Video: Ka - Up Against Goliath

Ka and Roc Marc rap in black and white. You are fam or foe. Weight is moving or it's not. Struggle. Street politics. The pen keeps scribbling. Together, they are De Niro and Liotta in Goodfellas —before the fall, of course. They are camo shorts and crisp black and white tees. It's the anti 'bubble-gum backpack shit' uniform. And they are train tracks and street corners. It's how I've always pictured them spitting their narratives. No booth. No mic. Just two MCs on the block rapping their asses off. Ka, sitting in the director's chair here, is [...]

New video for Ka’s “Up Against Goliath”, from the Grief Pedigree album. Directed and edited by Ka. iTunes: Grief Pedigree – KA

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You know how you sometimes sleep on an artist even though you don't mean to do it? That's how I feel about rugged Brownsville storyteller Ka. I mean, we've posted about dude in the past, like last month's " No Downtime " video. But even as I watch and write about "Up Against Goliath" and its moody visuals, I still feel like we've kind of shortchanged Ka this year. How about we change that, right now, and just all enjoy the video below together.