Five Steez Explained

Five Steez is an independent underground Hip Hop artiste from Kingston, Jamaica.[1] He began making a name for himself with his 'Momentum' mixtape series in 2010 [2] and then his debut album, 'War for Peace', in August 2012.[3] The album was well received by Hip Hop websites [4] as well as the Jamaican print media, which labelled it an unexpected landmark release from Jamaica.[5] In October 2014, he released his EP, 'These Kingston Times', to equally rave reviews,[6] followed by 2016's EP, 'HeatRockz'. He also organized Kingston, Jamaica's premier Hip Hop event, Pay Attention,[7] from 2012 - 2015, with the local Hip Hop collective, The council, of which he is one-fourth.[8] In 2019, he returned with the Mordecai-produced album, 'Love N Art', a campaign covered by the national newspaper, The Gleaner.[9] Steez followed up 'Love N Art', with his second release for 2019, the EP 'Pantone', with French beatmaker J-Zen.[10] In 2020, he released a sequel to his first EP with Mordecai, HeatRockz 2.0.[11] For 2021, Five Steez teamed up with Brazilian producer SonoTWS for the album Quietude.[12] Five Steez has been noted by The FADER as dominating Kingston's underground for some time.[13]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Mixtapes

with The Council

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=6mR2DwAAQBAJ&dq=Five+Steez&pg=PA366 "Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]"
  2. Kennedy, Biko. "'War for Peace' is for the curious mind", The Gleaner's Youthlink, Jamaica, 18 September 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  3. http://old.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20120823/ent/ent4.html "Five Steez releases 'War for Peace' album"
  4. Itkoff, Adam. "Five Steez - War for Peace", Nomadic Wax, New York, 5 September 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  5. http://issuu.com/jaemagazine/docs/jae-magazine-issue_12_-_nov_2012/24 "Gray Owl Reviews"
  6. Web site: Delahaye. Jordan. Five Steez holds back no punches in 'These Kingston Times'. Jamaicansmusic.com. 20 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Who is Five Steez?. FiveSteez.com. 20 March 2015.
  8. Web site: Internet-tional music. The Gleaner. 18 September 2017 . 9 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Relearning, balancing and Hip Hop. The Gleaner. 26 May 2019 . 26 May 2019.
  10. Web site: J'can hip-hop act collabs with French beatmaker. The Gleaner. 7 Oct 2019.
  11. Web site: HHW Premiere: Five Steez & Mordecai - A.B.S. [Video]]. Hip Hop Wired. 25 August 2020 . 18 Sep 2020.
  12. Web site: Five Steez finds 'quietude' on new album. Jamaica Star. 31 Jan 2022.
  13. Web site: How Bakersteez is pushing Jamaican rap to new heights . The FADER. 4 April 2019.

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