If you don’t know who the Astroid boys are let me catch you
up to speed. The Astroid Boys are an independent Welsh hip-hop/rap collective
hailing from Cardiff which is the capital and largest city in the United
Kingdom. The geniuses behind the astroid boys are the main frontmen Benjamin
Kendal A.K.A Benji Wild and Philipe Constantinou A.K.A Traxx, also their
producer Dell and D.J Comfort along with some other band members. This group
sounds like hard-core, Rap, Hip-Hop and Dubstep all mixed together on meth and
I love it more and more with every track this dangerous duo releases, I can
honestly say I have never heard a group quite like the Astroid Boys. After
listening to their Bacon Dream E.P released on October 5th 2013, I
was absolutely blown away by how they seemed to have created their own lyrical
style and how well Benji and Traxx worked so well together as lyricists. I
later looked up some of their live radio interviews where the radio interviewer
asked them to spit some freestyles of their own. I was instantly intrigued upon
how they were able to spit out such fast hard hitting verses and were still
able to keep the flow so steady and really pronounciate every word so clearly.
The beats that the Astroid boys use also really threw me for a loop, not only
have they created their own lyrical style but the beats themselves were a thing
all their own. Every beat on the Bacon Dream E.P was so unique and hard hitting
in their own way, All these different styles of music mixed together into one
track was overall amazing to hear and refreshing considering most E.P’s or
albums I listen to end up lacking in terms of consistency and enjoyment from
one song to the next. Benji was sent to jail for reasons that still remain unknown
before the Bacon Dream E.P was finished or released, leaving Traxx to headline
most of the shows that went on after the release of the E.P. Benji said before
going to jail “Being as I’m a rapper, I suppose going to jail is the only
option.” Benji has since been released from jail as of November 11th
2014 and has got right back into the groove of things and has begun making
music with the group once again. The Astroid Boys recently announced they will
be releasing a new E.P within the spring of 2015 but have yet to give us an
exact Date or a name for the project. Overall this group has impressed me extremely
in almost every aspect of what they do, I highly suggest everyone check them out
and go listen to the Bacon Dream E.P as well as their multiple music videos
located on Youtube.
Ill be keeping you up to date on the release of their new E.P as soon as it drops and also any other Astroid boys news. Once again thanks for reading and also don't forget to check out the latest music video by the Astroid boys which is located below as well as a link to their Bacon Dream E.P on BandCamp.com. Once again let me know what you think about the article, leave a comment or drop a me a line in the comment section below.
Astroid Boys - Dusted
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