Over it's 10 + year existence, Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn has cast a wide net when it comes to collaborators. Albarn has been able to coax such unique talents as De La Soul, Mark Smith from the Fall, and even the late, great Dennis Hopper to join in his animated madness. His latest effort, a track for the Converse "Three Artists, One Song series, "DoYaThing", is no different. This time around, he brings in the big hitters with LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Outlast's Andre 3000. The end product "DoYaThing" is a knockout. Starting off with a hyper little electro beat, the song features Albarn's deadpan vocals paired with an typical over the top chorus from Murphy. About halfway through the song, it takes a quick shift and it becomes the Andre 3000 show. Over a quickly accelerating beat, Andre proceeds to let loose on a minute plus long blistering freestyle rap reminiscent of the classic Outkast track "BOB". Even the processed harmony vocals at the end remind me of the gospel choir at the end of "BOB" Towards the end of the rap, you can hear Albarn quietly asking "When's the next Outkast album". Great stuff.
Best thing about this track is that it's free. You can download it from http://play.converse.com/blog/2012/02/23/doyathing/
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