On a record full of terror and darkness, “Fly Pelican” stands out as an unexpected celebration. The deluxe edition to 2020’s Gandhi Loves Children – out via POW Records – extends the dystopian lore established with producer Roper Williams, whose glitched-out and soulful production is the ideal vehicle for Sharif’s mythical expeditions to twisted dimensions. Beneath the shocking imagery and blood-curling absurdity is a highly-gifted lyricist whose husky drawl and technical prowess make him one of underground hip-hop’s most eccentric and unpredictable characters. Sharif’s horror stories, while hyperbolic at times, aren’t as illogical as one would suspect, given the hellish nightmare of 2021. Long before Heath Ledger’s Joker blew up the Gotham hospital, there was Sharif, devilishly grinning while basic institutions burned and crumbled to the ground. A diehard horror film fan, Sharif strives in unhinged chaos. In Sharif’s purge-like world of contradiction and doom, disease runs rampant, weapons of mass destruction are regularly deployed, and gruesome violence is as routine as walking the dog. Westside Gunn featuring Lil Wayne – “Bash Money”įatboi Sharif & Roper Williams featuring Y.L – “Fly Pelican” (Unranked: POW Recordings Release)įatboi Sharif’s lyrical scriptures read like the inner workings of an apocalyptic prophet. 1100 Himself x Mitchell – “The Set Up (Pt 1)”ĥ2. Chris Crack – “False Evidence Appearing Real”ĥ3. Band Gang Lonnie Bands – “Anti Motive”Ħ6. Babyface Ray – “Real N****s Don’t Rap”Ħ8. Pooh Sheisty x Lil Baby – “Whole Lotta Ice”ħ1. AJ Suede x Curly Castro – “Joel Osteen”ħ8. Banknote x Capolow x Tapri Grams – “Gangstafied (RMX)”Ĩ9. BMG Boca x SwiftChapo – “Feelin’ Myself”ĩ4. Jay Worthy, Dam Funk, Budgie – “Moonlight”ĩ5. Benny the Butcher x Harry Fraud – “Survivor’s Remorse”ĩ7. Spinabenz x Yungeen Ace x FastMoney Goon – “Who I Smoke”ĩ8. ![]() Your favorite song didn’t make the list because we are spiteful and eccentric creatures. It is the only way we can continue to survive.Īs always, the same rules apply: one song per featured artist, “singles” prioritized over deep cuts, American rap only (sorry), West Coast over everything. Should you value what we do, please consider donating to our Patreon. Three editors and dozens of contributors attempting to capture the spirit of the old weird Internet. This is the result of hundreds of hours of labor. This list that you’re about to read is a labor of love, inasmuch as anything can be a labor of love in late capitalism.Įven labors of love come at the significant cost of time. We don’t do sponcon, we don’t do clickbait, we don’t have any corporate overlords.
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