Shabir Karim, best known as Karim, is an Afghan-American artist from the “Middle East Side” of Queens, NY. He first rapped his way into the scene in 2013, with a cleverly titled mixtape, Metropolitics, produced solely by his brother Yaser.
Now, two years later–more mature, more evolved, and with a sound that’s ready to bring the city back–the emcee is dropping his second project, Liberty City Storiez, an 8-track EP. The EP features a wide range of exotic production from other upstarts such as Yaser, Offy, and K. Rich. Unlike many of his peers, who put out feature-laden project after feature-laden project, Karim pulls the project off on his own, with a solid performance the whole way through. He does opt for two well-placed features–a robust verse from Philly rapperWalkerAMEN on the climactic “Grunge,” and a smooth, soulful hook courtesy of London’s Ella Mai on “Like That”.
Stream below.
© 2015, miixtapechiick. All rights reserved.
