More Proof

09 December 2008

Mixtape: Paper Route Gangstaz—Fear and Loathing in Hunts Vegas

Two personal favourites, Benzi and Diplo, have been cooking up their Paper Route Gangstaz — Fear and Loathing in Hunts Vegas mixtape and I’ve been following it close since last winter. During a recent late night pow wow, I referred to it as ‘the most slept on tape of the year’ and I’m not preparing to take that back anytime soon.

The PRGz have something going on their own, but Diplo and Benzi bring it all together with some of the best remixes and production I’ve heard from either yet. The samples are way out there, but way amazing — Orbital, George Michael, Weezer...really? Did I hear some Cafe del Mar chillout, new age Buddha Bar type shit in there, too? No way.

It might catch you off guard, but every second of it sounds right at home. The end result is a fresh take on the genre that’s true to the OG dirty south sound.

Benzi and I have been plotting to share the stage for a while now. Come out and see us all on Friday at the Drake for More Proof’s December mixer.

X.O. — Grind Baby MP3

You can purchase the mixtape as a complete digital download on the Mad Decent website or snag the promo sampler from Benzi’s site right here.

Posted by Jon at 10:03