Something Else
09.28.25
Def Sound (pronouns they/them/he/hims) is an Afro-Caribbean transdisciplinary artist born and based in South Central LA. Def is a postbinary Grammy Award-considered contemporary hip-hop artist, producer, poet, and award-winning academic.
Def’s work as a poet has been included in Saul Williams’ Anthology CHORUS, while their music has been featured in LA WEEKLY, LA Record, The L.A. Times, The Frieze Art Fair, the Emmy Nominated Television series Music Diaries, and the Emmy winning Artbound on KCET. Def is currently teaching Hip Hop/Black Critical Theory at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).
This month we interview Open Mike Eagle about his new album ‘Neighborhood Gods Unlimited.’
Open Mike Eagle is a Chicago-born, LA-based rapper, producer, and multi-creative known for his unique, atypical rap style influenced by his background in psychology, his work with the NIH on brain-activity studies during freestyle, and his explorations of themes like trauma through complex storytelling.
Tracklist:
DJ SET w/ guest Open Mike Eagle Tyler, the Creator – I’ll Take Care of You (Instrumental) MF DOOM – THAT’S THAT Open Mike Eagle – woke up knowing everything (opening theme) Open Mike Eagle – my co-worker clark kent’s secret black box Open Mike Eagle – restless hands and feet Open Mike Eagle – Very Much Money (Ice King Dream) Open Mike Eagle – Contraband Open Mike Eagle- Rejoinder
