Villain Accelerate | |
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Origin | Canada |
Genres | Instrumental hip hop |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Mush Records |
Members | Sixtoo Stigg of the Dump |
Website | Official website |
Villain Accelerate is a Canadian instrumental hip hop duo. [1] It consists of underground hip hop artists Sixtoo and Stigg of the Dump. [2] To date, the duo has released one album. [3]
Villain Accelerate released an album, Maid of Gold , on Mush Records in 2003. [4] It was praised by The Milk Factory as "a stunning debut, twisting the natural perspective of hip-hop to open new doors and invade new spaces." [5]
The duo's style has been compared to Massive Attack, Portishead, and Unkle. [6]
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