Death Grips

Tags: Hip-Hop , experimental , experimental rap

Death Grips are an experimental hip hop group formed in Sacramento, California, United States in 2010. The group consists of Stefan Burnett aka Ride (vocals) and the production team Zach Hill and Andy Morin aka A2B2, often credited as Flatlander. Their live setup consisted of Burnett on vocals, Morin on keyboards, and Hill on drums.

The group officially formed December 21, 2010, and released its first single and video for "Full Moon (Death Classic)" on March 8, 2011. On April 26, 2011, they released their debut album, the mixtape Exmilitary. NBCNewYork.com called it "an intense, dark listen."

On February 27, 2012 Death Grips signed with Epic and released two albums the same year. The first official album, The Money Store, was released on April 24. Music videos were made for the singles "Blackjack," "Get Got," and "Fever (Aye Aye)." The track "Lost Boys" was also released alone with no video accompaniment.

After a month and a half long ARG involving the deep web, and a spat with Epic over its release, Death Grips leaked the album No Love Deep Web on its website on October 1st, 2012. This resulted in someone closing down the band's website. The band said it was done by the label which the label denied shortly.

On November 13, 2013, the band spontaneously made available their third LP within two years, Government Plates. The album was posted to their soundcloud page and website, much like No Love Deep Web, but without any sort of lead up or prior hype bar one single released months beforehand, taking most listeners by complete surprise.

On June 8, 2014, Death Grips released the first half of a new double album featuring BjÃ¶rk, The Powers That B. Disc 1 is titled Niggas on the Moon, Disc 2 will be titled Jenny Death. The full double album will be released via Harvest Records/Third Worlds in 2015.

On July 2, 2014, Death Grips announced on Facebook that they have canceled all tour dates and are finished as a band, stating: "we are now at our best and so Death Grips is over. we have officially stopped. all currently scheduled live dates are canceled. our upcoming double album "the powers that b" will still be delivered worldwide later this year via Harvest/Third Worlds Records. Death Grips was and always has been a conceptual art exhibition anchored by sound and vision. above and beyond a "band". to our truest fans, please stay legend."

On March 24, 2015, Death Grips announced a world tour, confirming the group is currently active.

On February 7, 2016 the single "Hot Head" from their upcoming album "Bottomless Pit" was dropped. 'Read more on Last.fm'. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.