Rapper Joe Flizzow looks back at his time with Too Phat and reveals what he would differently. Photo: The Star/Azlina Abdullah
When rapper Joe Flizzow released his last studio album Havoc in 2013, his goal was to elevate the sound of locally-produced rap songs.
“I wanted to reintroduce Malay rap. At that time, I felt that Malay rap was going towards a dangerous sound that I call ‘rap kapak’. Local rappers were playing it safe with Malay-sounding music and the chorus which sounded like Malay rock songs,” he said during an interview in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
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