#69242
ahh got it finally.
I first heard it was Arabic, then I found it-
Walou
Outlandish
Following Outlandish’s two previous albums, they come back on the scene with the hot compilation ‘Beats, Rhymes and Life’.
Walou’, is the first single released from their compilation. ‘Walou’, a Moroccan word basically meaning ‘nothing’, is a laid back track charting the everyday fears and tribulations in life, posing the question what are you left with?
The track uses instruments like guitars with delicate beats giving the track an overall Spanish hip hop feel. Using lyrics like ‘so you say you're getting places, but you ain’t moving at all, still some race on and some sit back and wait for it’s call’, the track in essence emphasises that if you want to do something with your life, get up and do it because it won’t happen it you wait for it. Isam, Waqas and Lenny, whose cultural background spans from Moroccan, Pakistan and Honduras, display good individual lyrical qualities as they each rap over the track.
Rishi Rich, a part of the growing Asian music scene has stepped in by supplying the remix of the track, with obvious Bhangra influences and desi beats. The Rishi Rich remix is more up-tempo than the original but equally as good as the original.
This is an impressive offering by the Outlandish trio.
Walou is out on 17th May!