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Though Halifax’s Buck 65 has released strong records over the past five years, his early experimental spirit has been somewhat tempered, as he balances his penchant for arty hip-hop with his obligations as a major label artist. Starkly self-aware, Rich Terfry recorded three new albums on his own, aiming to complete and email the Dirtbike trilogy to friends before Halloween. "I wanted to make a record like I did when I was a kid,” Terfry explains. "If I want to make a 90-second song about rabies, I need to be able to do it without considering anything else. I just want to act on it. And if my idea involves sampling some ‘untouchable’ artist, I want to do that too.” Featuring collaborations with Sage Francis, Old Man Luedecke, and Tunng, Dirtbike is raw, gutsy, and streaming for free at buck65.com.