The director and music artist known as
Kaiju the Unconquerable has released his new video and short film,
“Cyberpunk 2050.” The video has been proudly published on the
AllUnsigned independent label without the control of the corporate
music or film industries. It is the sixth installment in a series of
official releases. Sleek, bleak, and as futuristic as a hacker with a
jet pack, “Cyberpunk 2050” stands as evidence that Kaiju the
Unconquerable isn't just a talented rap producer performer, but a
skilled cinematic storyteller, besides.
Kaiju the Unconquerable cites as main
artistic influences Kanye West,the Wu-Tang Clan, MF Doom, DMX, Lupe
Fiasco, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Diplomats, G-Unit, Asian culture, Sci-fi,
Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, Neill Blomkamp, John Carpenter,
Bruce Lee, comic books, and street fashion.
Kaiju the Unconquerable says of his
start in hip hop he began by, “Writing battle raps after watching
Smack DVD in '06. I totally took music seriously once I started
coming out of my pocket to spend for mixing and mastering. That's
when the dedication started.”
Speaking strictly of the music, Kaiju
The Unconquerable’s rap has been compared to Kendrick Lamar in the
sense that his lyric content often tends toward the collegiate and
thought-provoking, with better diction than may be expected by fans
familiar mostly with mainstream radio hip hop.
“I feel like a hero almost,” says
Kaiju, “like I gotta change hip hop and bring back innovation and
originality because imitation seems to be the virus killing the art.”
Riley Wallace of AboveAverageHipHop.com
writes of Kaiju's work:
“One part MF DOOM, one part living
breathing Anime story line, Southwest Miami, rapper Kaiju The
Unconquerable is in a lane all his own. A glorified, self-identified
nerd, he started rocking stages at comic conventions — and even has
the credit of being the first Hip-Hop artist ever to be featured in
Shonen Jump, which has been the (print) ground-zero of all things
Manga since it was launch 49 years ago.
“Kaiju differs from other 'weirdo'
rappers, though — unlike an act like DOOM, he isn’t a character
(per se). His songs and his image don’t hinge on each other to
coexist. I mean, he uses a healthy amount comic and anime references,
but no more than your average nerd-core spitter. He thrives on a
wave-appropriate trappish vibe.
“Case and point is his newest
release, 'CYBERPUNK 2050.' Over a bouncy trap tinged instrumental, he
criticizes artists who create fake personas via social media that
they can’t necessarily live up to in real life. 'I’m the kid with
the new option, fans waiting like a shoe dropping,' he raps amid a
laid back, well-paced barrage of straight bars. Like, this kid can
rap!
“Where the nerdery comes in is his
visual treatment. In this case, “CYBERPUNK 2050” serves as the
sixth installment of an ongoing series of self-directed videos that
Kaiju has been dropping over the past year. It’s a complicated
storyline to explain, buy in this episode; Kaiju has used a portal to
the future, and — to keep it simple — is engaged in some dope
martial arts hijinx that make for an entertaining and engaging
6-minute watch.
“Artists are NOT putting this level
of original thought process into their sh-t — don’t @ me!”
“'I love embracing who I am that’s
why I respect Wu-Tang so much,' he told Lisa Ford Blog last year.
'Because even though they’re from the streets, they embraced the
fact they were fans of martial arts movies.' It’s easy to make
stylistic parallels to the dedication they have to their respective
overarching themes.
“Kaiju has a great back catalog, with
a full-length LP, ONI, and then all the material used for his video
series following. It’s not clear if there is an actual project
lined up that will house records like 'Forbidden' and 'Note 7' ( a
banger, BTW) and this new one, but get acquainted — and get ready.”
The narrative of “Cyberpunk 2050”
will appeal to fans of popular sci-fi films such as “Blade Runner”
and “The Matrix,” with neon lights, flying cars, gun play and
martial arts forming key elements. Imaginative costuming and special
effects are ever-present in the video, with the background title
track retaining the spotlight.
“Cyberpunk 2050,” written,
performed, produced and directed by Kaiju the Unconquerable is
available online worldwide now.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
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