{"product_id":"death-grips-the-money-store","title":"Death Grips - The Money Store","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180 gram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Allmusic guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA confusing band from the get-go, Death Grips' first release, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/exmilitary-mw0002183680\" class=\"album-link\"\u003eExmilitary\u003c\/a\u003e, was maybe a mixtape, maybe a debut, or maybe both, but there's little doubt that the freely downloadable monster was a headline release in the underground hip-hop renaissance of 2011. From \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/lil-b-mn0001999248\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eLil B\u003c\/a\u003eto \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/shabazz-palaces-mn0002678775\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eShabazz Palaces\u003c\/a\u003e, it was a great time to right click, but the 2012 season often involved entering credit card information -- not just to some file-hosting service but to an old-school record label, which in the case of the game-changing The Money Store, is shockingly the Sony-owned Epic. That this restless blast of paranoid avant-rap was released by an imprint that was also committed to signing the winner of the X-Factor recalls a time when you could follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/throbbing-gristle-mn0000926604\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eThrobbing Gristle\u003c\/a\u003e releases all the way up to Warner Bros, but none of this would matter if the music wasn't amazing itself, and it is. Here, the opening “Get Got” combines glitch, African rhythms, and a swirling keyboard riff right out of dream pop, all while MC \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/stefan-burnett-mn0002917776\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eStefan Burnett\u003c\/a\u003e offers hood incantations that fall somewhere between \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/gang-starr-mn0000193601\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eGang Starr\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/guru-mn0000648951\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eGuru\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/can-mn0000645612\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eCan\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/malcolm-mooney-mn0000669411\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eMalcolm Mooney\u003c\/a\u003e. Remarkably, rock-solid hooks reveal themselves after repeated listens as the true stomper “The Fever (Aye Aye)” hides its \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/run-dmc-mn0000358408\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eRun-DMC\u003c\/a\u003e love under a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/nine-inch-nails-mn0000351733\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eNine Inch Nails\u003c\/a\u003e-like blast, and while the lean, winding snake called “I've Seen the Footage” is all No Wave, severe compression, and conspiracy theories up front, it's really just a tambourine shake away from becoming a possible \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/outkast-mn0000420381\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eOutkast\u003c\/a\u003e track. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/burnett-mn0002917776\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eBurnett\u003c\/a\u003e would rather follow the music than front it, sensibly acting as one-third of the group when most MCs would choose to be either a focal point or an accessory in these surroundings. The dense bed of edgy grind that he's working with is crafted by producers \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/andy-morin-mn0002566008\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eAndy Morin\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/zach-hill-mn0000092920\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eZach Hill\u003c\/a\u003e (the latter being the man taking the genre-free attitude of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/zorn-mn0000239329\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eZorn\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/laswell-mn0000075979\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eLaswell\u003c\/a\u003e into the age of mixtapes), and it isn't without mercy or melody, even though it is, decidedly, an onslaught. All these elements are glued together by a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/bad-brains-mn0000075264\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eBad Brains\u003c\/a\u003e-sized sense of purpose, which makes Death Grips sound alive and hungry in spite of their name, and while it is interesting that this dark ball of hip-hop anti-matter was released by a major, what sticks is the music. The Money Store is an important record that's also compelling, loaded with kinetic blows against the empire and fully stuffed with that attractive maverick spirit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47339949129963,"sku":"VVA1049","price":26.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5692\/3115\/files\/1965161.jpg?v=1768406315","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylveritas.com\/products\/death-grips-the-money-store","provider":"Vinyl Veritas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}