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Topic subjectYikes The Zero (Rapper/Producer)
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2981373, Yikes The Zero (Rapper/Producer)
Posted by amplifya7, Wed Jan-04-17 07:29 PM
For some reason Yikes voice/flow makes me think of a deeper voiced Camp Lo, but his production is way weirder/abstract. His stuff goes between feeling really dark and silly/playful, sometimes in the same track. The first time I heard that wobbly synth melody that comes in at 0:49 on "Keystone Shadows":

https://soundcloud.com/extralovelyrecords/yikes-the-zero-keystone-shadows

Right now this guy is my favorite Philly hip hop artist, I'm still catching up on his old stuff. I feel like some of it just hits the exact right mix of subtle/emotive/melodic/weird/dark/gutter/pretty that I love.

One more weird interlude/instrumental track from one of his old albums I think is beautiful that I've zoned out and put on repeat 4-5 times in a row:

https://yikesthezero.bandcamp.com/album/a-kid-and-his-monsters-2