Liverpool’s underground rap scene has been bubbling for years, fighting to be heard above the noise from Manchester. But local artists Aystar and Tremz have recently broken through – is Scouse Rap the next big thing? Ransom and FOS head to Merseyside to find out.
The Irish rap scene has existed for decades but has been long overlooked and overshadowed by rappers in the US and UK. So FOS and Ransom head to the Republic of Ireland to meet some of the Irish rappers who are making noise. In FOS’s first time overseas, the duo meet JYellowL in Dublin. The Nigerian Irish artist has huge talent and was recently featured on the Fifa soundtrack, but he finds it difficult to feel accepted as an Irish rapper.