Great recommend! Daveed Diggs is one of the best living MCs. There is something about the clarity of his voice, even during high-speed lyrical gymnastics, that lets the vivid storytelling just shine. Most clipping. tracks just engross me, taking me on a journey, in a way that most other rap does not. Also, how seriously talented do you have to be to pull off rapping over that alarm clock? Their track Chapter 319 has, to me, been one of the most powerful anthems to come out of the more recent movement to push back against racist police violence. The hook and chorus just stop time.
If you’re looking for more of that horror vibe, their Body & Blood (link to censored, but still NSFW, version) story of a female serial killer is what initially brought me their attention. Though their track Work Work with Cocc Pistol Cree is what really cemented a fan.
For some sci-fi, the story told on their album Splendor & Misery (which the article mentions) of an escaped slave trying to take control of the starship his people are being transported on, while the AI running the ship slowly falls in love with him. OOoo is it good.
