Q2, SPRING 13

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Fanatik for a more evolved hip-hop
Art, in any and all its forms, is the truest representation
of the soul. To understand an artist and his
creations, it hence makes sense to delve deep into
the alleys of his mind and at least try to understand
his beliefs, inspirations and thought processes that
seamlessly blend to give birth to newer creations.
Thanks to the social networking sites, taking a peek
into the psychology is not that difficult after all.
For instance, one of the tweets of music artist and
producer OnBeats aka Fanatik reads, ‘Never met a
Beat I didn’t Break’ thus setting our expectations for
something new, unique and almost revolutionary
in its nature and appeal. The progressive listeners
already know what this veteran hip-hop artist has
in store for them every time. But perhaps not all are
aware that the realm of the unexplored is about to
be extended as Rob Bass (Fka:Fanatik) collaborate
with Hasan Robinson (Fka: Autolect) on their debut
album “Monoverse”.
Technically, in musical parlance, on-beat translates
into the strongest accent in the melody and the
likeliest place for a chord change. In the context
of the hip-hop genre, the name OnBeats perhaps
hints at the powerful symphonic deluge that has
taken over the music lover’s world and the passion
and ‘Fanatik’cism that has forever changed the
way hip-hop was perceived. Not only has OnBeats
given the world an evolved hip-hop music but has
also introduced such future stars as Planet Asia, DJ
Babu and Rhettmatic and the Subcontinents. In
fact, the sparse relaxed beats of Fanatik provided
the perfect backdrop where Planet Asia’s battletested
flow would find its truest expression. The
duo appeared together on Tripek Records’ Rules of
the Game compilation alongside veterans like the
Living Legends and the Coup.
The official website of Fanatik describes him as a
beat maker, music producer and multimedia artist.
And, in all these capacities, sometimes alone and
sometimes in collaboration with another artist or