{"id":41207,"date":"2022-04-05T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modernfix.com\/?p=41207"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T21:00:21","slug":"skrillex-and-swae-lee-are-too-bizarre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/music\/skrillex-and-swae-lee-are-too-bizarre\/","title":{"rendered":"Skrillex and Swae Lee are “Too Bizarre”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is Skrillex. This picture sounds like, ‘Wubba Wub Wub Wuuuub’ in my head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Origin<\/strong>: Los Angeles, CA
\nBorn<\/strong>: Sonny John Moore
\nActive since<\/strong>: 2004
\nSome know him as<\/strong>: The vocalist of post-hardcore screamo\/emo band, “From First To Last”.
\nMost know him as<\/strong>: The guy who made ‘dubstep’ a thing, for better or for worse. Wub Wub Wub.
\nLatest release<\/strong>: Does the song have dubstep in it, by an artist, that doesn’t normally have dubstep in their songs? Yeah… that’s Skrillex.<\/p>\n

Did I mention he is associated with Dubstep? While not necessarily inventing the genre, (maybe he did), he most definitely gave it a face and a name. Some people dig it. It’s cool in limited doses. Feeling that bass blow through your underside in a wicked breakdown can be pretty sick.<\/p>\n

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This is Swae Lee. That necklace cost more than your house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Origin<\/strong>: Inglewood, CA
\nBorn<\/strong>: Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown
\nGenre<\/strong>: Hip hop, Trap, Pop Rap
\nActive since<\/strong>: 2008
\nLatest Release<\/strong>: “Swaecation”
\nKnown For<\/strong>: Honey sweet hooks and vocal melodies with a professional flow that can spit bars that melt down like liquid gold.
\nNot Known For<\/strong>: Picking good album titles.<\/p>\n

One thing I’ve always admired about the hip-hop scene in general, is how willing the artists are to pull each other up. The number of collaborations, guest drops, “Song Whatever ft. Someone else” often highlights a scene that knows how to cross-promote. Being a rock and roll native, there is an inherent ego\/competition that dominates the genre and local scenes. The circles that Swae Lee move in result in an ever-evolving musical resume. Looking at the names Swae Lee has managed to work with in his relatively short career is a clear study in how collaboration leads to success. He has appeared on tracks with: Future, The Weekend, Wiz Khalifa, Ellie Goulding, Diplo, Lil Pump, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, & Drake.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

And most recently, had a song with Post Malone<\/strong> called, “Sunflower<\/em>” that appeared in the movie, “Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

But it’s his track with Skrillex that brings us together today my friends.<\/p>\n

Notice: This song doesn’t sound like ‘normal’ Skrillex, nor… does this song sound like ‘normal’ Swae Lee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It has a catchy pumping rhythm thrown down by Skrillex that Swae Lee drapes his velvet presence across (only to have it occasionally torn apart by some – unnecessary – throat scraping bleats by ‘Siickbrain’). The acoustic guitar breaks are a pleasant surprise…\u00a0“Too Bizarre”.<\/strong><\/p>\n