3 Feet High & Rising: Scottish Beat-maker Ikant Noh Releases First Two Instrumental Hip-Hop Tracks "Ro" & "wAY" (@IkantNoh)

Ikant Noh (@IkantNoh) is a rather mysterious beat-maker, producer, and musician based out of Scotland, UK. Just this past weekend, as a matter of fact, @IkantNoh started Following me on Twitter, I saw that he had recently posted an Instrumental Hip-Hop beat, and had some interaction with The Witzard regular @Charles_Edison. While this is Ikant Noh's first foray into Hip-Hop, he's been a long-time musician; having previously created and released Indie Rock and Electro/Synth-Pop style music, but has "now landed in the world of Hip-Hop." Ikant Noh says he has drawn musical inspiration and influence from Kendrick Lamar, JAY-Z, and Eazy-E, as well as beat tapes from NIKK BLVKK, Kuartz, Tōfu-kozō Records from France, and kick a dope verse! from Russia. "I really think the genre of Instrumental Hip-Hop and beats is all about the "small guys" and I try to spend as much time finding new stuff as I do making my own," Ikant Noh explained to The Witzard, via email. Ikant was born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland and labels himself as a "Beat-taper Nae [Not] Jazzy & Lyricist Nae Fancy," as per his newly-launched Twitter header.

"I continue my life by writing beats, long, short, it doesn't matter, as long as they are melodic and danceable." Ikant Noh says he's merely releasing "some quality demos, at the moment," but plans to release a proper 10-track beat tape before year's end. Noh readily labels his music on Bandcamp as glasgow, hip-hop/rap, instrumental hip-hop, soul, beats, instrumental hip-hop beat tape, lofi hiphop, and United Kingdom. Ikant Noh's first released track, "Ro," is a subdued Electronic-leaning Inst. Hip-Hop accented with various whirls and wobbles, which sounds akin to Clams Casino meets The Postal Service. "wAY," Ikant's second track in just as many days, is a bit more Hip-Hop-leaning with samples, echoed vocals, and more standard go-to Rap sound effects throughout, although, still maintaining that same Electro/Synth-Pop-leaning aesthetic. Both "Ro" & "wAY" (or "Way") are now available to stream or download on Ikant Noh's Bandcamp & Soundcloud pages. For regular updates concerning his music, as-yet-to-be-released beat tapes, and current listenings, Follow @IkantNoh on Twitter.

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