Nature Sounds has released a new track, “Vice Grip,” from late Blackalicious rapper Gift of Gab. The song will appear on the Mc’s upcoming posthumous album, Finding Inspiration Somehow, out September 10th.
“Vice Grip” finds Gift of Gab at his loquacious best, rolling over a booming beat produced by Nick Andre. In a statement, Andre noted the song’s beat “isn’t the type of beat that I would normally send Gab, but I’m glad I did because he absolutely destroyed it.” He continued, “I remember him hitting...
“Vice Grip” finds Gift of Gab at his loquacious best, rolling over a booming beat produced by Nick Andre. In a statement, Andre noted the song’s beat “isn’t the type of beat that I would normally send Gab, but I’m glad I did because he absolutely destroyed it.” He continued, “I remember him hitting...
- 8/16/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
DJ Shadow paid tribute to Blackalicious’ Gift of Gab following news of the rapper’s death at the age of 50. “He was, quite simply, the most preternaturally gifted Mc I’ve ever worked with,” the producer wrote of the rapper, born Timothy Parker, on Instagram.
“Our brother Tim, having walked this earth as a student of life for over 50 years, has graduated to the next plane of existence,” DJ Shadow wrote. “He begins his renewed travels accompanied by the many spiritual attributes developed during his time among us mortals: his wry sense of humor,...
“Our brother Tim, having walked this earth as a student of life for over 50 years, has graduated to the next plane of existence,” DJ Shadow wrote. “He begins his renewed travels accompanied by the many spiritual attributes developed during his time among us mortals: his wry sense of humor,...
- 6/25/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
DJ Shadow unveiled a different kind of pop-up video in the new lyric video for “Our Pathetic Age,” the title-track from his most recent album.
The song is a mid-tempo disco ballad that features a characteristically dramatic vocal performance from Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring. In the video, directed and animated by Adam Dunn, Herring’s words appear in a ceaseless barrage of pop-up ads that flood the screen of an old computer. There’s some respite from the chaos and clutter during the instrumental breaks, including a cameo from...
The song is a mid-tempo disco ballad that features a characteristically dramatic vocal performance from Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring. In the video, directed and animated by Adam Dunn, Herring’s words appear in a ceaseless barrage of pop-up ads that flood the screen of an old computer. There’s some respite from the chaos and clutter during the instrumental breaks, including a cameo from...
- 2/20/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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