Kemizt

now playing: Kemizt - Tea Leaf Breakdancers

Look what I found, look what I found! Kemizt is a new acquaintance for me and I listened to his album The Vigil for the first time today and I thoroughly enjoyed it. You can download the album for free here.

So, a little more about the artist. Jordan Hartley aka Kemizt is an upcoming Long Island based rapper. Known formerly as one half of the rap duo ReKon, rave music reviews and talk of a contract ended abruptly when Kemizt’s father, the duo’s manager, was killed in 2005. Kemizt started working independently just over a year ago after several mixtape releases with partner Ayindé. His first solo project, The Vigil, was released in 2010 and it promises to bring activity back on the radar for NY artists positioning the island as the new stomping ground for east coast Hip-Hop and to re-introduce Kemizt to the industry—and to himself.

Kemizt was featured on Dela's Translation Lost. I Will is a fine song on a fine album and in his own words: "dude (Dela) has been one of my favorite producers for years, so it’s an honor to be able to work with him. i’m working on a full project with him too, so look out for that". He has also worked with Co$$ and the new Sleepwalker mixtape includes a track called The Sky with Kemizt on it. (Download the Sleepwalker Mixtape here.) To keep updated on what Kemizt is up to, have a look at his website and tumblr.

There are some new tracks on the tumblr site that will be on the unreleased and upcoming FUCKthe14th mixtape. Can't wait for that one to drop.