Configa
“True-school is music free of any outside corruption, artists that can express themselves exactly how they desire without pandering to the latest fad.”
–CONFIGA
LAIDLAW MEDIA PRESENTS
CONFIGA
Producer
Newcastle, UK
HIP-HOP, BOOM BAP, RAP, R&B, SOUL, FUNK
SLAMJAMZ RECORDS
CONFIGARATION RECORDS
WHAT'S NEW?
New Album, Boombapology, Coming Soon
Configa has been hard at work behind the scenes in the last year, commencing work on his own remix LP “Boombapology”. This will be a full length release consisting of Configa’s boom bap bangers mixed with various a cappella vocals from several well known and loved artists.
LISTEN TO SOME SAMPLES FROM CONFIGA’S UPCOMING “BOOMBAPOLOGY”
Configa & PE 2.0 Frontman Jahi in the Lab
Configa’s been cooking up a storm remixing tracks for other artists (Wanita, Mx. Lee) and undertaking production on several EPs. One of these EPs is with Public Enemy 2.0 frontman Jahi - who has just finished a European tour with Chuck D and DJ Lord as “Public Enemy Radio” alongside Wu-Tang Clan and De La Soul.
Configa and Jahi will collectively be known as GodFiga.
Laidlaw Media’s Global Promo Arm Launches
Configa has extended his global interests to include the formation of Laidlaw Media as a promotional entity for high quality, “True-School” artists from around the world.
WATCH A CONFIGA VIDEO FAN FAVORITE
”Configaration Volume 1 Interlude (Ft. Chuck D)”
CONFIGA PRESS, NEWS & REVIEWS
ABOUT THE ARTIST
CONFIGA
Configa has been an influential force in shaping hip-hop culture for more than two decades, producing some of the most iconic beats in the underground scene. He started out early as a young MC and quickly rose through the ranks as a battle rapper, producing and releasing his own debut album in 2000.
In 2001 he was signed to Rap Junkie Records, a Los Angeles based record label owned by B. Down. While with Rap Junkie, Configa was featured on two mixtapes and in 2002, released a mostly self-produced album that garnered favorable reviews and received solid exposure in both the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably on MTV.com. In 2003, Configa shifted his focus toward production and in 2004, formed the crew Slept On Fam, along with Wargasms, Arsenal and C-Gully. Their album ‘Audio Crack’ was released in late 2006 to the delight of music aficionados and fans alike, winning awards and accolades and achieving cult status.
A lifelong hip-hop head and intellectual thinker, Configa took a break from making music to obtain his PhD, where he wrote his Doctoral thesis on the intersection of hip-hop culture and ethnicity - exploring the hip-hop scene in his home region. In 2010, Configa released a critically acclaimed 2Pac remix album entitled ‘Configa Presents...Pac To The Essence Vol. 1’ to mark the 14th year of Tupac Shakur’s passing. That same year he also founded his own independent record label Configaration Records.
Configa released the classic ‘Configa Presents: Calm Before The Storm’ in 2011 - a 20-track collection featuring the U.S. and U.K. underground’s finest MC’s delivering intricately laced lyrics over his boom bap driven beats. Since then, Configa has produced stellar tracks for underground and mainstream artists alike. In 2014 he teamed up with underground rapper HaStyle to create two EPs (‘The Calm Before Hastility’ and ‘A Good Combination’) as well as a powerhouse conceptual album, ‘Hastility (H1)’, over the course of two years. He has also contributed music to documentaries and films, such as Nick Light’s documentary ‘Hip Hop is Dead’, and the Tim Roth-led feature film ‘The Liability’ as well as James DeMarco’s film, ‘The Stagg Do’.
Currently aligned with Chuck D’s SLAMjamz Records, as well as his own true-school hip-hop imprint, Configaration Records, Configa stays focused on producing and releasing exceptional music, as well as scouting for talent across the globe.
In late 2017 Configa released ‘Configaration Volume 1’ on Slam Jamz, carrying the listener on a sublime audio voyage through deep, rich, shifting soundscapes, intricately laced samples, booming percussion and intelligently layered beat structures. It featured some of the most revered voices in hip hop including Chuck D, Craig G, Reks and the 'Godfather of Rap' Spoonie Gee, UK stalwarts Skriblah, Genesis Elijah and Si Phili, plus worldwide exclusives from the late, great Sean P and John Vietnam, amongst many others.
With no signs of slowing down, Configa is passionately dedicated to his craft, his fans, and the growth of his worldwide #ConfigArmy movement – representing the best qualities of real hip-hop past and present.
“True-school means that it can’t be classified as 'old school' OR contemporary. It’s not old, it’s not new. It’s true. It is about a feeling more than any image or sub-genre specifications. It’s music that maintains and represents its true spirit and essence. When I hear music today I don’t get a ‘feeling’, music should ALWAYS evoke some kind of visceral response. True-school is music free of any outside corruption, artists that can express themselves exactly how they desire without pandering to the latest fad.”
–CONFIGA
