London Rapper Geoblu Returns With New Single “Neo” From Upcoming Mixtape ‘Geo Who?’
From his forthcoming mixtape Geo Who?, London rapper Geoblu has shard his new single “Neo”, bringing along Manchester artist Elcee The Alchemist. Produced by Swick, “Neo” is a punchy garage-influenced record that brings out the region’s iconic style. The alternating verses from Geoblu and Elcee make for a checkerboard of confidence and swag, flowing over a percussive club grime beat.
Both MC’s knew each other from a while back, with the pair linking back up while Geoblu was attending university in Elcee’s town of residence: “Geo and I linked a few years ago when he invited me on to his radio show and we’ve kept in touch ever since, when I found out he was also in Manchester for uni I knew we had to link up!“, says Elcee. “We recorded the track in my bedroom, he had already written his part and was flicking through beats, as soon as I heard the ‘Neo’ beat I knew it was the one. I recorded my verse the next day and sent it back to him. Geo liked it so much he had to come back and re-record his!”
Geoblu also recalled how easy the collaboration came together: “It was great working with Elcee on ‘Neo’. By coincidence, I found out that we were living round the corner from each other in Manchester, so we linked up and made the song together. Our energies come together perfectly on this song, with my slightly more laid back tone and Elcee’s intense delivery.”
Listen to the track below: