3. Antipop Consortium, Brzowski
In this episode we’re joined by trailblazing leftfield rap group Antipop Consortium. And we speak with Brzowski. Plus a poem by Beverly Fre$h, a message from Celestaphone, a review of Roy Christopher’s book Dead Precedents, and a rundown of new music releases by doseone, Height Keech, Lil Ghostwriter, drwg, and Serengeti.
In the late 90s Antipop Consortium took the experimental NYC hip hop scene by the neck. The 4-man wrecking crew of Beans, Earl Blaize, Hprizm (AKA High Priest), and M.Sayyid combined futuristic production with aggressive abstract rhymes, heralding a wave of artists which would pave the way for Def Jux, and would forever change the course of music. While remaining true to their name, out of the limelight, APC grew a massive underground fanbase and remains celebrated worldwide to this day.
Our in-depth conversations cover the group’s formation, creative approach, disbanding, solo iterations, and an announcement that will have fans elated. We also unveil a world premiere remix of the group’s single "Apparently" by longtime collaborator MegMan. An additional 45 minutes of the APC interviews are available at http://patreon.com/weirdrap
Beans - http://beansiswack.bandcamp.com
Earl Blaize - https://www.instagram.com/tronmanlives
Hprizm - https://hprizm.bandcamp.com
M.Sayyid - https://msayyid.bandcamp.com
APC - https://www.instagram.com/antipopconsortium
We quickly review Roy Christopher’s book, Dead Precedents: How Hip Hop Defines The Future. https://repeaterbooks.com/product/dead-precedents-how-hip-hop-defines-the-future
Brzowski recently decided to bare it all, political controversy be damned, proudly flying the flag of Marxism for his new album, The Subjugation Of Bread. We discuss common misperceptions of Communism, rapping without rhyming, and more. https://brzowskimusic.bandcamp.com
In Search Of Sauce is a podcast surveying hip hop music journalism and discussing the complexities of the genre and culture. https://centralsauce.com
Myka 9 and Kool Keith are featured on the genre-defying album Falling Up by Whatever Your Heart Desires, which is being distributed on digital and vinyl by Weird Rap. http://weirdrap.bandcamp.com
Beverly Fre$h, multi-talented artist and future Weird Rap podcast correspondent, introduces himself to the audience with a spoken word piece. https://www.instagram.com/beverlyfressh
You’ll find some of our recent findings from explorations of international leftfield rap research, and much more, at http://soundcloud.com/weirdrap, http://youtube.com/weirdrap, and http://sptfy.com/weirdrap.
A list of notable new music releases, with links, are regularly updated at http://reddit.com/r/weirdrap. Some recent favorites are doseone: G Is For Job https://doseone.bandcamp.com/album/g-is-for-job, serengeti: the gentle fall https://serengetidave.bandcamp.com, Lil Ghostwriter: Schizoaffective Disorder and Cannabis Dependence https://lilghostwriter.bandcamp.com/album/schizoaffective-disorder-and-cannabis-dependence, drwg: drwg https://deathbombarc.bandcamp.com/album/drwg, and Height Keech: Wild Height Keech https://heightkeech.bandcamp.com/album/wild-height-keech.
We read a message from Celestaphone. https://celestaphone.bandcamp.com
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