Death Grips

Released: June 22, 2018

Songwriter: Zach Hill

Producer: Zach Hill Andy Morin

[Verse 1]
Little Richard took a picture
He got triggered by the click'a
He got beat up, he got bigger

[Refrain]
Little Richard, Little Richard

[Verse 2]
Little Richard, he's in the dorms
He's gonna bomb and look good when he bombs, in the dorms
Maria Sharapova, yes, as good as anyone's guess

[Refrain]
Little Richard, Little Richard

[Bridge]
He just needs to A, B, C, and D
He just needs the world to be what he has seen

[Verse 3]
In the horn section, they hide weapons
Bottom of a white bic, chewed up like a pig's dick

[Refrain]
Little Richard, Little Richard

Death Grips is an experimental multi-genre group from Sacramento, CA, formed in 2010. Their music and live performances consist of vocals from Stefan “MC Ride” Burnett and production from Zach Hill and Andy Morin. On July 2nd, 2014, the band officially announced their disbanding via a note on their Facebook page. However, on October 21, 2015, they announced they ‘might make some more’ music together, and released a new album, Bottomless Pit in 2016. Their latest album, Year of the Snitch, was released in 2018.

The band’s music has been described as punk rock, hip-hop, noise, industrial, and electronic. Their sound ranges from minimalistic and trunk-rattling heaviness (such as on “No Love”), to rapping about dark subjects over heavily distorted samples (like on “I’ve Seen Footage”). They have also released two entirely instrumental albums, Fashion Week and Interview 2016, which feature abrasive and violent electronic beats and some guitars.

Frontman Stefan Burnett’s violent lyrics draw inspiration from a struggle both against himself and against the world at large, focusing on themes of individualism, paranoia, mental illness, drug use, occultism, and the emotionally degenerative nature of modern society.

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