The low-down on the record, the band’s genesis and the state of race in America.
Proof positive that trouble-making groups can be interracial too.
Murs-fronted and Darryl Jenifer-backed rap-punk group The White Mandingos has debuted another video, and it has a lot to say — lyrically, but also visually.
The White Mandingos:The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me (Fat Beats, 6/11/13)
Super-group The White Mandingos, comprised of rapper Murs, Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer, and Ego Trip magazine founder Sacha Jenkins, is releasing its debut album, The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me, on Fat Beats in June. A concept album about a Harlem projects-dwelling rocker, it’s shaping up to be an incisive, satirical, and unique blast of dub-infused rap punk.
Blockhead: Interludes After Midnight (Ninja Tune)
“Never Forget Your Token”
[audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Blockhead_Never_Forget_Your_Token.mp3|titles=Blockhead: “Never Forget Your Token”]Now five albums into his solo output, Tony “Blockhead” Simon is still more known as a hip-hop producer to the stars — well, perhaps the underground stars, producing for notables such as Del, Murs, and Aesop Rock. But ever since being asked to create a fully instrumental album, Simon has proven just as interesting on his own, offering down-tempo, sample-heavy, and (mostly) rhyme-free rap tracks (all while increasing brand awareness).
