Scottish Beat-maker 'i's Re-emerges As "Emo Sadboy" Jazz Williams, Amidst a Plethora of Solo & Collaborative Releases (Mugwampers)

As you may well know, by now, Mugwampers are a Scottish Hip-Hop collective consisting of emcee SaIGO and producer/beat-maker 'i's. Mugwampers have been able to construct a very unique blend of Hip-Hop, Metal, Spoken Word, Electronic, Plunderphonics, Abstract/Experimental Hip-Hop, and much, much more into their own unique sub-genre. Since first announcing the sheer existence of Mugwampers earlier this year, the collective has already released a number of genre-eschewing projects including: 'i's' failure.to.communicate and guest-littered .and then there was flowers EP, SaIGO's 9-minute ANOTHER TIME MAYBE . . fully produced by 'i's, and Mugwampers' 717: Parts I-II EP's. Next to be released will be a collaborative ('i's) x cunabear release called skulptures dropping on Savannah, Georgia-based BearTooth Collective this upcoming Tuesday, September 25th. Chris 'i's McCormick recently told The Witzard there are TWO additional collaborative EP's slated to drop following skulptures; one project that's just Mugwampers & cunabear and another that's just Mugwampers & West Virginia emcee Unsung. Ahead of skulptures, ('i's) & cunabear have let loose a teaser single, "nails hold me down," featuring both SaIGO & Unsung, which you can stream down at the bottom of this very post.

Now, on top of all the aforementioned projects, Mugwampers have announced YET ANOTHER project scheduled to be released to the masses sooner than later: an as-yet-untitled project from 'i's' alter-ego, Jazz Williams. From what I can tell, Jazz Williams (@jazzwilliams_) is a MADVILLAIN/Quasimoto-esque artist alias for 'i's, wherein he "[sings] and [speaks] as this jazzy sadboy." While at my age, I'm a bit disjointed from the outlying sub-genres of Hip-Hop 20-somethings listen to these days, but I would go as far as to liken 'i's' Jazz Williams project as similar to Lil Peep, Yung Lean, and Young Thug or even Kanye's oft-loved/hated 2008 album, 808's & Heartbreak. Jazz Williams sees 'i's doing everything: beat-making, production, assorted instruments, mixing, mastering—not unlike he does with Mugwampers and solo material—as well as 100% of the vocal duties, which are all handled by SaIGO for Mugwampers. Chris 'i's McCormick described Jazz Williams to The Witzard as, "more of a vibe, some sadboy emo sh*t." While a solid release date has yet to be set, you can now view Jazz Williams' "bleeding gums" music video directed by frequent Mugwampers collaborator and director Joe Eaton (@joeeverse.) Jazz Williams' debut project will be dropping sooner than later, along with Mugwampers' 717: Part III EP.

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of...

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra...

Liberty Bell Cracked In 1/2: Ween - "Freedom of '76" (Gene Ween's Final Send-Off)

Chocolate & Cheese (1994) was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. I was in some sort of BMG Music Club , where you'd buy 5 CD's and then get 10 for "FREE." It was all sent through mail order and you picked the titles from some special booklet. I'm almost positive that Chocolate & Cheese's side boob-baring album cover was what initially drew me in... mind you, I was 12-15 and the zany Ween logo/middle finger CD graphic really didn't hurt either. Honestly, I forget how I really felt about it @ the time, but a few years later, my older cousin Josh told me that Ween were this BIG college "jam band." CKY did some sort pf 93.3 radio takeover to promote their new album and played "Freedom of '76" late that night on air. Needless to say, I re-visited Chocolate & Cheese @ about 20-something this go 'round and I fucking loved it! Ween were really weird, yet talented... almost too talented. I can vaguel...

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