How To Fake Your Own Death

It may seem unimaginable now, but there was a time when veteran Minneapolis-bred, Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist Ecid was unsure if anyone would want to listen to his musical creations. I didn't really think there was gonna be much of an audience for the quirky, abstract songs I was making, he recalls. But five solo LPs, two EPs and countless collaborative efforts later, he's not only found an audience, but he's found one that's filled with both hip-hop purists and fans of the avant-garde. Ecid's latest project is an album strongly influenced by loss and unexpected change. Touching on a range of subjects from self-sabotage to climate change deniers to death represented as an abusive ex-girlfriend, at it's heart it's still ultimately positive and reflective.