Cage

Cage has been active in the New York hip-hop underground, and over the years his rap has become more “progressive.” His story is about survival, not delivered in a “how hard I am” fashion, but in a way stating that the fucked-up things that go on in one’s life have meaning, significance, and it’s that humanity that underscores that impact. And the music? Hard, dense, saturated with heavy guitar, almost more rock than hip-hop in places, with considerable input production-wise by El-P—a sound that fits well with Cage’s lyrical style and content and the overall Def Jux catalog.

Cage
Depart from Me
Def Jux
Out on June 30, 2009