Thunderheist

Canada's electronic rap duo Thunderheist -- MC Isis and producer Grahm Zilla -- combine their love of old-school hip-hop with beats that draw on synth-disco, electro, and booty bass to make trendy party music that attempts to avoid ironic hipster detachment without taking itself too seriously. In 2006, on the suggestion of mutual friends, Zilla (aka Graham Bertie) of Montreal, the son of an Olympic wrestler and a struggling producer primarily focused on crafted J Dilla-inspired hip-hop beats under the name Metrix, got in touch (via MySpace) with the Nigerian-born, Toronto-rai...