​STREAM / DL Fliptrix's new Single 'Transform' - https://bfan.link/fliptrix-transform
Fliptrix returns with fresh insight on ‘Transform’, single #03 in a 🌊 of new music from the prolific lyricist.

Guided by deeply atmospheric production courtesy of Forest DLG and with guest vocals from Calvin Harris’ collaborator Ayah Marar, ‘Transform’ invites the listener on a journey of self-discovery; Fliptrix facing life’s challenges head on and transforming darkness to light as he goes.

🎤  - Additional vocals by Ayah Marar
🎹 - Produced by Forest DLG

Transform

Transform Feat. Ayah Marar (Prod. Forest DLG)

STREAM / DOWNLOAD 'Odyssey': https://bfan.link/harry-shotta-odyssey

Odyssey

Different Fabric

Different Fabric (Prod. Wundrop)

STREAM / DOWNLOAD ‘Absorbing Imagery' by Verb T - https://bfan.link/verb-t-absorbing-imagery

UK rap legend Verb T returns with another razor sharp offering in the shape of ‘Absorbing Imagery’

Rubbing shoulders with his finest works and fortifying his legacy as one of the leading voices in the UK rap renaissance, Verb T shines a powerful light on the human condition in an age of chaos, confusion and unlimited (mis) information on stunning new single ‘Absorbing Imagery’.

Following hot in the footsteps of comeback single ‘Anti-Stress’ and a stunning second single from his soon-to-be-announced new album with producer Vic Grimes, ‘Absorbing Imagery’ showcases Verb T at his thought-provoking best; searching out pockets of calm among the noise as he aims to remain present among UNRELENTING distraction.

As Verb T explains…

“It’s about how we are absorbing more than ever and the destabilising effects this can (and does) have…”

Absorbing Imagery

Absorbing Imagery (Prod. Vic Grimes)

Better Watch Them

Better Watch Them (Prod. Forest DLG)

ORDER Verbz & Mr Slipz's 'THE WAY FWD' - https://bfan.link/verbz-slipz-the-way-fwd

THE WAY FWD

The Way FWD

The greatest firework factories throughout time immemorial have always believed that pain, not gunpowder,is the most dangerous yet pivotal ingredient in a truly great firework. It can determine the longevity, the explosiveness and the pureness of expression from the heavenly rockets. Heartbreak, shame, regret, guilt, loss, sadness, anger, jealousy and more can coalesce into a cocktail of calamity resulting in a condition known as lovesickness. A delirium of the heart that can only be healed through time, space and several stern words with oneself. This particular specimen was bought kicking and screaming onto the factory floor fresh off the boat, severely sleep deprived and vastly emotional. Before being repackaged and sent shrieking across the night sky.


Lovesick ft BNMO

STREAM / DOWNLOAD 'Teacher': https://bfan.link/fliptrix-teacher

Fliptrix’s new single is a stark and eye-opening account on the nature of the world and the damaging erosion of freedom at the hands of the powers that be.

Produced by long-time collaborator Forest DLG with cuts by DJ Jazz T; ‘Teacher’ is the perfect antidote to troubling times and a ray of light in darkening settings.

OUT NOW!

🎹 - Produced by Forest DLG
🎛 - Cuts by DJ Jazz

Teacher (Prod. Forest DLG)

STREAM / DL 'Not There': https://bfan.link/verb-t-not-there

“Maybe I’m a ghost or the medium it’s speaking through?”

UK hip hop veteran Verb T returns with 'Not There', the latest single from his recently announced 26-track double album ‘To Love a Phantom' (Prod. Vic Grimes), landing 11th December 2025 on High Focus Records.

‘Not There’ dives into detachment, paranoia, the way fear can make you destroy what you’re meant to love. It’s thoughtful and cinematic, unmistakably Verb T, and somehow still hopeful; how the same presence can haunt you or guide you, turning fear into wisdom…

‘To Love A Phantom’ is available to PRE ORDER today across Deluxe Bundles, Vinyl, CD, Cassettes and Album Merch over on the HF Store - https://shop.high-focus.com/collections/verb-t

To Love a Phantom

Not There

Not There (Prod. Vic Grimes)

STREAM / DOWNLOAD 'One Heart': https://bfan.link/fliptrix-one-heart

Fliptrix takes it back to summer on ‘One Heart’ the latest single in collaboration with Forest DLG - OUT NOW everywhere.

‘One Heart’ is a brutally honest exploration of the modern condition, the need to create at all costs, and the right paths to travel down in order to live healthy and prosper.

🎹 - Produced by Forest DLG

One Heart (Prod. Forest DLG)

PRE-ORDER 'To Love a Phantom' by Verb T - bit.ly/verb-t
STREAM / DOWNLOAD ‘Illusion of Self' by Verb T - bfan.link/verb-t-not-there

‘Ghostly, a medium was trying to get ahold of me…”

Verb T unites The Four Owls and Task Force alumni on ‘Illusion Of Self’ the latest neck snapping single from his highly anticipated Double Album ‘To Love A Phantom’ (Prod. Vic Grimes).

“You’ve got the Buddhist idea that the self is an illusion, and so, to break the illusion you should meditate and become more mindful, because we’re all part of the same universe, the world is an organism and we’re all part of that.

None of us are special, we’re all exactly the same, but we make up things like the self, about what the self is, but ultimately, it’s all an illusion and people get lost in the illusion and forget that we’re all human beings made of exactly the same stuff…”

Farma G and BVA nailed the subject matter - thoughts of grandeur, self-obsession. There’s a metaphor about waiting at a railway station, and the tides on the shoreline, both examples of our place within the universe and how we can’t control your fate. Sure, we have power within the bubble we exist in, the illusion of self, but ultimately, our power pales in comparison with the true power of nature.

With all of that said, we all need to make up our own story. People create stories to cope; part of being human is to create and imagine, and this is a massive part of how we’ve evolved…”

‘To Love A Phantom’ is available to PRE ORDER today across Deluxe Bundles, Vinyl, CD, Cassettes and Album Merch over on the HF Store - shop.high-focus.com/collections/verb-t 

Illusion of Self

Illusion of Self Feat. Farma G & BVA (Prod. Vic Grimes)

High Focus Records was established in 2010 to offer a platform for a new generation of rappers and producers in the UK. 

Twelve years on and nearly 200 releases later, our mission statement remains the same; to champion the most forward-thinking artists, with a key focus on strengthening the pillars that continue to unify the scene to this day (and beyond).


~HFR

Wielding a timeless command over the English language, few have explored the fringes of human consciousness and lived to write about it quite so eloquently as Kemastry. 


A member of pioneering Brighton-based hip hop outfit Team Dreebs (Yogocop Records), as well as the esoteric VooDoo Collective, Kemastry linked up with Wundrop and Vitamin G to form the deludamol-guzzling trio CMPND in late 2017. The group soon signed to High Focus ahead of their debut release ‘Eagle Court’ and have since cemented themselves as apex predators in their native ecosystem.


An after-hours shaman and full-time knowledge-seeker, Kemastry deals in the sort of truths that escape the grasp of everyday language. Speaking at youth groups and protests across the country, his words extend far beyond music, from the BLM marches in 2020 to demonstrations against police brutality in the wake of Chris Kaba’s murder in 2022.  


“…a verse from Kema somehow incorporates everything I was taught in A-Level English and everything I was warned against in PSHE.” – UKHH.com


Inquiries: kema.daley@hotmail.co.uk 

Bio by Solomon PM



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