RH First Look: B. Dolan
B. Dolan just released his second LP, Fallen House Sunken City, and he already has the perfect way to exit the rap game thanks to his labelmate and longtime friend, Sage Francis.
"When I met Sage Francis in 2002, both of us looked distinct from each other. I was a little bit taller than him. We were both bald, but I don't think he had a beard at the time we met," B. told us a few weeks ago. "Over the years however, we've somehow grown into the same f**king body type. All that healthy gas station cuisine and living the dream, I guess. So now people physically confuse us... And neither of us are willing to shave our beards, because it's a horror show under there. Luckily, Sage Francis is a dude I respect forever, and the association doesn't cause me to lose any sleep at night. And the physical similarity may just allow us to work out some imposter-scheme a la Doom. Might be a good retirement plan."
The retirement is a long way off, as Dolan is currently on a marathon tour of Eurpoe before criss-crossing the USA with Francis on a spring/summer tour. Dolan's new record is a realistic, morbid, and sometimes morbidly funny take on the music industry as well as the well-being of our society. Dolan's double-duty as the founder of the consumer's right advocacy group Knowmore.org adds to the passion of his music while his music offers him a release from his activist endeavors. The two compliment each other to enhance Dolan's mic skills as well as his ability to write real life stories. Such is the case with Fallen House, Sunken City. At first glance the album's title appears to be directly related to the collapse of the housing market and ensuing recession, but Dolan insists the title was thought of before the s**t hit the fan, as he told us.
"There certainly was a spooky correlation between releasing an album about underwater houses just as that started literally happening to people. It isn't the first time that kind of strange coincidence has come along. I like to think it comes from being sensitive to the world around me and paying attention to signs. Although, it doesn't take a psychic at this point to know we're headed for all kinds of collapse."
We put B. Dolan under the First Look microscope to find out more about his debut album, knowmore.org, and much much more. Check out the full interview below.