the dopeness.: chiddy chiddy bang bang

       after meeting at Drexel University in 2008 as freshmen, the multi-talented duo known as Chiddy Bang uploaded a mixtape entitled "The Swelly Express" onto their MySpace page. The album spread like wildfire and led to over 100,000 downloads in less than a month.
       after signing to Parlaphone/Virgin Records, the band released their debut single, the MGMT sampling hit "The Opposite of Adults" earlier this year. The track quickly moved up the charts across the world and the video presently has over 7 million views on YouTube.
       Chiddy Bang is comprised of rapper Chiddy and producer Xaphoon Jones and this genre bending duo just digitally released a prequel to their forthcoming debut album entitled "The Preview" on October 12, 2010.

chiddy & xaphoon

image via y2kdaily.net

"The Preview" is an eight song album and documents the incredible journey the group has had over the last year, starting from underground parties and graduating to performances at the biggest festivals in the world including Glastonbury, Lollapalooza and headlining their own tour across the nation.

because of the positive feedback and fans such as myself wanting new material from the group, Chiddy Bang decided to quench our thirst with "The Preview" while they finish recording their debut album "The Swelly Life" which is due at the end of October 2010.

here are a few of my favorite tracks---they are already on my ipod, and should be on yours too:

chiddy bang---here we go ft. q-tip

chiddy bang -- the good life

chiddy bang---all things go ft. Sufjan Stevens

and because any version of this song makes me infinitely happy: the f*ck you remix