Like the culture it represents, hip hop music has gone through many changes in the last two decades. Producers continue to push their craft to new heights, while emcees are as nuanced as they are divisive. The free online mixtape formula has done just as many wonders for the proliferation of swag, as it has made it harder for progressive collectives to sustain as businesses. Simultaneously nostalgic and futuristic, R.A.P. Music —Killer Mike and El-P’s first collaboration album—is a product of two thoughtful artists working to question, define and give love to the world of underground hip hop. [...]
Killer Mike R.A.P. Music out on 5.15 MP3 | CD | Vinyl A- When news broke that Killer Mike and El-P were making an album together the rap community was elated, albeit slightly confused. Killer Mike (aka Michael Render) has been lurking around some of the best southern rap projects of the last decade. He made his debut on an OutKast song (“Snappin and Trappin”) and has since guested on a litany [...]
Last night was Hype Machine's Fast Forward League Night , which was put on by the Hype dudes themselves as well as Consequence Of Sound, Gorilla Vs. Bear, I Guess I'm Floating, Awesome Tapes From Africa and us. The lineup featured the likes of Beat Culture, Killer Mike (who mixed it up in the crowd), High Highs and DIIV. BUZZMEDIA's Jesse DeFlorio was there to provide the visual documentation; check out his gallery up top.
Stereogum Last night was Hype Machine's Fast Forward League Night , which was put on by the Hype dudes themselves as well as Consequence Of Sound, Gorilla Vs. Bear, I Guess I'm Floating, Awesome Tapes From Africa and us. The lineup featured the likes of Beat Culture, Killer Mike (who mixed it up in the crowd), High Highs and DIIV. BUZZMEDIA's Jesse DeFlorio was there to provide the visual documentation; check out his gallery up top. [...]
Consequence of Sound' s Summer Tour Guide will lead you to the darkest, dankest (not every venue has a ventilation system, folks) concerts where you can dance the night away after spending too many hours in the sun. From Dirty Projectors to Phish to the Diplo/Grimes/Skrillex extravaganza that is the Full Flex Express, we've listed the best and brightest artists that are touring new or as-of-yet unreleased albums , touring around festival appearances, or just touring because it's damn fun. -Harley Brown Associate Editor Feature artwork [...]
So I went and illegally downloaded this shit (whatever). BTW .. it's hard as shit to download music in 2012. I have to go through a labyrinth of pop up ads, fake download buttons, secret ads hidden in hyperlinks and html, only to wait like 2 minutes for a download link to appear. It's easier to just buy the fucking thing. I'm not mad at it. It's actually kind of incredible. El-P did his damn thing on this one.. producing the entire album. The beats are hard as fuck. [...]
Last week I wrote about Atlanta rapper Killer Mike's new record, R.A.P. Music , produced entirely by Brooklyn's El-Producto. Today I'm reviewing El-P's new record, Cancer For Cure. "It's like a fresh start to a new world - and I already want to go home," intones Jaime Meline on "Works Every Time," the third track on his much-anticipated new record Cancer For Cure. It's a rare, tuneful moment for Meline, alias El-P, whose verses skew more towards stream-of-consciousness assonance than melody. And lyrically, on an album full of metaphor and sideways language, this moment [...]
In both independent and mainstream music over course of history, certain genres have been almost lead, or progressed, by the particular individuals which inhabit them. Take for example shoegaze, which was developed much further by artists such as My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive, or perhaps post-punk, with early material from Talking Heads, Gang of Fours, Joy Division, and many more. No matter the genre and/or era of that genre, certain forerunners never cease to immediately appear clear to the knowledgable music listener. Undoubtably, one of the pioneers of alternative hip-hop in the early 20002s is none other than [...]
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“Yes, I’m paranoid - but am I paranoid enough?” This quote best fits El-P ’s Brooklyn, NY state of mind: uneasy about being uneasy, angry about being angry, sick of being sick, paranoid about being paranoid. After over 17 years defining underground hip hop as head of the pioneering Definitive Jux label, one third of Company Flow, production work with Cannibal Ox, and his previous solo records, El-P has reached Peak El-P. The roads in his mind are curling back onto themselves like a mobius strip and more than ever, most of the verses on Cancer [...]
Killer Mike and El-P really are an unstoppable force. Not only do they have the best bromance ever, but "R.A.P. Music" combines two of my favourite things; Atlanta hip hop and El-P’s magnificent beats. Christmas has come early and in the form of a political gangster rap album, folks. As disappointing as I am by my first impiressions of "Cancer For Cure ", El-P will always, always, pull through on the production. And that is exactly the case on [...]
On this album-length collaboration, MC Killer Mike and producer El-P manage to complement one another perfectly any major changes in their respective approaches to hip hop. WATCH THE REVIEW
El-P - Cancer For Cure Fat Possum Records: 2012 “I wouldn’t want to be a part of any club that would have me,” El-P offers on his stellar new album Cancer for Cure . Let’s consider this statement for a second. What clubs has been associated with during his storied career? El-P has always been a great team player. From his beats for masterpieces like Cannibal Ox’s The Cold Vein (which still ranks as my all-time favorite rap album) to Aesop Rock’s Labor Days from his days as head of Def Jux-he has [...]
by BBG As you can see above, El-P 's special guests for his upcoming show at Santos on May 21 will include none other than Killer Mike ! The Atlanta MC will join Jaime Meline for his Cancer for Cure release party along with Despot and more special guests. That makes Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire the only artist that isnt officially on the Santos show from the [...]
This week, Killer Mike released his album, R.A.P. Music, a collaborative effort between Mike and New York underground rap guard, El-P. But El's work this year hasn't been limited to making beats for Mike. His ... read more
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Stoked about this one boys and girls! We teamed up with Hype Machine on their Fast Forward event alongside our bros Gorilla vs. Bear , Stereogum , and Consequence of Sound to deliver a four band bill at Brooklyn Bowl that'll leave your ears super satisfied. Next Thursday (5/24) we're presenting High Highs along with Killer Mike , Diiv , and Beat Culture . Plus there's awesome DJing via Awesome Tapes From Africa . What are you waiting for? It's free so RSVP [...]
Doc Zeus is also glad that Reagan's dead. Given their shared fondness for bombast and apocalyptic oration, I imagine a choir of avenging archangels were sent as heralds to mark the occasion when Killer Mike and El-P met. Certain artists just simply belong working with each other and its no coincidence when fate forms a group even stronger than the pieces of the whole. So, yeah… If you cannot tell from the enthusiastic tone of the previous paragraph, R.A.P. Music , the latest offering from Atlanta street preacher, Killer [...]
Killer Mike - Southern Fried Killer Mike - Butane (Champion's Anthem) (ft. El-P) R.A.P. Music has been getting some major digital ink from all corners of the web these days, but what else would you expect (?) especially with ATL hip hop heavyweight Killer Mike teaming up with Brooklyn beat-extraordinaire (and hardest working gent in the game, as of late) El-P on this dope full length that hits hard (in both music and message) [...]
Most people will probably read R.A.P. Music , the title of Atlanta rapper Killer Mike’s new record, as simply a stylization of “rap music.” They wouldn’t be wrong. Mike is an MC’s MC, with the chops and ambition to match his powerful delivery. But R.A.P . is, as its punctuation suggests, a mnemonic device: the record’s full title is Rebellious African People’s Music . Suffice it to say that Mike’s verses bear out the title. On “Reagan,” he eviscerates the Gipper’s politics before turning his lyrical guns on Bush and even Obama; “Don’t [...]
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