STACK February 2017 Issue 148

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MUSIC

FEATURE

here are absolutely no flies on

Thundamentals MC Tuka. To answer

an (admittedly complicated) opening

interview question with “Well, what’s your

perspective?” may sound like a deflection,

but it’s actually the rapper’s interest in

engaging with the minds around him showing

its eager face. “You mean, [is it important to]

respect people and their choices to support

these random four guys from the mountains

that make music?” Yes, that’s kind of what

I mean. Essentially, I’m wondering how

the flow of communication between artist

and listener – a practice which has become

monumentally important to the two MCs and

two producers who make up Blue Mountains

act Thundamentals – ended up such a central

theme on new album

Everyone We Know

“For some reason [listeners] think I have

something called ‘a say’, and I [don’t] have

to work for the man, and I’m given all these

Drawing from their own lives and experiences,Thundamentals' fourth full-length

release is all about human connection, MCTuka explains.

Words

Radas