How Atmosphere’s Slug Invented “Old School” Emo Rap
Nowadays, emo rap is seen as a hybrid genre, but at the turn of the millennium, Slug of Atmosphere was pioneering an alternative hip-hop aesthetic we call “old school” emo rap.
Nowadays, emo rap is seen as a hybrid genre, but at the turn of the millennium, Slug of Atmosphere was pioneering an alternative hip-hop aesthetic we call “old school” emo rap.
Ant and Slug of Atmosphere craft an album that expands the duo’s palette, explores the intersections of opposites, and makes portraits out of poetry.
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