Video: ProbCause – “Same Thing”
Following the Release of His Drifters Album Earlier This Year, the Chicago Rapper Shares His First Animated Music Video, Premiered by Mass Appeal
11.23.2015
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 Video:
Chicago-bred Graffiti artist-turned-graphi
In 2013 ProbCause landed on the broader audiences radar with his Chance the Rapper-assisted “LSD” video single, which was later remixed by The Hood Internet. The original song was the pair of Chicago rappers’ second time working together, with Action Bronson having joined them on “Three Course Meal.” It should’ve came as no surprise that Prob and Chance have creative chemistry – they’re both active in the local open mic scene and have a knack for doing things a bit different from their peers. Having earned his masters from The Art Institute of Chicago while on tour last year, ProbCause has always used his design skills to complement his music, doing the artwork for all of his own projects – this includes album and single cover art, posters, flyers, etc.
This year ProbCause released his album Drifters, debuted by Red Bull Music, which revealed the highly collaborative and vibrant musical community within the city of Chicago. “I work with a lot of really talented musicians in Chicago so it was a very organic thing to involve them in the production process,” ProbCause explained. “[This album] is much more musical than anything I’ve made in the past.”The album followed an 18-city tour with Lil Dicky that spanned the East Coast and South in June, and came prior to a performance at the North Coast Festival and ProbCause’s own headlining Drifters Tour. Drifters is now available for stream and purchase.
Watch “Same Thing”: https://youtu.be/wiqvmXG0-7g
Check out the Mass Appeal premiere: http://massappeal.com/premiere-probcause-same-thing-video/
Stream ProbCause’s Drifters album: https://soundcloud.com/probcause/sets/drifters
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.
Links:
official site | twitter | facebook | instagram | soundcloud | bandcamp
“Same Thing”: https://youtu.be/wiqvmXG0-7g
“Pale Moonlight”: https://youtu.be/jvXBLiZYzvM
“The Woods” (Remix ft. Lil Dicky): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/the-woods-remix-ft-lil-dicky-1/
Drifters: https://soundcloud.com/probcause/sets/drifters
“Back To The Future” (Prod. by Gramatik): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/probcause-gramatik-back-to-the-future
“Chicago Style (Remix)”: https://soundcloud.com/nickraymondg/probcause-chicago-style-ft-twista-breakscience-mike-irish-remix
“I Feel U (prod. ProbCause & Dro): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/i-feel-u-produced-by-probcause-and-dro
“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”: https://soundcloud.com/probcause/chicago-style // http://youtu.be/-msZxXK6xXg
“LSD” (Hood Internet Remix): https://soundcloud.com/probcause/lsd-ft-chance-the-rapper-hood-internet-remix
“LSD” ft. Chance the Rapper: https://soundcloud.com/probcause/lsd // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfwGplBrAKc
“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/