video featuring Beat boxers and beats.
Kuwait Hip Hop Cypher Vol 2
Djiby and Guled a rapper and R&B singer teamed up to create Lost Souls which is a thoughtful, poignant song about when life gets you down and getting up and pushing forward.
While working on the Cypher I met Duffy a funny, shy and very talented Beat Boxer. This is him entertaining the rappers while we waited for others to show.
Duffy – Kuwaiti Beat Boxer
Dance is getting more popular here in Kuwait…Much to the chagrin of many. Which is a shame because some of the dancers here are world class like the 965 Crew, Elektrik Crew and X Crew.
Doss is one of the founding members of the 965 Crew along with NJ and KG. Here he is below having a good time around Kuwait.
Doss Kuwait is my dance floor
Doss Kuwait dancing on the Edge of Kuwait
Moath aka BBoy Psycho is a fun loving down to earth guy who happens to be one of the baddest BBoys in the Mid East. Check him out at my apartment and in a massive battle with Can’t Stop Us.
BBoy Psycho
BBoy battle featuring the music of Arabique another amazing Kuwaiti Rapper.
One Soul Crew was a BBoy Crew that sadly disbanded so they could pursue their own interests but man were they talented and funny. They also introduced me to Doss and the 965 crew!
So there you have it. The next time someone says Kuwait doesn’t have a music scene show them this post as evidence exhibit A. The scene here is big and this is just a fraction of what is going on!
Had a great time filming and editing this sweet Hip Hop video for MC ELEMENT. It took two days of filming around our busy schedules but the results are colorful, stylish and hella fun. Check out the video and his social media stuff below and download the Album for free!
MC ELEMENT’S “FAITH IN ME” from his new album FAITH WITHOUT DECEPTION. Album available now at http://limelinx.com/h3ap
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This is Duffy he is an amazing Kuwaiti Beat Boxer. We filmed this while everyone was getting ready for the Kuwaiti Hip Hop Cipher. Part two with an original song coming soon!
Myself and Big D coordinated the Kuwait Hip Hop Cipher. This is the first of two Kuwait Hip Hop Ciphers presented by TJC Films and Big D. On this volume all the rappers go acapella. It is a gathering of Kuwait Hip Hop’s finest and was a blast. Big D, Emcee Element, John Skywalker, LC, Traphique, Djiby, KIlla D, Shane and Chaotic Lp all spit on this one. Now check out Vol 2 Beatbox and Beats
This is the second of two Kuwait Hip Hop Ciphers presented by TJC Films and Big D. On this volume all the rappers rap to the amazing beatbox of Duffy or over a hip hop instrumental. It was a wholeother vibe than volume 1. It was another sweet gathering of Kuwait Hip Hop’s dopest rappers. Deep Raw, D-ZL, Emcee Element, Solo, Mejudice, Armani, Scarbenface and Bugzy all took turns flowing on this one.
BBoy Psycho aka Moath of Electrik Crew stopped by my place and we talked about why he BBoys and what the BBoy scene in Kuwait is like right now. He also showed me some of his sweet moves which you will see on display here. Hope you enjoy it.
Big D is on a mission to open the minds of people all over the world and educate them in regards to the citizens, places, religion and culture of Kuwait and the Middle East. With Relevant Existence he is shining a light on what the people of Kuwait suffered through in the Iraqi invasion. We shot this in an abandoned Police Station.
Lost Souls is a song about redemption. The first verse is from the perspective of a prostitute, the second her pimp and the third those on the outside looking in. It is performed by Guléd & Djiby are two talented artist from Somalia and Senegal living in Kuwait. Guléd is the smooth R&B singer with the amazing pipes and Djiby is the lyricist with the laid back but powerful delivery. These up and coming young bucks are sure to make a name for themselves here in Kuwait so keep an eye and an ear out for more! Check them out at the links below and download the single for free!
http://soundcloud.com/gul-d/lost-souls
www.facebook.com/guleddjibycrossroads
www.reverbnation.com/guléddjiby
In the heart of Kuwait City the best BBoys in the country came to battle it out for individual pride and to prove who has the illest crew in the country. For nearly 4 grueling hours they went head to head in entertaining, funny and sometimes heated battles. In the end everyone was happy, skills had improved, friendships were created and some BBoys earned spots on the sickest crews in Kuwait. This is the absolute best of the best condensed for your viewing pleasure. Each color is a different battle. The first four songs are courtesy of the Kuwaiti Middle East Beast himself Arabique. The others are from Zeds Dead ft. Omar Linx and one of the best Hip Hop producers alive Handbook!
Music:
Arabique – “Risk It All”, “Jihad”, “Limelight Thief”, “Looney Tunes”
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Zeds Dead Featuring Omar LinX – “Coffee Break”
Handbook – “Smoketrack”
