Moodie Black is the now Los Angeles-based noise rap outfit that has been carving out their own niche for over a decade now. In 2018, they released their first album since emcee/producer K-Death came out as trans, Lucas Acid. Since that time, they’ve released a few EPs and produced for some other artists such as Chris Conde. Now they are delivering their first full-length since then, Fuzz.

On Lucas Acid, there were a few stylistic shifts, mostly with the way the vocals were recorded and mixed, making them clearer and easier to understand. This certainly made sense as K-Death had gone through some major life changes and they wanted to make sure people could hear that discussion on the album. That style continues here on Fuzz, with K-Death’s voice coming in low and distinct underneath all of the fuzz, feedback, and other noise swirling around on each track. From track to track, the influences might swing from industrial to doom metal, all filtered through a hip hop lens, but whichever song it is, you can be guaranteed that the music is going to be dark and aggressive and that K-Death will be speaking on the ills of society, whether it be the ways in which religion can fuck someone up, or the personal attacks they have faced since coming out and living their truth. It might not be a happy album full of pop hits, but that’s not why you listen to Moodie Black. You listen to Moodie Black for the catharsis of the noise and lyrics to speak to all the parts of the world that make you so frustrated or mad that you don’t know what to do. On that end, Moodie Black has given you exactly what you want in Fuzz.

Fuzz is the continuation of Lucas Acid that most fans have been waiting for. Moodie Black has been consistent over the years, with their sound slowly evolving over the years, but never straying too far away from what has been working for them this whole time.