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What I'm listening to today: "The D.O.C. - Return of da Livin' Dead."

The D.O.C. was a very promising Texas rapper, who nearly died in a car crash six months after his first album. The crash crushed his larynx and severely damaged his voice, but he went ahead and released two more albums. This is off the first, which is a pretty odd artifact. It's uneven and has some very weird stuff, but this song is amazing. It's experimental and grimy and hits super hard. His voice is an evil rasp that works perfectly in this context, and the lyricism and flow are astonishing, even before you realize how hard he must have worked to do it. It's a completely unique sound, and I love it.

https://hip-hopthegoldenera.bandcamp.com/track/return-of-da-livin-dead