Kabaka Pyramid has released his new single, Kontraband, featuring Grammy Award winning artist Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley.
The title single ‘Kontraband’ is from his upcoming debut album KONTRABAND, slated to release Friday, May 25th via Bebble Rock & Ghetto Youth International.
Off his debut album Kontraband, the hard hitting Reggae track is infectiously catchy, with the strong chorus “I’m Way Up, Kontraband” being repeated, selectively throughout the single. Both artists go back and forth giving a vivid description of the trials and fight as they try to spread the music ‘Kontraband‘ to the masses. They describe the constant obstacles placed before them and share the many ways they defeat the system in order to spread the potent lyrics they are calling ‘Kontraband’.
“In the world today, I feel that the music that is spreading a positive message an enlightening message, message that will uplift and empower the people is being silenced. Them fi know we not going to stop spread that type of music, no matter how un-popular it is, if we haffi push it like a Kontraband that we plan fi do” says Kabaka Pyramid.
The collaboration on this single was an authentic one, which came about during a studio session with Kabaka Pyramid and Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley.
“As you may know, Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley is the executive producer of the album and played a big part in the album process and was hands with the creative side of production. So we a hold a vibe one day inna the studio and the thought just come to we and the rest is history.” says Kabaka Pyramid
Kabaka Pyramid Feat. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Kontraband [Official Audio]
The 16-track album, which is set to release Friday May 25th. hosts a major selection of artists who collaborated with Kabaka Pyramid creating the collective whole Kontraband. The list includes some impressive names such as; Chronixx “Blessed is the Man”, Protojé ‘Everywhere I Go’, Akon on Africans Arise, Pressure Busspipe on the single ‘Make Way’, Stonebwoy on the single ‘Borders’, and Australian musician Nattali Rize on the bonus single ‘All I Need’. Stream the free preview of the full album available for digital download on iTunes, below.
