
Gritty, high-tension jazz that reimagines trap anthems through a lens of basement-show aggression and free-jazz chaos.
December 12, 2011 · Not On Label (BadBadNotGood Self-released)
This single captures the raw, unpolished genesis of BADBADNOTGOOD before they became the polished collaborators of the hip-hop elite. It sounds like a collision between a conservatory rehearsal and a rowdy underground club. The music is thick with a sense of urban dread, utilizing the trio's technical proficiency not for elegance, but for a kind of sophisticated violence. It is jazz that has been dragged through the mud of 2010s trap production, resulting in something that feels both ancient and dangerously modern.
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