Mar 3, 2017
5 must-hear Minnesota hip-hop tracks: 3/1/17
In a beautifully directed video by E.G. Bailey, Guante and Katrah-Quey’s song about the “casual exorcism” of gentrification from their 2016 collaborative album, Post-Post-Race, gets visual representation. Jayanthi Kyle’s softly sung hook is even more haunting as she observes movers gradually taking her belongings, leaving her to meditate amid dim candlelight at the video’s conclusion. “Progress isn’t always related to growth / The first step in building a skyscraper is digging up a very deep hole,” raps Guante, who manages to simultaneously pen a lost-love lament and a layered political metaphor.
