"We aim to raise the profile of Hip Hop from the UK and help it achieve the level of attention and respect it fully deserves."
Queens English reached out to me, I reached back after hearing a lot of hype from heads and after reading HHC's review (a bad one - an unjustified 2 stars - proving that all publicity is good publicity!). I wanted to have their angle on their angle and here it is:
Certified Banger: Yo, who are you and what do you do? Who’s in the crew?
Queens English: We’re English Queens and we make folk-indie-pop music. Nah, we’re Queens English – a 6 member crew consisting of... Emcees: Sherlock, Rhymes & Mr. Chips. Singer: Source. DJ: Mr Something Else. Beatboxer: Pikey Esquire – and we make Hip Hop.
CB: What’s your mission statement? What do you stand for?
QE: We stand for Hip Hop from the UK and all its genuine and honest passion, style and skill. We aim to raise the profile of Hip Hop from the UK and help it achieve the level of attention and respect it fully deserves.
CB: How do you go about achieving that?
QE: Well, we believe that Hip Hop should be accessible to all but at the minute a lot of what is heard or the way it is heard isn’t connecting with the masses. Sometimes this is down to the content, sometimes – particularly with UK Hip Hop – this is down to the sound of the voice, sometimes people struggle to relate, sometimes it is just misunderstood. Music is a two way thing and it’s not always solely about the people making the music – you have to be aware that you are trying to communicate with the listener – if you are successful you will get something back as you invoke emotions, create images and generate a mood for the listener. We aim to make music that people can enjoy listening to because it has a clear message and is delivered in a way that people will want to listen.
Queens English: We’re English Queens and we make folk-indie-pop music. Nah, we’re Queens English – a 6 member crew consisting of... Emcees: Sherlock, Rhymes & Mr. Chips. Singer: Source. DJ: Mr Something Else. Beatboxer: Pikey Esquire – and we make Hip Hop.
CB: What’s your mission statement? What do you stand for?
QE: We stand for Hip Hop from the UK and all its genuine and honest passion, style and skill. We aim to raise the profile of Hip Hop from the UK and help it achieve the level of attention and respect it fully deserves.
CB: How do you go about achieving that?
QE: Well, we believe that Hip Hop should be accessible to all but at the minute a lot of what is heard or the way it is heard isn’t connecting with the masses. Sometimes this is down to the content, sometimes – particularly with UK Hip Hop – this is down to the sound of the voice, sometimes people struggle to relate, sometimes it is just misunderstood. Music is a two way thing and it’s not always solely about the people making the music – you have to be aware that you are trying to communicate with the listener – if you are successful you will get something back as you invoke emotions, create images and generate a mood for the listener. We aim to make music that people can enjoy listening to because it has a clear message and is delivered in a way that people will want to listen.
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