VINYL FORMAT. Given the current climate of the hip-hop world - where the most ear-bendingly innovative production often serves as aural sweetener for the by-rote thug lyricism of so much mainstream rap - the notion of "indie" hip-hop (at least as a signifier of boundary-pushing music) probably seems quaint at best and woefully outdated at worst. The Baltimore, MD (via D.C.)-based Food For Animals are all-too aware of this conundrum, but rather than retreating to Golden-Era boom-bapisms - or simply bathing ...   [ read more ]

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Is this hilarious? Well, that's debatable. But Willie isn't worried about the haters, as he explains in his introduction to Willie & His Hilarious Phone Pranks. "Well if that's your problem. You don't need to listen to no more, just turn your machine off, and keep that old frown on your ugly face." As for his comedy, Willie prefers a homey, conversational style quite the opposite from insult kings like the Jerky Boys. And even if the bits don't always pan out, his premises are definitely funny....   [ read more ]

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