Pa Salieu released from prison and teases new music
nme.comafter a fight broke out following the stabbing of his friend Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Specials’ Neville Staple, in 2018.After serving roughly 21 months in prison, Salieu has been released.
Taking to his official Instagram account, the rapper shared a post of himself smiling and posing in front of a building wearing a black beanie, an oversized black t-shirt and a gold teeth grill. “I been gone for a while but I still made it back to you,” read the caption of the post.Famous faces have shown their love in the comments of the post with Irish DJ and broadcaster Annie Mac writing: “Yes! ❤️❤️” and Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg adding a crown Emoji.A post shared by @pa_salieuA post shared by @pa_salieuSalieu also shared another post which may potentially serve as a teaser for a new track. “I been gone for a while but I still made it back to you / I’m in the back rows with my killers / yeah you know what we have to do / I know you might think its a problem baby I’m Pa Salieu,” he raps with his head stuck out of a car window.His last release was his 2021 EP ‘Afrikan Rebel’.
In a four-star review, NME shared: “Pa Salieu is forever championing his heritage as a proud fan and contributor to Africa’s growing subgenres all over the continent.
He might be known here in the UK as an alternative grime ground-breaker, but he is truly more than that when he dabbles in making music with his fellow Africans.
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