Back in November, the Mercury Prize-winning rapper, music critic, and former Edmonton poet laureate Rollie Pemberton — better known as Cadence Weapon — dropped "Step Out," a synth-powered track about his fly wardrobe. Today he's revealed that the song will be part of Forager, a new Cadence Weapon album coming in April, produced by Junia-T. Pemberton calls it "an exploration of fashion history in the form of classic hip-hop," adding, "This one is for the pickers, the shopkeepers, the thrifters, the stylists and the archivists."
Along with the album announcement, we get another new track, "Alpenflage." He locks in over a looped guitar sample that has Pemberton exclaiming, "This make me feel like Fela right now." I like the way he wraps things up: "I'm the worst fear of the establishment/ Smart black man, plus I'm talented/ And my victory unanimous/ No contaminant or additives/ All natural, I'm a natural/ Actual, factual/ When it come to cappin', you're the captain of the capitol."
Hear "Alpenflage" and "Step Out" below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Honus"
02 "Babymoon"
03 "Raghouse" (Feat. Ariel)
04 "501XX"
05 "Alpenflage"
06 "Step Out"
07 "Yves Klein Blue"
08 "Toronto Zoo" (Feat. James Baley)
09 "Line Dry"
10 "Barabbas" (Feat. Ariel)
11 "Niagara Region"
12 "Fall 2012 Couture"
Forager is out 4/24 via Six Shooter. Pre-order it here.
