Rap collective UglyFace says their music is ‘ugly AF,’ their new jam ‘Pillow Discuss’ brings the beautiful vibes that’ll make your head bob alongside to the thumping beat.
“Can’t compete with the group / that’s UglyFace on the scene.” With that, the rap crew hailing from Tracy, California, delivers a mission assertion with their track, “Pillow Discuss,” and it might’t be ignored. For many who haven’t been clued in on what UglyFace has been doing, the crew — Aaron Temple, Andre Moseley, Aric Jones, and Kevin Fartella – offers a helpful introduction with the monitor premiering right here on HollywoodLife. A mix of recent manufacturing – dreamy, sparse instrumentals and a surging baseline – and hip-hop’s timeless angle, “Pillow Discuss” continues the case for the Bay Space being the brand new middle of the rap world.
Truly, this track was constructed all around the United States. “I had a verse that I wrote to a beat about a day out with my girl at Astoria Seafood in Queens,” Ugly Face’s Aaron Temple tells HollywoodLife. “Later that yr, I got here to California for a session with Kevin the place we gave ourselves quarter-hour to make a track, we had the beat in about 10 minutes with no time to write down, and I assumed the verse would match.”
Aaron explains that the ultimate product wasn’t what the group initially had in thoughts. “We had initially chopped Coolio’s “Gangstas Paradise” over the drums you hear now,” he says, “however due to pattern clearance, we ended up attempting out 5 totally different samples, and I selected the one you hear on it.” Had issues gone in a different way, “Pillow Discuss” can be a totally totally different track than what you’re listening to proper now. As for Aric Jones’s verse, Aaron stated that his bandmate recorded it throughout their journey to Chicago. Chicago. Queens. The Bay Space. UglyFace is for the individuals all throughout the usA.
“Pillow Discuss” marks UglyFace’s third single of 2022 and continues the vibe established by “The Coast” and “Oxtails.” The band’s output this yr appears excellent for driving round with no vacation spot in thoughts or what you’d wish to throw on for a low-key afternoon get together with a handful of your closest pals.
Friendship is on the coronary heart of the UglyFace origin story. The 4 members grew up in the identical orbit of one another in Tracy, the Bay Space city practically equilateral between Oakland and Sacramento. Destiny introduced the 4 of them collectively over a shared love of hip-hop, and people bonds remained sturdy with three of the 4 – Aaron, Andrew, and Aric – going out into the world, honing their crafts in New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Kevin stayed dwelling in Tracy, appearing because the non secular anchor that related the crew. After years of buying and selling beats, verses, and concepts, the 4 fashioned like Voltron in summer time 2020, giving life to UglyFace.
Count on to have their debut EP (which collects “Pillow Discuss” and the beforehand launched tracks) on repeat when it drops later this yr.