FLATBUSH ZOMBIES at Wrongbar, Sunday (Oct. 13). Rating: NNN
Towards the end of their Sunday night set, Flatbush Zombies cut their own music and played Kurt Cobain’s anthem for disenfranchised youth, Smells Like Teen Spirit. An apt choice for the Flatbush, Brooklyn crew – rappers Meechy Darko, Zomby Juice and producer/sometimes rapper Erick Arc Elliott – who make scrappy, mosh pit-inducing hip-hop imbibed with punk spirit.
In their three years together they’ve quickly aligned themselves with other rising rappers – including A$AP Rocky (the topical Bath Salt was a highlight on the otherwise mediocre A$AP Mob mixtape Lords Never Worry) and Danny Brown (who guests on the trio’s latest mixtape BetterOffDEAD) – though don’t expect to hear their songs on the radio any time soon. Unlike the Walking Dead zombies, the three would rather have a cornucopia of drugs than brains, which made for a highly energetic, though slightly repetitive 40 minute set.
It might have been Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, but the trio brought Amerikkkan Pie (one of the stand out tracks from BetterOffDEAD) for dessert.
