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"bout.that" (video)

BY Gregory AdamsPublished Jun 10, 2013

Buzz has been building around indie L.A. rap outfit clipping. over their recent midcity LP, and the California crew are piquing interests further with a lo-fi video clip for street sermon "bout.that."

The hazy footage looks as if it was found in a box of old VHS tapes and features Daveed Diggs spitting hard truths about poverty, feces-filled streets and drug deals done out on the church steps. Atop murky synths patches and minimalist blips, lines like "bout that game/bout that life / bout that game / bout that pipe" run sarcastic.

You can check it out down below.

In other news, clipping. recently signed to Sub Pop, and are prepping a new LP to be released in 2014. The band will also appear at the label's Silver Jubilee July 13 in Seattle.

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