“Outside The Box” is the 14 track debut album from UK artist Cerose who was once part of the infamous PDC rap/street movement and has been a household name in UK Hip Hop from the early noughties. Cerose made his name on the DVD/Channel U circuit (before YouTube) and at live events “The Jump Off” at Scala in Kings Cross & open mics such as “Deal Real Records” on Carnaby Street in London. He’s collaborated with artists such as Giggs, Asher D, Ghetts, Akala, Black the Ripper & Blade Brown to name a few.
Cerose was also one of the first UK rappers to independently go to America & collaborate with artists over there, including French Montana, Ransom, Serius Jones, G Depp and more. After numerous mixtapes such as the “British Are Coming” hosted by veteran American DJ Cut Master C and “Pain & Fortune” hosted by UK BBC Radio DJ Charlie Sloth, Cerose seemed to go quiet. During this time both he and his then-manager/business partner in London Ent, Dre (Vision) London (currently Post Malone‘s manager), were working with several different musicians and producers to develop a new sound & direction. They recorded tens of songs in this new Cerose sound which never left the studio.
Cerose and Dre had just moved their focus from New York to LA and were on the brink of success when in 2015, Cerose had a spiritual experience that was life-changing, and all of a sudden everything in Cerose’s planning with Dre came to a halt. Although he didn’t understand what was happening he knew he needed to find out. During the next 12 months, Cerose would go on a spiritual journey searching for truth, looking intensely at different religions and philosophies and eventually finding it in Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus Christ) & the Bible.
After turning his back on Hollywood and turning to Christ, this upcoming album is Cerose’s journey so far put to original music. The first track sets you up for a story & you feel like you’re about to be taken somewhere straight from the beginning. Clever rhyme patterns over hard-hitting beats, soothing sounds with wild, warm melodies and unashamedly speaks the gospel story from beginning to end. It has so many different musical genres and styles from Drill Hip-hop to R&B to Reggae to Jazz, it’s like a melting pot of musical flavors that is joyful, exciting and thrilling.
With nothing out there that sounds quite like it, “Outside The Box” is powerful music with an even more powerful message and an incredible album that everyone should hear. Pre-Save Now ahead of 24th June release!
