Bad Poetry Club – The Words + Look Up In The Sky [Audio x Download]
Northeastern Hip-Hop crew Bad Poetry Club reveals their jazzy, hypnotic inaugural single, “The Words”, which also serves as our first listen off their forthcoming project.
The multitalented conglomerate smoothly fuses the sounds of Boom bap, Jazz, and Modern Dance on their debut effort. And given the players involved, that shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone listening. BPC is made up of instrumentalist/vocalist Michael Wilbur (Moon Hooch), producer/rapper Tonio Sagan, beatboxer/producer Honeycomb, and rapper Sotorios (Political Animals frontman).
Together, these four artists, with additional instrumentation provided by Garrett Sawyer on bass, display a clear knack for collaborating on “The Words,” a brassy slapper that perfectly blends the styles and sounds of everyone involved. It also bodes extremely well for their self-titled debut. The record doesn’t have a release date just yet, but this joint is definitely enough to hold us over until more details trickle out.
Stream “The Words” below and hit the jump for their brand new single “Look Up In The Sky”.
Whereas the group dipped into genres such as jazz and dance music on their previous single “The Words,” BPC are offering a new and different journey with “Look Up In The Sky.” It’s a gritty and hypnotic track that provides a sonic contrast while showcasing that BPC’s forthcoming full-length will take listeners on a trip through different sounds and vibes.
“Look Up In The Sky” also proves that these four artists have their individual skill sets mastered, but are collectively greater than the sum of their parts. Musically, that’s evident from the track’s outset, which transitions from a soulful vocal sample into a blend of Honeycomb’s mesmerizing beatboxing, and layered instrumentation from Michael Wilbur. It’s a perfect canvas for the cinematic lyricism of rapper Sotorios and rapper/producer Tonio Sagan, who spit bars that engulf the listener. Also, you haven’t heard flute sound this dope in a minute. Promise.