Free Game

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Surfacing from South of the river, House of Pharaohs’ Sam Wise blesses us with his latest project ‘Free Game’.

Sam has rose through the ranks in recent years courtesy of iconic entries such as; Lizzie, Charmer, Haze and the wheel-up worthy Mad About Bars offering alongside his fellow HOP brother Blaze YL. Let’s not forget racking up a whopping 288k monthly listeners on Spotify alone too, the man is slowly yet surely taking over the UK’s scene before our very eyes - with living proof held in his recent shellings at the back-to-back run between the power-house pairing Leeds and Reading festivals.

‘Free Game’ see’s Sam weave between a plethora of sonic disciplines, from; spirited-spitting, lullingly strung spoken-word and of course that nonchalant cadence Sam can sub-consciously tap into at any given time. Not to mention his taste in production, the finest to say the least; turning to the likes of Archie Cardella, DSharp and the Capital’s sonic captain Jamo Beatz. 

Impressive enough right? Well, Sam doesn’t let up there, sourcing features courtesy of absolute sonic titans such as; Lord Apex (‘Pay Up or Lay Down’), Knucks (‘Indeed’), Jesse James (‘Cheque Came’) and long-time collaborator Yung Fume (‘My Block’). Bringing us a masterpiece filled to the absolute brim with some of the best talent our small coastal Island has to offer as we speak, and in doing so placing this multi-faceted journey up there with some of the top projects to grace the industry this year. 

Then again it would make sense, as Sam said for himself, he just wanted to bring something a little different to his audience this time around:

“I just wanted to put out something fresh and put out music that I’d been working on. I worked with a range of different producers on the tape, different periods of time, and I guess there’s a range of influences in the sound. You can hear the trap influences and there’s also boom-bap rap. Just a wide range, but you get those cool samples, as always, some nice synths and live instruments in there as well. The whole thing feels quite fresh but familiar, and that’s what I was going for with Free Game. I wanted to give my fans something to enjoy, most of all, and if you walk away inspired as well, that’s even better. ”

Take in Sam’s new joint on whichever streaming platform you rep and make sure to show some love to the blooming talent bringing that breath of fresh air we’ve all been waiting on.