Chiddy Bang is a hip hop duo from Philadelphia, PA. Emcee Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege, and DJ/Producer Noah Beresin, a.k.a. Xaphoon Jones, met while attending Drexel University in Philly.
Their music sounds to me like rapping over an indie electro hip hop baby.
My favorite kind of baby.
My favorite kind of baby.
Chiddy Bang often samples underground favorites like Kate Nash, MGMT, RATATAT, Yelle, and Passion Pit, giving them the indie/electro feel I spoke of. Xaphoon then takes these samples and puts his spin on it, resulting in a track that really stands out from Chiddy Bang's hip hop peers. The duo has released two mixtapes, The Swelly Express, and Air Swell.
Below is Chiddy Bang's music videos for their first two singles, 'Kids' and 'Truth'. They recently released the video for their third single, 'Sooner or Later' where Chiddy filmed a recent trip to his parents hometown in Nigeria.
View that one HERE.
Love this next one. The vocals by Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos is why I love this song.
Chiddy Bang has been gaining a lot of respect and attention in the blogosphere since late 2009/early 2010, but has just started reaching widespread popularity with the release of the 'Kids' music video. That same song even peaked on the top of US charts at number 8. Chiddy Bang was signed to EMI back in March, and is releasing their first album, Here We Go, August 24th, 2010.
Two of my Chiddy Bang favs:
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You can also cop their second mixtape, Air Swell. 'Hey London' is in the download.
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