MP3: ProbCause – “M.I.A” ft. Saba

With His Drifters Project Releasing Friday, the Chicago Rapper Shares an Energetic Teaser, Debuted by Complex

08.26.2015

Critical Praise for ProbCause:

“ProbCause nimbly rides fusion-friendly hip-hop tracks; there’s the DJ Screwed-up dubstep buzzer ‘Ego Trip’ and the ecstatic rap-rock track ‘Neon Dreams.'” – SPIN

“He’s a great rapper who you can imagine killing it at open mics, cyphers and old-school styled club nights.” –  PotholesInMyBlog

“You’ll find WAVES incorporates several different genres within it’s overall hip-hop vibe– electronic, rock, and blues are some of the other elements tapped…” – HotNewHipHop

“The rising rapper […] has continued to dominate his own lane… Prob will have you locked in.” – XXL

“…just one conversation with ProbCause is enough to make you realize that he’s deeper than even his most serious lyrics suggest.” – Chicagoist.com

“The lanky MC’s vocal gymnastics have an elastic flow… he raps like a fan in the crowd hollering at the DJ to pump up the volume.” – Chicago Reader

“It’s diverse, veering from slower flows erring in the sub-genre of jazz-rap to hard-hitting, hard-spitting electro-rap. It’s a perfect summer project…” – HillyDilly

“In Chicago and beyond, ProbCause is one to watch. His skills, creativity and persona are refreshing and unlike much else. There is a spin on everything that sounds and feels distinctly his. In both the rap game and the art world he is changing the rules.” – FakeShoreDrive.com

The Song:

With Drifters slated to drop on Friday, ProbCause has served up a final teaser, “M.I.A.,” which is the tone-setting second track on the 12-song project. ProbCause is joined by buzzing West Side Chicago rapper Saba, as both emcees kick rapid-fire wordplay in their verses that keep up with Drew Mantia’s upbeat footwork/juke-inspired production, with intense synthesized brass that gives the single a celebratory edge. ProbCause shares respect for those that “showed some backbone” and did what was necessary for them to succeed, while Saba reflects on a friend’s projection that he could be a start while staying driven to take his music on a world tour. “Saba and I played a show in Chicago together a little less than a year ago and both vibed with each others set,” ProbCause told Complex in their premiere post. “We got in the studio a couple weeks after and wrote this song on the spot!” Continuing on “M.I.A.,” he added that “it kinda deals with not being around ‘home’ as much and how that can be really freeing but also disconnect you from family and friends.”

Following a performance at the North Coast festival on Sept. 4-6, ProbCause will be headlining a Midwest tour with Saba and fellow Chicagoans The O’My’s joining as openers. This follows an 18-city national tour that ProbCause set out on earlier this summer alongside Lil Dicky. In July, ProbCause kicked off the campaign for Drifters, as he announced the project with the release of “I Feel U” via Consequence of Sound, who noted that ProbCause has “been able to be a sub-genre chameleon, transitioning his production while maintaining his core flow.” Earlier this month, ThisSongIsSick debuted the lead single, “Back to the Future,” which is produced by Lowtemp Music label-head and electronic music heavyweight Gramatik.

Listen to “M.I.A” ft. Saba (Prod. by Drew Mantia): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/mia-ft-saba-produced-by-drew-mantia

Check out the Complex Premiere: http://www.complex.com/music/2015/08/probcause-new-song-premiere-mia-feat-saba
Drifters Tour Dates:

9/8 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
9/9 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
9/10 – Madison, WI – The Frequency
9/11 – Ames, IA – The Maintanence Shop
9/12 – Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall
9/13 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry

Please contact Michelle or Rory if interested in talking with ProbCause.

ProbCause Background:

ProbCause is a prolific rapper and a painter too. Between performing at SXSW, North Coast, Costa Rica, and tour dates nation-wide, ProbCause is keeping busy and inspiring fellow students at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. His sound, which jumps from hip-hop, to electronic, to RnB, and then back to a classic boom-bap gritty rap, helped get him signed to high-profile booking agency Paradigm. With stories that make you reminisce and a percussive delivery that highlights his versatile production skills, ProbCause is at the head of the pack of promising new Chicago artists.

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“M.I.A” ft. SABA (Prod. by Drew Mantia): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/mia-ft-saba-produced-by-drew-mantia

“Back To The Future” (Prod. by Gramatik): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/probcause-gramatik-back-to-the-future

“Tilt Mode” – Exmag ft. Gibbz (Manic Focus and ProbCause Remix): https://soundcloud.com/manicfocus/exmag-feat-gibbs-tilt-mode-manic-focus-and-probcause-remix

ZRO FOX EP: https://soundcloud.com/bonafyderecords/sets/zro-fox

“Might Not” ft. Sasha Go Hard: https://soundcloud.com/bonafyderecords/might-not-ft-sasha-go-hard // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05jiqtBg1jY

WAVES EP: https://soundcloud.com/probcause/sets/waves

“Chicago Style”: http://youtu.be/-msZxXK6xXg

“LSD” (Hood Internet Remix): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/lsd-ft-chance-the-rapper-hood-internet-remix

“LSD” (feat. Chance the Rapper): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/lsd // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfwGplBrAKc

“Flex”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwjG7ZRTcNQ

“Three Course Meal” ft. Action Bronson & Chance the Rapper: https://soundcloud.com/probcause/probcause-three-course-meal

Bio, photos, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/probcause/