i’ve posted about the before. there’s not a lot of info about the group out there, but i’ve pieced together that it was made up of three guys who went to risd in the mid-’90s. they hooked up with wordsound to put out a few records, then capped their discography with an album on load.
the first hawd gankstuh rappuhs album, is awesomely bizarre (an amazon user review puts it pretty well: “some people say that it sounds like the beasties retaded cuzins, a battle between 3 flava flavs, or nwa meets the butthole serfers, or the beatnuts after they got pushed off a subway platform in front of a moving train.”). the second one, , isn’t quite as good, but still has some great moments.
my favorite track on wake up … is “the bong (get in the),” which parodies cypress hill’s laser-like focus on rapping about marijuana. (did you know that b-real smokes pot? it’s true, he does! in fact, it makes him very stoned.)
these days, devin flynn, aka guy albino, is in the band and is an animator who has worked on wonder showzen and the aqua teen hunger force movie. there’s an with him from earlier this year up on the vice blog. he also has his own series, y’all so stupid (the title refers to obscure (but great) dallas austin-related hip-hop group). the show is disgusting and weird in much the same way that the hawd gankstuh rappuhs music is. RAD!
here’s my favorite episode:
from what i understand, seth cooper, aka flybot van damn, makes some of the music for y’all so stupid. cooper also helms an experimental electronic music project called . his new album, upside down helicoptor is available to purchase directly from the label.
hawd gankstuh rappuhs mc’s wid ghatz – “the bong (get in the)”
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Steve said,
holy shit
i have tears running down my face from listening to the bong song
thanks for the research, i’m def gonna look these guys up
fauxbrizio said,
right on. i’m glad you liked it. seriously, the first album is an absurd classic. thanks for commentin’.