Chiddy Bang: The Good Life (Video)

The Pharrell produced lead single off their forthcoming EP 'The Preview'

*When did I miss that Pharrell & Chad now produce independently?

Chiddy Bang - Sooner or Later

I'm a fan of this video maybe I'm biased and because it's filmed in Nigeria and Chiddy Bang is Nigerian. But I say fuck it, it's a blog and I can post what I feel non?

This makes me feel thankful for real, I didn't expect Chiddy to come out on a semi-political tip and to be honest when M.I.A get's her on political pedestal it pisses me off, but this didn't irk me at all. I think its because it wasn't too preachy, but then again it could be because I'm Nigerian and the visuals and song focus on my beloved but troubled country.

I like this joint more than the first Chiddy Bang song I heard "Opposites of Adults," which I thought was mediocre at best, not saying this song is crack...but I am digging it.

Check out the Naija policeman at 2.31 , Chiddy asks 'bout his strap, but I don't think the officer has a clue what he's on about, I think he just knows that his gun works and it can kill a man.

In fact I'm not sure the brutha is even an officer he could just be a man, in a vest, with a gun.

"This is why I say I'm guilty of being privileged, because when I'm in the booth my cousins in the village."

Chiddy kicked knowledge with that line. word.

Chiddy Chiddy Gang Bang

This is a new joint from a 2 piece called Chiddy Bang who hail from Philadelphia.
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Chiddy (the one on Mic duties) and Xaphoon Jones (making the noises in the background), met whilst at university together, started to meld their aural auras, and created a beautiful mix of completely fresh sounding sampled music, and some intensely intelligent wordplay.



I caught them live recently at YOYO and was impressed with the mood, and creative energy that Chiddy were bringing to the room.

Love the MGMT 'kids' sample on this,(which is appropriate given that the song is called the Opposite of Adults), nice to see Hip Hop producers thinking outside of the box again, and pushing the tired, cliched genre in new, and exciting directions.

We'll have more of that, thank you very much!

This is one of two videos knocking about, i prefer this particular one, as it's a heap more fun, and creative.

I want a massive head too, they look jokes, but they'd scare the shit out of all the little kids on the bus at school closing time!

Good times!

Mani