Madcon
Norwegian hip hop/rap duo Madcon will release new single ‘Liar’, their follow-up to smash hit ‘Beggin’, on 23rd February.
Madcon, short for Mad Conspiracy, consists of Tshawe Baqwa (otherwise known as Kapricon) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam (otherwise known as Critical). They first received recognition for their work with their partners from Paperboys on the track ‘Barcelona’ which was a massive hit in Norway and have recently received UK acclaim for their catchy hit single ‘Beggin’ which entered the charts at number seven and spent an incredible eight weeks in the top 10.
New single ‘Liar’ has quite an Outkast vibe to it with it’s funky upbeat tune and soulful rap and looks likely to follow in the footsteps of ‘Beggin’ to become a big hit. Remixes come courtesy of My Digital Enemy, Kurtis Mantronix, Wookie and New Devices and are sure to create a buzz on dancefloors across the UK.
Madcon’s first UK album release, ‘So Dark The Con of Mark’, showcases the duos sound as a mixture of smooth, dark hip hop and excitable, upbeat rap and could be easily compared to Black Eyed Peas with elements of Gnarls Barkley and Outkast. The album flits between salsa style beats on ‘Life’s Too Short’ to a more dark RnB sound on ‘The Way We Do Thangs’ to plain old funky rap on ‘Dandelion’.
On the Gnarls Barkley sounding ‘Back On The Road’ Madcon work again with Paperboys, who they received their first commercial recognition with in Norway, who feature on vocals on the track. On tracks like ‘Hard To Read’ and ‘Let’s Dance Instead’ Madcon sound close to Black Eyed Peas while on tracks such as ‘Let It Be Known’ and ‘Back on the Road’ you can hear a real Outkast edge to their sound.