Che describes his music as “rap slash electronic,” but where his debut pulled from rainbowy EDM and nightcore vocaloid, RIB is sharper and darker, sawtooth synths grating against open hi-hats and hollowed-out 808s, degraded samples mired beneath sludgy basslines and plodding drums. Some songs are so loud their mixes fully redline, glitching out when Che attempts to play them through the studio speakers (“Boss Up,” “MDMA”). Others are already stitched together just so, like a track tentatively called “U Da Shit” where Che references Rihanna over a Crystal Castles flip. “MANNEQUIN” is a strong contender for song of the summer -- think “GNARLY” by KATSEYE for Zoomers whose J Hope is Nettspend.
Che often fixates on death in his music, but RIB takes things full kamikaze, from yelping “I just put my opp block on a fucking canvas” on “Hellraiser” to frequently detailing his own demise. On standout “Dior Leopard,” he shrieks, “go 27 club, kill myself, Cobain!” before namedropping K3, while ...
Tags, Events, and Projects