Tom G smartly snatched up this Asend cut from being taken for granted by too many cypher MCs to turn it into a nice introduction to both artists.
WHIP BY FAIMKILLS / PRODUCED BY DOPE KID DANNY / MIXED BY CA$HONLY
"I be on that tikka masala"
Hit the avenue with some heat as you bump this late summer slapper from Faimkills with help from Dope Kid Danny and Ca$hOnly.
TEMPTATION BY KID PRESENTABLE / PRODUCED BY ZOEN
Do you miss the old Atmosphere? Bump this recent Kid Presentable gem, full of personal bars and nice flow with a gorgeous Zoen production you'll be thinking it's 2003 with an I.E. twist in no time.
Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is staff writer for JooseBoxx, a youth hip-hop and poetry tutor, and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com, follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com
Earlier this summer we're just getting over Ca$hOnly dropped this new remix revisiting a favorite from the Noa James / Fredo L.I.T. album - even though summer is over I suspect y'all will find a night in the near future this track hits the vibe for.
This past Spring as my unplanned medical sabbatical began, Kid Presentable sent me this chill boom-bap gem produced by Haunted Days; full of sharp words and a matured sadboi darkness- soak in this and puff one if you can catch a moment.
Earlier this year Cam Gnarly hit us with some more posi-waves I couldn't neglect to mention- peep this catchy melodic slapper featuring Aye Brook and produced by Pantsu.
I am still going through Faimkills' discography but this song barsily tells his lifestory and working class aspirations as a teacher in a way more thorough than I've otherwise ever heard him do on a record before. That undersells the visceral bangingness of the song though, peep for yourself and see what's really good. Produced by Dope Kid Danny.
Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is staff writer for JooseBoxx, a youth hip-hop and poetry tutor, and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com, follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com
Black Cloud Music alum and BrickToYaFace staple Faimkills has been re-issuing his material on major online outlets starting with Dystopia Cornucopia and Good Times for A Change.
Faimie’s brand of hipster lit-hop is unique and ultimately irresistible
though it did take time to grow on me. The way he pokes at both stuffy literary
culture and machismo-obsessed hip-hop culture is a delight and you never know what
angle he’s going to be critiquing society from. Sometimes both and the target
is often himself. All too aware of the ways that love and sex tear people down
from their lofty stated ideas, his work drips with irony without being snobby
and annoying. His wordplay and flows are different and engaging, switching between
speeds and linguistic registers
The idea of these re-issues was brilliant and well-timed for this listener. I'd heard a couple singles and collabs from Faimkills and knew he was an educated dude but his large discography had been daunting up until now and I didn't know where to start. He polled social media followers on which records to re-issue on iTunes and the rest and casual new fans like me benefited and now have an easy jumping on point. Hearing this era of Black Cloud with him, Jynxx, Noa James, Curtiss King, Yasin and more is a real delight for someone like me who came into this community in 2014 and later.
One thing present in both albums is the juxtaposition of the hard and the soft. Hard banging beats by Dope Kid Danny, Jynx and Curtiss King soundtrack these albums where Faim gets vulnerable, poetic and honest about love and the other intricacies of youthful social interaction.
In particular, Good Times For A Change seems to nurture the seedlings of ideas explored on later
Faim works Thrashed Out and Manic Pixie Dreams where he further
explores among much else the narcissism of modern love, the latent sexism in indie hipster scene culture through the lens of the
stunted growth tough guy-ism of mid-2000s hip-hop culture. I look forward to getting into his work for the first time all over and over again as these re-issues continue.
Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is a staff writer for JooseBoxx, youth hip-hop writing instructor with CHORDS Enrichment Youth program (chordseyp.org) and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com, follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com
As critical fans of popular music, we get annoyed when
artists who’ve covered a lot of ground don’t find new ground to cover. Noa
James does not disappoint with his latest project, the Peace of Cake EP. His embrace of his own weirdness is as charming
as it’s ever been as the Orca’s evolution continues to unfold before our very
eyes. With each album, Noa sheds a bit of the growl that marks his earlier
works. It’s a bold move, one that comes from love and confidence growing.
This and Mescal’s new Weird
Turn Pro are the most atmospherically consistent albums I’ve heard this
year, both albums emanating a chill knowing from song to song. I admire that
Noa James goes out on a limb with his own brand of posi-waves, influenced by
but on different wavelength than fellow I.E. contemporary Cam Gnarly.
Each song is a recipe for a different kind of cake with
ingredients like self-love, confidence, and other positive abstract concepts.
It doesn’t sound like any other album I’ve ever heard, the closest cousin to
such a concept in music that I’m familiar with would be found in rock albums by
bands like The Fiery Furnaces and Tool. The Cam Gnarly song on the record has a
different slower almost darker feel and shows growth and diversity from each of
them. The Faimkills collab “Better than hate cake” might be my favorite Faimie
song, undulating between experiment and familiar modern hip-hop song. The last
song on the album, “Cake Buffet” is the barsiest I.E.-est song I’ve heard from
James or anyone in a while and again- feels boom-bappy but new and experimental
at the same time.
