Once upon a time, about 10 years ago, it seemed plausible that Kanye West could appear on a song with the Minneapolis underground rap institution Atmosphere. Kanye was bringing backpack-rap aesthetics to the mainstream, and Atmosphere were, for a while there, the greatest and most popular backpacker group in the world. It didn't happen. And now, 10 years later, Atmosphere have a new song called 'Kanye West' on their forthcoming album Southsiders (which also features the single ' Bitter '). The song isn't about Kanye West at all; instead, as rapper Slug says, it's about 'loving something so much that you submit to the moment.' In classic Atmosphere, it's a weirdly cathartic piece of emotionally incisive boom-bap, and you can hear it below.
Southsiders is out 5/6 on Rhymesayers.
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