Five Steez
Five Steez is an independent underground hip hop artist from Kingston, Jamaica. He began making a name for himself with his 'Momentum' mixtape series in 2010 and then his debut album, 'War for Peace', in August 2012. The album was well received by hip hop websites as well as the Jamaican print media, which labelled it an unexpected landmark release from Jamaica. In October 2014, he released his EP, 'These Kingston Times', to equally rave reviews, followed by 2016's EP, 'HeatRockz'. He also organized Kingston, Jamaica's premier Hip Hop event, Pay Attention, from 2012 - 2015, with the local Hip Hop collective, The council, of which he is one-fourth. In 2019, he returned with the Mordecai-produced album, 'Love N Art', a campaign covered by the national newspaper, The Gleaner. Steez followed up 'Love N Art', with his second release for 2019, the EP 'Pantone', with French beatmaker J-Zen. In 2020, he released a sequel to his first EP with Mordecai, HeatRockz 2.0. For 2021, Five Steez teamed up with Brazilian producer SonoTWS for the album Quietude. Five Steez has been noted by The FADER as dominating Kingston's underground for some time.
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2012: War for Peace
2019...
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Stories about Five Steez from the JamaicansMusic archive, oldest first · 2013–2014
2013
MusicAww Snap Video Premieres on Jamaicansmusic
Jamaican hip-hop artistes Nomad Carlos and Five Steez to exclusively premiere the video for their collaboration "Aww Snap" on Jamaicansmusic.com
MusicFive Steez revamps debut album with remix EP
Jamaican Hip Hop emcee, Five Steez, has released a free EP of remixes of songs from his critical acclaimed debut album, 'War for Peace', that will sure enough captivate lovers of the LP.
2014
MusicFamiliar faces for Pay Attention’s New Year
Kingston’s premier Hip Hop event, Pay Attention, returns with its first staging for the New Year on Saturday, January 25, inside Club Indulge at South Beach Caf. The Rush, K. John, Five Steez and Kabaka Pyramid are to perform while music will be provided by Fatalic, Deadline and resident DJ, Inztinkz.
MusicFive Steez gets ‘Deadly’ in ‘These Kingston Times’
Independent artist, Five Steez, has released his first single, 'Deadly', from his forthcoming digital EP, 'These Kingston Times'.
MusicFive Steez Welcomes you to 'These Kingston Times'
Independent artist, Five Steez, has released the second single – 'Welcome' – from his upcoming digital EP, 'These Kingston Times'. The track, which comes four weeks after the first single, ‘Deadly’.
MusicFive Steez holds back no punches in 'These Kingston Times'
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