Kassa Overall

Kassa Overall is a Brooklyn based jazz drummer, producer, and hip-hop artist whose music is a fusion between jazz and hip-hop. He takes full advantage of this hybrid form not only in terms of how he approaches the instrumentation but also in the way he applies his imaginative production techniques. He brings in various sound effects, speech samples, and short loops to tie them together to construct complex beats with them, as well as bold textures and a generally unpredictable musical flow. All that feels rough and jagged at times, but it is also filled with sonic details that may take repeated listens to unpack. There is also the verbal angle to his work, with the rapping. His songs tend to touch on a range of personal, social, and political issues, which he expresses in the same playful tone that also permeates his music.