![]() ![]() No matter how odd, we can't turn away for fear of missing what might happen next. Like a traveling freak show, Hollyweerd piques our curiosity. Yet somehow they've managed to turn their wild inconsistencies — from constantly evolving musical influences including OutKast and the Doors to hit-or-miss live performances — into the main attraction. ![]() The three mixtapes released in the past 12 months showcase the group's penchant for combining sweet indie-pop incarnations with self-indulgent fantasy funk. Imagine if you were talking to someone, but instead of using real words, you just used silly sounds. ![]() Since materializing out of thin air nearly two years ago, the four-man crew has busily crafted its own unruly narrative. That ain't no rap group, it's a band of gypsies. Take the lineup: a self-styled savant who goes by "the Dreamer," two full-time tat artists (Tuki Carter and Chris "the Love Crusader" McAdoo) from City of Ink, and a jazz-sax journeyman who calls himself the mythical Stagolee. Remember that scene from "Chappelle's Show" when Charlie Murphy recalls the time when the late Rick James came to his brother Eddie's pad and started jumping up and down all over the leather sofa with his muddy platform boots on, yelling "Fuck yo' couch, nigga!" Well, that's HOLLYWEERD to the nth degree. Just don't expect these kids to be content with asking for what's presumably theirs for the taking. B, Southern Hip-Hop, Mumble Rap X5 Music Group 320 kbps MP3 unmixed 317 Mb. LORDS OF ACID THOSE BASTARD SOULS MUMBLE & PEG BIS PIEBALD BLUE HAWAIIANS. The emergence of Two9 feels like a second coming of sorts. NEW/RE-ISSUE SOUL JAZZ DISCO JAPANESE HIP HOP R&B GANGSTA RAP ROCK 7inch. APART PIZZICATO FIVE LAUREL AITKEN & SKAT PAVEMENT WHERE IS MY MIND. Five years ago, an otherground rap scene sprouted in Atlanta that largely went unheralded by the industry players-that-be. Did we mention they run deep? With a core consisting of Key!, Curtis Williams, Fat Kids Brotha, Retro Su$h!, Wavy Wallace, and Damien Aidoo, Two9's extended list of hometown affiliates (MoneyMakinNique, Papa Jae, the Coolismac, DJ Osh Kosh, Originalfani, Gunner Stahl) make it hard to sleep on the self-made movement espoused on the recent mixtape Two 9 Forever. Ratchet lyrical aspirations aside, this young crew of rowdy upstarts has a mean work ethic that includes an endless stream of new music, in-house video direction, and production, which they've successfully farmed out to big names such as Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, and Kreayshawn. Like Los Angeles' Odd Future and Harlem's A$AP Mob, the ragtag Atlanta collective of MCs and producers recalls an era when smoking blunts and bagging stunts was no fun if the homies couldn't have none. Mumble rap is often difficult to decipher, since the lyrics blend naturally with the melodic undertones. And no, that's not a backhanded compliment. If the children are the future, Two9 is a harbinger of hell to pay. ![]()
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