MP3: BBU - "Outlaw Culture"

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	MP3: BBU - "Outlaw Culture"	02.27.2012


	New Mixtape, bell hooks, Presented By Mad Decent And Mishka, Mixed By DJ Benzi

Critical Praise for BBU: "On paper and in practice it's exactly what you want in underground hip-hop: political yet wary of no-fun "consciousness," party-tailored but smartly subversive" - Flavorpill "BBU showcase a raw energy and caliber of originality and skill that hasn't been seen since Chicago's own Cool Kids, Lupe Fiasco, and dare-I-say, Kanye West." - Pretty Much Amazing "Chicago outfit BBU turns in one of the year's most criminally overlooked tracks. The group's name (it's short for Bin Laden Blowin' Up) might have something to do with this." - Washington Post The Song: Revolutionary Juke Music: That's what BBU does. The Chicago-based group, made up of MC's Epic, Illekt, Jasson, and Perez, along with DJ Esquire, first turned music on its ear in 2009, when they released "Chi Don't Dance," a fun-filled record that positioned them firmly as the frontrunners for city's ever-steady and always interesting Juke scene. The local hit wound up garnering the group national attention, including a Best New Music nod from Pitchfork, and helped lay the foundation for the true direction of the group, mixing upbeat and synth-heavy production with social and political commentary reminiscent of Public Enemy and dead prez. It's that sound that shows up, now fully developed, on the group's new mixtape, bell hooks, which will be released February 2012 and offered to fans for free download. Already, songs like "Please, No Pictures," a track that features Das Racist and production by The Hood Internet, have made their rounds, and now Mad Decent and Mishka are joining forces to help present the tape, while DJ Benzi will mix the project. The latest single from bell hooks is "Outlaw Culture," a song that encompasses the breadth and diversity that BBU cover throughout their music. The song pairs a raucous club beat with the crew's powerful, poignant lyricism. "One of the most challenging moments was making the vocals sonically able to compete with such a huge beat." explains Epic, while Perez notes that the direction, lyrically and topically, was just as important. "We wanted to have a song that covered all the aspects of the working class; and folks of color, sisters, and queer folks that are overlooked within the movement but who are imperative to the movement," he says. "We wanted to make a song for everyone, but one that still sounded dope." Mission accomplished. Download "Outlaw Culture" here: http://media.audibletreats.com/BBU-Outlaw_Culture.mp3 Reminder! For consideration for your year-end lists: Audible Treats' best albums and singles of the year. Tweet Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in talking with BBU. The Background: BBU (which stands for Bin Laden Blowin! Up or Black, Brown and Ugly) are a Chicago-based, trio of hip-hop activists whose futureNOW sound is as diverse as the scenes they come from, run with and intentionally mash-up at their shows and in the sonic landscapes they rock over. Imagine Outkast, Bad Brains and Public Enemy cipher-politicking at a community-organized, revolutionary Juke party. On the strength of their mixtape, Fear of A Clear Channel Planet (available for download at foccp.com) BBU has performed across the country with Mos Def, (MF) DOOM, Dead Prez, J. Cole; been on Lollapalooza and SXSW stages and featured in the pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post, URB, The Chicago Tribune and TimeOut Chicago. The Chicago Reader named BBU, Best New Musical Group and the taste-making website Pitchfork hailed their anthem, "Chi Don't Dance" as their Best New Dance Track. As the crew finishes their new mixtape, *bell hooks* (set to drop in February 2012), MCs Epic, Illekt and Jasson Perez, remain on the artist-activist grind, working as community and union organizers, health care providers and educators and are helping to grow a culture connected to a People's Movement. They are creating a soundtrack for the people, by the people. They are creating a entirely fresh & furious "map, a common ground where people can come together" , a "music... designed to make people sit up and take notice." All people. All the People, down to get down.
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