Jeremiah Jae - Fun (Taken from Dirty Collection Vol. 1)

What this video is

Released November 11, 2013 via Warp Records as the lead track of 'Dirty Collections Vol. 1', the first in a planned triptych of 7-inch EPs, 'Fun' arrived at a pivotal moment in Jeremiah Jae's career — his transition from Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder imprint to UK electronic institution Warp Records. Jae, a Chicago-born rapper and producer, had absorbed the LA beat scene aesthetic before crossing over to a label whose…

Why it matters

Represents the 2013 intersection of Chicago underground rap, LA beat culture, and UK experimental electronic tastemaking under Warp Records. The visual and sonic approach positions Jeremiah Jae within an art-rap lineage critics connected to Def Jux, Anticon, and MF DOOM, while his Warp signing…