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BEFORE SHIT GOT WEIRD
Hip-Hop · 2022 · 21 tracks · 1h 1m

BEFORE SHIT GOT WEIRD

Skeletal 808s and deadpan flows that feel like a vintage arcade. A massive 21-track odyssey of minimalist Midwest cool and retro-futurist funk.

March 3, 2022

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Effortlessly cool and rhythmically focused with a playful, nostalgic edge.

Tracklist · 21 Tracks · 1h 1m
01
IN THE MIX
2:50
02
SHOWTIME (skit)
0:52
03
HORIZON ISLAND
3:27
04
SCAM LIKELY
2:19
05
PICK UP ON LINE 6
2:40
06
HIBACHI
2:55
07
CELLS & SCALES (skit)
2:16
08
TONY TWO SWEATERS (interlude)
1:10
09
DAPPER DAN LEATHER
2:56
10
IT’S YOURS, PT. 2
3:16
11
STRICTLY BUSINESS
2:24
12
ALL OR NOTHING
4:01
13
TOO BAD
4:00
14
IM COMING OVER THERE
4:04
15
TWERK MOBILE (skit)
0:54
16
RIDIN’ CLEAN
2:51
17
LIGHTWERK
4:37
18
BEFORE SHIT GOT WEIRD (skit)
1:41
19
TRIUMPH, Pt. 2
4:28
20
LOW SODIUM
5:29
21
WARM HANDSHAKES
2:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The hypnotic, skeletal bassline of 'Horizon Island' that feels like it's vibrating through the floorboards.
The seamless transition from the 'Twerk Mobile' skit into the high-stepping bounce of 'Ridin’ Clean'.
The way 'Low Sodium' stretches the duo's minimalist formula into a five-minute atmospheric slow-burn.

How does BEFORE SHIT GOT WEIRD sound next to the rest of The Cool Kids's catalogue?

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