YUNGBALDWIN by Tapioca Thieves
Originally intended as a concept EP where I played Yung Baldwin, a conscious lyrical rapper in the same vein as Logic, Hopsin and Joyner Lucas. However, instead of being an obvious parody, I would try to make my lyrics and delivery seem as genuine as possible so that fans of those rappers would look stupid when they're unironically listening to my music.
Instead of pulling this mean-spirited joke, I decided to just work on the instrumentals. Just imagine your average Politikz-esque SoundCloud rapper spitting hot fire over (some of) these instrumentals and that's the original idea for Yung Baldwin.
Also I'm releasing this on my birthday so... happy birthday to me, I guess.
All tracks composed by Tapioca Thieves.
Samples are listed on each individual track, along with commentary about my thought process.
Artwork by Tapioca Thieves, based on an original poster designed by Tom Martin.
Special thanks to Amina Ayo and Coolout Chris for their encouragement early on.
Tracklist
| 1. | The 74-Second Ascension | 1:14 |
| 2. | Blu Moon | 4:26 |
| 3. | Corona Viruss | 3:54 |
| 4. | Pack It Up | 2:55 |
| 5. | Vitalina Varela / Portrait of a Rave on Fire | 7:12 |
| 6. | Vent | 3:39 |
| 7. | I Miss Having Gay Sex | 6:21 |
Credits
License
All rights reserved.
A queer weirdo who mixes samples to create electronic oddities. Think Fatboy Slim meets Neil Cicierega.