June 11th marked the release of south Florida producer and MC SpaceGhostPurrp's debut album. Entitled Mysterious Phunk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp, the record compiled both new and old material, tracking the early years of this intoxicating prodigal talent.
Cast in the classic mould of producer/MC, SpaceGhostPurrp's musical influences read like a checklist of hip-hop touchstones - Three 6 Mafia, UGK, DJ Paul, Eazy E, Tupac and DJ Screw - a trait that plays out across the various contours of the record. Given his relative youth, the reference to such rich heritage shows Purrp as a child of the digital era; his rhymes veering between the hallucinogenic, somnambulant and visceral, his productions syrup-thick, schizophrenic and refreshingly off-kilter.
South Florida producer and MC, SpaceGhostPurrp will release an instrumental version of his acclaimed debut album, Mysterious Phonk. Simply named Mysterious Phonk: The Instrumentals, it will be released digitally and on extremely limited edition vinyl on 3rd September, the latter of which will be available in Europe exclusively through Boomkat. In true hip-hop style, the entire set of tracks will also be available to download for free for a limited time only - download it from Dummy here.
SpaceGhostPurrp is the latest artist to record a live performance as part of the label's ongoing 4AD Sessions series.
A recent addition to the roster, SpaceGhostPurrp put out Mysterious Phonk - a compilation of some of his early work and his first commercial release - back in June. Fleshing out most tracks and mastering them for the first time, he showed the wider world that not only was he worthy of the hype his early mixtapes had created, but was also primed for the bigger stage; "his...
Overnight SpaceGhostPurrp uploaded the latest video for 'Osiris Of The East' to his Youtube channel. Directed by renowned director and photographer, Tim Saccenti, the clip captures the rapper at his most crepuscular, providing a suitably claustrophobic insight into his headspace, punctuated by disorientating colour transitions and the syrup-thick production of the song itself. Watch it here or below.
'Osiris Of The East' is taken from the album, Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of...
"The year's hottest rapper." - Dazed & Confused
“Some of the murkiest rap out there.” - The Guardian
“A distinctive style that plays out like ’90s Houston burnt to the ground.” - FACT
"One of the essential Rap albums of the early Summer." - HipHop DX
"If you want a rapper soundtracking your scariest cinematic nightmares, Purrp’s your guy." - Prefix
This week marks the release of south Florida producer and MC SpaceGhostPurrp's debut album. Entitled Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp, the record compiles both new and old material, tracking the early years of this intoxicating prodigal talent.
Cast in the classic mould of producer/MC, SpaceGhostPurrp's musical influences read like a checklist of hip-hop touchstones - Three 6 Mafia, UGK, DJ Paul, Eazy E, Tupac and DJ Screw - a trait that plays out across the various contours of the record. Given his relative youth, the reference to such rich heritage shows Purrp as a child of the digital era; his rhymes veering between the hallucinogenic, somnambulant and visceral, his productions syrup-thick, schizophrenic and refreshingly off-kilter.
SpaceGhostPurrp is the latest artist to record a live performance as part of the label's ongoing 4AD Sessions series.
A recent addition to the roster, SpaceGhostPurrp put out Mysterious Phonk - a compilation of some of his early work and his first commercial release - back in June. Fleshing out most tracks and mastering them for the first time, he showed the wider world that not only was he...