26 July 2010 - 0 Comments

New Single and Video :: Superhuman featuring The Mint Chicks

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A Superhuman collaboration involving New Zealand musical royalty is set to leave your eardrums in a majestic mood and in mint condition.

‘Superhuman’ is the latest single from King Kapisi’s upcoming LP “Hip-Hop Lives Here”, due for release late 2010. ‘Superhuman’is a fusion of two of the most progressive thinking artists/groups from New Zealand. It's the culmination of years of mutual respect. “Not many people know that Ruban and Kody from The Mint Chicks are old school hiphop heads, so working with them was an honour”, says Kapisi. Recorded during 2009 between Kapisi’s studio, Quabax and the RedBull Studios in Auckland, time had to be managed wisely with The Mint Chicks living in Portland, Oregon.  

A recent trip to perform at a 300,000+ festival in Hua Hin, Thailand, provided the perfect opportunity to film the music video for ‘Superhuman’. The video, shot in a kickboxing gym in bustling Bangkok, features the talent of kickboxing Champ Chris ‘Petchdam’ Forster, the Sor Vorapin‘Kickboxing Gym’trainers as well as New Zealand based Thai Hip-Hop Deejay Dusty Grooves. 

The video encapsulates the theme of the song - obtaining and maintaining the skills required for a career in this music game, “You need to be Superhuman and super skilled to have longevity”, states Kapisi. Ensuring each track on his upcoming album “Hip-Hop Lives Here” is just that, it features an eclectic mix of artists, from both Aotearoa and across the globe including Che Fu, Tha Feelstyle, Rakaa (Dilated Peoples), Bunny Rugs (Third World), Young Sid, Radical Son (Australia), Uptown Swuite (USA), Luciano (Vibe Magazines top 10 Reggae artists in theworld), Dr. Richard Nunns (expert in traditional Maori instruments) and more.

‘Superhuman’ is available for digital download purchase via the usual outlets 

www.kingkapisi.net

www.myspace.com/kingkapisi

www.twitter.com/kingkapisi

www.hip-hopliveshere.blogspot.com/

www.soundcloud.com/king-kapisi

www.plantationstore.co.nz

www.youtube.com/user/ManifestationNZ

www.redbullstudio.co.nz/live-sessions/king-kapisi

Thanks to www.kingkapisi.net for this story.

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