If a song starts with menacing pianos and a bounce that immediately draws you in, you know that Kandalit's world is where wordplay and unfiltered honesty collide. His latest single, "Get Outta My Business," the Gambian Hip Hop emcee, producer, and sound engineer flexes every skill he possesses to showcase a record that's in-your-face and sharp.
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Kandalit himself, the song was born of menacing undertones and sharp percussion, bolstering Kandalit's aggressive bars over a beat as assertive as its message. His flow is relentless and calculated, every line oozes self-assurance and a sly come-hither defiance. You can feel the years of skillful testing behind the mic and on the boards, shop that alongside Kandalit's major in Music Technology and his time hosting Hip Hop 101 on Paradise TV/FM, where you clearly hear him as an instructor of sound & texture.
There's an appealing, bouncy energy that courses through "Get Outta My Business," giving it replay value and a catchy quality without sacrificing depth. Kandalit is coming from a position of independence and focus, letting the listener know he's at the wheel when it comes to how his life and art are gonna go.
This song is an announcement. It cements Kandalit's position as one of The Gambia's technically strongest and conceptually most conscious artists. Amid the gritty, uniting throb that is one of hip hop's last hopes come on, Kandalit fans, where were you at? Our man proves true, school doesn't need to be given props, it just needs vision.