"Earnestness can go wrong in hip hop. On this album, it goes very right." --Sage Francis, Strange Famous Records
"Part Cormac McCarthy, part Woody Guthrie, and part Public Enemy." --Justin Schell, TC Daily Planet
"Guante and Big Cats! create intelligent, political hip hop that mercifully doesn't come off as preachy or self-righteous. It's sobering, demanding your attention like a car crash, yet emotional and alarmingly intimate at times." --Michael L. Walsh, City Pages
"It really is one of the best local releases of the year and is a must-listen for any fans of hip hop." --Josh Keller, Whiskey for the Holy Ghost
"Over bandmate Big Cats!'s layered, dark beats, rapper Guante is an avalanche of words." --Jay Boller, MN Daily
"Extremely powerful." --DJ Pwelbs, Pwelbs.com
"...Guante's lyrics go deeper than the familiar comic-book premise into an authority-questioning meditation on violence that'd do John Romero's most allegorical moments proud. And Big Cats!, his production partner on the new album, has the kind of chops that can only add to the atmospheric resonance." --Nate Patrin, City Pages
Guante & Big Cats! are a hip hop duo. Guante raps and Big Cats! produces. Sometimes they perform as a duo, and sometimes they play backed by a full band. Their new album, "An Unwelcome Guest," is a concept album that mixes radical politics, superhero mythology, zombies and a continent-spanning love story. Buy it here.
Guante is a rapper, spoken-word artist, activist, writer and educator. A 2008 City Pages Artist of the Year, URB Magazine "Next 1000" pick, multiple Independent Music Awards nominee and 2009 National Poetry Slam champion, he is signed to Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records.
Big Cats! is a producer and multi-instrumentalist. He's worked with Sage Francis, Jolie Holland, B.Dolan and others, and his solo debut, "Sleep Tapes," received rave reviews from City Pages, Above the Fold, RapReviews.com and others.
A few more quotes:
"Giving you something to think about while nodding your head to his nimble, casual flow, Guante could very well follow Atmosphere and P.O.S. in the long line of outstanding rappers to break out from the Midwest." --CMJ Artist Spotlight
"The talent and insight to create a beat is one thing, but the skill to create an environment in one's mind is something all unto itself-- and Big Cats! is such a talent." --Culture Bully
"Guante quietly rolled into the Twin Cities' hip hop and spoken-word scenes with a hand grenade and pulled the pin. If you look anywhere in those scenes now, you'll see his shrapnel buried deep in every wall." --City Pages
"His second LP, "Sleep Tapes," is an instrumental hip hop masterpiece of ethereal dreamscapes, fragile rhythms and euphonic melodies." --Perfect Porridge
"Part Cormac McCarthy, part Woody Guthrie, and part Public Enemy." --Justin Schell, TC Daily Planet
"Guante and Big Cats! create intelligent, political hip hop that mercifully doesn't come off as preachy or self-righteous. It's sobering, demanding your attention like a car crash, yet emotional and alarmingly intimate at times." --Michael L. Walsh, City Pages
"It really is one of the best local releases of the year and is a must-listen for any fans of hip hop." --Josh Keller, Whiskey for the Holy Ghost
"Over bandmate Big Cats!'s layered, dark beats, rapper Guante is an avalanche of words." --Jay Boller, MN Daily
"Extremely powerful." --DJ Pwelbs, Pwelbs.com
"...Guante's lyrics go deeper than the familiar comic-book premise into an authority-questioning meditation on violence that'd do John Romero's most allegorical moments proud. And Big Cats!, his production partner on the new album, has the kind of chops that can only add to the atmospheric resonance." --Nate Patrin, City Pages
Guante & Big Cats! are a hip hop duo. Guante raps and Big Cats! produces. Sometimes they perform as a duo, and sometimes they play backed by a full band. Their new album, "An Unwelcome Guest," is a concept album that mixes radical politics, superhero mythology, zombies and a continent-spanning love story. Buy it here.
Guante is a rapper, spoken-word artist, activist, writer and educator. A 2008 City Pages Artist of the Year, URB Magazine "Next 1000" pick, multiple Independent Music Awards nominee and 2009 National Poetry Slam champion, he is signed to Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records.
Big Cats! is a producer and multi-instrumentalist. He's worked with Sage Francis, Jolie Holland, B.Dolan and others, and his solo debut, "Sleep Tapes," received rave reviews from City Pages, Above the Fold, RapReviews.com and others.
A few more quotes:
"Giving you something to think about while nodding your head to his nimble, casual flow, Guante could very well follow Atmosphere and P.O.S. in the long line of outstanding rappers to break out from the Midwest." --CMJ Artist Spotlight
"The talent and insight to create a beat is one thing, but the skill to create an environment in one's mind is something all unto itself-- and Big Cats! is such a talent." --Culture Bully
"Guante quietly rolled into the Twin Cities' hip hop and spoken-word scenes with a hand grenade and pulled the pin. If you look anywhere in those scenes now, you'll see his shrapnel buried deep in every wall." --City Pages
"His second LP, "Sleep Tapes," is an instrumental hip hop masterpiece of ethereal dreamscapes, fragile rhythms and euphonic melodies." --Perfect Porridge
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