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Death Grips “I’ve Seen Footage”

Death Grips make music that sounds like what could have happened if punk and hard rock influences had not almost entirely vanished from hip-hop music by the late Eighties. It’s not “rap rock” as came to know it, but rather something that seems native to hip-hop, but builds on the energy and aggression of punk. “I’ve Seen Footage” is a cousin to many great songs – Gold Chains’ punk-rap lost classic “Rock the Parti,” Afrika Bambaataa and John Lydon’s “World Destruction,” Salt N Pepa’s “Push It,” Basement Jaxx’s aggro masterpiece “Where’s Your Head At?” – but there’s something wonderfully specific to its charms. A lot of it is in the word “footage,” which is spat out with great force, and sort of assaults the listener with its ambiguity. The tone is conspiratorial – you’re in the know, or you’re left wondering what the hell this crazy footage is. This much is clear: It’s probably not puppy stuff on YouTube.

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