Ultra_eko Unleashes His New Video For "Brain Ain't Your Own", Featuring Darealmrlee
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London rapper Ultra_eko is set to release his new track “Brain Ain’t Your Own”, featuring Darealmrlee, across all streaming platforms on June 11th, as the third single from his upcoming album ‘Revelation’, out June 25th.
Produced and engineered by Subsequel, the entire album took eight weeks to complete, with recording sessions at Pirate Studios in Earlsfield and his home during lockdown. Ultra_eko has released an EP and three critically acclaimed albums, drawing the attention of Vents Mag, HipHopSince1987 and Urbanista. Additionally, his works were selected for Repost Exchange’s best tracks of the year podcasts for 2019 and 2020.
Aiming to release his finest body of work yet, Ultra_eko delivers “Brain Ain’t Your Own”, as a captivating mainstream contender, full of clever wordplay, and references to many of the great artists within the genre over the years. It is a contemporary critique on advertising, television, pop culture, and its diminishing effects on originality of thought and content. In an early review of the forthcoming nineteen track album, ‘Brain’ was described by Aussie blog Broken8 Records, as blending ‘the explosive sounds of his early work with the creativity shown in his previous remix album, it’s easily our favourite track off the album.’
It is also a bold and striking introduction of Yorkshire born rapper and producer, Darealmrlee, with whom Ultra_eko has plans to work with on a more substantial future project. Now based in Gdansk, Poland, Mr. Lee describes himself as a collector of facial expressions, which he believes help him to write tongue twisting raps. He is particularly fond of geese blood soup, a delicacy in rural North Poland. He claims to have traveled the world far and wide in search of such facial expressions, though feels he has not amassed enough to take his art to a level he is satisfied with, and so remains tormented by the possibility of what still might be.
Born and raised in a working class family in West Croydon, Ultra_eko’s turbulent life has shaped him into a master storyteller and street poet with a sharp tongue and steady flow.
From bootlegging beer in France, to smuggling cigarettes in Luxembourg, through to helping at his father’s market stall and looking after his own two sons, the daily grind has pushed him between addictions and spiritual awakening, culminating in making music and writing prose as means of escape and inner transformation. Having studied creative writing and psychology, his rich narratives reflect the struggles of the ordinary men and those opportunities to grow and change.
With musical influences as diverse as his own life, Ultra_eko finds inspiration in both hip-hop heavyweights like Skepta and Eminem, as well as rock legends Blur and Pink Floyd. With the full-length ‘ Revelation’ due to come out later this year, follow his social for further updates on new music and events.
Watch “Brain Ain’t Your Own” right now, and connect with Ultra_eko on his social media.