TAG: Phat Kat

Jan27

INTERVIEW: Doubleclick and Amon Tobin Give Electronica the Finger (Two, Actually)

The convergence of two major, established forces in music has rarely resulted in anything less than a disaster. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson’ s brief partnership ended with the theft of the Beatles catalog and decades of resentment. The Best of Both Worlds and Unfinished Business, the two mediocre LPs born out of the R. Kelly/Jay-Z collaboration, proved that their business together should have been finished before it even began. As Two Fingers, electronic juggernauts Amon Tobin and Joe ‘Doubleclick’ Chapman seek to break the curse of musical matches seemingly made in heaven. From the sinister yet gorgeous sound of their hip-hop-tinged debut, the two revered producers have undeniably succeeded in doing so. Doubleclick took some time out with URB to discuss working with Amon …

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Apr17

Phat Kat – Carte Blanche (Review)

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Carte Blanche

Released by Look


Phat Kat is a Detroit MC who once joined with J Dilla to form First Down, a group that fell through the cracks, like so many before and after it, when its label collapsed. More than a decade later, Phat Kat is hoping to fi nally make a name for himself with this debut solo album, Carte Blanche. Unfortunately, the album is full of tired raps like 'Been in the game gettin respect, cashin' them checks,' and some angry, politically incorrect disses ('gayass homo'). On the bright side, ...

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