It takes a lot for any kind of hip-hop to impress me (I’m not an expert or huge fan of hip-hop by any means). I prefer the indie stylings of artists like Murs, Atmosphere, or Mr. Lif as opposed to Lil Wayne (or any other popular hip-hop for that matter). Every so often comes an amazing remix/mash-up of an artist in the indie/rock circle paired with various hip-hop acts that sounds like it was just meant to be, it turns out as natural as any original music would/should. An almost unknown artist, based out of Montreal going by the moniker Tor, decided to create the backbone of the song with various Sufjan Stevens tunes, and laying it down with the lyrics provided by various hip-hop acts (Aesop Rock, Outkast, Brother Ali, etc.). This really shouldn’t have worked, but it does. A fantastic listen. Download it for free at Tor’s website.
Enjoy.
– Ant
The Thoroughfare 