“Ever since the mid-aughts, when they were still spinning parties at tiny north-side dive Town Hall Pub, Chicago-born DJ/production duo Flosstradamus have been motivated by a desire to combine rap music’s aesthetics with the energy and inclusiveness of dance-music culture,” writes Miles Raymer. “When they started out, that meant spinning Jock Jams techno alongside Dirty South rap to crowds of hipsters and hip-hop kids, but today, with more than a million followers on Soundcloud, they’re at the forefront of ‘trap music,’ which updates this blend by combining contemporary EDM and the trap sound that’s been dominating southern rap lately. This year they proved their bona fides on both sides, first signing with dance label Ultra Music, home to arena-filling acts Kaskade and Benny Benassi, and then spending a month in Atlanta, trap rap’s spiritual home, recording with local superstars such as Waka Flocka Flame.” Flosstradamus also play the Riv on New Year’s Eve.

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