Lately I've been listening to a lot of Odd Future, J. Cole, Big Sean, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco (As far as hiphop goes... I do listen to other genres as well), and a couple of guys you may or may not have heard of yet... this duo is known as Chiddy Bang.
Chiddy Bang consists of Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin and Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege. Xaphoon is the producer and Chiddy is the MC. The two met while attending Drexel University. I love when two talented people work exclusively with one another and make flawless music... the best example I can think of is Gang Starr.
Chiddy's rap style reminds me somewhat of Wale or B.o.B. It definitely has a poppy sound to it, but it isn't bad at all. (This will be a good group to check out if you are not a fan of the last group I recommended: Odd Future). These guys are the anti-Odd Future, although they have been supporting each other at the MTV U Woodie Awards and SXSW. Chiddy rarely swears, but he will if he needs to. He uses a lot of wordplay and references pop culture and trends. I've noticed that most of his lyrics so far are about accomplishing goals and dreams.
Xaphoon's production is what lured me in at first. Chiddy's lyricism is excellent but Xaphoon's talents are superior in my opinion. His style consists of fusing hiphop percussion with alternative synth sounds. He samples many psychedelic type artists and uses chipmunk voices like Kanye West and Dipset used to do all the time.
So far they've only released two mixtapes, two EPs, and a handful of freestyles. They were recently signed to Parlaphone/EMI and plan on releasing their full-length debut album this year. I expect the lyrical content to remain the same for their first album as they are accomplishing goals still, but I think they will grow and talk about different concepts in the future.
Well... that's about all I have to say.
Here are a few videos that they have put out and a few of my favorite songs that do not include videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McRgkE_vgjUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOBOkf-nU5w&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiYr95sI1rkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwyWo15sQjkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhB0ejBoRoghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJ-EL83JS0Enjoy or not... let's hear what you have to say!