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Sounds like:
Aesop Rock,
Baatin
Why do we like this?
Charles Vann and his music are not aesthetically pretty. Charles (aka SelfSays) is an awkward 20something kid. He's from a Detroit suburb, but he's not affiliated with Black Milk or Slum Village, and his music is more immediately akin to Aesop Rock; he doesn't rap about his Escalade, trips to the strip club, or the notorious 7 mile. Instead, his music combines the usual rapper braggadocio with small, socially clumsy moments he experiences daily.
His Something Out Of Nothing EP did not receive huge praise upon arrival, but a year or so after its release, it's aged surprisingly well. Recorded over two years ago, the EP's production list looks like a who's who of electro beats before they got "big" (that being an extremely relative term, since the sub-genre itself is niche). Folks like Knxwledge, Devonwho, Samiyam, Buillon, and veteran Dakim craft the moody, off-kilter soundscape for Charles to lay his hopes and worries over.
This kind of rap is not currently in the spotlight, but it is refreshing, honest and original.
His Something Out Of Nothing EP did not receive huge praise upon arrival, but a year or so after its release, it's aged surprisingly well. Recorded over two years ago, the EP's production list looks like a who's who of electro beats before they got "big" (that being an extremely relative term, since the sub-genre itself is niche). Folks like Knxwledge, Devonwho, Samiyam, Buillon, and veteran Dakim craft the moody, off-kilter soundscape for Charles to lay his hopes and worries over.
This kind of rap is not currently in the spotlight, but it is refreshing, honest and original.
Streaming source:
http://soundcloud.com/feux/selfsays-little-things-prod-by-feux
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