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Silent Funk +1 drop new video/single “Say Less”
Defenders of the Hip-Hop Universe Silent Funk +1 take on “The Wackness Group” in a new video. “Say Less” is partly inspired by emcee Rhinoceros Funk’s hatred of that term. As he states “My issues with the grammatical chaos have provided many a chuckle during intense Silent Funk conversations. One day Silent Someone (producer) called me while wearing a smoking jacket and stuffing his whale bone pipe and said we use the phrase correctly to persuade these bums to ‘Say Less’ and encourage them to zip they lips and move on.
In the animated video, Rhino, Silent and the third member of the group, DJ JS-1 use their hard-earned hip-hop skills to topple Microwave Cooks, DJ Dishpan hands and producer Lord HypeBeast. Speaking on what these characters represent JS-1 said “to me those characters represent the typical clones that oversaturate the hip hop landscape. The one’s who think they are killing it because they post a lot of nonsense on social media or drop an album every twenty-seven minutes.”
Watch official video for “Say Less”: https://youtu.be/Z4YnaU0No8Q?si=iIiE-TCj3705ohHy
“Say Less” appears on the forthcoming Silent Funk +1 LP U Ain’t Special (to be released in vinyl and digital format). When the group announced the LP recently they did it with a special track/video entitled “U Ain’t Special (The Promo)”
Watch official video for “U Ain’t Special”: https://youtu.be/fa8VZ4mF2VQ?si=JGEcyMJDoU17OtBh
The album title is a direct sentiment of how the trio of Rhinoceros Funk (emcee), Silent Someone (producer) and DJ JS-1 feel about the current generation of operators in the hip-hop space. As JS-1 states, “In this modern era where tech allows ANYONE to jump in and do anything, nothing is special. Most of the people everyone puts on pedestals are not even slightly special. They are dime a dozen with fantastic engagement on social media.” Or as Rhino succinctly states “Let me remind you of what’s inside you brother..NOTHING!!! I ain’t special … and if I ain’t special you ain’t special!”
U Ain’t Special follows last year’s LP Silence B4 Da Funk, which was the first LP as a trio, though Rhino and Silent Someone have released two prior albums as a duo (2022’s Self-titled LP and 2024’s Silent Funk 2 A Funky Silence EP).
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https://www.instagram.com/rhinocerosfunk
Beaming in from Strong Island, interstellar word-smith Spaceman is feeling “Cranky.” Utilizing a melodic delivery over a minimal synth laden instrumental (Produced by Manny McPlanes), Spaceman seethes with frustration and strong words for the fakers out there. As the artist states, “Cranky is a song about frustration with performative culture. People who claim identities that they don’t embody, whether that’s toughness, wisdom, status, or artistic originality, or as the track says, “These niggas don’t stand for what they say they stand for.”
Listen to “Cranky” here: https://youtu.be/cHSGYc3H6JQ?si=bmKNdAv6MXNH3sNM
This is the first new single from Spaceman since his massive “Social Skills” series of singles which dropped throughout last year. That series was focused on stepping out of his solo work and collaborating with artists that he respects. These singles included the following:
“Mumblecore” ft ABGOHARD (Produced by K3Mal): https://youtu.be/kQlyWylcrVs?si=IJMmuz-sHved93WS
“Think Twice” ft Fatboi Sharif (Produced by The Suspect (Allegedly): https://youtu.be/xBEtRAERYLA?si=4SinfskuKCkBZz3v
“Geometry” ft Kyle Rapps (Produced by The Suspect (Allegedly): https://youtu.be/bgeEOn2YBb4?si=XqdT6ZbGLN93Jnoi
“Peep The Method” ft Jus-P (Produced by Escada): https://youtu.be/-yOK4ltjgPc?si=xken6SJR-k3-22Cz
Releasing music over the past decade solo (and formerly part of the Inner City Kids Collective) Spaceman has collaborated and/or shared stages in the past with such artists as The Underachievers, Vulkan The Krusader and Gashi. He has also toured the Northeast several times.
More info: https://cyberspace667.com/
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