“The Cage” continues the themes of violence and paranoia that run throughout The Money Store. Here MC Ride raps about the conflicts of the inner city. The context of the first verse would also suggest the cage could represent how social norms (importance of money “burning paper”, the sanctity of life (first 4 lines) and the social taboo of drugs “Ash lung blastin”) would represent certain limitations imposed by a functioning society as seen by its inhabitants. In the case of MC Rides persona it would seem he views these limitations as arbitrary and is not concerned with the conseque… read more
“The Cage” continues the themes of violence and paranoia that run throughout The Money Store. Here MC Ride raps about the conflicts of the inner city… read more
“The Cage” continues the themes of violence and paranoia that run throughout The Money Store. Here MC Ride raps about the conflicts of the inner city. The context of the first verse woul… read more
Death Grips are an experimental hip-hop group formed in Sacramento, California, United States in 2010. The group consists of Stefan Burnett aka Ride (vocals) and the production team Zach Hill and Andy Morin, often miscredited under the alias "Flatlander". Their live setup consists of Burnett on vocals, Morin on keyboards & laptop, and Hill on drums. The group officially formed December 21, 2010, and released its first EP, self-titled "Death Grips". They also released their first single and music video, for "Full Moon (Death Classic)", only si… read more
Death Grips are an experimental hip-hop group formed in Sacramento, California, United States in 2010. The group consists of Stefan Burnett aka Ride (vocals) and the production team Zach…read more