The Incomparable Shakespeare – The British Invasion [Mixtape]

We initially came across The Incomparable Shakespeare when we first started Birthplace Magazine online, with a posting showing his interview on WBAU with (the also incomparable) Jay Smooth. We liked his vibe, humor and ability, and later followed up with a track of his, a same-titled flip of Oasis’ “Wonderwall“.’

We slept on a couple leaks from his mixtape release The British Invasion, which dropped a little while ago, but wanted to make sure this strong showing made it to our e-pages. Co-presented by OnSMASH and DJ Booth, The British Invasion is described as:

The British Invasion is a hybrid experiment that fuses the musical aesthetics of American and UK pop. Produced exclusively by Silver, the project’s goal was to maintain the integrity of the source material while creating a rich new sound not typically found in Hip-Hop. The references are incredibly diverse and range from The Beatles to Bloc Party to Soul II Soul. I put a lot of love into every record to ensure that each has a different sound and a different approach, but more importantly, a different feel. This EP should not to be confused with the disposable mixtapes which clutter the web. This is music!

Well… We sure like how that sounds, because as hip-hop fans we secretly lean toward progressive and thoughtful music. So we’re in. You?

Download/Listen: The Incomparable Shakespeare – The British Invasion

A side note: Cover artwork done by Vee, an accomplished artist, illustrator and cartoonist. Check his site out at scritchandscratch.com/blog/

A second side note: While writing this, we listened. 4/6 bangers so far. A good listen. We consider it “Birthplace Worthy“.

Tracklist:

01. Hometown (ft. Adele) [Extended]
02. Cruise Control
03. Lonely People
04. No Baggage (ft. BK Cyph)
05. Keep On (ft. Caron Wheeler)
06. Crazy Chick (ft. Duffy)
07. PYT
08. Wonderwall
09. I’m Back (Bonus Track)

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