Fraggle Swag. This EP came out two years ago in 2012. Want to know why you never heard of it? It was released on April 1st of 2012, as a satirical take on mainstream hip-hop and its many perpetuating artists. Apparently it started going viral, but Lo Key had to take it down the same day. That's why the fucker is so hard to find. But I got my grimy hands on it anyway, because fuck all that. When I finally listened to it - it all started to come together and makes sense. Why Lo Key removed it, why it was hard to find...all of it, it came to me.
Fraggle Swag is the best EP to ever be released, and Lo Key had to take it down to stop the world from discovering his true abilities as a musical prestidigitator. Will the swag consume you? Or will you take it as your own?
The real reason it was removed was allegedly because of copyright issues or something like that. I'm not sure what the specifics are, but it might have something to do with the fact that some of the beats sounds eerily familiar to some other mainstream hits. "Fragglin'", I'm lookin' at you buddy. Regardless of why the hell it was taken down, it was only up for less than a day so you've gotta do a bit of legwork to find a full version of the EP. If any ninjas want a copy, see below, after the final grade.
Content:
This album gives a new definition to rap. It has ascended beyond any petty labels, like "underground" or "hardcore". It's motherfucking Fraggle Rap. It's so amazing, it's spawned its own plane of existence. A fuckin' plane. Not only that - but it's inspired a new way of life. Fragglin' is slowly but surely creepin' up, and before you know it everyone is gonna be packing a Fraggle in their bag.
This album packs a bunch of stereotypical mainstream beats, and they help reinforce the humor that Lo Key was trying to create when he unleashed this beautiful piece of art into the world. The tracks are mostly Lo Key, but it has a few features as well. Or maybe they're actually all Lo Key, and honestly I couldn't tell you for sure. There's two possibilities. One is that you hardly notice the features because the tracks pretty much sound the same throughout anyway. It's either that, or the listed features actually don't exist. Like, is Alan Overflow an actual person? Maybe it's just to add to the smartass nature of this EP, and he's just some made-up guy. But he's listed as a feature either way, so what the hell. There's always something in a track that'll get you cracking up, whether it's a single verse or a stupid skit.
The EP is fucking stellar (and cheesy), and it sucks that it had to be taken down over some stupid copyright noise. If you can get your hands on this, I recommend it. It's good for some great laughs, and it shows that Lo Key has a great sense of humor a lot of artists fail to exhibit.
Final Grade: JRH gives "Fraggle Swag" by Lo Key a: Fraggle/10
(In other words, it's off the fucking charts)
Strong points:
- Fraggleicious
- Damn dog, it's getting a little hard to hold all this Fraggleswag
- So much damn Fraggleswag I'mma need to a bookbag to carry it
- Lo Key stomps any mainstream groupy with his Fraggletastic flow
- This album will change your life
- If you missed it at all; his name is fuckin' Lo Key
- Motherfuckas don't know about that Fraggleswag
- It goes mad hard tho
- Arguably the best Fraggle Rap I've ever heard
- Technically free-of-charge
- Lo Key's got them hashtags
- And them tweets
- Damn this EP goes so damn hard damn Lo Key you done did it this time goddamn Loke
Weak points:
- Fuck outta here with that
- Ain't no room for negativity in the Fraggle game
OH HELLS YEAH LOKE YOU DONE DID IT!!!
I will be including a link to this at some point in the future!
Keep it locked ninjas. I hope to have a review for "1 Less G N Da Hood" (the original) up sometime relatively soon.
AWWWWWWWWW SHIT
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