Oh-Oh-Oaktown Collabs: Why? & AmpLive.

Oakland's indie outfit Why? didn't start as that. Why? started as simply the sobriquet of a somber Cincinnati native by the name of Yoni Wolf, rapping off the beaten path about accidental lesbian crushes and chickens (not exactly Too $hort but sometimes dudes bitching about flat booties isn't really what I'm in the mood for, ya know?).



And just like Why? transformed from a one maned band of lugubriously lush lyrics and carefully calculated noise progressions into the art pop club that released last year's Alopecia, another Oakland aboriginal, DJ/Producer of Zion I fame, AmpLive, has taken "The Vowels, Pt. 2" and metamorphosed its music into a brand new jam that I'm sure will keep Why?'s fans satiated as they await the arrival of the band's fourth release due out this fall, Eskimo Snow...

which may be a bit disappointing for anyone hoping Yoni would be leaning towards his nondescript lyrical spits since he has been quoted saying Eskimo Snow is "the least hip-hop out of anything I've ever been involved with".

I'll still be into it.
There's always a day or two I need a break from Born To Mack.

Why? - The Vowels, Pt. 2 (AmpLive Remix)