Here's what I've learned about this guy in doing my research for these introductory paragraphs. Although, for all intents and purposes, he's making his debut in 2014 with Neon Icon, he's apparently been around for quite a while. Born Horst Simco, he first got his start in his early twenties, after being influenced by the likes of local Texas rappers Devin the Dude and Paul Wall (seriously?). After starting to record over other artists' beats and passing along his mixtapes as ignorantly as possible, he found the music industry to be a huge bitch: none of the labels wanted to sign him. So Horst did the smart thing: he took advantage of the ever-growing Internet music community to showcase his music.
Because its a holiday (happy Fathers Day!), I figured that this post should be about a hip hop album that poses absolutely zero challenge to the listener. So before you get your panties in a bunch about the fact that this write-up is about Riff Raff, a white guy with cornrows that also goes under the moniker Jody Highroller (and whatever other reason you have for not liking the guy), be sure to read through the entire thing first. I hope the writing is at least entertaining, even if you have preconceived notions about the guy posing with a husky and baby on the album cover.
Here's what I've learned about this guy in doing my research for these introductory paragraphs. Although, for all intents and purposes, he's making his debut in 2014 with Neon Icon, he's apparently been around for quite a while. Born Horst Simco, he first got his start in his early twenties, after being influenced by the likes of local Texas rappers Devin the Dude and Paul Wall (seriously?). After starting to record over other artists' beats and passing along his mixtapes as ignorantly as possible, he found the music industry to be a huge bitch: none of the labels wanted to sign him. So Horst did the smart thing: he took advantage of the ever-growing Internet music community to showcase his music.
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