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Pa posted the screenshot from his phones notes which read “Sadly due to reasons beyond my control, the authorities have decided I can’t play my Coventry show next month. This after already being cut out of certain City of culture activities this year is just too disappointing. I feel like im being let down by the city I love… why do they fear us?”

Pa grew up in Coventry and has always repped his city with his latest project being titled Made in Coventry. The 24-year-old was first seen in 2018 with his track titled “Never Had” which was uploaded on GRM Daily and featured BM, and currently sits on just over 220 thousand views. It wasn’t till January 2020 when the British Gambian released his breakout track “Frontline” where he stands proudly on the streets of Coventry speaking about the area in which he grew up.

Pa was the  BBC sound of 2021 winner and has been putting out music at the highest level preaching lyrics of empowerment and change. The ending of his post where he writes “Why do they fear us?” speaks volumes and has been seen throughout the journey of UK rap with artists from Giggs to the current batch of drill rappers having their shows cancelled or their rappers such as Lethal Bizzle having their music banned in certain clubs.

Pa’s Afrikan rebel tour is still set to take place next month sadly excluding the Coventry date. The tour will take place between the 22nd and 30th of November and will take the artists to Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, London, Birmingham and Nottingham. Pa won’t be on the tour alone as he will be joined by fellow artist Backroad Gee, an artist Pa is constantly around and collaborated with on their hit “My family” which is a hit that has racked up 4 million views on the Coventry rappers own channel.

Pa’s tour is named after his recent ep  Afrikan Rebel and was only 3 songs long but acted more as a statement of who Pa was an artist.

Tickets for Pa’s Afrikan Rebel tour are available here.

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The single titled “Bad” is set to release this week and has already been teased by the duo vis Pa’s Instagram where he released a video of the pair vibing to the new track in the studio.

 

 

 

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Salieu and Aitch are two of the biggest artists in the rap game coming from areas out of the UK capital with Pa coming from Coventry and Aitch, Manchester.

Pa has had a summer to remember performing at a number of the biggest festivals in the country including the Reading and Love Saves the Day festival, as well as this the Coventry artist was brought alongside Backroadgee at Burna Bous sold out 02 Arena Show.

The 24-year-old British Gambian has also graced the cover of a number of the biggest UK magazines including The face and DIY magazine on his run promoting his new 3 song Ep titled Afrikan Rebel, Which featured Nigerian artist Zlatan, Obongjayar and Tay Iwar, Zlatan and Tay Iway featuring on the track “Shining” with Obongjayar featuring on “Style and fashion”.

Aitch is the featuring artists on the upcoming single “Bad”, the 21-year-old Manchester native is a cheat code for charting in the UK with 5 UK top 10s and 11 top 40s.

The manchester rapper recently dropped his new single “Party round my place” featuring Tottenham lyricist Avelino and can be purchased here.

Aitch recently appeared in Unicef’s Soccer AID appearing on the losing side and announced a number of partnerships alongside Relentless energy and Subway.

Pa Salieus “Bad” featuring Aitch is available to pre-save here.

Pa is also set to go on tour next month performing 7 dates across the country. The full list of dates is:

22/11/2021 – Thekla – Bristol
23/11 – Academy 3 – Manchester
24/11 – Shepherds bush empire – London
26/11 – Belgrave Music Hall – Leeds
27/11 – Kasbah – Coventry
29/11 – 02 Institute 2 – Birmingham
30/11 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham

 Tickets are available to purchase here.

The duo who both hail from the midlands, Pa from Coventry and Slowthai from Northampton, are spearheading a new sound of UK rap with their unique flows and content. The unique sounds ultimately coming from their unique influences.

