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My guests this week are Colorado rapper-producer Teller Bank$ and producers Killer Kane, q no rap name, and Philth Spector. We spoke about the Nichola Winding Refn movie Drive, Sinners, The Toxic Avenger, concept albums as short films, honing their crafts in Colorado, Philadelphia, and California, a brief history of Flip A Beat Club, and the extensive creative process behind their collaborative album Drug$$$. Come fuck with us.
Drug$$$ is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Teller's Bandcamp page. Follow Teller on Instagram (@teller_banks) and Twitter (@Teller_Banks357). Follow Killer Kane on Instagram (@ourleaderkane) and Twitter (@killerkanebeats). Follow q no rap name on Instagram (@qnorapname) and Twitter (@qnorapname_). Follow Philth Spector on Instagram and Twitter (@philth_spector)
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