Stylah
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Stylah | |
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| Born | Woolwich, London, England |
| Origin | Greenwich, London, England |
| Genres | British hip hop |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Kareem Rhouila,[1] better known as Stylah, is a South London rapper from Greenwich, London. He describes himself as a black Arab, half Omani and half Moroccan.[2] After being interested in music for some time, he decided to pursue it seriously. His first mixtape, 2004's The Prince of Thieves, single-handedly sold 9000 copies on the streets of London and other cities[3] spring one single called "Warfare Part II" featuring Serious.
The Prince of Thieves contributed to Stylah's rise to prominence. He was soon recruited into the Poisonous Poets, a London-based underground hip-hop group consisting of Lowkey, Tony D, Therapist, Doc Brown, Reveal, DJ Snips, and Stylah. He is also a member of the international Catch 22 network started by Kool G Rap, which includes Immortal Technique, Ruff Ryders producer Elite, Scram Jones, Lowkey, DJ Snips, and many more.[4]
Stylah released the mixtape Crash Course with DJ Snips[5] in 2006 and took the same approach as his first CD by selling it straight to the streets with his Street Team, including distributor D Raw. The CD was also on sale in HMV and Virgin Megastores. With this mixtape, Stylah toured England many times, doing shows and promoting his CD. It has had many reviews that have outlined Stylah's ability to better the original songs that he features on. Quotes can be seen on Stylah's Myspace.[6]
In 2009 due to label delays with his album, Stylah decided he needed to release another mix CD to keep the audience's attention and released The Warning hosted by celebrity gangster Dave Courtney – the CD was available for free download.[7]
Stylah was scheduled to release his debut album Treading Water in 2010. He has also featured on many UK songs to create a bigger buzz before the release. He had many offers by record labels for his album, but so far has not signed any deal.[8] Two songs from Treading Water were leaked before release. UK producer Chemo confirmed songs on the album; Poisonous Poets DJ Snips produced a song called "Free", and S-Type is said to have produced three tracks on the album. Another song, titled "Them Boys" produced by Australia's Styalz Fuego and featuring New York City rapper Grafh, was confirmed for Treading Water.[9]
References
- ^ Straight-talk Styze [@Stylah] (9 November 2012). "The life of Kareem Written, Produced and Directed by Allah" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ [1] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "features | interviews | Stylah interview by Madrox". ukhh.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ [2] Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] Archived 15 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UK. "STYLAH.TV - FOR FOOTAGE OF ME AND MR HUDSON | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Stylah's website Archived 17 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Stylah". Rapnews.co.uk. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Styalz Fuego interview by The Last Skeptik". ukhh.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
External links
- Stylah's HipHopGameUK Interview [4]
- Stylah's UKHH Interview [5]
- Stylah's Myspace [6]
- Poisonous Poets' Myspace [7]
- Stylah's Rapnews Interview [8]