September 15, 2021
By Ilyasa Baa
Freetown based hip hop rapper, Valentine M.L. Kanu ‘aka Last Advise’ La Don has told A-Z Local Entertainment that his new song titled: ‘Mentor’ will soon hit all social media platforms with a message of originality, maturity and responsibility.
Having left the Green and Black Records in the USA where he was signed for a five year period releasing his first album: Born to Shine with a dozen of songs, Last Advise shortly started his own things in the streets of Freetown.
In 2006, he won the best Freestyle Rapper award at the Black Leo Spring Bling Rap Battle. This award elevated him to higher height with a free recording session at his advantage. He used that opportunity granted him by Black Leo for his outstanding performance to bring himself to the limelight that was the time he was able to do his first ever single. Already, he has released two singles with the third one on the pipeline, he just confirmed.
“I will hit Freetown again, this time with more over standing” blasted the youth. He said his ambition for hip hop flourishes notwithstanding his jobless condition ever since he graduated from the Milton Margai College of Education where he studied business administration. He started school at the UMC Ginger hall Primary School, then St. Edward’s Primary and then the secondary later proceeded to the Albert Academy Senior Secondary, Berry Street in Freetown.
The young rapper has been trying to rebrand his own record label which he founded in 2008 after realizing that he knows the game and should do all he could to stay afloat no matter the pain. “I hailed from the east and western of Freetown which makes me strong enough to conquer the battle”, he affirmed.
In 2010/11, he released what he refers to as his debut hip hop video clip known as Push Hip Hop on YouTube.
He stressed on the need for continuous supports towards the music industry so that the youths in the music industry will grow and be competitive like their counterparts abroad. He compared that in Nigeria where the narrative is different from Sierra Leone where artists struggle a lot to release one song. He called on the government to focus on the entertainment industry and provide the level play field for young talents.