Exmilitary is the debut mixtape/record/whatever from seminal noise-meets-rap maniacs Death Grips. I can't believe this thing is five years old, especially considering I've been planning on reviewing it since I started this website! But yeah - I don't think the hip hop world was prepared for Death Grips, and neither were the legions of fans from outside of that sphere; would-be converts sidling on over due to this group, and this mixtape.
I first came across this on Jay Randall's Grindcore Karaoke website as a free download, and was instantly hooked on the super-weird, trashy mash up of noise electronics and hip hop music. To me it sounded like ODB meets Merzbow at a Scorn show, and this was before the gimmicks and the controversy; all you had in regards to Death Grips was this puzzling record sleeve, and bangers like "Guillotine", "Takyon (Death Yon)", "5d" leading to "Through the Walls" and "Blood Creepin".
An iconic and essential piece of modern hip hop, if you've not already heard it.
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