This collaboration between indie rapper/producer El-P and Dungeon Fam member Killer Mike has Hip-Hop Album of the Year written all over it. But, it also has just as much potential to be a hot mess. Either way, this is really worth checking out (I am hearing it's closer to the former though). For many, this collaboration seems so unseemly, because the two exist in very separate realms of hip-hop music. However, the exact opposite is just as true too. El-P's cacophonic melting pot of electronica, hip-hop, and prog-rock has been described as being like the Bomb Squad of the 21st century, while Killer Mike blends an early '90s Ice Cube/pro-black style with that dirty Dungeon Family funk-rap. The Bomb Squad, if you don't already know, was the production squad behind Public Enemy's classic albums, but more importantly, they also produced Ice Cube's classic solo debut, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990). See where I'm going with this?
I'm waiting to grab the CD, but you can listen to a stream of the entire album, plus read a detailed explanation for each track by Killer Mike himself, over at the Spin website: "Hear Killer Mike's Fiery 'R.A.P. Music': The MC Runs Us Through His New LP." Haha, cheers. Album will be released May 15.
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