About Me
SHOWTIME:
First show headlining the RETURN OF I.C.U. LIVE!
6 May 2008 at London's exclusive CHINAWHITE club Black Rein will feature with Dan Bowskill as the headline act. Also appearing are Pirate Casino and Jelone. See Upcoming Shows for details. This will be big! See you there.
REVIEWS:"More Than Music" is starting to get great reviews everywhere! From TOUCH Magazine, The Independent, VIBE Magazine, to name a few, are all giving "More Than Music" the thumbs up!
Online, "Holyland" is getting played all around the world. From Alaska (www.reggaealaska.com/jahreal) to Argentina (www.pelagatos.com.ar), Dan Bowskill and Black Rein are rocking all around the world!
RUSSELL SIMMONS website DEF'Poetry'JAM is hosting the video for "HOLY LAND". Check it out on this link:
http://www.defpoetryjamvideos.net/video/sImgbT513Go
SCOTLAND SHOWS SUPPORT!
Scottish Student Radio has come on board to support the track 'Holy Land' in the form of 'Fresh Air Radio' in Edinburgh and 'Sub City Radio' in Glasgow! Thanks guys. Hope to see you soon!
NEWS FLASH...(dateline 040308).....BLACK REIN on MTV!!
"Holy Land" gets its first airing on MTV Base! Black Reins collaboration with Dan Bowskill has just received its first airing on MTV and is scheduled to be on rotation from this week, March 4th onwards! Enjoy it and support it!
HOT NEWS!
Black Rein's collaboration with Dan Bowskill on the track "Holy Land" is starting to get some serious recognition. As well as the praises heaped on it by the likes of Mark Lamarr on BBC Radio2/6 who has been playing the tune regularly, the track is starting to get regional airplay! Not only that, but as of 29 Feb 08, DJ Jahlive, on the on-line station 'BigUp Radio" will be playing the track on his show radio show too! Check it out on-line at: http://www.bigupradio.com , at 2:00 and 8:00 am and pm on the 'Roots' channel!
Stay tuned for more updates!
BIOG:
Black Rein grew up in and around London’s East End, Bow area, a place he likes to refer to as the ‘Planet of the Chimps’ as trouble constantly surrounded himself and friends. He has always had a love for rap music dating back to the early 90s since the era of Ice T tapes. He would know the lyrics word for word and soon realised he had a talent for rap himself. But as he grew into his teens, Drum & Bass, aka Jungle music and Old skool garage were the popular sound. Using his graffiti tag ‘Kay-gee,’ Black Rein got involved in the jungle scene and used any opportunity to spit at pirate radio stations, house raves and even at all dayers in parks, alongside other East End mcs such as Riko and Wiley.
Black Rein has recently brought out his first project ‘The Planet Of The Chimps’ mixtape/DVD.
The DVD is filmed by Black Rein himself and shows life around Bow E3. The mixtape is full of hard tracks, not exaggerated, and not lies, and has received much air play from various pirate radio stations.
In the pipeline of his album he has got nearly 50 new tracks plus some new production from France and America. This unique blend of flavours ranging from New York to London, all gelled together by a certain South of France ‘je-ne-sais-qoui’, have resulted in Blackrein forging a sound that is all his own which is just about ready to burst out over the London music scene.
He feels in the best shape of his career ever, confident, hungry, and most importantly focused.
He has done various gigs promoting the mix tape tracks in Muswell Hill, Victoria Park as well as numerous nightclubs.
