Coming off the success of his recently released EP, Re-Edutainment, Jersey raised, Harlem based emcee Kyle Rapps is gearing up to put out his new mixtape, On Air. The tape is entirely produced by Nate G and samples French electronic band Air. Features on the tape include KRS-One, C-Rayz Walz, and Homeboy Sandman. Today we get the lead single, “Universe Traveler,” that features the BKMC himself, Talib Kweli. Kyle describes the track’s meaning: “‘Universe Traveler’ is all about being able to rap anywhere, with anyone, to be able to rap in any situation and still be able to come off. To me, that’s the definition of a true emcee.” I’m feelin’ this one right here – look for On Air to drop this fall with a NYC release party featuring Y-Love & Diwon who are also a part of Hood Samaritan along with Kyle Rapps.
If you missed Kyle Rapps and Y-Love’s remix of “All I Do Is Win” from earlier this year, be sure to download it from the Shemspeed Remix Vol. 1 comp.
Shemspeed is an independent recording label and promotional agency highlighting cross-over music artists with positive and unifying messages. Founded by Erez Safar, an American-Israeli DJ/Producer, Shemspeed promotes over 15 dynamic artists representing a wide range of genres including hip-hop, reggae, and rock. These artists include Y-Love (revolutionary Jewish hip-hop), Diwon (Yemenite / Sephardic hip-hop, Israeli music and more), DeScribe (soul-awakening dancehall, hip-hop, & soul), and Electro Morocco (Israeli rock, dance music.) Shemspeed artists, collectively showcasing the diversity in world Jewish music, have performed with musicians as varied as Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Idan Raichel and Eminem; they’ve been profiled in Rolling Stone, SPIN, The New York Times and XXL; and they’ve been seen and heard around the world on various TV appearances (Conan O’Brien, CBS and BBC World) and global radio. Shemspeed’s mission is unifying people through culture and education, celebrating diversity and common ground. By way of this work, we add a public Jewish voice to multi-cultural, inter-faith, creative and collaborative bridge-building.
Coming off the success of his recently released EP, Re-Edutainment, Jersey raised, Harlem based emcee Kyle Rapps is gearing up to put out his new mixtape, On Air. The tape is entirely produced by Nate G and samples French electronic band Air. Features on the tape include KRS-One, C-Rayz Walz, and Homeboy Sandman. Today we get the lead single, “Universe Traveler,” that features the BKMC himself, Talib Kweli. Kyle describes the track’s meaning: “‘Universe Traveler’ is all about being able to rap anywhere, with anyone, to be able to rap in any situation and still be able to come off. To me, that’s the definition of a true emcee.” I’m feelin’ this one right here – look for On Air to drop this fall with a NYC release party featuring Y-Love & Diwon who are also a part of Hood Samaritan along with Kyle Rapps. 
