{"id":29878,"date":"2017-09-05T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T12:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=29878"},"modified":"2017-09-05T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T12:37:25","slug":"kojo-saffu-releases-cant-stop-this-to-introduce-his-ep-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/09\/kojo-saffu-releases-cant-stop-this-to-introduce-his-ep-musings\/","title":{"rendered":"kOJO SAFFU RELEASES \u2018CAN\u2019T STOP THIS\u2019 TO INTRODUCE HIS EP \u2018MUSINGS\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/09\/kojo-saffu-releases-cant-stop-this-to-introduce-his-ep-musings\/image-3-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-3.png?fit=451%2C254&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"451,254\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"image (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-3.png?fit=451%2C254&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29885\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-3.png?resize=629%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A pioneer of Australian premier 7 piece hip-hop act, Culture Connect, who have supported some of that country&#8217;s biggest bands, including Blue King Brown, and Resin Dogs, kOJO Saffu has recently released a music video for his track, &#8216;Can&#8217;t Stop This&#8217;. It&#8217;s the lead single from his upcoming EP, &#8216;Musings&#8217;, set for release on 20 September.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">kOJO has been praised by Paul Petran from Radio National as &#8220;a lyrical genius and a great freestyler, winning over audiences with his heartfelt testimony and occasional crooning&#8221;, and as having &#8220;good energy, primo beats, charisma and sharp delivery&#8221;, by Claude Aranui, from Groove Magazine. His release follows his EP &#8216;kOJ&#8217; and singles, &#8216;Ghanian Australian&#8217;, and &#8216;Over&#8217;, in previous years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Can&#8217;t Stop This&#8217; blends NuSoul hooks with boom-bap rhymes: the message is loud and clear, as kOJO explains, &#8220;it\u2019s a message for listeners to focus on their self-belief and not to be driven by what motivates others\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Musings&#8217; crosses genre boundries, crediting producers Dizz1, Future Roots &amp; Dustin Maclean, and is an introspective project, with themes of love, philosophy, vulnerability, and strength. Altogether the track and EP go a long way to provide insight into kOJOs\u00a0 complex character.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find kOJO Saffu online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kojo.saffu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thakoj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/KojoSaffu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4XwghPu5bqqcoKpQ2TEr30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>.&#8217;Can&#8217;t Stop This&#8217; and &#8216;Musings&#8217; will be available on all digital platforms, from 20 September.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_46731\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/woSKW8q60as?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Can&#039;t Stop This\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/woSKW8q60as\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pioneer of Australian premier 7 piece hip-hop act, Culture Connect, who have supported some of that country&#8217;s biggest bands, including Blue King Brown, and Resin Dogs, kOJO Saffu has recently released a music video for his track, &#8216;Can&#8217;t Stop This&#8217;. 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