Song You Need: xaviersobased and AyooLii’s “Pop Trunk” is a fever dream
The new song is produced by Surf Gang’s evilgiane.
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An intriguing new voice to emerge from the internet rap ether, xaviersobased has constructed an insular world painted with corrupted pixels. His music carries the unmistakeable traces of SpaceGhostPurrp's raw haze and the narcotic melodies of Drain Gang; for his new song "Pop Trunk," he heads to Milwaukee, home of the song's other toplined artist AyooLii.
evilgiane, a member of the New York rap collective Surf Gang, handles production duties and proves himself a canny conduit for the rappers' oddball chemistry. The synths have butterfly wings and constantly ascend like the looped climax of a Sigur Ros song as a relentless, deep-fried beat inspired by the underground club rap peeking out of AyooLii's hometown pumps handclaps directly into your brain's pleasure centers. It's a worthy follow-up to their previous collaboration "same" and a welcome reminder of how enchanting rappers can be when they rap like the only thing watching is SoundCloud's website code.