My teeth were making gang signs, so I got braces. I'm fixing my flaw. You, are always gonna be a horrible person. Ain't no braces for that. #2010/09/06
Here's a hint, I'm on my phone because you are not a nice person. #2010/09/06
Bigups to the fam at Veoba, Just Desserts, Kid Color, Willy Joy, and Finger on the Pulse for that awesome launch party last Wednesday. Nick Brazinsky over at WhoIsNickB.com shot this sick edit of the performance.
The background music is a little taste of the 7″ coming out from yours truly and Hood Internet.
Back in April 2009, Yea Big and I recorded a live session at Daytrotter in Rock Island, IL. (pics) Guess what? It’s LIVE on Daytrotter.
“Chicago’s Yea Big & Kid Static, is opinionated and out-spoken. The duo makes the kind of defiant and churlish hip-hop that comes from dissatisfied young men, idealistic and yearning for better results than the crap ones they’re getting or seeing as most likely, for themselves and for others. They are the words of those who sense that we’re not bettering anything and that we’re just phoning it in, sticking with a routine that might need some rejiggering or a complete overhaul. Yea Big and Kid Static seem to contend that the bigger truths are hidden under layers of muck, and that we’re being kept from the most sublime beauties of existence, the various things that along us an appreciation for the subtle and rich details. We’re being lied to, but maybe we’ve still got some cool enough homies that we’ll overlook these obstructions and these cover-ups.”
Shows:
Aug 23 Los Angeles, CA @ Weakstart
Aug 26 San Fran, CA @ Pop Scene
Aug 29 Los Angeles, CA @Leimert Pk Art Walk
Sep 11 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Sep 14 Los Angeles, CA @ Transmissions