The GRAMMY-nominated Atlanta-based duo, EARTHGANG have just shared their new genre-bending EP Robophobia which includes features from Snoop Dogg, Spillage Village, and Tommy Newport as well as a new video for their lead single “Blacklight” (feat. Spillage Village). Since signing to J. Cole‘s Dreamville Records in 2017, EARTHGANG have emerged as the contemporary torchbearers of Afrofuturism, continuing to redefine what’s possible in Hip-Hop by blending sounds that challenge the status quo.
The second project in the duo’s EARTHGANG vs the Algorithm series, Robophobia picks up right where RIP Human Art left off, literally falling from the top of the building depicted on the cover of their previous EP – taking listeners on a wild ride through a dystopian future, examining the effects of contemporary technologies like AI on humanity. Serving as a bleak warning as to what the future could hold at the hands of AI, EARTHGANG’s highly-conceptual new EP has been teased using clever adverts and a toll-free number leading into its release—offering a lighthearted and satirical take on the otherwise daunting subject matter. With production influenced by elements of Funk, Rock and Hip-Hop, Robophobia creates a rhythmic soundscape that offers a contrast to the darker Sci-Fi themes inherent in the lyrics, lending a familiarity to the EP which will resonate with longstanding EARTHGANG fans while also welcoming new fans with their cinematic world-building.
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