Girl Talk & Erick the Architect - “Trouble in Paradise”

Electronic producer Girl Talk is best known for his mashup albums that came out in the second half of the 2000s. On Night Ripper, Feed the Animals, and All Day, he mixed classic pop and rock songs with the top hip hop and pop tunes of the day. Though the selection is dated by now, the variety and fluidity of the mixes still makes them exciting listens.

His new single “Trouble in Paradise” with Erick the Architect of Flatbush Zombies just passes the two-minute mark. The track’s only sample is the pulsing bass and some vocal snippets from Julian Casablancas + The Voidz’s “Take Me in Your Army,” which gives “Trouble in Paradise” a dark, synthetic sound. Erick delivers a passionate verse about over-policing and police violence, but spends the second half of the track saying the hook ad nauseam.

Girl Talk’s last release was 2014’s Broken Ankles EP, a collaboration with Philly rapper Freeway. Flatbush Zombies dropped their sophomore album, Vacation in Hell, earlier this month.

-Owen Murray

Flatbush Zombies - Vacation in Hell

Vacation in Hell has its share of great songs, but many of the deep cuts find the Zombies punching below their weight.

Zombie Juice - "Lava"

Zombie Juice of Flatbush Zombies goes solo (sort of) here on this new single "Lava." The instrumental isn't the hardest banger Erick has ever produced, but Juice's energetic flow and unique voice carries the track and keeps me on the edge of my seat. I don't know if he or the Zombies are gearing up for an album, but this sure sounds promising.

Flatbush Zombies - 3001: A Laced Odyssey

Flatbush Zombies come through with their most lax, spacey project yet on their commercial debut, 3001: A Laced Odyssey.

Flatbush ZOMBiES - "This Is It" (Video)

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Flatbush Zombies - "Bounce"

The lead single of Brooklyn hip hop trio Flatbush Zombies' debut album 3001: A Laced Odyssey, out March 11 via Glorious Dead.

Flatbush Zombies - "Glorious Thugs"

Flatbush Zombies pay homage to The Notorious B.I.G. with this new take on Life after Death cut "Notorious Thugs." The trio's debut album 3001: A Laced Odyssey drops March 11 via Glorious Dead.

Kirk Knight - "Good Knight" ft. Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, Dizzy Wright (Prod. by Kirk Knight)

"Rumors was true" Mixed by @nasteeluvzyou Master by Dan Millice Artwork by McKay Felt

Pro Era's Kirk Knight dropped a monster track earlier this week featuring fellow Beast Coast-ers Joey Bad and Flatbush Zombies. Funk Volume's Dizzy Wright lands on the track as well, and he actually dropped my favorite verse on the cut.

The instrumentals got a hard boom bap beat, which is complemented with some dark minor keys. The verses keep the momentum of this track high. Kirk fits a lot of voices into this track's tight 4:43. Looking forward to this next project, for sure!