'Damaged Good$' - Xrabit & DMG$ (track review)

Owing more to video games, the electro period of Hip Hop and Crunk rap rather than the usual 90s Boom Bap influences I go for, ‘Damaged Good$’ by Xrabit (don’t ask me how to pronounce it) and DMG$ (D.M.Gs) is flippin’ catchy.

Southern MCs DMG$ spit a bit old school and not much like your typical Dirty Southians, accents aside. I guess they will probably get labelled as ‘hipster’ (whatever that means) but really they owe more to Outkast than bright tracksuits and retro trainers. Their lyrics are pretty bugged out but entertainingly comprehensible, this isn’t Lil’ Wayne. What I’m getting at is, this should be popular, but not because it sounds like something else already on the market.

‘Damaged Good$’ is taken from the Ninja Tune album ‘Hello World’ which was released on the 15th of March 2009.

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Some free flava for ya ear:

Joker Starr - 'All I Want' featuring Micall Parknsun and produced by Ghost Town. Joker Starr is gearing up for the release of his pre-album release which will be called 'Northborough Estate Project'. Look out for that, it's gonna feature Beat Butcha, Keith Lawrence, Genesis Elijah, Micall Parknsun, Jehst and some other on-their-way-up artists.

Recordkingz - 'Heat' featuring Mobb Deep. Recordkingz is producer Juliano Creator (formerly of The Creators) and his album 'Heavyweight' is about to drop. Download this excellent track and get ready for a big release featuring some massive artists.

Lowkey - 'Tell Me Why'. This Quincey Tones produced track is taken from his end of 2008 album 'Dear Listener'. It's available to you for free and if you've not yet picked up that album, you must be nuts - go get it. Lowkey's myspace.

Xrabit & DMG$ - 'Damaged Goods (Photomachine Dubplate Remix)'. This is something a little different for CB but is the norm for new Big Dada signing Xrabit. Best described by the folk who sent me this as "1980's Dancehall x Afro Rave banger". Not sure what all these x's are about nowadays but it kinda makes sense!

Thabo - 'Crossroads'. This UK dwelling US crooner is all mixed up with the Hip Hop heads from Huddersfield and Saving Grace Music were giving this laid back, squidgyly beautiful R'n'B track showcases Thabo's considerable skills considerably. It's got rap at the end too, which I'm guessing is by Jack Flash.