Cadence Weapon

Rapper, producer, poet, and journalist Rollie Pemberton, also known as Cadence Weapon, breaks down musical barriers with his literate, club-influenced hip-hop. Hailed as a rising hip-hop star in the independent scene when his debut album, Breaking Kayfabe, hit record store shelves in 2005, he was lauded for avoiding the stale formulas that are too commonly found in mainstream pop, and for straying from the reclusive nature that characterizes a lot of underground rappers. His biting rhymes laid over his own synth-heavy, electro-fused beats (drawing from IDM, house, indie rock, ...