Rapper and producer Jonwayne has a new mixtape available through Stones Throw Records. Cassette 3 is a delightfully whacky and eclectic affair, beginning with the soulful and jazzy "Ode to Mortality" and going on to co-opt the clunky, jarring instrumental from Pusha T's "Numbers On the Boards" on the following track.
The tape also features verses from fellow Brainfeeder affiliates Jeremiah Jae, Zeroh, Oliver the 2nd, and even Flying Lotus himself (under his Captain Murphy moniker.) Enjoy!
Featuring abstract MCs such as Zeroh and Jeremiah Jae, Black Jungle Squad is a strange, toned-down hip hop project with weird rhymes and nutty instrumentals. Though this collection of tracks doesn't have a ton of energy, it does have two tons of character. Enjoy!
Back in April, I got turned on to one of the oddest MCs I'm sure I'll hear this year: Zeroh. The Wedidit Collective member has a new mixtape out, consisting of beats lifted from Flying Lotus, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Flako, Mndsgn, Devonwho and more.
Of course, the surreal beats are met with abstract concepts and subject matters. This guy not only pulls together some real tongue-twisters, but his flow is absolutely masterful. Sure, he comes off a little blunted, and his songs don't exactly fit into catchy pop structure, but just listen to tracks like "HippieHop" and "FKIT."
Seriously, dude's got skill. Download Zeroh's new tape right here.
"Chocobo" MP3
"Camera Day" MP3
These two tracks come from West Coast rapper and producer Zeroh.
If you like your hip hop abstract and mind-bending, then let these MP3s play, and pick up Zeroh's latest mixtape, G7 University. He's also got another tape hanging around as well.
The guy's flow reminds me a lot of Madlib when he's doing his Quasimodo thing, and nothing seems to be off the lyrical table. There are plenty of poignant statements about humanity and culture, but there are just as many spots where the rhymes detour into absurd calls of "I whip my hair back 'n' forth" and "a, b, c, d, e, f, g." Yeah, I dig that, but I love the fact he's pulling beats from FlyLo and Teebs even more.
