MIXTAPE: Cities Aviv - Black Pleasure
While 'bringing the noise' is a concept with a long history in hip-hop, Cities Aviv seems to take it as a legitimate mission statement on his new Black Pleasure. The freebie, which trades in bombastic, washy, aggressive sonics that are sometimes more akin to the brutal side of shoegaze (or even no-wave) should destroy any preconceptions you have about the Memphis-hailing rapper. Highlights include the love song-meets-nightmare of "Escorts" and schizophrenic sincerity of "Visions Of Us."
Mixtape Download: Cities Aviv - Black Pleasure
