Rejjie Snow has built up an impressive reputation as one of Ireland’s most successful rappers. The tickets for his greatly anticipated By Myself Tour, which begins in Brighton on September 25^th, went on general sale today at 9am. You can still grab yours on the rapper’s official website.

Kicking off in Brighton, the tour will consist of other stops in Cambridge, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Leeds. The UK and Ireland tour will then end in Alexander’s hometown – at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, on October 11^th.

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The tour could not be more perfectly timed, with the release of Rejjie’s second studio album ‘Baw Baw Black Sheep’ coming out today (Friday July 9^th) – the same day as general ticket release for the tour. The album is tied together nicely with beats that transition smoothly between jazz and soul. Before today, fans waited eagerly for the albums release but remained temporarily satisfied with four previous releases – including the populat ‘Cookie Chips’ featuring the late MF DOOM.

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‘Baw Baw Black Sheep’ will be a main focus for the tour. Concerning this album, Rejjie has stated that:

“I approached [the album] light heartedly from the point of view of making a short film through music. I always loved Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. I watch it all the time. I thought of Baw Baw Black Sheep like a soundtrack to it. I put the movie on with my album, and they synced up perfectly”.

“I tried to tap into all of these feelings. The music is really colourful, and the lyrics are often happy, because that was my state of mind.”

You can listen to ‘Baw Baw Black Sheep’ below.

Tour Dates: 

Sat September 25 2021 – Chalk – Brighton
Sun September 26 2021 – Junction – Cambridge
Mon September 27 2021 – Tramshed – Cardiff
Wed September 29 2021 – SWX – Bristol
Fri October 01 2021 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
Sat October 02 2021 – SWG3 – Glasgow
Sun October 03 2021 – Baltic Triangle – Liverpool
Mon October 04 2021 – Academy 2 – Manchester
Wed October 06 2021 – Electric Brixton – London
Thu October 07 2021 – Leeds Beckett Students Union – Leeds
Mon October 11 2021 – Olympia – Dublin

‘Cookie Chips’ is Rejjie Snow’s first release since his critically acclaimed, debut album, ‘Dear Annie‘ (2018). The track shatters Snow’s two year silence. His trademark retro flow rolls effortlessly over a funky instrumental, which resembles a beefier, faster, younger cousin of The Beatles’s classic ‘Strawberry Field’s Forever‘ (1966). Stylistically, the collaboration with MF Doom is natural, despite Doom’s Super-Villain iconography clashing with Snow’s desire to rhyme about rainbows and childhood sweethearts. The two rappers have etched careers out of a similar, laid-back, funky Hip-Hop sound. The result is a track seeped in an up-beat, subtle, nostalgia. This is inline with Snow’s intentions, with the rapper stating that ‘It feels good to bring out this song in such an unaccustomed time and being this new chapter in a solid and happy place‘.

Rejjie Snow also released the single’s visuals. The four and a half minute clip maintains the singles positive psychedelia. The video depicts Snow strolling around the countryside, clad in bunny ears and red cardigan as a quasi-Mad Hatter. He clasps a bunch of balloons with a hapless grin on his face, before taking off into the sky in true Pixar fashion. The enduring image is that of Snow ascending into the sunset as his final line echoes, ‘I know we are gonna see the light of day‘. It is an affirming message, conjured by alternative means.

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REJJIE SNOW & MF DOOM 2020 ⠀

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Rejjie Snow, following the release of ‘Cookie Chips‘, has teased a joint album with MF Doom. He took to Instagram to upload the not so subtle message, ‘Rejjie Snow and MF Doom 2020 Album season baby oh yeah‘. Their natural chemistry makes further collaborations very possible. MF Doom has six studio albums to date, released under a variety of stage names.

‘Cookie Chips‘ is a heart-warming return for Rejjie Snow. The combination with MF Doom is effortless and a subsequent album is now in the works. Fans will be overjoyed, having gone two years without any new content from Snow. They will also take heart from the rapper’s overwhelmingly positive message. The Irish rapper will be equally as pleased to know that ‘Cookie Chips‘ undoubtedly leaves a spring in the step.