Leeds Hip Hop Scene

 Anyone who compares DPF to Eminem is lazy, has ears of cloth and no
concept of world geography. Now that’s off my chest I’ll continue.
‘It’ll Never Catch On’ has the sort of self deprecating title that is
actually just realism although this should receive a superb reaction
in the Hip Hop world. You’d better just open up your mind and not
write it off immediately because it’s from East Anglia, UK.

DPF is a master of quotables, after a couple of listens lines such as
“Rumour has it if you don’t masturbate once a day//Over pages of naked
ladies you’ll become gay” will leave you itching for the relevant
social occasion to drop them into conversation. If there was such a
thing, DPF would probably have an MA in hook writing too. Nearly every
track has a chorus that penetrates – “I wish I had one of those
faces//Y’know the type of faces that goes places” or “Rap this up,
move on, move out//get a better view, get ahead of you, what you gotta
do…”. Song structure is a strong point; the refrains are obvious yet
not out of place; it never sounds like a yawn-inducing rap-a-thon.

Mr. Law and Tommy Tempa do a good range of flavoursome beats; it’s
nice to hear producers dip into French accordion music, Ragtime Blues,
rainforest Samba (with zoo noises) and Flamenco when they get
creative. A lot of the beats have a comical, light hearted feel that
match DPF’s innately amusing way of saying things. Law and Tempa prove
that there’s more to producing that sampling old soul and funk
records.

DPF uses ‘Rumours’ and ‘What If’ to play with words and sentences in
order to say the abnormal, which makes for fresh listening. He
experiments with flows on ‘So Sophisticated’, ‘Hoo Rockers’ and ‘Bigg
‘Un’ whereas tracks like ‘What Can I Say’ and ‘Keith’ are examples of
originality within classic rap templates. All tracks have DPF’s own
brand of humour as a stamp of uniqueness, whether it’s delivered
through a story or a put down, it’s there and to be honest Hip Hop
needs jokes, it’s meant to be fun. Without voicing it, DPF says
‘lighten up’ to all those too serious rappers out there.

Certified Bangers: ‘What Can I Say’, ‘Move On, Move Out’, ‘Rumours’ &
‘So Sophisticated’ (hard to choose a few though!)
Top Lyrics: ‘I’d still be rapping if I knew that I was whack at it”
(DPF, without actually saying “I’m dope” says “I’m dope” – it’s the
“if” that does it!)