Stream, download & pre-order LP: https://melting-pot-music.lnk.to/willtheytrySC

Isatta Sheriff and Koralle strike again! ‘Will They Try’ is the third single from the upcoming EP ‘Eat The Kiwi Skin’ by the East London MC and the Bologna-based beat smith. Through her purposeful lyrics which Isatta has become renowned for, we witness her poetically reflect on her battles to get to this point in her musical career. 

“This is the most important track on the EP as it addresses the exploitation of Black women in hip hop, and the exploration of hip hop in general. We have started to talk about the countless Black female singers and songwriters in dance and hip hop music who go uncredited in the U.K, and I wanted to extend the conversation to Black female rappers and explore the racial politics and misogynoir connected to this. 
People often ask the same questions regarding women’s position in hip hop, and I ask ‘will they try to understand’ the full scope of the problem and then DO something, because the conversation is stuck and needs to progress.” - Isatta

Produced by Koralle, the soul-filled production combines elements of Jazz and Hip-Hop, with the saxophone colliding perfectly with her lyrics to allow the story to unfold. The artwork was created by Colombian illustrator SagaUno who also did the covers for The Silhouettes Project (2020) and Koralle's Beat Kiosk (2021). 

‘Eat The Kiwi Skin’ will be available digitally and on LP (including instrumental edits of all tracks for the beat lovers out there) on September 23rd.

Isatta’s track record includes collabos with Flying Lotus, Oddisee, Arrested Development and Athletic Progression. She is hosting a radio show, runs her own label Doctored Sound and works as a music writer. Koralle is one of the most in demand European beatmakers with a sound rooted in jazz and boom-bap. Since signing with MPM in 2019, he has released three albums and accumulated more than 30 million streams. The duo’s first collabo ‘Laid Back’ was released in 2021 as part of Koralle’s album Fonografie.

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Produced and mixed by Koralle.
Lyrics written & performed by Isatta Sheriff.
Recorded at Doctored Sound Studio, London & Godblesscomputers Studio, Bologna.
Mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Sergio “SagaUno” Alférez.

Cat No: MPM 317-3
Artist: Isatta Sheriff & Koralle
Titel: Will They Try

© ℗ 2022 Melting Pot Music

Isatta Sheriff & Koralle - Will They Try

one day, one classic... More classics on http://www.alldiggz.com/ (Web radio & Hip-Hop blog)

Gdot & Born - Living Legend feat Edo G, Grap Luva & Rob-O

Big Scoob - Champagne On The Block (King P Pete Remix)

"Whatever It Takes" is a narrative concept album based on the true story of the 2019 eBay cyberstalking scandal - when a Fortune 500 company's security team launched a coordinated terror campaign against two bloggers who wrote critical coverage.

Ina and David Steiner ran EcommerceBytes, a small newsletter covering e-commerce from their home in Natick, Massachusetts. When Ina wrote about CEO Devin Wenig's compensation, he texted his Chief Communications Officer Steve Wymer: "If we are ever going to take her down..now is the time."

Wymer's responses became evidence:

> We are going to crush this lady
> She is biased troll who needs to get BURNED DOWN
> I want to see ashes. As long as it takes. Whatever it takes.

What followed was a "campaign of terror" - seven eBay security employees (including former police captains) sent bloody pig masks, a preserved fetal pig, live cockroaches and spiders, a funeral wreath, a book about surviving the death of a spouse, and porn magazines to the couple. They posted Craigslist ads inviting strangers to the Steiners' home. They flew from California to Boston to stalk their car and planned to break into their garage to plant a GPS tracker. They carried fake "Person of Interest" documents. One even pretended to rescue them - the "White Knight Strategy."

David photographed a license plate. The FBI got involved. All seven employees were convicted.

But the executives who gave the orders? The CEO walked away with $57 million in severance. Never charged.

This is a story about corporate power, surveillance turned against citizens, and the two-tier justice system.

