Nothing By No One

Nothing By No One
(self-released)

Context: Chris Copp is a rapper who lives in Auburn, Kansas, which is just southwest of Topeka, according to Google Maps; he’s also half of a hip-hop group called the Blos. Copp sings and raps on Nothing By No One, and the other dude in the Blos makes the beats.

Vibe: Part eerie electronica, part backpacker rap, part nu-metal melodrama.

Nice touch: The bleak, gray, vacant cover corresponds nicely to the name of the project, and to my preconceptions about what life is like in Auburn, Kansas.

Conclusion: Legitimately unlike anything I’ve ever heard. If Linkin Park doing a remix of a post-Kid A Radiohead track sounds like something you’re interested in, then hit up Nothing By No One’s Facebook page for a download link.