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This UK Rap Duo Has A Song With MF DOOM And Jay Electronica

Sonnyjim and The Purist sit at a table with their arms crossed

Photo Credit: ABOVEGROUND

“Barz Simpson,” which features MF DOOM and Jay Electronica, is the first single from UK-based duo White Girl Wasted, ahead of their upcoming September 6 self-titled debut.

White Girl Wasted, a new collaborative hip-hop duo based out of the UK, is coming out the gate with a heavy-hitting single featuring verses from Jay Electronica and the late MF DOOM. ā€œBarz Simpsonā€ arrives ahead of an upcoming self-titled debut album that will also feature Madlib and DJ Premiere. The eight-track project, White Girl Wasted, drops on September 6.

The duo is comprised of Sonnyjim, a Birmingham-based UK rapper who’s been doing steady work since his solo debut in 2006, and The Purist, a producer from Brighton, UK who has previously worked with emcees such as Freddie Gibbs and Action Bronson.

The idea for White Girl Wasted came about 4 years ago after the pair were inspired by a week at Outlook Festival. The festival celebrates sound system culture, a culture based around huge speakers, street parties, and production-emphasized bass-heavy music that started in Jamaica and spread throughout the Caribbean and beyond. After returning from the festival, The Purist laid out the beat for ā€œBarz Simpson,ā€ and Sonnyjim followed up with his verse in a single take.

 

The Simpsons' Bart Simpson wears the classic MF DOOM mask and writes in a notebook

Single artwork for “Barz Simpson” feat. MF DOOM & Jay Electronica

 

Agreeing that the track sounded fitting of the masked villain, with its lo-fi flute whistles and brass-tapping drum pattern, the duo sent DOOM the track and received twice as many bars as they asked for — all within a few days of the late rapper getting the song. ā€œBarz Simpsonā€ sounds exactly like it was recorded: natural, smooth, underground and unrolled in a single motion.

Even before adding the likes of DOOM and Electronica, Sonny’s verse seems pulled from an adjacent space. The rhymes are stacked up word after word. ā€œNext week, I’m out in France yachting / Two grand in my back pocket, cop this on the black market,ā€ he rhymes with patience and awareness of the effect of each syllable. DOOM’s verse graces the same loop with the same attitude, throaty bars, and hefty rhymes able to find a pocket anywhere and everywhere on Purist’s unstinting beat.

Closing out the track, Jay Electronica matches the energy of Sonny and DOOM with reference-laced couplets that focus on pairs of rhymes at a time. ā€œMetamorph like a butterfly, pollinate like a bee / I represent for my nation like Muhammad Ali,ā€ he raps, never far from a shoutout for the Nation of Islam.

Check out the full tracklist for White Girl Wasted and pre-save the album:

  1. ā€œParis Hiltonā€
  2. ā€œBarz Simpsonā€ feat. MF DOOM & Jay Electronica
  3. ā€œDoc Elisā€ feat. DJ Premier
  4. ā€œNo Face No Caseā€
  5. ā€œDoes Mushrooms Onceā€ feat. Madlib
  6. ā€œLemon 714ā€
  7. ā€œ999ā€ feat Lee Scott & Mikaveli
  8. ā€œBuy Cocaine Not Artā€

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