The Midwest has long been a bastion of great rap musicians. P.O.S., Atmosphere and much of the Rhymesayers roster hail from Minnesota. The Windy City has given us Kanye, Chief Keef and Chance the Rapper. It's time to add another name to that list. Hip-hop trio House of Whales use live instrumentation to craft gritty beats that sound as if they were made on a sampler--replete with abrupt stutters, stops and starts. The result is a seamless melding of blistering, visceral indie-punk and propulsive boom-bap beats. When combined with the crafty, self-aware and politically conscious lyrics of MC Rico Sisney, it's downright infectious. (Nick Veronin)
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The Midwest has long been a bastion of great rap musicians. P.O.S., Atmosphere and much of the Rhymesayers roster hail from Minnesota. The Windy City has given us Kanye, Chief Keef and Chance the Rapper. It's time to add another name to that list. Hip-hop trio House of Whales use live instrumentation to craft gritty beats that sound as if they were made on a sampler--replete with abrupt stutters, stops and starts. The result is a seamless melding of blistering, visceral indie-punk and propulsive boom-bap beats. When combined with the crafty, self-aware and politically conscious lyrics of MC Rico Sisney, it's downright infectious. (Nick Veronin)
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