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Somewhere between DJ Screw and Bad Brains, De La Soul and Scritti Politti sits Houston’s native son, Fat Tony. For the last decade, Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu has been everywhere: from star-making turns on the first A$AP Rocky mixtape to hosting shows on Viceland and Super Deluxe, to co-founding a DIY culture magazine to playing every worthwhile rap party in America and burning the stage down every single time. A singular and experimentally-minded rap artist adept at both traditional regional styles and indie pop, hardcore thrash, and melodic candy-painted bangers. He is punk in the platonic sense of the word: experimental and subversive, but also funny, whimsical, and virtuosic. Over the course of more than a half-dozen LPs, and countless other short-form gems and collaborations with everyone from Das Racist to Bun B, Fat Tony has reimagined and blurred the boundaries of hip-hop. There’s a spirit of creative restlessness and intelligence that runs through his deep discography. Speaking on his latest project, 'I Will Make a Baby in this Damn Economy', Tony said: “At this age, giving game is my main objective. What am I doing if I’m not sharing wisdom in my lyrics?” 'I Will Make a Baby in this Damn Economy' is the sound of an artist firmly in control of his best instincts and adept at making music that could only come from him.