Released: 2023
Genres: Experimental Hip-Hop, Hardcore Hip-Hop, Glitch Hop
The Musiquarium’s SCARING THE HOES Review Score: 10 out of 10
Two of hip-hop’s most experimental rappers join forces for one of the greatest rap collaborations of all time, with SCARING THE HOES.
After having been featured on Negro Spiritual from Danny Brown’s 2019 album uknowhatimsayin¿, it was only a matter of time before JPEGMAFIA and the Detroit rapper would collaborate again, though a whole album was more than anyone could have hoped for.
The two rappers compliment each other extremely well here, with Peggy and Danny Brown’s voices and flows contrasting nicely alongside the kaleidoscopic and schizophrenic instrumentals, which sound both retro and futuristic at the same time, juxtaposing old soul samples (Parliament, Michael Jackson, Ohio Players) and dissonant, distorted, cyberpunk-like synths and glitches.
SCARING THE HOES finds the perfect balance between experimentalism and memorability, with every song bringing something unique to the table. This is also JPEGMAFIA’s tightest album yet, at only 36 minutes-long, with no fat left to cut. Everything is perfect, from the music to the blaxploitation poster artwork. Anyone who thinks that hip-hop peaked in nineties is living in the past.
For credit breakdowns and historic release details, view JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown on Discogs.
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Written by Brett Nippard
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