U P P E R H a N D and the Making of “HOLY SMOKE!” and “Outside”
indie tribe. released the 11-track U P P E R H a N D on May 28, 2021. Its credits place nobigdyl., Mogli the Iceburg, Jon Keith and DJ Mykael V across songs including “HOLY SMOKE!,” “Outside,” “TOPDOWN” and “TRIBAL COUNCIL”; in a Rapzilla interview, the four artists also discussed the collective’s formation and broke down the creation of “HOLY SMOKE!” and “Outside.”
Sources: Apple Music — U P P E R H a N D · Rapzilla — indie tribe. interview on its formation, “HOLY SMOKE!” and “Outside”
L O W B L O W, “Mountain View Drive” and a More Confrontational Album
The collective followed with L O W B L O W on August 4, 2023, a 14-track album featuring nobigdyl., Mogli the Iceburg, Jon Keith and DJ Mykael V in varying combinations. Rapzilla reported that a conversation at the group’s “Mountain View Drive” writing camp supplied the album title and that satanic imagery appearing in mainstream rap helped prompt the group’s more outspoken approach to the record.
Sources: Apple Music — L O W B L O W · Rapzilla — indie tribe. on the impetus and title behind L O W B L O W
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