Listen to this week’s episode of Totally Irish with John Barker.

This week’s Totally Irish Tip of the Week in association with GoldenPlec is Active.

Active is Max Skins, an MC and producer from Monaghan who last week released the first track I Never Die off his upcoming debut EP ‘Youth’.

I Never Die is an explosive introduction to Active’s style and flow. The track marries heavy trap beats with rapid quick fire lyrics, and builds on the strengths of the two previous singles Active released at the end of last year. One of those tracks – 1645, was an exciting example of a collaboration between Ireland’s up and coming crop of hip hop talent, with active teaming up with producer Rikshaw for the track’s remix.

‘Youth’ is slated for release sometime in the coming months, until then you can check out ‘I Never Die’ and Active’s previous releases on SoundCloud and Spotify.

While you’re here why not check out the rest of this week’s Totally Irish programme featuring last year’s Choice Music Prize album of the year winners Ships, Music from all of this year’s nominees and much, much more.