this is part two of my series on ridikilonkulous alt-hop press fodder:
Hip Hop tag team featuring Mae-Shi-mash-upper Yea Big and professional-stuntman-by-day Kid Static to release debut album of “retro-futuristic” comic book beats and rhymes.
“It basically sounds like Prefuse 73 gone retarded.” – Mundane Sounds
“Rolls along like the greatest party of your life upside down.” – Tangents (UK)
“What Andy Kaufman did for comedy, Yea Big has done with their new album...” – Treblezine
Ever wonder what happened to the FUN in hip-hop? What happened to the Digital Undergrounds, the Biz Markies and the De La Souls? With all this serious rap, who fills in the gap for the people who just want to get their dance on? The answer: the dauntless duo of deejay Yea Big and emcee Kid Static. Yea Big & Kid Static are down with OCD and have created a meticulously crafted debut album of “retro futuristic comic book hip hop” -- the soundtrack for your next dance-off and the preamble to your next good times coup.
Not to be outdone, Kid Static is actually a Hollywood screen star when he’s not hijacking your brain piece. Static doubles, literally, as a professional stuntman traveling the country jumping onto and flying off of buildings. Throughout October, Static will confine his jumping around to the stage, when he and Big head out on some dates to promote their upcoming collaboration, including a stop in NYC for the annual CMJ festival. See below for tour dates and make sure to remember that hip hop is actually about FUN when checking out the debut from Yea Big & Kid Static.
Stunt double by trade, Static is also an avid enthusiast of that mad French urban import sport parkour. No doubt, these on and off screen antics contribute heavily to Static’s sci-fi, action obsessed narrative wordplay.
― scott seward, Thursday, 20 September 2007 03:37 (eighteen years ago)