{"id":35522,"date":"2021-02-05T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35522"},"modified":"2023-04-06T22:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T02:40:41","slug":"the-obgms-blur-the-lines-between-punk-rap-with-the-outsah-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35522","title":{"rendered":"The OBGMs blur punk &#038; rap lines with \u2018The Outsah Tape\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OBGMs, the critically-lauded Canadian punk trio have released a three-song single, dubbed \u2018The Outsah Tape\u2019 (<a href=\"http:\/\/email.em2.rg-mail.com\/c\/eJwdjUuOgzAQRE8Du6B2txvHCy9mxHCNyJ8mWMIBgbn_WFHVop5U0jsl5iPLpz5y6vi348mJHUMQoyN4nUgZbjFGIhsPxGD75Mzil6f02SGgAoVWaVDAgxp4ZjB_E09PM2masdMgBYfz_Sg-b0PcS786oshoYyKhgKKjYDDasAQgWUYZ-82ttR5XRz8dzq1X8We9z23ItVFdZQ_vcu13vfxa_SH96fJn2Zss3ls7ik8px3p9fdX5Fylr20ACtIz_wlBJdQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/smarturl.it\/theobgmsoutsahtape<\/a>). It features remixes by NYC-based BIPOC alt-rock-hip hop band Oxymorrons (333 Wreckords Crew) with The OBGMS\u2019 own Cola H., and Chicago-based rapper femdot. with Clairmont The Second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c\u2019Outsah\u2019 is my favourite song on&nbsp;The Ends,\u201d<\/em> explains The OBGMS frontman Densil McFarlane. \u201c<em>We invented the remix on this punk shit. Teaming up with heavy hitters Oxymorrons, femdot., and Clairmont The Second is a dream come true.\u201d<\/em> Watch the video for <em>Outsah<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HmdWcsm6vUY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Oxymorrons added: <em>\u201cThis is the collaboration you didn\u2019t know you needed! It\u2019s NYC meets The 6! This is international Black Punk Rock Rap shit, baby! Enjoy or you can meet us Outsah!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OBGMs released&nbsp;\u2018The Ends\u2019&nbsp;in October, with the 10-song album, which was produced by Dave Schiffman (PUP, Rage Against The Machine), bringing the Toronto-based punk trio to international attention.&nbsp;Brooklyn<em> Vegan<\/em>&nbsp;said \u201c<em>The OBGMs hold nothing back and are clearly not afraid to write punk songs that sound like they\u2019re built to fill stadiums.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Guitar World&nbsp;described firecracker Densil McFarlane\u2019s approach as <em>\u201clyrics with the sneer and bulldozing attitude of Keith Morris-era Black Flag, but his riffing and hooks could give even the Billie Joe Armstrong of the world a run for their money,\u201d<\/em> while&nbsp;<em>Vice<\/em>&nbsp;said the band \u201c<em>barrel through hook-laden, guitar forward, tracks\u2026 it\u2019s like\u2026 the Strokes covering The Stooges.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The OBGMs, the critically-lauded Canadian punk trio have released a three-song single, dubbed \u2018The Outsah Tape\u2019 (https:\/\/smarturl.it\/theobgmsoutsahtape). It features remixes by NYC-based BIPOC alt-rock-hip hop <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35522\" title=\"The OBGMs blur punk &#038; rap lines with \u2018The Outsah Tape\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30],"tags":[9445,9357,9719],"class_list":["post-35522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-the-ends","tag-the-obgms","tag-the-outsah-tape"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/11257793-B9BB-4425-8812-D89A12B584F3-scaled.jpeg?fit=1707%2C2560","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9eW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34938,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34938","url_meta":{"origin":35522,"position":0},"title":"The OBGMs share new single \u2018Outsah\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The OBGMs\u00a0have released a new single from forthcoming album\u00a0\u2018The Ends,\u2019 which is set for release October\u00a030 via\u00a0Black Box. The opening track of the record, Outsah serves as a dizzying, percussion-strafed statement of intent. 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