Producers like Ca$h Only of New Culture Media Group, Aye
Brook and more contributed to this album’s trippy banquet of bangers. Kudos to
a successful artist not just sticking to their comfort zone, to pushing their
own envelope and backing up their ideals with their music. I say this because
in person for the last couple years Noa James has often talked about the ideas
he is putting to work here in the Peace
of Cake EP and the follow-through is refreshing. The ideals give him a
message of love worth sharing and the chill production and sense of music make
it all work. The artistic pay-off and uniqueness of this project has me quite
curious as to what he’ll be talking about on later projects and what stage of
butterfly metamorphosis we’ll find the Young Orca in next.
Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is a staff writer for
JooseBoxx, youth hip-hop writing instructor with CHORDS Enrichment Youth
program (chordseyp.org) and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group
the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com,
follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com.
Faimkills teams up with Pterodactyl Jones (Noa James and Curtiss King) to bring us this dope OhGoshLeotus-produced track. I've also been told this is Pterodactyl Jones' FIRST feature so... that's something! Check it out after the break....
Faimkills delivers with this music video from his latest release Thrashed Out. JardÃn Botánico (produced by Captain), was directed, shot, and edited by Platform Collection and features the emcee in some pretty dope landscapes. Peep it after the break...
Earlier this year, Platform Collection sat down with Faimkills and
asked him to perform a brand new, unreleased song from his forthcoming
album, THRASHED OUT live for their performance segment. This is the result:
Prose(n)/proz/- Faimkills "Voldies" (produced by @OhGoshLeotus)
Black Cloud Music artist Faimkills, recently dropped his new EP Tasty Waves. Produced entirely by his cousin DopeKidDanny, this EP is definitely for them girls that listen to "Beach House"!, Check it out after the break!
Black Cloud Music artist Faimkills is back with another HOT single called "Total Babe". This joint has already gotten plenty plays in the whip and I must say every time that beat drops I tend to drive 5mph faster! The track is dope but have you seen the VISUALS?! Filled with a beautiful cast of MOVintage girls, how could you not watch every second of this video? Check it out after the jump
On his official Facebook Band Page, Faimkills describes himself as "the Violent New Warhol, sarcastically, ironically, and in full knowledge, mixing and matching pop culture, and painting it as seen fit. Product of the Bling-Era, raised on the Golden Era of Hip Hop, and manifesting in a chaotic time, in which Hip Hop has never been more unsure of itself. In such an insincere moment in this lineage, Faimkills aims to create with truth and understanding of the ambivalent nature surrounding, as well to intimately embrace a transdiscipline of Hip Hop, punk aesthetics, Literature, and the condition of human existence across gender, race, and subculture. Actively listening, passively judgemental, yet fully aware of the hypocrisy that exists in himself, and in everything around, is not afraid to question everything." Though I am impressed by such a well written biography, let’s go ahead and see if the music can speaks for itself.
"A Lover’s Discourse"
Interesting music playing… reminds me of Italy and soundtrack music then the beat drops and we hear FaimKills for the first time.
"Every day feels like the last when you wake up alone. Don’t answer the door, ignore the
phone."
The song reminds me of what "Bella" might’ve been thinkin’ on that Twilight where Edward disappeared and she locked herself in her room for a couple seasons! Faimkills compares this girl to being the heroine in his syringe with her love being his drug. I like the feel of this song & I think I’d enjoy seeing it live!
"Boy In A Stitch" Lol at the "beer" skit before the song starts. The beat on this joint killin’ & Faimkills ain’t too far behind! I’m impressed! I listen to a lot of rappers & the majority of them don’t know how to ride a beat to save their lives so when I hear someone who knows how to keep time correctly, it’s always a pleasure. Faimkills’ flow reminds me a lot of my "rapper buddies" from the hip-hop forums I used to get on in 2006-2008. The forms usually consists of white boys with crazy lyrics tryna get their flows right with constructive criticism from their peers. Faimkills sounds like most of them sound after a lot of hard work! Good shxt!
"Death Of An American Disc Jockey"
Woooo!! If I was a DJ I’d run back his first lines… hot shxt! *runs it back anyway!*
"I’m on that subpop, grunge rap,yall hooked
Chillin’ in the halfway house with halfway crooks
Listenin’ to Nasty Nas, made you look
Panic in the streets of Cali! Got you shook"
The hook is a little too jumbled for my liking though! I can’t really understand what the sample is saying. I didn’t enjoy the second verse as much as the first verse. I blame the lack of emotion ::shrug:: Oh! Maybe it’s because it’s a totally different rapper by the name of VerBS. Everytime I get critiqued by one of the big homies, they usually tell me I lack emotion and excitement in my delivery. If the crowd isn’t hype then you lose their attention so I’m passing that knowledge to you VerBS. FaimKills comes back at it when the third hits and finishes off strong! I get the song now: A hate letter to the public radio. I understand though. The radio is mad repetitive nowadays.
