LISTEN: Mediocre Haircut Crew x F ∆ U X E’s THE MHC EP
With collaborative beat tape HUH FUCK NOT ANOTHER BEAT TAPE EP acting as a predecessor, it’s no secret that masked Singaporean producer F ∆ U X E and the ever self-effacing Mediocre Haircut Crew (MHC) have developed the sort of producer-rapper relationship ripe for hip hop gold (i.e. El-P x Killer Mike, The Bomb Squad x Ice Cube, and so forth). True enough, the trio’s debut EP — matter-of-factly titled THE MHC EP — is exactly that hypothetical fulfilled. Compadres omarKENOBI, mickeyLEANO, and daniKIDDO have the sort of rapport among in-crew MCs that recalls the Native Tongues, think D.A.I.S.Y age De La Soul, while F ∆ U X E — having had made anything from house-y tunes (‘Suah’) to post-dubstep atmospherics (‘Perdu Dans L’Obscruite’) — proves that he’s as diverse as it gets by channelling his inner Prince Paul. The resulting EP is anything but mediocre — and if you’re tired of old school hip hop? ‘Win or Lose’ and ‘How About Us’ should be more than sufficient to negate any notions of genre necromancy.
Stream it below:
Catch Mediocre Haircut Crew and F ∆ U X E at #RTBfest2016. Purchase the EP at any price via Bandcamp.