Five Steez

Five Steez is an independent underground Hip Hop artiste from Kingston, Jamaica.[1] He began making a name for himself with the release of his mixtape, 'The Momentum: Volume One', with Bronx, New York-based DJ Ready Cee, in December 2010.[2] He then followed up with 'The Momentum: Volume Two' in October 2011 [3] and finally released his debut album, 'War for Peace', in August 2012.[4] The album was well received by Hip Hop websites [5] as well as the Jamaican print media,[2] which labelled it an unexpected landmark release from Jamaica.[6] In October 2014, he released his EP, 'These Kingston Times', to equally rave reviews,[7] followed by 2016's EP, 'HeatRockz'. He also organized Kingston, Jamaica's premier Hip Hop event, Pay Attention,[8] from 2012 - 2015, with the local Hip Hop collective, The Council, of which he is one-fourth.[9] In 2019, he returned with the Mordecai-produced album, 'Love N Art', a campaign covered by the national newspaper, The Gleaner. [10] Steez followed up 'Love N Art', with his second release for 2019, the EP 'Pantone', with French beatmaker J-Zen. [11] He has been noted by The FADER as dominating Kingston's underground for some time. [12]

Discography

Albums

  • 2012: War for Peace
  • 2019: Love N Art (w/ Mordecai)

EPs

  • 2013: War for Peace (Remix EP)
  • 2014: These Kingston Times
  • 2016: HeatRockz (w/ Mordecai)
  • 2016: Pantone (w/ J-Zen)

Mixtapes

  • 2010: The Momentum: Volume One (w/ DJ Ready Cee)
  • 2011: Yard Rebel (w/ DJ MadLogic)
  • 2011: The Momentum: Volume Two (w/ DJ Ready Cee)
  • 2016: The Momentum: Volume Three (w/ DJ Ready Cee)

with The Council

  • 2016: Forgotten Parables (EP)
  • 2017: Nothing Else Matters (Album)
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References
  1. "iTunes - Music - War for Peace by Five Steez", iTunes, 22 October 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  2. Gayle, Sheena. "On the 'Wright' Track", The Gleaner, Jamaica, 22 October 2011. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  3. "Five Steez releases 'War for Peace' album" Archived August 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, The Jamaica Star, Jamaica, 23 August 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  4. Itkoff, Adam. "Five Steez - War for Peace", Nomadic Wax, New York, 5 September 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  5. "Gray Owl Reviews", JAE Magazine, Jamaica, 26 November 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2012.
  6. Delahaye, Jordan. "Five Steez holds back no punches in 'These Kingston Times'". Jamaicansmusic.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  7. "Who is Five Steez?". FiveSteez.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. "Internet-tional music". The Gleaner. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. "Relearning, balancing and Hip Hop". The Gleaner. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. "J'can hip-hop act collabs with French beatmaker". The Gleaner. Retrieved 7 Oct 2019.
  11. The FADER https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/04/how-bakersteez-is-pushing-jamaican-rap-to-new-heights. Retrieved 4 April 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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