Black Josh is a

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from

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. Since his first releases in 2013, Josh has worked with various producers and rappers across the UK including many other

Blah Records Blah Records is a British hip hop and alternative hip hop record label owned and managed by Lee Scott (rapper), Lee Scott and Salar Saajedi. It was founded by Lee Scott and producer Molotov (now part of the management of High Focus Records) in 2 ...

artists. He has also been part of the rap groups

Cult of the Damned Cult of the Damned is an English rap group, with a shifting line up of a dozen-plus rappers and producers including Lee Scott, Salar and Black Josh. Formerly known as ''Children of the Damned'' they have been releasing music since 2007's album ...

, Levelz and The Mouse Outfit. Writers have variously called him a "Manchester cult hero" and a "lyrical maverick".

Works and Style

Black Josh first started rapping over hip hop beats whilst at college sometime before 2011. His first releases to gain traction came with The Mouse Outfit in 2013, followed by his ''Black Josh EP''. In 2014-15 Josh began to release on Blah Records, starting with the single ''Paul Scholes''. He has since dropped 8 releases on Blah. They have included the 2018 album''Yung Sweg Lawd,'' featuring production from

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, and 2020's ''Mannyfornia.'' Reviewers praised ''Mannyfornia'' as "unapologetically Manchester" and a "cohesive, dynamic and eclectic album.". In 2019, Josh's releases were selected for inclusion in the

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's ''Sound and Moving Image Catalogue'' alongside other Blah artists.

Discography

Albums and EPs

* ''Swegasus'' with Milkavelli (2022) * ''Heartbreak Hoste''l (2021) * ''Mannyfornia'' (2021) * ''Yung Sweg Lawd'' (2018) * Cult of The Damned - ''Part Deux: Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate'' (2018) * ''Attack of the 50,000 ft SWEG LAWDS from OUTER SPACE'' w/ Lee Scott (2018) * ''Ape Tape'' (2016) * Cult of The Damned - 'Cult of The Damned' (2015) * ''Smoking Kills'' w/

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(2015) * ''The Blosh EP'' (2014) * ''#blahblahblackjosh'' (2014)

References

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