Premiere: Onoe Caponoe - Heaven's Gates

Enigmatic and illusive, one of UK raps’s most compelling characters Onoe Caponoe releases the latest in a long line of charismatic and challenging cuts, Heaven’s Gates.

Another stalwart of the game, High Focus signee Caponoe is more than ten years deep in his career, and has seen a striking evolution of style, guise and approach in that time. Influenced by the psychedelic but still firmly fixed in grit and dark humour, the rapper has consistently raised his game since his ‘11 debut, dropping scores of gems and remaining one of the most unrated players in the wider UK rap game.

Heaven’s Gates is Caponoe’s fourth solo outing of the year, once again collaborating with Kehlarj for a swashbuckling, deft and explorative effort. The rapper’s flow is cutting and smooth, weaving across the dazed and darkened soundscape with refinement and purpose.