Years active 2016–present Active from 2016 Albums Dec 99th | Website Official website Record label A Country Called Earth | |
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Genres Alternative hip hop, Jazz rap, Soul music Similar Anwar Superstar, Black Star, Sylvan Esso, Urban Thermo Dynamics, Medina Green | ||
Dec 99th is an alternative hip hop group consisting of Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) (rapper) and Ferrari Sheppard (producer). The duo also collaborates on visual art and fashion projects.
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History
In 2013, Bey and Sheppard met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and began collaborating on visual art and web projects. Sheppard, a photographer and journalist at the time, quietly began making music to relax. The two soon began releasing music as Dec. 99th.
On August 1, 2016, Dec 99th released their fourth song on Tidal titled "Hymn", following the previously released "N.A.W", which was followed up by "Tall Sleeves" and later "Local Time". The track was accompanied by a statement from the pair, "Condolences to the families of the slain. Never stop pursuing freedom," likely a reference to police killings in the United States.
The group released their fifth track, "Seaside Panic Room" two days after releasing "Hymn", causing many music writers to anticipate a full-length Dec 99th album. The album was met with a negative reception and labelled by Pitchfork as "by far the worst thing [Mos Def/Yasiin Bey] has ever released".
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Songs
Local Time
Tall Sleeves
Seaside Panic RoomDec 99th · 2016