Conscious Youths is hip-hop music tinged with an added reggae flavour.
Conscious Youths is freedom sounds - rhymes of these chaotic times.
Conscious Youths is - if you will - "thinking man's rap" in this era of meaningless bling-bling and hateful animosity. Conscious Youths deals with real issues.
Conscious Youths is a blast of positive energy, an army of Love amongst masses of haters, a beacon of light in pitch-black darkness.
Conscious Youths is something else. Something new.
Conscious Youths consists of four emcees; CapeNape, Redrama, Paleface and Promoe. All recognized in their own right.
CAPENAPE is the frontman of Helsinki-based reggae-outfit CapeNape and the Foundation. Well-known for his strong vocals and tireless stage presence, "Captain Nape" adds smooth harmonies and spiritual vibes to the mixture.
REDRAMA is one of the most celebrated finnish MC's rhyming in english. Besides touring around Europe supporting the legendaric Gangstarr, Lil' Red has released two critically acclaimed solo albums. Red has also received the European Border Breaker Award in 2004. Red's melodic rhymestyle is truly off the radar!, Red also did the next FIFA Anthem for 2008 champions league with Shaggy..
PALEFACE has been around finnish hip-hop since it's very beginning and to some his name is synonymous with the genre itself. Besides releasing music, he's been involved with translating books and poetry. Pale has also established himself as one of the more recognized personalities in Finnish radio. Three solo albums on - he's set to make another bench mark with the Conscious Youths Crew.
PROMOE has established himself as one of scandinavia's finest. The swedish MC is best known for his involvement in the Looptroop crew as well as his dancehall-flavoured solo albums. The dreadlocked rapper stands united with his finnish counterparts.
These four emcees have now combined forces, resulting in something of a scandinavian hip-hop supergroup. A force to be reckoned with. Forget Jurassic 5... Forget Wu-Tang... This is C.Y.!
CONSCIOUS YOUTHS is like a giant yin-yang-symbol in four parts, with each member bringing something unique to the table, making the cypher complete. Four emcees. Four different styles. One purpose. Meaningful music with a heart-felt message and an explosive live-show!
"We're Conscious Youths 'cos we "C" "Y"...
This tightly-knit hip-hop collective is set to release their debut single in January 2008. The album will be out later in the spring.
LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! Conscious Youths performs either with a skilled dj on the sound system tip or a five-piece live-line-up.
Members of the C.Y. have been opening shows for the likes of Nas, Mark B and Blade, Run-DMC, Matisyahu, Redman, GZA, Paris, 50 Cent and The Herbaliser, Ja Rule, to name a few.
