Onyileatron5000

Those of you who know what I've been doing the past couple years know that I'm in the cusp, the fold, the circle, or, if you'll indulge my prose for a moment; I am knee deep in the reeking armpit that is Nerd Rap. I generally hang out on a nerd rap message board, chat in nerd rap irc, email beats, disses and props to my nerd rap brethren. I've seen all kinds of guys doing this all over the world, From Australia to the UK, from California to Florida. But the one band that really sticks out in my mind is Onyileatron5000.

Their first release "Year of 5000" is never skipped on my i-pod. Frontman Wholemilk and his partner, The Sauce, throw rhymes out like men possessed by the ghost of the Hamburglar. With fast food raps and mustache odes, this duo keeps a fevered pace not commonly seen by DIY rappers. They duck and swerve around acid basslines at a BPM that 50cent only hears in his nightmares. They show the production skill and cultural presence needed to make it in music and I'm sure they will. Kudos to these two and I hope for two things.

1. That their next album rocks me just as hard as the last.

2. That I get to work with them more soon.

w3rd
-IllGill