Atlanta jam and funk band Noot D’ Noot has just released a new mixtape entitled Time Release. This mixtape features some mixes of some of their already established songs such as “Know That Feeling” and “The Occasion.” The mixtape also features a track with Atlanta Hip-Hop artists Muffy and Grip Plyaz called “Retail Girls” and also a track created from a freestyle live performance at one of their shows called “Wanton One.”
In the rap universe, it is difficult being a duo because ego is the force driving most lyrics. “I am the best”, “I am the greatest” are phrases often caroled by performers. Hardly do you ever hear a “We are a team and that is why we excel! Teamwork!” One of the few duos, that were able to transcend self-centeredness and become greats in their own right, have been in an undetermined hiatus since their last album Idlewild. The idea of Outkast, in itself, is another reason why it is difficult to be a rap duo. Any new group’s music and identity will be forever compared to the work of the Atlanta artists until one finally surpasses them. This is where California artists U-N-I currently find themselves.
So thanks to the awesomeness of my friend Kendrick Daye (Mr. Art Nouveau), he and I were able to go to the Goodie Mob Reunion concert at the Masquerade Park in Atlanta. When he first told me about this, I nearly shat in my pants because I am a proud native of Atlanta and going to the Goodie Mob reunion would be like transporting back to my early days before I found the guitar.
