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

New album  - The Devil In

Out Now: https://Devlin.lnk.to/The-Devil-In

Serial Killers - B Real, Xzibit & Demrick

Serial Killers Presents: Summer of Sam by Xzibit, B-Real & Demrick https://music.apple.com/us/album/serial-killers-presents-summer-of-sam/1534217203

Welcome to the Official Chris Webby Vault. Feel free to stream or download! Follow me on Twitter @ChrisWebby

London/Brighton/Cambridge collective Contact Play have been educating audiences all over Europe for the past two years, from sun drenched Croatian festivals to busking on the streets of Amsterdam. Now, caving to rabid public demand they have committed the best of their repertoire to Champion Fraff, a deep ’n’ seedy homage to late nights, romance and exotic pastries. 

They are often safe. They rinse out tunes a bit but mainly juice continental fruits using juicers. They are a menace. They have a soggy album dripping in rinse, which you may buy! 

The 18-track odyssey stars the vocal talents of Jam Baxter, Dirty Dike, Mr. Key, Ronnie Bosh and Ed Scissor tongue, in conjunction with the warmly seductive production skills of Twomanysteps, Mr. Constant and Kerem Fraiche. Named after the most terrifying phase of Micro Machines, CP formed in London and slithered to Brighton, assimilating a slew of new talent along the way. Ruthlessly terrorising the nightlife up and down the country, they have forged an enduring reputation and devoted fanbase. To date they have played alongside any British rapper capable of constructing a worthwhile sentence, as well as established US stars like Necro and De La Soul. 

Champion Fraff takes you on a journey through moods and atmospheres. From the innocent exuberance of the self titled Contact Play, to the tanked-up sleaze of Juicing and the woe of Falling Innit, CP display an emotional range equivalent to fifty Fifty Cents. Tongues are firmly wedged in cheeks throughout, allowing abstract fantasy, “you can use my tunes to shave your stupid face” to coexist with sharply observed bleakness, “we’re all great friends til the dawn breaks”. For rinsing tunes without the grating ego, Champion Fraff is the best British rap album in years.

“Hazy drug induced head crack... bringing the entertainment back to the forefront for real” – Disorda, www.suspect-packages.com

BAFTA and MOBO award-winning UK hip hop/alternative artist signed to self-owned indie label "Illa State Records".  Toured across the UK / Europe with the likes of Jay-Z, Audiobullys to Richard Ashcroft and Siousie Sioux.  Akala was the first hip hop artist to ever stage a hip hop concert in Vietnam with the British Council.

Akala Management/Enquiries: info@hiphopshakespeare.com

Akala Bookings: sam@diplomatsofsound.org

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