In an interview with Clash magazine, the Coventry bred artist cited his aunt as a major influence “My auntie is a Gambian folk singer. She goes around the world, and she always used to come to my house every year. So I used to be around music, just not in it. I’ve always felt intrigued. I love what she does”. While Slowthai credited more traditional rap inspirations such as Jay Z prior to the release of his latest album as well as crediting Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys, in an interview with the Rolling stones the gapped-tooth rapper said “Jay-Z — more so for flow, wordplay, and delivery. I’ve always appreciated that from being a little kid when my uncle was playing it. I feel like there’s a lot of anger even when he’s doing the soft stuff. A heavy inspiration for me is Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys”

Pa is from Coventry but references his Gambian heritage throughout his music, having released his breakthrough track ‘Frontline’ in January 2020 on mixtape madness a song that has taken him to perform on The tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon and appear on Genius. His ascension to UK stardom was cemented following the release of his debut project ‘Send them to Coventry’ an ode to his home city. The critically acclaimed tape saw the Gambian rapper nominated for the rising star award at the 2021 Brit awards and win the coveted BBCs sound of 2021 prize.

Northampton’s Slowthai is two albums deep into his career, his first ‘Nothing great about Britain’ was released in 2019 and was the artists stamp on the music industry. His sophomore album ‘Tyron’ debted at no.1 on the official charts eight places higher than his debut project, a clear sign of the rising rapper work in the two years between the projects. 

Slowthai announced his own festival ‘Happyland’, which will take palace on the 25th of September in the artist’s hometown Northampton and will see performances from the likes of beabadoobee, Easy life, Greentea peng, Collaborator Pa Salieu and more, including the event creator Slowthai.

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The video for ‘Glidin’ is available now on Pa Salieus official youtube channel, with the song available on all streaming platforms.

In a post to Twitter earlier today (December 1st), Salieu confirmed the wonderful news. Salieu wrote excitedly: “I’m going on my first-ever tour inshallah…looking forward to seeing everyone!”

Pa Salieu will commence his headline tour on May 11th, 2021, at one of Bristol’s most treasured music venues – Thekla. Salieu will then travel across the UK, hitting Nottingham, London, and Birmingham for a series of mesmerising live performances.

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Halfway through his tour, Pa Salieu will head to Brighton to perform at The Great Escape 2021. Founded in 2006, The Great Escape celebrates rising stars and the cream of the crop from the UK’s underground scene. The Great Escape will return in May of 2021.

Other notable artists confirmed for the festival’s 2021 iteration include Arlo Parks, Walt Disco, Blu DeTiger, and The Magic Gang. More information regarding The Great Escape 2021 can be found here.

 

 

 

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Salieu’s UK 2021 tour will reach its climax on May 21st, where the artist returns to his home town of Coventry for a show at the Kasbah. Tickets for Pa Salieu’s tour are on sale now and can be purchased from Live Nation here.

Pa Salieu took to Instagram to declare news of his first headline tour. Sharing a small clip of himself performing, Pa Salieu wrote in the caption: “Sign up on my website to get exclusive early access to tickets!” The post, which raked in over 11,000 likes, was met with a warm reception from fans. 

The latest record from Pa Salieu is his mixtape, Send Him To Coventry, which premiered on November 13th. The genre-less Send Him To Coventry is a fifteen track record. 

The captivating mixtape contains hit songs like Frontline, Block Boy, and Over There. Pa Salieu enlisted Mahalia to lend their talents to his song Energy. NME said of the mighty mixtape: “Send Them To Coventry promises that Salieu is unbelievably gifted with a ceiling nowhere in sight.”

Pa Salieu also announced today that he has been nominated for Annie Mac’s Hottest Record of The Year award for his debut mixtape. Salieu announced the brilliant news on Instagram earlier, asking fans to “vote using the link in my stories.” Fans were overjoyed at this recognition, as Pa Salieu’s post has garnered over 11,000 likes already.

The official dates of Pa Salieu’s 2021 tour are as follows. The tracklisting for Pa Salieu’s Send Him To Coventry can also be found below:

11/05/2021 – Thekla – Bristol
12/05 – Belgrave Music Hall – Leeds
13/05 – Gorilla – Manchester
14/05 – The Great Escape – Brighton
17/05 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
18/05 – Village Underground – London
19/05 – Institute 2 – Birmingham
21/05 – Kasbah – Coventry

1. Block Boy
2. No Warnin’
3. Frontline
4. Flip, Repeat
5. Informa
6. Over There
7. Betty
8. Pile Up (Interlude)
9. More Paper
10. Active
11. T.T.M
12. They Don’t Know (Interlude)
13. My Family
14. B***K
15. Energy