Shawn Lov is a bit slept on but has been dope for a long while and is one of those under-recognised and under-appreciated white figures in rap. A dude that clearly has participated for the love of the culture but has decided to call it a day with one final release and a bow.

Here's a preview from his up coming final outting "Escape From Never Never Land":




Be sure to check out his BandCamp page for more from his deep back catalogue and look out for this new release.
http://shawnlov.bandcamp.com/


... For those that managed to side-step the whole Afrika Bambaataa child abuse allegations scandal as it happened and haven't been watching the blow for blow from Star and through the other outlets OkayPlayer.com have put together a summary of events that outlines how shit has played out.

This whole thing is crazy, disheartening and mess, it will most likely be a polarising issue for a long time to come and possibly never have any real resolution at the end of the day. Bam has been stood down from being a member of the Universal Zulu Nation, the Supreme Council of the UZN has stood down with a new figurehead and council stepping in to lead in the next chapter and I dare say a whole lot of members have stepped out of the ranks over this. This kind of shit is pretty close to home on multiple levels and as a now former member I send respect to Randy Savage and the others for having the god-like/superhero-like strength to come forward and even talk on this shit. That of itself is a huge deal and I hope they are in a good place/find the healing they are seeking or whatever it is they need to continue on and finally have some form of release from this stuff. I also hope their strength inspires a lot of other silent sufferers to find their own voice and deal with their own feelings/find progress for others that have experienced similar horrific events.

Here's the link for those interested in having a read:
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/afrika-bambaata-child-abuse-scandal-universal-zulu-nation.html

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