MANU CROOKS DELIVERS NEW SINGLE + VIDEO‘DON'T CROSS THE LINE’FEATURING HOOLIGAN HEFS
“widely tipped to be Australia’s great hip-hop saviour”
- JUNKEE
"every bar Manu spits is an arrow hitting the bullseye."
- ACCLAIM MAGAZINE
"Set for Global Domination’”
- HIGHSNOBIETY
2021 is here and Manu Crooks is blasting out of the gate with new single and music video ‘Don’t Cross The Line' featuring Hooligan Hefs.
The track which creeps through with a bouncy beat and nuanced vocals, was produced by Ay Colcci and Klapback, with addition production by Chunky Luv.
The accompanying cinematic video was directed by Jaen Collective (Skeggs, B Wise, Didirri, Jesswar) and Manu Crooks.
The track will feature on Manu’s upcoming MFII EP, set to be released early 2021, and follows ‘Top’ ‘Killing Me Softly’ and ‘Bastards’.
As one of the most forward-thinking rap and hip-hop artists to come out of Australia and a decisively prominent player in the scene, African-Australian artist Manu Crooks continues to make waves with his music.
The year was 2017 when Manu Crooks dropped his inaugural Mood Forever project which shone a light on a new wave of international-sounding hip hop coming out of Australia. The hype surrounding this release coupled with a high-energy live show launched Manu into the international spotlight with tours in Europe and North America in 2018. Co-signs from Zane Lowe (Beats One), Ebro (Hot 97), Stormzy, ASAP Ferg, and every major publication around the world soon followed as Manu was quickly donned the king of Down Under.
While releasing a string of singles over the years, Manu has accrued 100,000 subscribers on YouTube and over 40 million streams on Spotify alone, making his mark across the entire globe very present. This ascent has forged working relationships with established brands such as Adidas and Red Bull while also landing him on the continent’s largest festivals (Splendour in the Grass, Listen Out, Falls Festival) - not to mention being one of the first Australian acts to perform at the Rolling Loud Festival in the US.