Today is a Philly affair. Rapper Has-Lo and producer Zilla Rocca (5 O’Clock Shadowboxers/World Around Records) share the track “Cock Diesel” for fans worldwide as a free mp3 download, while also sharing a video snippet of the two of them recording “Cock Diesel” in the studio. Zilla Rocca’s production features swirling strings and sharp drums, while Has-Lo flexes on the mic with no shortage of wit and imagery. The chemistry between the two are undeniable and I’m really looking forward to hearing more music from the two in the near future. Despite their respective full length projects, enjoy this non-album cut which displays their …
Last year’s 5 O’Clock Shadowboxer release The Slow Twilight might have been one of the more overlooked hip-hop releases. The Philly emcee Zilla Rocca, and the Seattle-based producer Douglas Martin (aka Blurry Drones), combined Zilla’s hard-edged vocals over a plethora of sounds from electro, to psychedelic ’70s rock, to straight up hip-hop. The smorgasbord of musical styles made the album one that kept your attention going, regardless if you had a pulse or not. The duo is back with a new EP, Broken Clocks. For the first single, they take the album’s lead-off cut, “No Resolution” and give it the posse treatment, bringing along friends.
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Brand new video from the group 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers for their video for the song High Noon, off of their recently released album The Slow Twilight. If you’re feeling the video, peep the full album after the jump.
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