Fat Tony & Taydex share the first two singles, “Spectacular” and “Don’t Tap In / Contusion” (feat. B L A C K I E) — off their forthcoming album I Will Make A Baby in this Damn Economy (Carpark Records), out August 25, 2023. These first singles illuminate Fat Tony and Taydex’s ability to produce sonic dynamism.  “Spectacular” is a springboard for the record, with an energetic bassline and cadence that pays homage to the flows of rapper Young Dro. This single comes with a music video by label mate Jimmy Whispers. “Don’t Tap In / Contusion” is propelled by a dense and dark hip-hop sound created with Houston noise artist, B L A C K I E. Lyrically, this track asserts that Fat Tony can’t be bothered by leachy acquaintances. 

FAT TONY:
While outside Taydex’s studio, having lunch on the patio, I overheard Wesley Singerman making this beat and ran in to write a song. “Spectacular” was inspired by the rapper Young Dro. He’s always been one of my favorite artists, and I was obsessed with his song “House on Me” while making this album. The first verse is my attempt at paying homage to Dro’s flows. Soon as we finished this record, we knew it should be the intro track.

B L A C K I E is a legendary noise artist from Houston and one of my oldest friends in music. I went on my first-ever tour with him in 2011, and we were rocking together for years before that. This song is all about the people that bug you to meet up unnecessarily. The strangers, acquaintances, and punishers that want to “pick your brain” and have endless, meaningless conversations. Wouldn’t you rather spend that time with people you actually like or miss? The latter half of the song was the original intro track for the album. We had to scrap it but wanted to keep our favorite part of the song on the album somehow!