Akala - The War Mixtape Vol. 2 (Deluxe Edition) (2CD)

Back in 2004 Akala released “The War Mixtape”, one of the first ever street-based
mixtapes by a U.K. artist. The phenomenal response to this mixtape launched not only
Akala’s career but also gave rise to the Birtish mixtape scene which has gone from
strength to strength in recent years.

The long-awaited War Mixtape Vol. II sees Akala return to his roots as an MC without
equal. Spitting over some of the most classic hip-hop beats of all time Akala
delivers another lyrical master-class on the dark realities of life on the streets of
“so-called ‘Great’ Britain” and the self-belief needed to overcome institutional
oppression. At the same time, in a series of venemous battle-raps, Akala leaves no
doubt as to who rules the top of the MC’ing roost and challenges anyone who dares to
step-up and try to grab his crown. As if that weren’t enough Akala continues to break
boundaries by rapping over several beats that may surprise the regular hip-hop
mixtape crowd including tracks from Radiohead, Artic Monkeys, The Prodigy, Kasabian
and DJ Shadow – proving once again that Akala truly is the ‘rap-rock-electro kid’.

CD1

01. Welcome Back To England 05:14
02. Club Foot (Freestyle) 02:47
03. Bring Da Pain (Freestyle) 01:42
04. Truimph (Freestyle) 01:12
05. Heaterz (Freestyle) 02:26
06. Black Republicans (Freestyle) 02:20
07. Akala Is Like 03:14
08. Made You Look 03:33
09. Overcome 01:28
10. Stress 04:42
11. In My Life Time (Freestyle) 02:12
12. Juelz Pt.1 00:47
13. Juelz Pt.2 03:04
14. Rap, Rock, Electro Kid (Prodigy Freestyle) 02:49
15. Insomnia (Freestyle) 00:37
16. Artic Monkeys (Freestyle) 02:38
17. Roll Wid Us 08 02:32
18. 54321 (Freestyle) 02:10
19. Reckoner 03:58

CD2

01. Welcome To England 03:17
02. Banga 4 Da Streets 03:54
03. Dead Prez (Freestyle) 02:34
04. C.R.E.A.M. (Freestyle) 01:18
05. This Is London 03:38
06. Roll Wid Us 00:51
07. Roll Wid Us Remix (Ft. Quest. E & Nikolow) 05:33
08. What Up Gangsta (Freestyle) 01:52
09. Get Em Girl (Freestyle) 01:59
10. U Ain't A Killer 04:01
11. Military Minds 03:47
12. Quiet Storm (Freestyle) 02:34
13. Money, Power, Respect (Freestyle) 01:14
14. Watcher (Freestyle) 02:10
15. War 03:44
16. Bells Of War (Freestyle) 01:10