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TRACKLIST

00. Prologue: Based on True Events
01. EcommerceBytes
02. The Article
03. Crush This Lady
04. Whatever It Takes
05. Pig Mask
06. The Natick Job
07. Person of Interest
08. White Knight
09. License Plate
10. Fifty-Seven
11. Still Haunted
12. Epilogue

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SOURCES (14 Primary Documents)

This album is based entirely on documented facts. All text message quotes are from evidence admitted in federal court.

Court Documents:
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1332791/dl
• Criminal Information: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1333086/dl

DOJ Case Page (7 press releases):
• https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/case/us-v-ebay-inc

Investigative Journalism:
• "Take Her Down" - Boston Magazine: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/12/02/ebay-ecommercebytes-stalking/
• CBS 60 Minutes: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebay-stalking-scandal-haunts-steiner-couple-60-minutes-2023-03-26/
• San Jose Spotlight: https://sanjosespotlight.com/disgraced-ebay-exec-wielded-power-at-san-jose-city-hall/

SEC Filing (Wenig Severance):
• https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000119312519254832/d806459dex101.htm

Wikipedia Overview:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_stalking_scandal

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KEY FACTS

57 months - James Baugh's prison sentence
$57 million - Devin Wenig's severance
7 - Employees convicted
0 - Executives charged

Pig Mask

Re Mastered 2016 Single Version :

Baltimore's hottest Hip Hop MC right now Ill Conscious collaborates with multi award winning London-based producer Dj Daredevil to bring you "Represent To The Fullest" - featuring incredible lyricism and dynamic flows over Dj Daredevil's timeless production and razor sharp all-scratched chorus. 
  
Ill Conscious is a hip-hop artist based in Baltimore, Maryland.  Lyrically, he embodies social and political commentary while touching on the effects of urban dwelling and liberation. With a fresh innovative approach, Ill’s style is still pleasantly reminiscent of authentic 90’s Hip Hop.

Ill Conscious - Represent To The Fullest Produced By Dj Daredevil

Written by: Pete Flux for Pete Flux Music LLC
Produced by: Parental for Akromégalie Records
Recorded, Arranged & Mixed by: Parental at Akromégalie Records, Paris
Mastered by: K-Def (K. Hansford)

Akromégalie Records - https://fluxparental.bandcamp.com/album/what-they-need
hhv.de - https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/pete-flux-and-parental-de-kalhex-what-they-need-507881
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Vinyl-digital.de - http://www.vinyl-digital.com/en/Hip-Hop-Rap/What-They-Need.html
Spot Records - http://www.spotrecords.ch/pete-flux-parental-what-they-need-12-2646.html
Rockwell Product Shop - http://rockwell.thebase.in/items/6118146
Disk Union - http://diskunion.net/clubh/ct/detail/1007378893
Jet Set Records - https://www.jetsetrecords.net/i/423005270179/
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/album/what-they-need/id1170909107

Official Music Video : https://youtu.be/XZXZmCsDzQg

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What They Need

What They Need (Original)

Godfather Don is a classic hip hop artist with a serious back catalogue of self produced tracks and collaborative projects such as the Cenobites.  

'Status' first appeared on a highly sought after test pressing 12" in 1997, the version on this 7" is the original demo from Don's vaults, paired up with a brand new remix by the highly talented Jazz Spastiks.

Status

Godfather Don - Status 7"(FPI014)

Scorching track off the new Remixes LP w @jazzspastiks! Check the whole album here:
https://jazzspastiks.bandcamp.com/album/remixes-made-for-the-underground-deluxe-edition

Cop the vinyl from HHV Records:
https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/jazz-spastiks-and-penpals-remixes-made-for-the-underground-deluxe-edition-602820

Grade AA (feat. Pete Flux)

Busta Rhymes-Ill Vibe (feat. Q-Tip) ( Acapella )

I'LL Vibe

Mz Boom Bap X Ill Conscious -  Nostalgic

Now out on all digital platforms!!!
You can also Download for free or paying what you want on Bandcamp!.
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Mz Boom Bap xAwon -  Everybody's Somebody



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