The first thing you notice about Montreal native Skiifall’s debut single "Ting Tun Up Part II" is the piano. It's a delicate and woozy loop, simple yet deceptively effective.
Add in heavy-hitting 808s and you have the perfect backdrop for Skiifall’s battle-worn rhymes, delivered in a mixture of English and patois.
He's joined by London rapper Knucks, a whipsmart MC from the south of the city who arrives to put his own spin on the beat, filling his bars with references to hard times and brighter futures.
The "TIng Tun Up" video, premiering below, is similarly pared back but no less effective for it. In Montreal Skiifall smokes and chills with his dogs outside a store open late into the night.
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