Wood Teeth by Doseone and Height Keech
Have you ever seen a work of art absolutely consumed by genuine, personal, and justified hatred, something dripping with disdain so thick that you’re left with no choice but to either join in on the dogpile or turn away in discomfort? Well, if you feel a certain type of way about American conservatives, especially online right wing grifters, you’ll find a wonderful world of catharsis on Wood Teeth by Doseone and Height Keech. If you’re wondering how left wing anger feels different today than it did in 2016, this compact hip hop collaboration will give you everything you need to know, with its apocalyptic tone contrasting sharply with the sheer goofiness of the narrator’s enemy. A snarling, growling vocal delivery combines seamlessly with a dark, minimal instrumental style, reflecting an anger that extends far beyond the patronizing well-wishing of the past, flying in the face of the “we go high” rhetoric as a sense of extreme emergency takes over. Part call to action, part personal diary, Wood Teeth forces us to compare notes to our own lives and act accordingly.