[RH Premiere] Lifeafteryouth - Emptied Out
Lifeafteryouth connects with Lil Ill on his new single "Emptied Out". The New England natives, who actually met via SoundCloud, have been working on some jams.
When asking Lifeafteryouth about his new single he stated, "It's just a casual summertime punk rock joint about how hard it is to try to put your life together while you've got all these issues on your plate."
Fans should be expecting a new single from Lifeafteryouth each month until he finishes an EP.
[RH Premiere] Auggie the 9th: "#GAWS"
Auggie the 9th has been working on #GAWS for quite some time. Before last year's People's Court Complete was a glimmer in young Augustus' eye, the seeds were already planted for the LOD rapper to flip swag around. After an extended wait in which Auggie took his time to ensure the project was exactly the way he wanted, the day has come to enter the world of #GAWS. Take everything you might know about Auggie the 9th and throw it out the window - #GAWS is but a flash into his crowded mind full of anime, twerking asses, and homies on homies.
Every second, every rhyme, every beat was pored and obsessed over by a high top fade-sized fine toothed comb. Will you get lost amidst the Naruto, Tekken, Doug, Abe's Oddysee, and countless other references? Probably, but that's not to say you won't be entertained and dive right into #GAWS. For the rest of you that will catch on to all of these references, a hidden truth behind #GAWS is revealed: Underneath the hair, behind the jean jackets and the tattoos, is a geek exactly like you. In saying that, #GAWS is Auggie the 9th's most personal release to date.
As I previously said, #GAWS is unlike any hip hop album you've heard this year. The beats aren't of typical hip hop fare, mixing in experimental loops, keys, and drums. The album's influences are more in line with alternative hip hop and post-hardcore than traditional hip hop. Animuse's Savier's production serves as #GAWS' backbone with assistance from Na$im Williams, E.N.O.N., Clark Parker, Zip, and LOD cohort Nick Astro. The songs have an aggressive edge to them, whether due to a song's beats or Auggie's post-hardcore-esque yelps and snarls that's carried across the album's entirety. Auggie's not an aggressive rapper, per se, but the choice to scream certain lines just fits the proper tonal attitude he wants to convey. This may turn some people off, especially considering his previous twerk-heavy releases. However, that's not to say that there aren't a few booty bumpers on #GAWS, the best of which is hidden on the album's outro. Joining Auggie on the mic are LOD brothers Elee Eck$, Blakkass Westley, ShowYouSuck, and Cadillac Duke, Loona Dae, Franky4Fingaz, and our own angelic-voiced Brynn Bixby.
#GAWS as a whole isn't just a musical reflection of Auggie the 9th's current interests, but also a deeper introduction to his other artistic talents, demonstrated by the #GAWS cover collaborations with MattBoyWhite (JAWS-inspired cover), Stefan Klapko (Madvillainy-inspired cover), and The Kao (Akira-inspired cover). Auggie wants listeners to feel a closer connection to the things that interest him, and the "Choose Your Cover" element is a part of this.
I hope you enjoy #GAWS as much as we have. It's been in the works for a long, long time, and the wait has been completely worth it. Enough of the words and exposition - Ruby Hornet would like to formally present to you Auggie The 9th's #GAWS:
[Video] Cody DeCamry: "Queen Haze"
Cody DeCamry has been creating a buzz for himself across the crowded Chicago landscape with his multi-dimensional talents of singing, rapping and adding something on the production side of things. Having spent most of 2013 and the summer working out of Kimball House on the city's northwest side, working with in-house producer Netherfriends and hustling shows across the city, DeCamry drops "Queen Haze" today before heading back to the studio for the Fall/Winter to begin work on a new sound. I was able to catch up with DeCamry for a quick chat about the video while at the Kimball House studios the other day, read below.
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Jake: Tell me a little bit about the video and how it came together.
Cody: Well the song is actually one I did awhile ago, it’s with this producer named Chuck Daly out of Detroit. He had heard a track that I had did and then he flipped the sample and came up with something completely different and so I just kind of remixed the original version of the song. Created that, “Queen Haze”, and recorded all of that down here at Kimball House.
Jake: The video, along with several of your visuals has a sort of Superfly aesthetic to it.
Cody: My whole personality is mainly trying to be chill and relaxed, with this video I almost had the idea of “Three’s Company” type of thing: me living in a house with a bunch of women around and I’m just going about the everyday routine, you know? This is just what we do everyday, just a little bit of livin’. And honestly, life is kind of like that for me right now, all three at the same time and shit. It’s a kind of song that relays another side of me that people might not really know and just kind of representing what I want out of life.
Jake: And what’s up next for Cody DeCamry, what’re you working on?
Cody: I had a project I was going to drope but I didn’t like the end product, so I’m just going to release a few singles off of that, I got one more coming up with Chris Crack called “Gucci” that I’m dropping, maybe in November we’ll have the official track to follow that. And then I’m just really working on trying to find some new sounds personally. I feel that I’ve almost trapped myself with everything that’s going on where things have just been too chill and I’m ready to pick it back up, bring some more energy and get ready to turn up again. It’s a lot of listening to beat stems, seeing what ideas I have and listening to different textures, really just exploring right now.
[RH Premiere] Netherfriends: "Shrooms Freestyle" (feat. Chandler London)
Netherfriends' evolving Kind of Buzzed concept has been pretty popular, attracting a good mix of musicians and acclaim, demonstrated by Netherfriends' in-store performance at Jugrnaut earlier this month for the Kind of Buzzed vol. 5 recording. Back in July, Netherfriends recorded Kind of Buzzed vol. 3 in the Kimball House backyard alongside Chandler London, Grade Aplus, and Cody DeCamry.
Today, we're premiering the first release from that recording, "Shrooms Freestyle" with young Chandler. With the established concept of Netherfriends' improvised instrumentation paired with rappers' freestyles, an extra element was introduced: psilocybin mushrooms. While Chandler was under the influence (kind of buzzed, so to speak) at the beginning of the song, you can hear the effect the shrooms had on his freestyle. Say what you will about illicit drug use; it's still impressive for the musicians function enough to rap at the level they were able to for Kind of Buzzed vol. 3.
Netherfriends will be performing at the Subterranean tonight alongside indie bands When Clouds Attack and The Octopus Project. Tickets for the show can be bought here. The Summer of Netherfriends is preparing to close out with a bang, so continue paying attention.
