Messiah J & The Expert

Parrish_Crooks · 27-04-2009 5:00pm #1

I'm probably well slow off the mark here but I've just discovered this band. I saw them at a gig in Cyprus Avenue a few mths ago and they were supreme!

Started buying their albums from then on and they are unbelievable! The best hip-hop coming out of Ireland (Not hard, but still!) without a doubt.

Anyone else a fan? Fave tracks/albums?

Dreddybajs · 27-04-2009 5:08pm

Love these guys, really sound from talking to them for a couple minutes at gigs too. "All the Other Girls" and "Something Outta Nothing" are my favourite tracks, but that whole album is great.

Pen1987 · 28-04-2009 12:16am

If you can get your hands on their oldest album "Whats Confusing You?" you will NOT regrets it. Quality stuff all-round but their first album is probably the most "hip-hop".

See: (probably one of the weakest tunes on the album too)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAQZh2sMc0o

BLITZ_Molloy · 28-04-2009 10:50am

I really enjoy them. Messiah J can be slightly nasal sounding on the louder tracks which can grate over the course of a full CD but you can't knock the lyrical content or the beats. They're great at composing a proper song instead of just running a loop for two minutes.

There's loads of good Irish hip hop. It's just under exposed so nobody hears most of it.

conchubhar1 · 03-05-2009 12:31am

best hip hop out of ireland - and up there fr best music out of ireland
rob kelly is up there too - making big headway in america

the album before last was deadly - not feeling that jean is planning an escape song at all tho

Seaneh · 03-05-2009 4:44pm

the lads are quality.

Jean is planning an escape is a banger, DJ played it after the Buck 65 gig in the rosin dubh there last week and Cian went mental, fooker was langered, haha.

Parrish_Crooks · 03-05-2009 5:48pm

I don't like that Jean song either tbh. On that album I like 'Keep the noise down', 'Megaphone man' and 'Turn the magic on'. If ye have the opportunity to see them live I'd definitely recommend them. The music is amazing, Messiah J has unbelievable energy, really charismatic on stage! I chatted to them after too, really sound guys!