Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ EarthTones) Grammy nominations may be just heating up, but there is already a buzz around a fresh set of collaborations between KRS-One and K'Naan,
Nneka and Ziggy Marley,
Talib Kweli and Sway, and Les Nubians with MV Bill. Created by social entrepreneur and multi-platinum writer/producer Frank Fitzpatrick under his Hip Hop Connect banner, these tracks bring together some of the world's most prominent global Hip Hop artists as part of Fitzpatrick's growing vision to build new social paradigms through music and film.
When Somalian born, new-school rapper and World Cup ambassador K'Naan joined forces with one of Hip Hop's most respected founding fathers - KRS-One to record "Hip Hop Nation", they too shared a vision: to represent the positive voice of Hip Hop and the collective power of the world's largest music-based cultural movement. In addition to helping Fitzpatrick and filmmaker Robert Adetuyi (Beat the World, Stomp the Yard) create an original sound and title track for their new international dance drama, they created an anthem for the evolution of the global Hip Hop movement.
Reggae Icon
Ziggy Marley and Nigerian-born powerhouse
Nneka joined forces to unveil another simple but crucial theme with the global soul track "
Express Yourself": reinforcing our need and right for self-expression, whether through music, dance, art, film or freedom of speech.
Other notable collaborations include the heroic "Infinite Love," featuring top British rapper Sway with renowned lyrical wordsmith Talib Kweli, and the multilingual world-beat dance track "Must Be the Music" performed by Les Nubians (France), Lina (US) and MV Bill (Brazil).
The Beat The World Original
Soundtrack is the first international Hip Hop soundtrack featuring cross-cultural collaborations between such highly prominent and socially conscious artists. Grammy nominated songwriter/producer Frank Fitzpatrick traveled the globe to write and record original songs with these innovative artists to show how the powerful influence of global Hip Hop culture can inspire, empower and unite people around the world.