"Tender Age & Numb" ft Art Barz
The beat is different but seems to fit FaimKills perfectly. I’m really enjoying his lyrics. He be on some real shxt! He reminds me of the rebellious generation of "kids" today. You know! The ones with the Mohawks and chains everywhere on their Hot Topic looking clothing! That persona mixed with his lyricist skills paints a very accurate picture of Faimkills as an artist. Art Barz killed it! Big ups!
"Swag Sewage (Close to the Knives)" ft Lt. Dan
I watched the video for this today right on JooseBoxx.com so if you wanna check it out make sure to go through the archives.
"I’m an Aire to the air, Muthafuckin’ homophone".
I would kill to be able to read his lyrics while I listen cause the boy is goin’ in! This is definitely another song I’d like to see performed live during like a fashion show or something along those lines. Lt. Dan has an interesting voice. I enjoy him on the hook but not so much the verse. Good work though.
"Don’t Call It Love" ft. Faye Valintine
Props to the producer. This that other shxt! Got me head noddin’ & those claps are crazy! I don’t know if Faimkills added those on himself but I love em. This hook is crazy!
"& When the lights finally went out
I crept in, & you snuck out
But when the sun finally came up
You slept in, but I woke up"
Ooo nice second verse. I’m loving that part with the female singer in the background. Oh is that Sade? Regardless…. Good shxt! Oh the singer is Faye Valintine…duh! So far this is my favorite track on the project. Ugh! Who made this beat? FAIMKILLS GET AT ME! I wanna know! ::shrug:: FaimKills is obviously a Smiths fan! I ain’t mad atcha! I’ve been meaning to check them out for years now!
"I Won’t Give Up On You" Umm honestly.. I zoned out until the second verse ::shrug:: my bad!
"I fell asleep at the wheel, a car crashed involved
While you lay there still, while I walked it off
Said you were broken inside,
I laughed. We nearly died!"
Oh wow! I don’t know if I’m trippin’ but I think FaimKills thinkin’ bout getting’ his freak on with this girl who he just got in a car crash with before she dies. Maybe I’m wrong but regardless. Sick shxt!! In a good and bad way lol. I love the song concept. Creative. Guess I’ll have to listen to that first verse again one day.
"I’d Rather Not Go" ft Noa James I’m feelin’ this beat. It’s different. I’m guessin’ this rapper on first verse is Noa James. Hmmm he sounds angry but I like that. Now that’s a real sign of emotion. Then FaimKills comes in and honestly, I feel excited to hear his voice. Weird! But I really enjoy his flow and lyricism. The end of this is kind of creepy but a nice addition. Wish it would have been a skit in between this track and the next.
"Trench Coat Mafia" ft Lt. Dan & Curtiss King The beat reminds me of something Travis McCoy would hop on! Now that I think about it… THAT’S WHO FAIMKILL REMINDS ME OF! I’ve been tryna think of who since I pressed play. Of course there are differences but I hear similarities as well. Lt. Dan is screaming his ass off on this hook! I like it! I used to listen to a lot of Slipknot and System of a Down so Screamo shxt is all good with me! Curtiss King took the fuckin’ cake!!
" Me & Faim fuckin’ deranged
Like a smile on Kurt Cobain before he blew his brains"
Sheeeesshh! Love it! *googles him*
"Wildlife, Do You feel Like A Star" ft Waju Nice little sample playin’ Let’s hear the producers flip! Okay. I like! This record sounds fun! FaimKills shoutouts the I.E. That’s whassup! Waju is dope as well. The talent on this project is really impressive. I’d like to see a video for this joint! Make it happen please?
"Stay In the Sunshine(Good Times For A Change)" Alright last song on the mixtape. Beautiful. Go head & clear your mind FaimKills. I’m witchu!
"When the goin’ gets tough, the tough gets to fighting
When the road gets rough, you must keep driving
Just before a star dies that’s when it shines the brightest
Just before a star dies that’s when it shines the brightest"
In A Nutshell: I enjoyed this mixtape a lot. It’s a lot different from the rap music I’ve been listening to day in and day out. Though a lot of the same topics are covered: girls, drugs, sex, pain, FaimKills approaches these topics in a way where not only "listeners’ with the same lifestyle can relate, but are given a view into the mind of this very talented lyricist. I wouldn’t be surprised to see FaimKills doing major shxt in the future. I look forward to it. "Good Times for a Change" can be purchased HERE Grade:B+
Faimkills droped off this little jewel of a video and to be honest, I've been staring at it for almost a week now wondering how exactly i feel about it. You know that scene in Hannibal where Lecter drugs that child molester and does some pretty fucked up shit to him like makes him cut off his own face? Well yeah, it's kinda like that. Shotouts to Faimkills for presenting his artistic vision on film. Not a lot of people understand the inner-workings of an artist, I see you bro. Bondage, torture, wine, and a shirtless singer . . . 0_o . . . Happy Labor Day yall.
