The GRAMMY-nominated Atlanta-based duo, EARTHGANG have just shared their new genre-bending EP Robophobia which includes features from Snoop Dogg, Spillage Village, and Tommy Newport as well as a new video for their lead single “Blacklight”(feat. Spillage Village). Since signing to J. Cole‘s Dreamville Records in 2017, EARTHGANG have emerged as the contemporary torchbearers of Afrofuturism, continuing to redefine what’s possible in Hip-Hop by blending sounds that challenge the status quo. After debuting on the Billboard charts with their 2019 album Mirrorland (#22on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart), the duo has gone on to receive GRAMMYnominations for two of their songs – Best Rap Performance for “Down Bad” featuring J. Cole, JID, Bas & Young Nudy (395M+ Streams) and Best R&B Song for “Collide” with Tiana Major9 (100M+ Streams) off the Queen & Slim Soundtrack. Winning the BET Award for Best Duo Or Group in 2022, EARTHGANG have maintained their momentum with impactful cultural moments like creating their single “Swing” featuring Benji (24M+ Streams) for Marvel‘s Spider Man 2 and their partnership with Nike for their ESSENTIALS campaign. Returning with the spiritual successor to 2023’s RIP Human ArtEP, EARTHGANG have just released their new 5-track EP Robophobia – out now via UnitedMasters.
The second project in the duo’s EARTHGANG vs the Algorithm series, Robophobiapicks up right where RIP Human Art left off, literally falling from the top of the building depicted on the cover of their previous EP – taking listeners on a wild ride through a dystopian future, examining the effects of contemporary technologies like AI on humanity. Serving as a bleak warning as to what the future could hold at the hands of AI, EARTHGANG’s highly-conceptual new EP has been teased using clever adverts and a toll-free number leading into its release—offering a lighthearted and satirical take on the otherwise daunting subject matter. With production influenced by elements of Funk, Rock and Hip-Hop, Robophobia creates a rhythmic soundscape that offers a contrast to the darker Sci-Fi themes inherent in the lyrics, lending a familiarity to the EP which will resonate with longstanding EARTHGANG fans while also welcoming new fans with their cinematic world-building.
Please find links below to stream the new EP Robophobia and watch and stream the new single “Blacklight”, and stay tuned for more announcements to come:
“BLACKLIGHT” (FEAT. SPILLAGE VILLAGE) – OUT NOW WATCH
