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Interview – Chiddy Bang (5/11/10)

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Chiddy Bang describes their sound as a beautiful blend of hip hop, pop, club, afro-beat, and dance, with the strongest of these influences being hip hop.  Having said that, no matter how you decide to classify them, there’s no denying that these 19-year olds are making all the right moves to get heard.

Chiddy serves as the group’s emcee while Xaphoon Jones produces the beats, which mostly consist of chopped up samples.  Outside of putting in their fair share of studio time, the Drexel University dropouts have also been getting major experience with working a crowd.

HipHopAtLunch.com met up with Chiddy Bang before they took the stage at NYC’s Highline ballroom to speak about being co-signed by Black Thought of The Roots, the creative concepts explored in the duo’s music videos, the upcoming UK tour, and possible collaborations with Big Sean, XV, and Mike Posner.

Hopefully we’re treated to some new Chiddy Bang collaborations sooner than later!

So far, the Philadelphia-based duo only has two releases; The Swelly Express mixtape and most recently, the mini-mixtape, Air Swell.  But we can expect an album to be dropping through EMI/Parlophone this fall.

As mentioned in the interview, the duo kept their heads at a normal size but shrunk their bodies down for the visuals to “Opposite of Adults,” iTunes’ current video of the week!  Big shout out to Waverly Films, Minka, and everyone involved in creating the group’s creative videos.

Chiddy Bang – “All Things Go”

“All Things Go” (LIVE)

I would’ve never thought that the ridiculously catchy Sufjan Stevens sample on “All Things Go” was both written and recorded in less than an hour, wow.  For a closer look at the song’s lyrics, check out our previous article.

Chiddy Bang – “Pass Out”

The projection used in this Tinie Tempah remake was quite entertaining, especially the part where Chiddy flies by on an exercise bike, ha!  When performing “Pass Out” last week in NYC, Chiddy decided to grab topics (Brooklyn, mustard, and PornHub.com) out of the crowd for his on-the-spot freestyle.  This idea worked well and more hip hop artists should freestyle with the crowd.

If you’re in the UK, keep an eye out for a Chiddy Bang concert near you, as the group is currently overseas on their first headlining tour.  Also be sure to grab the next issue of XXL Magazine which will feature Chiddy Bang in their Show and Prove section.

  • http://BluVisions.com Zea

    I’m diggin the hell out of this video “Pass Out.” I’m sure they bring crazy energy to the stage when they perform.

  • http://twitter.com/MikeBoydJR mike

    yea that video is sick. And the crowd was deff feeling their live show. Reminded me of a Wiz Khalifa show

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