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CMU Approved
Approved: Cappo – Gusto Grizwold mixtape
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 24 November 2011
A long time favourite of CMU, Nottingham-based rapper Cappo this week released a new mixtape, entitled ‘Gusto Grizwold: International Vacation’. Designed as a precursor to his new album proper, the follow-up to 2010’s ‘Genghis’ due out next year, this collection sees him rapping over music sampled from a variety of genres, spanning choice cuts from the last four decades.
The man himself explains: “For the past year I have been developing my flows and lyricism and expanding my music horizons, this tape marks my metamorphosis from ‘Iron Condor’ to ‘Isotope Flow Glider'”.
I’m not 100% sure what that means – I struggle to keep up with Cappo’s numerous pseudonyms at the best of times – but as he suggests, his musical references remain diverse and innovative, and he’s developed his skills as a lyricist. And, as ever, his skill at delivering those lines remains impeccable.
Released on his newly founded Under The Cap label, the mixtape is available via Bandcamp from www.gustogrizwold.com and you can stream a track from it, ‘Fitted & Snapback’, here.
