Name: E Grau EP
Brand: MC Bin Laden

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Bonus disc: No

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true1131

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Download code: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-08-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

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Total Cap

1 / 12" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

MC Bin Laden

Genre GB

Latin / South American 

Label GB

True Panther

500 Copies with Screen Printed Sleeves. MC Bin Laden, aka 23 year old Jefferson Christian dos Santos Lima, is the reigning ruler of Sao Paulo’s Baile Funk scene. Born in the impoverished Vila Progresso neighbourhood of easternmost Sao Paulo, Jefferson began rapping as a teenager, mostly on youtube. His life changed in 2014 when he released Bin Laden Nao Morreu, a break- out track heard throughout the fluxo street parties of Brazil’s favelas. MC Bin Laden performs Funk Proibidao, a contemporary version of the reigning archetypal sound of the favelas, Funk Carioca. While early incarnations of the Funk Carioca sound were rooted in Miami Bass, Proibidao is a striking and skeletal reduction. Beats composed of beatboxed vocal samples, and industrial sounds that bang and rattle alongside lyrics more concerned with describing the harsh realities of Brazil’s favelas than with booty-shaking. MC Bin Laden’s breakout single, <i>Bololo Haha</i>, distilled the palate even further, utilizing a bombastic mix of motorcycle revs, barking dogs, and cocking artillery sounds. The aggressive result, coupled with a dynamic video showcasing MC Bin Laden’s brash style, won him notoriety in the streets of Sao Paulo, in addition to the support of international djs and producers drawn to his progressive and deconstructed club music. His vocals, which favour percussive phonetic delivery to complex lyricism are sometimes funny, sometimes grim, and always convey the often complex and contradictory truths of life in favela. 

E Grau EP

Music GB