The Full Retard

El-P is a trip. White dude from Brooklyn, been around the underground scene for a long time. El-Producto was the founder of the Def Jux (Definitive Juxtaposition) record label which has spawned artists like Aesop Rock, Del, MURS, RJD2, etc etc etc. Needless to say, he's been a behind the scenes driving force for the progression of alternative hip-hop. Much of his music is dark, industrial, and often difficult to approach, which is to say that much of it isn't particularly pleasant upon first listen. He goes beyond simple hip-hop and makes his music more of an artistic expression with no boundaries. His album I'll Sleep When You're Dead was dropped when I was a junior in college and I remember playing it for a lot of people and most of them didn't 'get' it. His new cut The Full Retard is one of the more approachable songs he's dropped, while still maintaining his illusionary, macabre style for which he's known. Let's see if you get it or not. Throwing in an old cut too to show his knack for bending genres and expectations.